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Hi John, as always you put out another real nice case. I like your creativity very much. Have a nice weekend. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Dag, sadly still no results. :-( I havent´t found the time to try. Maybe next week I play a bit with the receipes. I will give you a note and maybe some pics. Have a nice weekend. M.

Hello Freki, some really nice pieces you created there. I saw also your other stuff and I am really impressed. Keep up the good work, I am waiting to see more of your stuff. Welcome aboard. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Dag, the thread U are searching for is this one: Antiquing rivets Cheers, Marcel

That´s true you can download their catalog from here. They divided it into parts, because in one file it would have been too big. BTW Ohiotravelbag is a real good company. If you´re searching for hardware take a look on their page, in most cases they will have what you are searching for. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Tony, I think this can be find out very easily. When you scroll down on the main page of the forum, you can find the total number of users which is 4,344 atm. The contributing members must be around 178 (some of the admins might correct me, if I am wrong). BTW, this place already gave me so much, that I will also contribute something, when I have some spare money hopefully in the next few weeks. THX to all of the admins, staff and contributing members to keep this thing going. Cheers, Marcel

Hi John, this case is insane. I always love to see new work coming from your shop. Can´t wait to see your next masterpieces. Cheers, Marcel

Hi John, as always nice work from you and your crew. Keep up the nice work.. Cheers, Marcel

Thanks guys I will try it out and post some results, when the project is finished ;-) Regards, Marcel

Dear all, does anyone of you know how I can antique normal brass rivets ?!? I have actually some brass rivets here, but I need antique ones for a next project and do not want to buy new ones. I thought that there maybe some chemicals can help, to get such an antique effect, but I don´t know what kind of. Thanks for every hints. Cheers, Marcel EDIT: Google is my friend ;-) I found this in the Net: Whitechapel LTD. I also saw I page were was written that simple dipping in vinegar could make an antique effect. Maybe someone of you has tried it before ?!? -When not, I will give it a chance and report the result...Any other suggestions from you ??

Hi Karl, I not a Brit, but I answer anyhow (I live in Gemany, but my Grandfather was a true Brit :-). Do you know that barge cement is also available in the UK ?? You can get it directly from Tandy UK if you want. Check this out Tandyleather UK Hope this helps. BTW I use the Eco-Flo Leather Welt, wich is water based leathercraft cement. Works quiet good, but I don´t have huge experiences with other products. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Rusty, nice case you did. I really like it. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Marcel

Happy Birthday also from me dude. Keep on rockin´. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Barry, nice site you have out there. I love my 2 new swivel knifes from you. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Marcel M. from Germany P.S: @badger AFAIK Barry ships world wide. I got two swivel knifes 2 weeks ago and I am living in Germany. He also accepts Credit Card ;-)

Hi Keith, it couldn´t have been explained better Thank you very much for your help. Regards, Marcel

Thanks for all of your help guys. I will have your hints in mind at my next projects. @HarryB No, I haven´t used cheap leather but maybe just the wrong one for this particular part of my project. I mean, I am a beginner and still not so familar with the different types of leather. But what I already know, is that I will never again buy leather per mail order. I found a leather supplier nearby, so I will go there and pick my leather up personally. Because I was not satisfied with my last two hides. @CitizenKate I used water based Eco-Flo dye on this. But I will anyhow use a conditioner such as Lexol on my next projects. @MADMAX22 I don´t have problems like this on parts of my case which are not flexed a lot. So I will treat the shoulder strap differently to avoid this brittle and cracky problem in the future. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Chris, ein herzlichen Willkommen auch von mir. Schoen zu sehen, dass auch immer mehr Leute aus meiner Heimat den Weg in dieses schöne Forum finden !! Lets go ahead in english. Looking foreward to see something of your stuff. Cheers, Marcel

Hey Folks, as the topic says I am searching for the best method and products for conditioning veg. tanned leather. I was not really aware that the leather has to be conditioned with some special products, because I thought that my finishing product (Leather Sheen) is doing this job also. I have the problem that my leather is quiet dry and brittle. After 1/2 year of using a shoulder strap it looks like this: What I have to avoid this problems in the future ?! When I have to do the conditioning ?!?-Before or after tooling and dyeing and straight before the finish, or somewhere in between ?!? I appreciate every comments of you. Cheers for answers in advance. Have a nice weekend, Marcel

Wow, your stuff is awesome. I really like those fantasy stuff, too. Keep up the nice work. Cheers, Marcel

I am not "leatherjunkie" but I think i know which slicker he means so I post a picture. Sadly Hidecrafter has no online catalog. So I copied the part of their catalog. Here we go, I think leatherjunkie means the 2nd one from the top right side of the picture. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Mike thank you so much. I will contact them and here about this great offer !!! Cheers, M.

Hey Guys. does anyone of you have the email adress of Ellis Barnes of Gomph-Hackbarth ?!? Cheers, Marcel

Hello Poolplayer, welcome to this board. As TomSwede mentioned (THX for that, TOM !!!) I also did a cue case not long ago, and I will do hopefully some more in the future. So, if I can help you out, let me know. And as the other said, John Barton and Jack Justis are real good addresses. Especially John is a really helpfull guy, he helped me a lot in the past. Cheers, Marcel

Hey Tom, nice work as always. I love those celtic patterns I have to make a Thor Hammer on one of my cue cases as well... Cheers, Marcel

Hi Storm, very nice work. I love those celtic patterns. One question, from where did you got the 2nd pattern ?!? Or is it self-made ?? Cheers, Marcel