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if you are wanting to know how to make a saddle stitch ,Buck stitch, lacing and double loop lacing here https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/infoandservices/Leathercraft-Videos/Leathercraft-Videos.aspx and scroll down. there are a lot of tutorials for basic leather crafting and you can find a lot of tutorials on youtube the books will go more indepth about how far the stitch line needs to be from the edge, spacing of the stitch and the tools you will want to get to make a professional looking stitch line.

I had a machine back 25 years ago but sold it when I sold off all my other leather tools now 25 years later I am kicking myself in the head for selling everything. A sewing machine would be nice because the speed in which you can sew however unfortunately they are way out of my budget. but being that i am at the hobby level i see no need for a machine. a stitch groover, divider, overstitch wheel, an assortment of punches chisels, needles, small drill bits, a dremel and a good stitching pony suffice well for a saddle stitch once i glue together my parts to be sewn I will make a stitch line or groove then use the overstitch wheel then i will drill the holes with a dremel. I use sewing palms on both hands to help push the needles through and have small pairs of pliers handy if i need to pull the needle through and the stitching pony is a big help to keep the piece in position to speed up the stitching process, I have a stitching awl but i don't see where it would be any faster to stitch with an awl and i think a saddle stitch is stronger than a lock stitch so i rarely use the stitching awl. I do a lot of loop and double loop lacing and buck stitching on a lot of my projects too which require different types of chisels to make holes and a sewing machine can't do lacing. I probably have close to $150.00 in just hand stitching & lacing tools alone. it would be nice to get to a point to where I need a sewing machine but there a lot other leather working tools I need more than a sewing machine at this point .

Rooster in my experience i have better control with a maul

Sending a PM you can save some money buying from harbor freight tools for certain types of tools you can get a good stitching awl from them for cheap utility knives and shears for cutting patterns and leather glue for gluing the seams leather punches. they have dividers for making the stitch line. You can also save money by shopping with springfield leather company http://springfieldle.../14/Hand-Tools/ and the tools they sell are high quality I would invest in a diamond chisel at least four prong and a buck stitching chisel a 4 in one hole punch you will want to get a overstitch set for perfect stitch spacing a stitching groover is not necessiary but sure makes a good looking stitching line. you can learn how to hand stitch, make buck stitch, loop lacing and double loop lacing as well as other tutorials here https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/infoandservices/Leathercraft-Videos/Leathercraft-Videos.aspx you can also make your own stitching pony for cheap I always use a stitching pony I but I don't like the ones tandy sells I would make a floor model where you can anchor it with your feet at a height you can sit and stitch A stitching pony makes stitching much easier, frees up both hands because you will need them and makes it easier to hold your work steady and rigid it also works good for clamping your leather parts together when gluing to keep the punch holes aligned. edge slickers, burnishers leather creasers are tools you can make.

Very Nice work!

Good information to know Sir Titus

Deliveryboi My Hats off to you for exercising your constitutional 2A right to arm ourselves against a tyranical government and other ravening wolves who may try to steal kill and destroy our loved ones, property or way of life whether or not your holster business becomes a booming success. Which I hope it is a successful venture for you!

Dividers can be used for drawing circles, arcs, dividing circles Bisecting lines tracing lines etc. Anything you can use a drafting divider for on paper can be used for making geometric shapes and patterns for leather spesificdesignins as well it is one of the most versatile tool in any craftsmans tool box. these are the kind of dividers I am talking about and have a wide variety of uses from Drafting, metal work, Leather work or carpentry. Like I said Dividers are one of the most versatile measuring tools you can have.

Ya once leather is dyed it don't take stamping/tooling. you can replace the existing bridle strap with a new part with the desired stamping/tooling. making new bridle strapping for an old bit is pretty common just use the old parts as templates and use the existing hardware.

Well I understand about financial situations is Jim a big heavy fella? If so it is the same guy who used to run the Broad street Location because that guys name was Jim too and a really nice guy, The Broad street location was a pretty good sized wearhouse and had a large selection of leathers in any grade or type you wanted I always had to get the economy tooling shoulders because they were priced good and weren't too bad looking once they were tooled. even untooled the stuff i made looked pretty good once they were dyed i like working with the thinner leathers because it is a lot easier to stitch I bought some plans for building the Stitching Champ Leather Clamp Stitching Pony I am thinking about making a few extra and sell them to finance some supplies, I just need to figure out what a fair price would be, they are pretty nice stitching ponys They sit on the floor and the clamp has a foot lever for easy clamping and unclamping and the right height for sitting down to do the stitching.

I know what you mean I used to have every leather working tool you could think of but sold it all about 25 years ago now I am finding my self buying tools a piece at a time and these tools are not cheap. I am going to get started back tooling leather and make some holsters belts and cases hopefully I can get over to tandy and pick up a half shoulder in a couple of weeks.after Iget this Long Rifle I am building finished and make me a stitching pony. i guess for the type of cases you are making you are using 5 to 6 OZ tooling leather? have you been to the store on bonny oaks? the last time I bought leather was when they were down on broad street and not sure if the same people own the store on bonny oaks maybe once I get my garage cleaned up and start pounding on some leather we can meet up sometime,

I found plans for a stitching horse that i would like to build but i have limited space in my work area so a stitching pony like this would be more practical I think I will build this design. any one who would like the file for the stitching horse PM me your Email address and I will send the file to you.

Nope that is a Remington 1858 not sure if it was .36cal Navy or .44Cal Army model the only diffrence between the Army and Navy models were the bore diameter. Neither the 1852 Colt Navy or 1860 Colt Army model had a closed frame

I think Lee Van Cleef used a Remington 1858 cap and ball revolver in that movie. I have some patterns for that style, if you PM me your E mail address I will send you the file.

All I can say is Holy Smokes! after checking out Chucks site made me think wOw! that is some of the most beautiful gun leather I have ever laid my eyes on

So what kind of leather work are you involved with? I am a gunsmith but I am wanting to get back into making some gun leather, belts bags , just easy stuff that I can sell at flea markets and swap meets Got any used tools you are looking to sell I might be interested.

Small World I live on Mineola Ave which is right behind the high school soft ball field.

Hey I am in Rossville I live just off State Line Road about a half a mile from Lake Winnie.

if you are going to do hand stitching on thick leather get your self some sewing palms your hands will thank you! check out Zack White leather company on line they have good prices on stamps and swivel knifes thand is more expensive on some items and cheaper on others if you getreally heavily involved it would be worth your while to join the wholesale club or if you have a tax number you can get wholesale pricing too.

good quality work takes time Gun leather and some ladies hand bags Wallets and some saddle bags is what I want to get set up to do. any leather goods that will sell at swap meets, the occasional gun show and flea markets. I figured with winter coming on would be a good time to start some projects. what kind of leather goods would you recommend for this type of market places? I think I can find a market for some cowboy rigs for the old C&B revolvers. I had a couple thousand dollars in leather tools back when I was a teen and early 20's then I sold all of it to a saddle maker i worked for as a kid. todays prices would be more like 5 grand in tools, that included a good sewing machine too, now I am trying to buy a few tools at a time here and there as i need them. so much for 20/20 hind sights you can rack up a lot of money in stamps really quick so I just buy what is the most commonly used stamps, however I would like to have a selection like you have..

Make some bags belts Holsters and billfolds then set up a table at a swap meet, gun show or flea market.

Very nice looking saddle and the tooling is beautiful.

I Love the double buscadero rig! your shop/work space looks close to mine.Cept for yours is a lot better equipped with leather working tools and supplies.

how about a Ruger 1022 and a bunch of hi cap mags and 22 LR ammo is compact so you can carry thousands of rounds without much trouble and a Ruger MK II target model for point blank and back up a good ol street howitzer and a couple of C&B Remington navy models would kill zombies in style tho BTW my REmington C&B revolver would look good in that holster!

I would like to make something like this for a SXS coach gun AKA Street Howitzer