bladegrinder

Those are some really nice looking wallets!

That looks awesome!

Those are nice!

I got a CB4500 a year or so ago and ran a lot of practice leather thru it before trying to make anything decent, you just have to get to know your machine. once you learn the ins and outs of that machine you'll love it, just keep practicing on scrap. One thing I learnt was to watch out where you place the belt loops, you don't want that running under the foot when your stitching the side of the sheath. nice folder there!

I think for large pieces air brushes don't give enough penetration, or I should say depth unless you spray it 100 times. at least for me when I first started using an air brush on leather it seemed to me like a light scratch exposed un-dyed leather. They are great for fading, I only use mine anymore for doing a darker fade from the edge of the piece inwards over lighter dyed work piece.

When I first got one I completely took it apart after using it and clean it, but more often then not it was frustrating getting it back together. now I just run denatured alcohol thru it, a lot, and ALL thru it, everywhere I can get it . And I always shoot some cardboard before putting it to real use to make sure the air pressure is about right.

Lard definitely goes rancid.I have a corn feeder out in the woods for deer and squirrel's were climbing up and nawing at the feeder, first I smeared the legs with bearing grease, that worked for the coons but not the squirrels. then I top coated that with vasoline, they still managed to get up there. then I smeared lard on them, that didn't work either. then I put bird spike ribbons on them, that slowed them down but a few use them like a stairway. now, two weeks later when I walk up to it I can smell the lard. it's gone rancid for sure.

Very nice, it hit 29 degrees in my part of Florida the other morning...all I can say is, I'd rather sweat than freeze.

Happy new year to all you fine folks!

Those look great, where’d you get that big Ruger logo stamp? That basket weave stamping looks perfect.

I gotcha, nothing wrong with that in the world we live in today.

Nice work but who made it? the makers name has been photo cropped out.

Merry Christmas! and I hope everyone has a great new year ahead!

Thanks folks!

I like it, nice color and nice contrast.

Just finished this fillet knife sheath, Herman Oak undyed natural finish. I used a mules foot stamp to kind of simulate fish scales. Thanks for looking!

Can’t you stitch in reverse two stitches to the metal loop then switch to forward, stitch however long you want, then reverse again for a couple stitches? Maybe I’m not sure what your asking.

You might be deforming the inside of the female part by setting the post to firmly. I set mine with the hammer anvil method and end up doing that sometimes, also your post might be to long, for thinner leathers I shorten my post on a belt sander, takes some finesse put I try to get each one the correct length for the leather their going on.

That looks great, well done!

Those look great!

I use the 2” oblong punch from Springfield leather

Mop and glo - the god’s elixir! After reading all this im beginning to think we found a cure for the common cold, ha ha.

Ok, I’m going to bite, I’m getting low on resolene so next weekend when I go to town I’m going to get some mop and glow. So is there more then just one kind of this stuff or is there different mixes? Also, I’m kind of hooked on using an airbrush so I assume this stuff will flow thru an airbrush ok? And, what’s the standard mix? 50/50 with water? Once I get this wonder juice I’ll try it out and post back here. Might be a couple weeks. Worse comes to worse, I’m only out a few bucks and a little time.

I use Resolene cut 50% with distilled water. I use an airbrush to apply it. 2-3 light coats is usually good and the leather has a nice glow. Now if I were to go several more coats or go heavy with them then yes, it looks like it’s plastic coated to me and looks awful. But I’ve been doing it this way for years and everyone seems to like the finish. Would mop and glow be the same? Who knows, I really don’t care myself. I’m just using what I’ve been doing for years and don’t foresee changing things up now.

That looks great!