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the gafer

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  1. i used to hunt rabbits ,hare,fox and deer but since the ban i can only hunt rats and rabbits got any more pics of your collars
  2. you sew right up to the d ring and double back the stiching all my old collars was made that way but took longer to do so i started with the rivets a lurcher is a hunting dog we use in uk they are crossed with all sorts mine are crossed with deerhound greyhound collie bull terrier
  3. made this today its made with british bridle leather and has solid brass fittings hand sewn with yellow tiger thread and brass rivets not so keen on the rivets now so i think i will just all hand sew from now on
  4. nice looking collar give your edges more burnishing even on your leather keeper and put edge kote on make a collar loo so much better thats all i use on my collars
  5. Don't own a shotgun laws hear ar harsh love hunting though that's why I make collars for my hunting dogs but the law is messed up with that too this little island of ours is all wrong needs a good kik up the arse
  6. Thanks priking iron and awl all the way for now.i used to drill mine got nice clean stitching but the priking iron is much better I feel
  7. Like the sling still haven't made one for my airgun had it 2 years lol
  8. Your work looks awesome there is a big bushcraft scene in the UK not my thing though but my pal wanted one so I made it for him.do you make dog collars too
  9. goes on your belt and clips to the back of the sheath so it can swing out of the way wilt you bushcraft its called a dangler
  10. i just dye my edge and dampen with water then burnish it with my sliker then use edge kote the wax i put on is an old sadlers blend i get from unicorn leather in the uk you just rub that all over then wipe off the rest simple as that tbh
  11. its for my pup will soon be turning into a monster lol good old elbow grese and edge kote on the edges the stiching i use a priking iron give a nice clean stich
  12. i made this today its not the best pic to show it off but all i have
  13. wow stunning i would love to give this ago but tbh i don't think i would be able to sell it
  14. i think its a bit of both tbh .i have only been doing it for about 2 years.that dog is strong as hell lol so i need a bigt strong collar for her
  15. Nice collar you should have put the d ring under the lining and then sewn it makes for a cleaner look that's what I did on mine
  16. i just cleaned it up with paper towels and come up right it was on a wooden floor so not too bad
  17. i knocked a full bottle of tan kote all over the floor yesterday lol
  18. cheers i made this one in brown for my pup
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