AODfan

Did you buy your copy direct from Bob or somewhere else?

Thanks Bruce.

Hello, I have been contemplating about purchasing Bob's book, "HOW TO ESTABLISH PRICES FOR THE SADDLE MAKER OR LEATHER WORKER", but I am wonder in 2015, is the information in it still valid, or has the internet and resources overcome the material within it?

Thanks for the insight Bob. The only reason I am not wanting to go with Johnson, with as a simple name as Johnson, there are already companies out there with "Johnson Leather" as their name. I would rather avoid any legal issues from the start, if you know what I mean.

So would you suggest I change my last mark to have an arced "J.A.Johnson" at the top and "Leathers" or "Leathers, Tulsa, OK" at the bottom, still having the logo in the middle?

Ok, I think I may have a finalized design. What do you guys think?

Ok, here are some more marks along the lines you were talking about that I made up real quick.

I have been trying to come up with a mark and wanted it be a little unique. I have Googled and found some that are interesting, but I can't really think of much for me. The only thing I could really think of was my first two initials and last name. Attached is a pic of what I have come with with so far. Please let me know what you think.

Yeah, the blade is pretty dull at the moment, but it seems like a good blade that just needs sharpening.

I got some good deals on ebay last week and they finally came in. First for got a C.S. Osborne draw gauge, Newark stamp, wood handle, won it for $48 shipped. Then got both the Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck Leatherworking/Cobblers hammers for $18 shipped.

I was wondering who here has purchased leather stamping tools from ebay and how they turned out to be. From what I have read is today's Craftool stamps are made in China and there are some lots on ebay for bundles of stamp tools. For example http://www.ebay.com/...g-/400466780752, just wondering if they are even worth the money, they kinda of look like the new Tandy Stamps to me.

Interested in this, can't wait!

I see on his site that it is a DMT D8EE, from what I have read is that these have to broken in. Did you seem to have the same issue? I am really new to sharpening and heard there are ways to ruins the stone.

Thanks found lots of info on that. Yea, they do seem very pricey, I just don't know what grit to get? Would 8000 be all I need to get a blade that was dull to a razor's edge?

So, I got my first round knife. I purchased an Abetta from Amazon for about $10 shipped(see link below). I got thinking it was $10 if it is crap, I can trash it. Well, it is not bad, I have seen worse blades on a knife. It is dull and was wondering if it would be worth putting an edge on this thing. I don't have any stones at the moment and wondering what would the cheapest way to go about to if this thing can get razor sharp. http://www.amazon.co...rds=round knife

So I have a SAK - Ranger version, probably doesn't matter what version I have really, and I am wanting to make a sheath for it. I have thought about a friction type and wondering if that would even work? Has anyone heard it done or seen one? Thoughts?

Thanks for the info, his site has some great info! Thanks Bruce for the little history lesson. On another note, I saw that you have draw gauges for sale. How do the new ones compare to the old ones? I believe the new ones have an aluminum handle where the old ones have a steel(is this correct?). With that respect if you were just getting into leatherworking and looking to purchase a draw gauge, which would you get? If I happened to get an old that looked like it has had it days matched would trying to restore it be wise or worth it?

So I have been trying to do some research via Google, but really can not come with much of what I am looking for. I see that there are tools that have been made for a long time by CS, but have also seen vintage tools around on certain sites for sale that were made by HF. Though they had the same last name are they related? Had the company always been CS Osborne? Guess I am interested in the history of the company.

Hi Studio, thanks for your response. Yes I have seen their website. I had heard that Tandy was made in China? Maybe not. I know it is not as good as Osborne, I am just wondering if I spent my money well?

So I am new to leather crafting and the brands available. I know there is Tandy(China), Ivan(Taiwan), and Osborne(USA). It seemed the best deal I could find was getting my tools from ST Leather. I got my first set of tools from there, and they are all Ivan. I am wondering how is the quality of Ivan compared to say Tandy? Did I get crappy tools?

Hey, thanks for the welcome, yea I will hit you up if I need anything! Thanks for the welcome.

Thanks for the suggestion. Do the tools on the bottom portion not roll around when carrying, or are the dividers that good?

Are all the characters and emblems on your work done by you or do you have stamps for that and if so where did you get them?

Hello all, new person to this forum and new interest of a hobby in the world of leather working Reason for me getting interested was wanting to get leather sheaths for my knives, but they all seemed expensive, so thought I'd try out leather working So I am waiting for my tools and such to arrive knowing I don't currently have a dedicated spot to work, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for making it portable so that it can be put off to the side if need be. I have the idea of using a fishing tackling box, but wondering if anyone has does that?