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Not what I mean Keith. Read the football analogy.

Didn't describe it properly Wiz. Can't think of a decent example now I need one but say you have two curved pieces that are not together say laying flat and opposite each other. So imagine the two curves that are going away from each other. When hand stitching the two pieces will, stitch by stitch, bring the two pieces together to give a more complex shape. Ha! thought of something. Imagine four quarters of a football and you want to butt stitch two of them together to form a hemisphere. Not overlapping, butt stitched. Hand sewing will gradually get it done. The only way I can see machining is to maybe skive both pieces and overlap but how do you maintain the stitch line? Glue and clip I suppose but hard to clip when the two pieces aren't together yet. Probably making no sense at all.

When hand sewing on a curve the individual stitches will gradually pull the leather around some quite sharp corners. Has anyone found a consistent way to do it with a machine?

Don't really understand your question. With normal burr/rove rivets (they have many names) after you snug down the roves you cut off what's left.

I understood not one word of this post. Please explain what a "breaster" cone is and what's it's purpose. Thanks.

There was a post recently about different types of acrylic paint. Can someone point me to it please?

Sorry, this doesn't answer your question but I have to get things down whilst I think of them. Must've been addressed before but there must be a case here for making an exact plaster mould of your foot and casting it in resin right?

Are the extra holes on the right hand pattern? Because they don't look the same to me. The center of the right hand holes might be in line with the edge of the holes on the left. That might account for it.

I'll throw this in cos I'm bored. I think it was Cechaflo that showed how you can create a snazzy looking stitch by using a contrasting thread in the bobbin and deliberately slacking off on the tension to get alternate colours on top. Has anyone tried this?

OMG. OK. A man says to the doctor one minute I feel like a wigwam and the next I feel like a teepee. The doctor said you're two tents.

Chinese dustman knocks on the door of a house. A bronzed hunk of a man answers and the dustman says Where you bin? The man says, I've been in Hawaii, do you like my tan? Dustman says Naw naw naw, where you wheelie bin? The man says ok I lied, I've been on the sunbed.

Oh we're really regressing are we! Two cows in a field. One says to other "What do you think about this mad cow disease?" Other cow said "Doesn't apply to me, I'm a duck ".

I had a shopfitting company and the Northern Ireland rep tried to do a job with local labour that should have come to me. They ran into a big problem and I got a call to fly out to Portadown the next day. Was a bit scary. Everything had cages on the windows But I got the job done. The shop was called "Super Crazy Prices" and two weeks later it was blown up.

Fantastically fine work, well done. Hate to think how much time is in that.

Don't know how to select parts of a thread but the machine I have is in this thread from last year. I just glued some felt to a belt but the felt just stretched out of shape but the potential is really good.

I don't think wood is the way to go. I think it's just easier to do. Something like canvas or denim will get you there quicker. I tried felt glued on one of my sanding belts. Wasn't bad but needs work. Considering a good burnish needs heat I certainly wouldn't go with anything smooth.

Makes sense now. Thought it was too good to be just a crease.

Halfway between the edge and the stitching, where the bump stops is a line but no stitches. The actual stitch line is quite far away and if it's just glue holding it down I would worry about it lifting over time.

Nicely done. I've always admired the Caduceus as a symbol. Nice contrasts.

Firstly it's on the top shelf because it's not sellable. I wouldn't risk $50 on something that Might work. If you jump through all the hoops necessary to get it home and find it doesn't work you'll not get your money back. If he can get it down and it turns freely you might have a chance but it still might not be in sync. If it looks like there's a chance you could make an offer but I wouldn't be offering anything near $500. Welding cast steel can be difficult so you can use the cost of repair in your favour.

Although this doesn't include a comb riser it might give you some inspiration. I did the shotgun for a friend because he didn't want to drill the stock. The last pic is mine and just shows an alternative elasticated wrap instead of leather if you can find one.

Welcome to the forum from a neighbour. There are many ways to do this. Assuming you don't want to damage the stock I think the safest way is to glue up several layers of leather (or anything else) and trying and shaping as you go. when you're happy with the result, wrap the whole thing with leather and stitch along the bottom.

Can't stop watching this girl. She builds shelters, catches and traps fish takes em to market and lots more. She makes me feel inadequate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWpYPfRTQ9I

This has been bouncing around in my head for a long time and without access to intelligent people who might be interested you guys are it. Sorry. A PATTERN OF ISLANDS By Arthur Grimble This book has intrigued and fascinated me for years. I’ll be brief here but if there’s any serious interest I’ll gladly get into the detail. An upper middle class white collar worker gets sent to some Pacific Islands as a young man to assist the Governor of a group of islands. Some years later he gets promoted to Governor. The big chief of a group of islands, on hearing the news, feels his biceps and declares that he’s not fat enough to be a chief and needs to out on some weight. A date is agreed about a month ahead when the chief will arrange for the Porpoise Caller to come and start the fattening up process. On the arranged day the chief collects him in the big canoe and takes him to one of the islands where all of the islanders were gathered on the beach. The Porpoise Caller had a makeshift shack at the end of the semi circular beach. He goes into the shack and according to the chief he’ll have an out-of-body experience and flies over the ocean to call the Porpoise’. He comes out of the shack and at a signal from the chief all the islanders gathered at the waters edge and joined hands. The new Governor was in the middle holding hands with the chief. They all start to walk out until they’re chest deep in the water where they stop. The Governor looks at the chief with a look that said “What now?”. The chief nods his head toward the water and, looking down he sees a Porpoise just under the water about 3 feet in front and there was another next to that one on both sides and another and another and another. At a signal from the chief everyone turned around, re-joined hands and slowly walked back to the shore closely followed by the Porpoise’. When the Porpoise’ got to the shallow water and started thrashing about the islanders set about them with clubs and stuff. This is how the islanders put their weight on. OK, This is a serious story/book written by someone who’s as straight as a die. The rest of the book is “normal”. You tell me what’s going on? Some years ago I recounted this story to a friend who was well travelled in that area and he didn’t bat an eyelid and said he’d seen weirder things than that. The reason this has surfaced in my head at this time is watching something on TV recently that has given me a possible answer. Over to you guys. Paul.

Some class work right there. Has me puzzled though. Can't work out what you've got under the flap rim to give that precise bump and the line where the top of the bump meets the flap is very neat but too far for the stitch line to hold it so what is holding it, glue? However you've done it, it's a great job. Is there a reason for the flare out on the gussets? Can we see the inside? Bin the strap. Detracts from the rest. Since you said you made it to sell I'm surprised you've put so much time into it because if Leeds is anything like Kent you're never gonna get back half of what that bag's worth. Maybe you've got a good outlet. I hope so. Again, excellent job, well done.