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As far as using black dye, make your own. Take a quart jar fill it with steel wool, fill with apple cider vinegar an let set on the counter for 2 weeks, strain with cheese cloth. There you go. Dye your leather with this and it will never rub off no matter how hard you try. Any other color leave the back un-dyed. Burnish the raw edge an dip in Sheps Neatslene harness oil from Weaver Leather. Pure neatsfoot oil its to harsh.

I have been thinking of buying an airbrush an was hoping to get your opinion on what kind you have or recommend. I want a good one, an where to buy it. Thanks

In my honest opinion If you want to make a nice looking belt, make a 3 braid belt. I have had mine for 3 years now, I wear it every day, an I am a roofer, an it is still straight an looks good. As you an everyone knows after, you wear a regular striate belt, after a few times of wearing it starts to look all wavy.

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Can anyone tell me, is the #2206 snaps from Weaver Leather the same line 20 snaps from Tandy Leather? Would like to order some but not sure they are the same snap.

Use a compass

I just use my right toe foot. To get a true round you need to have a rein rounder, A true round collar or what ever you will see no stitching, as you run it through the rounder it bury's the stitching

Just go ahead an print it out. 3M glue it to some poster board an when cutting just add 2 cms to the width an cut there

I think denim works better than ca I think you would get a better burnish using denim instead of canvas

I am looking for a good supplier of moose hide.

I use contact cement from any hardware store, the secrete is to let it dry, up to 1 hr , after a dry time of up to an hr, you cant pull it apart. if using in a humid place, let it dry longer.

I am new also but I put patches on my pants for knee pads, I use chrome-tan leather and I wash them every week in a machine an all is fine. Not sure on pig skin. I would say not machine wash but I have never tried.

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I'll take two on Friday. can you see how much the shipping will be ?

Thank you all for your input I love this site as you can learn so much.

I would be interested in you clicking me a few. what is the charge ?

Leatherwork is just a hobby now an I dabble into everything from 14oz to 1 1/2 oz. Been messing with furs lately.

I've been thinking of buying a good quality head knife an was hoping to hear your input. I don't want to say money is no object but, I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. So give me you advice and why.

I make my wallet pockets 3x2 3/4 works great for me. 1/8 " stitch on both sides.

Like the wallet. What weight leather did you use for the inside ?

Do you have any photo's of your valet tray with dowels

You will need to cut your lace by hand using a straight edge. I use a rotary cuter .

I seen this valet tray an I would like to try an make one. How do you make them any tips. Also I've seen them with snaps. I like this one. How do you make them with no snaps ? Will they hold up over time ? If I did want to make one with snaps, What size snap ?