immiketoo
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One of the single biggest assets to my career as a leather worker was going to Sheridan within the first 6 months of starting. I learned more and saw more than you can ever pick up online, and it set the path for my skills for the future. If you have the opportunity, the show is this week and I highly recommend that you go there just to see what its all about. It will raise your awareness and your appreciation for what can actually be done with leather as an art medium. You'll meet some amazing people, spend more than you wanted an most importantly have memories that will last a lifetime. If not this year, then next. Its epic. The King's museum and Stohlman exhibit are worth the trip alone, and you can't beat a night at the Mint bar for telling tales and a Moscow Mule. Take a ride by if you can. You wont regret it.
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I HATE the line. I have spent a lot of time learning to eliminate the line. With enough sanding, slicking and wax you CAN eliminate the line. Most people won't take the time to do the work required to eliminate it, but I refuse to let them live in my work.
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And by applicator, he means the tool, not the person applying it
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You need that applicator as it has grooves cut in it. You can lay down a perfectly straight line with it easily. A pencil will just smear it around.
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Are you using the applicator tool that looks like a cone? I bevel and slick my edges before applying edge coat, but I sand them lightly after slicking to give the edge paint a place to stick. Its easy to get a clean edge using the applicator.
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need a pancake pattern for 6 inch hunting knife
immiketoo replied to Mocivnik's topic in Patterns and Templates
This. And its easy. Just trace the knife blade with a pencil and use that to create a welt. The rest is decoration. -
For paint edges...?
immiketoo replied to D2G's topic in Dyes, Antiques, Stains, Glues, Waxes, Finishes and Conditioners.
I would stay away from Fiebings and ecoflow for edge paint. I use Fenice or Giardini for edges. They are both from Italy but far superior to the two you mentioned in my opinion. -
You have forgotten booze...
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Such a tease...
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This type of marker is widely used for spirit dyes. You can only use one per color though.
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Leather fidgets? About 30. Some are more swivelly than others.
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Not these specifically, but ones similar to them. Acrylics don't work very well because they dry out in the bristles and cleaning them is a real mess. They work great for dyes though.
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Please do! I'll have to suffer with the place here run by a dude who went to pizza school in Italy
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Shit. Now I want pizza.
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Truth. But I sure like spinning them
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See, I'm a deep dish Chicago pizza fan. Love thin crust, but if you're in Chi town, might as well do it right! Besides, everyone knows the best thin crust can be found in Rome, Italy.
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Alex, I removed the links due to their suspicious nature. Either post an actual picture of what you're looking for or I will delete the thread.
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So the real fight in this thread is gonna be over pizza? Thin or thick? New York or Chicago? Lets get ready to rumble!!!
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I don’t not miss much about Chicago. Maybe beef sandwiches and my internet speed. I’ve been to the Irish fest in Milwaukee some years ago and had a blast. Great town, wouldn’t want to live there
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Der Ledermacher in Germany, Logis de Cordis in France,
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You're welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it.
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Bob, I retired from the police force in 2015, and I moved here to be with the woman I love! Great move, and I haven't regretted it a single day. If you ever get to Rhodes, let me know. I'll buy you a beer. Or a coffee.
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Hey Bob, when I lived in Chicago, we had that same thing in winter. It would dry out so quickly! Now, I have lots of humidity so I get great time with just spritzing!
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Bob wont forget. He took your information and he will surprise you one day, out of the blue. That's the way it works. Amen. The sheer audacity of some of what's out there boggles the mind. You wont find a similar tool out there unless you make it yourself. Its always whatever works for you!
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He certainly is!