Samalan

That's very nice work, love it. I think the thin leather might have some challenges of its own, like how it hangs the right interfacing and where to use it. I can't wait to see it with you're skills, I'm sure it will be beautiful.

I think veg tan leather would be best for what you're doing, 5 min epoxy inside the beak, cut the beak to shape, so when you fold it's in the shape you want, then stitch under or mold it on a form, Ie, a piece of wood. Then paint the inside after it's dry with 5-minute epoxy , then paint the outside with Acrylic paint, as Chuck said, good luck and have fun!

Beautiful, very nice design and execution.

Wow, that's a beauty!

Nice job on those. I like the hand stitching just behind the buckle, and the edges are slicked nicely.

Just shows to go ya looks ain't everything you can get some good results from repurposed tools.

One more thing, I once stepped backwards onto the 8' high set of stairs I just finished taking all the treads and risers off of there was one riser still on that caught my ass, my foot caught the stringer, as I was falling backwards, I was then hanging upside down between the stringers my wife came to the doorway and yelled are yo all right I said I think so jus need to figure out how to get out of this. LOL

Avoiding accidents #1: if you think Wow, this looks like something I shouldn't do then don't do it. #2 Everyone, well 99%of the time in that 10th of a second before something happens, you know it's going to happen. This is generally when using tools of some kind. like when that wrench just starts to slip and BOOM knuckles #3 rushing something not good or not paying attention, talking to someone while running that unforgivable table saw, you know that 5 horsepower one with the 12" or 14" blade, or that carving gouge you push toward your hand that's holding the wood you should not be holding and you know it!, or the safety glasses you know you should have on while driving cement nails dumbass stuff but we all do it, have done it, or will do it.

I was a roofer, worked on church steeples, and was also a cement finisher and cabinet maker, all of which were dangerous jobs. I fell 3 feet from a steep ladder, and that was a life-changing event. you never know. LOL

Just the corners of the iron are rounded, you are right, a full ellipse on the edge would not be the way to go. I have done this, and it works very well.

scrub plane very very sharp

Beautiful machine, have fun with that, looks like it's in great shape.

nice job

nice work

BARGE CONTACT, IT HAS NEVER FAILED ME.

Cut a slot in each side a pair of pliers in the nose end very close to the front surface with a Dremel tool, grind the nose to a very slight dish, this will hold the smooth side of your screw, then use some blue when you put it together. this is the best way, IMHO, that is to say, I have never found anything better and don't need to.

That's very cool, and it worked. Great job!

Good looking stuff!

Well, now that should take care of that problem.

Wow, that's a ton of work!

Wow very cool!

Beautiful job!

Beautiful stuff!

It looks like a nice job on the pattern and execution. As long as he's not too short, he can still bend his knee I assume.

Sorry, friend, I thought you wanted to go into business making leather holsters. my bad