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shoot, thats aweful. Anthrax what a terrible desease. I hope its an isolated case..... interesting point about tanning? Anthrax is a bacterial desease, but some bacteria can be tough little bu**ers, so hmmmm.

great work.... beautiful

Ah ha i see, thanks.

Oo I have one of those I haven't found a use for it yet, got it in a job lot of tools I bought, what do you use it for? Sorry to pick your brains. Mines a 942 i think. Thanks tina and clayb

Try posting in the larp section on ebay as there is a resurgence of steampunk larp at the moment! Great work as always.

Congrats on the new grandchild, good to have you here!

What is an overstitch locker and do I want one? I have been offered a large overstitch locker, I don't know what one is/does and have limited room in my tiny house so have to be careful what I fill my space with?

Welcome, good to see you found us!

WOWsers thats fabu;lous work, nice to have you aboard!

Whats a turnback?

AWESOME!!!!!

Jerky soup, yeah its great, (don't knock it till you've tried it! lol) if your on the trail, with some wild findings, mushrooms, young beech leaves, and some root veg and beans with dumplings or bannock makes everything taste deliscios and as me mum says "sticks to your ribs". But you do well by sprinkling some cheese over it once its served, to give you a palate cleaner. We have lime, lemon, orange of course, lemon and lime, marmalade but not much else really my partner made pear and ginger jam mmmmmm. Banana curd is also available and just as nice.

Thanks guys orders in and if all works out I will post the results.

I agree my scrap looks like scrap with a silent S. You are one talented worker bud!!

Thanks that looks like an easier option, I have spent hours looking for a supplier that'll deal with me, I am not overly computer savvy but, I have never come across hardware elf before I will give em a go! Thanks again

Sounds like a bargain to me!

Wise words indeed! Oh, great sage of the forum lol

Ok, firstly, I apologise for posting repeatedly, and I have tried to post this before but failed, or got lost in one of the crashes. I really really want to get some really nice clasps from Ohio travel bag, or thereabouts on page 23 a three pronged turning catch P 2435 in antiqued brass and secondly some of the pull snaps (ala beezachoppers tool bags) p2110 in the middle at the bottom in brass. My problem is they won't deal with me, as I am not a business and do leatherwork as a hobby. I have tried other suppliers most of whom need a business account, or don't stock the thing I need, or don't reply to my emails. I am not in a position to make my hobby a business yet. I only want 5 of the three armed clasps and six of the pull ones, to give them a try, and see if the fit to my style of work I am happy to pay someone here via paypal to get them for me, and postage to get them to me, payment for all in advance of course. Or purchase them from someone directly if they have them knocking about. Can anyone help! Please

Lovely job mattmatt, Pattern is very tidy, colour is nice and rich, i'd wear it with pride! I too work out of scrap piles for the moment, its more difficulthtan you think well done, bud

i may give them a try then!

You can always say that you have another customer who is waiting on the leather as it is great quality and you have promised to give him first refusal before you say yes to the next job, that does four things. 1. Lets him know your busy and time is precious, and you are not begging for work. 2. gives him the option to duck out and do the decent thing and let you know, without alienating him from coming back with a proper purchase. 3. gets you out of sounding like your desperate for work from rude people who don't contact you back. Or if we give him the benefit of the doubt and say he has had something take precidence over letting you know, he can firm up the order there and then or at least back oput to free up your schedule. 4. It adds value to what you make, ie he got it first, the best quality etc etc. And it isn't exactluy untruthful you will have other customers asking for stuff, so its just a matter of forethought, prophecy or something like that. Do not drop your price, or you set up every customer to do the same thing, ie If we let them stew they'll drop their price! My 2p's worth. and as twin oaks says you'll have two new patterns!

None of you have mentioned hp sauce, I sent a bottle across with a PiF, Its quintisentially british, HP stands for houdses of Parliament i think! Goes well with that full english and as a British item its a lovely shade of brown! he he. But I do like maple syrup on sausages and gammon steaks, but marmalade does just as well. Lemon curd? a type of jam style spread with a citrus tang, great stuff on toast in the morning. I am guessing you have all tried marmalade, a type of citrus jam (jelly i think you call it) with fruit peel in. OK, I like the idea of uk ray with a cultural swap, sounds interesting. I have tried american candy and as a sweet conisour (i grew up in a sweet shop) I find it almost unpalatable, chewing gums however, especially cinnamon ones mmmmm. Branston Pickle, mmmmm. Especially with a lovely mature chedder or cheshire cheese. anyone had scouse or lancashire hotpot. Traditional cornish pasties with a double end one with meat (unknown variety but I think traditionally lamb, i may be incorrect) turnip, carrot etc etc and apple at the other. Its rare enough to find good ones in the uk now. Black pudding (pudding is generallerally interpreted as dessert) (Black pudding is not a pudding at all) a staple of the english breakfast here, it sounds discusting but tastes great, it is a solidified lump of pigs blood and fat, which is fried. I has a herby slighty spicy flavour but is deliscous. Yorkshire pudding, not a pudding at all, its kinda a raised batter to be had with a traditional beef roast. I love beef jerky and it makes fabulous tasting soup. I have made my own with limited success.

and make sure you don't get it streaky I don't like resoline, cause i always end up with a few streaks, it is probably my bad usage but its a point to be concerned about with a finish!

Thank you!

good luck to the store. Thoughts go out. Some people are just a tragic waste of skin, fancy robbing a hurricane victim....... makes your blood boil.