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Hello, Mike, Looks homemade to me too. Yep, she still works. Needs a seat cushion though

Hello, SPUD672, You already have some in your collection I'd like to have. In your first photo, the knife below the Midas one, does that one have a gold inlay? If so can you take a closer photo so we can see it better, please? And the Robb Barr Special Edition! Plus being the 1 0f 100! You should be proud of that one. What sort of blade set up does it have? I was wondering if they made those with Robb Barr's multi-blade system that a lot of people are trying to get. Thanks for posting the photos. I'm soooo jealous!

Ok, so you guys got me curious enough about this weird subject that I picked up the Scientific American on Ebay that had the article in it. Sorry about my poor scanning abilities, the magazine was 11X17 and the scanner I have is 8 1/2 X 11 so I had to cut and paste the article. But at least I got it crooked too! Interesting, but pretty strange!

I bought this at a garage sale probably 25 years ago for $6. It still has the price tag on it. Since it doesn't have legs, calling it a stitching pony or horse just didn't seem right. Overall it is 13" X 28", jaws are 20" X 5 1/2". The one jaw board has an old hinge attached with flathead screws. The solid mounted jaw has square headed screws. No name or anything as fara as I can see. It appears to never had legs attached.

That looks really great!

PcCowboy, What does your stamp look like? I picked up one a while back of a pineapple. I know it used to be a sign of good luck or whatever, but it is pretty strange

Here's a photo of the rose pattern in the dyeing process. I might still go a little darker on the green tones. Used USMC black for the background. I haven't put a finish coat on yet. Shine is from the camera flash.

Well, Hell. My donated seat only went for $100 in the auction for `Ride for the Cure'

Thanks Benlilly1 and David8386!!!

Thanks everyone for your comments and support. I now have two other seats in progress.

Adding this tool maker to the list. He made one for me. It has a removable handle in case you want to use the stamp in a clicker press, and it is also made out of a metal so it can be used as a branding stamp also. I got mine for $42 that included shipping from czechoslovakia (sp?) http://myworld.ebay....=p2047675.l2559

Hey, John, Thanks. i used 2-3 oz vegetable tan for the whole hat. i did use two layers of 2-3 oz for the brim glued flesh side to flesh side. It is plenty stiff using that thickness. I agree that 5-6 oz would be way too thick and weigh too much when finished.

I made one in the mid `80's. I actually still have it, and yes, the pattern runs small for me too.

Well the geometric pattern seat made its way to being donated to an local auction for Ride for the Cure. Hope it brings in some bucks for them.

I should have. I know I got it off center in the crotch area. I didn't notice it until after I finished lacing it.

HERE IS SEAT NUMBER TWO. JUST A GEOMETRIC STAMPING PATTERN. USED I/4" CHISEL FOR LACING HOLES, AND 1/4" COWHIDE LACING I GOT FROM LEATHERCORDUSA http://www.leathercordusa.com/

Hi, Needles, Thanks for the follow-up. Hope everyone is feeling better now. I have had the leather scabbard doing some neatsfoot oil soaking lately. I dosed it on pretty thick at first then the other day gave it another good dosing. The leather has gotten very dark in color because of all the oil, but doesn't seem to be much softer. So I am letting it be and sit for a while. Please let me know if you try anything else with the isopropyl myristate. Thanks Josh for the Murphy's oil soap idea. I have some of that around, just never have used it on my leatherwork before.

The scabbard tooled leather piece I was working with didn't really stiffen up and get brittle until after I hit it with the saddle soap and hide rejuvenator. Thanks raysouth for the neats foot oil tip. Needles, where had you heard about the isoprpyl myristate? I googled it but all I seemed to find was about using it in cosmetics. Please let me know your results and where you ordered it from. Thanks

I ran into something I've never seen before. My brother-in-law came up with an old leather rifle scabbard that he wanted me to redo. The tooled leather seemed to be in fairly good shape except for being dried out and dirty. The lacing holding it together was dry rotted. He wanted it taken apart and the sheepskin liner replaced. I took it apart and scraped off the old glue off the back of the tooled leather piece. After I got it cleaned off, I hit it with some saddle soap to clean it, then used Dr. Jackson's hide rejuvenator on it. It looked quite a bit better, but after I cut out the new sheepskin liner and was checking the fit I noticed that where the tooled leather was folded before had really gotten stiff. When I keep on bending it I can hear it crack and watch the crack appear on the cleaned and oiled surface. What did I do wrong and why did it get so stiff? Any ideas? Thanks.

Thanks, Paprhangr, I gave it a couple coats of Fiebing's dark brown spirit dye with a few different size brushes and a dauber, then Fiebing's antique dark brown overall, then tan kote.

That's why I'm looking for a pattern!!!!!!!

Thanks, Chancey77, I at least hope I'll be around to make a couple more. I have already started work on the second one. Searching through some of the old pattern books to find a pattern to give me some ideas. My wife told me if I tool a traditional western design on a seat we can buy a bike to put it on.

No problem Cyberthrasher. I appreciate the comment. That is why we are all here, to learn from each other.

Thanks for the tip Cyberthrasher. It does have closed cell neoprene inside. Going to go with 1/4" lace next time too.

Thanks Benlilly1. Found the pattern on a site for people using scroll saws. It needed a little more length so I added the bottom part to it