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I love that awl, beautiful work.

you might want to go here, lots of ebook and patterns you can use to get started. and they are free. tandy leather library

that is a really nice cowboy rig. stitching and stamping looks great.

looks great. Awesome work

in affect you would be creating a press, so you could clamp the shoes down under pressure for hours till the glue completely dries and sets.

with the accessories for the tippmann it would be worth looking into. especially for the flatbed attachment. I love mine.

you might be able to modify a pair of lasts to make the show presses functional, just a thought

you want to use nylon thread, posting a link for example. https://tippmannindustrial.com/the-boss/accessories/all-nylon-thread/ tandy. Springfield leather, about any leather shops sales it

I m looking for the book bighouse daddy sold on western bootmaking, and his hatmaking patterns. Any help appreciated, thanks

I m looking for Big House Daddy western boot making book, and he cowboy hat course he had on his site. Not looking for a handout, willing to buy the material, unfortunately Big House Daddy isn't with us anymore to buy it from. Any help is appreciated. thanks

If I were you Goblin, I would go for a sailright. plus they have an accessory for a heavier flywheel that you can even attach a handle to. that would allow you to do minor repairs at a fair without electric. it will handle most of your needs in your price range

Is the download still available? I see the site is still up, but wanting to make sure before I order thank you

I have 2 cheap lacing chisels from tandy that I use for stingray only, instead of stitching them I do a Mexican round lace pattern and lace the item. looks pretty nice with the stingray. And hides the edges completely. make sure you cut and punch the stingray from the flesh side and keep your munches ground sharp.

I love my boss, but there are some things I would recommend when starting to use one. I played with mine for a month before I did anything serious. It helped me a lot with learning the machine. there is a coat hanger trick that will be a godsend also. I also bought mine new, and got the bench and all the attachments. spent about 2 grand and it was worth every penny. there is a definite learning curve to this machine so you have to be patient with it for a while, however there are advantages verses another machine. One being mobility. 2 I like that it takes no electricity to sew. You will Also read that this machine will sew 3/4 inch leather. I have managed a couple stitches on a bit over that but it was too awkward to work so I ended up drilling and hand stitching that part. overall I would recommend this machine for anyone who has a bit of patience and doesn't mind tinkering the get it adjusted to what you want. I use my Boss for medium to heavy leather. I have a cheap powered singer for the light stuff.

you might want to look into a good round knife. I had the same issue you had until I got (and learned to use it) a round knife. it will go through that really easily.

I may be wrong, but I would have forgot about the supershene, it kind of seals the leather so your resolene may not have gotten any penetration into the leather. with nothing to adhere to, it could come off and the sun start fading the dye in the leather. I have a dog collar I through together for one of my dogs that did the same thing after just using supershene on it.

ok, I admit it, with that simple and clean design, I want one. that looks really nice.

Thanks. I do like my boss, but they can be really temperamental. If you decide to get one I recommend you read some of the things about the boss on the forum here. The people here have taught me a lot about mine. also I took a month of playing on mine to get used to it and tweak it out before I did my first real sewing job on it. it helped a lot. any question on one, just give me a shout.

that is cute, I hope it does well. definitely for a worthy cause.

Hi Alex. Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum, you will find a treasure trove of information here. and a lot a great advise. Enjoy your new hobby.

Customer wanted a extreme right hand cross draw rig that he could use while riding a motorcycle. I know I had a few mistakes in it, but he was really happy. And it let me break in my Tippmann Boss. the back is really blurry, but my boss performed beautifully on the suede lined belt.

you might try this on a practice piece first, but you could try dying the edge, burnish it lightly, and maybe seal it with something like mod podge with a q tip, seen it done on a you tube video, and the edge looked nice.

look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrvokIAnAw#t=87

make a few small usable items, and get some business cards made. Make sure you have an email address and phone # on them. I have found out that my pinwheel coin purse is a great opener for people when they see me use it, so use your personal items to your advantage. People will notice. when someone asks you, make sure to give them a card. also getting an etsy account is a help to start selling online. make sure to drop a few cards off at some bike shops, tattoo shops (people like tats and wallets that match). Basically network your business with some local places and let word of mouth spread. then branch from there. if your pretty new to leathercraft then market your advantages and items your familiar with to the places people will use them. making a business card holder out of leather is a nice presentation of your work with your cards also.