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I agree. It doesn't look like the hole is even drilled through. That tool is shit. Send it back and get a good one. By good, I mean one by Tandy, Douglas Tools or Danny Marlin. You don't know how much trouble that tool will cause you even if you get it to work. This is one of the things you MUST experience properly or you'll always fight it. Get a new one.

Sand them till the leather is natural again, dye and re-burnish. I always do edges last for this reason, unless theres a spot in the build that needs them done earlier. For example, the front edge of a pancake holster or wallet lining pockets. Sanding them will also give the benefit of smoothing your edges.

Another option is to leave your daubers filled with dye and let them dry. They become hard, and then you can put a little groove in them that's perfect for making clean edges on your leather projects. Burning the dauber definitely helps speed the process up. Also, you must dab the dauber on a towel or paper before applying to your edge or you'll get a nasty drip or over flow that kills your clean edge. You can see my video about professional looking edges here, http://www.learnleather.com/shop/edge-finishing/

Thanks, everyone. Not too difficult, but fun to build. The customer had one idea and we developed that idea into this.

Spud, its supposed to represent the crossroads, but I don't know its origins. Customer wanted it so thats what they got. Could be a voodoo symbol for all I know

Thanks!

A little tooling, a little airbrush and a little braiding. Lined for your comfort!

Nice horse. I had one of those for a few years. Cant go wrong with Bruce, either!

Thats a repurposed piece of drawer hardware

Its attached with the four rivets you see.

Nah, ya gotta keep it up man... lol..thanks Thank you sir

Made a few new cuffs the other day. I enjoy fitting stamps together.

A steampunk Nerf rig.

A steampunk Nerf rig.

Same thing in the holster world. Only so many ways to wrap a gun in leather. That said, there are many stylistic cues that are "borrowed" all the time.

Only if people know its you, then I agree.

Reminds me of Garbage Pail kids cards.

Good. Good. Let the hate flow through you...

The winning piece was amazing. As in I need to go back to school amazing. Gary, your piece is cool and whimsical and I like it. You and I will both indulge this fantasy and we will get better. I have a LOT of swivel knives, but none of them were free

This is a fine piece, although you're right, it wouldn't have won. Neither did mine, because the winners were at such a high level in each category. I'll take it as challenge to raise my level for next year.

Leather people are the best! Paul and Rosa are great friends and super helpful. Everyone is really great and the amount of money I've spent at shows is staggering. Glad you enjoyed yourself!

Double action allows you to control both airflow and media flow. A single action controls the mix so if you're looking to do only finishes, or a single color, you could use a single. However, you can do that with a double by holding full stop for both actions AND you can do fades and shading. They aren't difficult to learn to control if you want.

I have several air brushes, Paache VL x2, two Iwata, one siphon feed and one gravity, and I can tell you the best bang for the buck is this set. https://www.amazon.com/Wakrays-Master-Airbrush-Professional-System/dp/B01JISBYN6/ref=lp_8090750011_1_25?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1488268594&sr=1-25-spons&psc=1 I have two of them, and the features and extras for 30 bucks make it easily the best money. They aren't as smooth as the Iwata, but they spray just as well, and only take a little more maintenance than the Iwata.

Thanks everyone