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Very nice. I hope you don't darken it too much.

Excellent work. Does any of it have any special meaning?

I too resort to the £ shop but they're not much use for detail. I have three magnifying articulated desk lamps in my project room and for close up general detail I use these, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-Illuminated-Headlamp-Magnifying-Glass-with-Light-Head-Dental-Loupe/282011401286?epid=2134876877&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item41a9307c46:g:jIgAAOSwNSxVUvPT&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACgBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickk7PdDazAlGltMLJlUhrWsD%2FcszOG1J3gPFOAvJ8petUb8yniic209sbx1%2FQtI7g2klYt3j7%2Fa%2FYpI2NmK1sW1QRslIDMowLy95Bv4mnwoDl011ETdxX%2Bqd1Ae03gOH5i6H1ZO9c%2FpBtfeB4%2Fbp8OUUbhUG6Dvh6Xqlc%2FYj1rmvlOgLV1Jp4qKFzjd7L3Plv8TuNSE%2BqTeNgOmaDjZiM9z4VKehqRbwWG0aG5B2MuUwywxe%2BTQu19mU1Y4iJcG6URQ%2BknyQkbzMBvAE%2BOcYaIcdb9JVhg1%2F0Yen6R8zKDmHQ%2BhYby47b9fLy9%2FtLSMsds4UYtcRmZjsTACFvPp9VElNWV9NfaPdo%2FBJSGK9TEs69f6wWStm3Jd6gwXpTX7tm7B%2F4EETMGZtm%2B0ZFbtetrV3omdPdfdf1byCRdYaK%2Bl04vVzr7ZAUdpM%2BdAcaVCLK3FBzFRK3isczL%2FnyTGoqc0CZx%2B6NMbCscL9QCUNWaNn6Ixp6aobXz%2F1A4W094pEUsSLsRIswSr3kzJ3IkutGym7gPZu4ukAJnibiJRGdhhx2KOb89wMGuG0QFCg0ei0ydQtXJIYWWGdyoNtOx80KVlv8rYsKMsakDN87J2GqKrhq7AulIxZw7v3vPcFCbrMT0GTEx3N8S7DfAxTWk8qE9PtUWvUZAbSHY3lnsMDG0tKySIs0xxkSsVKfSPL8o2AP5S6tl%2Fam4HMHkKV0uHLK011j0VfrlRUVZKgd78Bbz0%2FEkYbhpvAnB33x4CPvHhWGQWrFWX9C1eIIBgHpDf9joCfJYh9GwlwHTtsWMEbi%2FSEqw%3D|cksum%3A28201140128674fbe6a75b4840048a628a21cd9fcf04|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524 or these, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnifying-Glass-Headset-2-LED-Light-Head-Headband-Magnifier-5-Lens-With-Box-UK/313240577229?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item48ee97e4cd:g:2VoAAOSwZfBfdbNm&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACgBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickkRjLZq23gAR%2BKma9gM2Z1hrxWEOddzPF2JDo12UMTVJJGEfLKfJSmg%2Ft8jzF3Pa5JHQV6%2Bjj0ytNPFW1Mgutkxb%2FpWkOGhs8z5tcGYeyh50f7p5DPC9u1cVxUScFBeFx8M1D2N5hF%2FyDbwHyiBLS8h130DZ5LIdps%2BEOvT76cJiLeEDZXtJb%2FGg05%2F9adiakG1e3lrEuA0R3lUbR%2F4nUVXhsQqZ4DdHgZL237DvRyoMubBAHelGN7%2Fc7LyrDh%2F%2B08%2F6WPyUKFDuZADLP2HLyZN4kaPk%2BT1aJISiS0PczTkSeWIuMuHJjqZU5yyyBqJyA73xGoPnlwmfbF%2B%2BlbjDu4oe7vMseb4oAqR4PXsytgtzi06OynCM5mXtyGoaywwLk0MLGQ2d%2B87KXEXn28j4Jqdyt5WQJUGc0TzJnyjAGZxD8pYiu0HKVMod5Y8AENMJstesiqNsBvHtw8%2FwtRthW62hT1k6AcMrqFLIqzLyPClhBW4Ee4HCb5Z2uQ24II5faEbupkohcp%2FjBzyKs3t9mJLH0nBlgXi2KVF%2BTMF4UfeB09xFxh6xek3gmZSXwwLJ1yxTr9IS%2FGXGwByk58fGBBNwsiokPkN3JJSPxzG37%2BDPN1Q7HXVgP8pmi4DKdhG3kUzmmPpOlzeQ6ue2SSszo6pLUFYXXyz4uw%2FlEqP2qphzhVNANVjl4CQr2rbn8YLxuy6poVc9r%2BU9lzXn5EFEjdB08ljLfsvLBxkyDv0FuJA%2BVsmpJq3qBUJCY%2BSi8HiaB4zl41WGpwM0tWhf3aehA1uwH7q%2FAbmraWB1s8SYHE%2B7k%3D|cksum%3A313240577229c45bf9466ade4d06b9aa868b4487c871|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524 But I still need a jewellers loupe for needle sizes.

OMG There's some serious talent and time right there.

An interesting point is that this forum is mainly US based and so a conversation about needles and threads can take on a different slant than say here in the UK. A lot of US sewers are doing heavy stuff like saddles and holsters etc. Over here, not so much. The heaviest thing I make is a handbag/purse so not only lighter leather but colours as well. Most any thread will do for bags so colour takes on more importance than thread size (within reason). I don't have all the colours in all the sizes so sometimes the colour is the key. After choosing the colour on an unmarked cone I will marry it up with a needle and the quickest way is the slide test followed by a scrap test.

Won't slide then will it.

Very clever.

Trying to work out thread weights/numbers etc is the quickest way to the nut house. I have a lot of cones with no labels on. I now just put a likely thread through a loose needle and hold the thread at 45 degrees. If the thread slides rather than falls and doesn't get stuck you're good to go.

Good explanation Folker. Thank you.

Can someone explain why my stitch length alters with different thicknesses? I've noticed it lately going from two layers, up an inch long skived welt to three layers.

Good job but how much more awesome if you'd made the six dies in leather?

Almost all of Dieselpunkros designs call for 6mm punches. I have multi prongs but I usually use a single for accuracy and no faffing around corners.

I can't remember either. There's usually only two ways I link to a vid. Either I copy and paste the whole url or if a video that I've uploaded YouTube gives you a link to use but I can't remeber which one embegs it in the post.

I see said the blind man. So when you copy and paste the link it does both? I used to be on top of most of this back in the day before all the bells and whistles got added on.

Thanks Aven. Why didn't the same link work on Comstabularys post?

Link comes back to LW Folker. Can't even copy the iem number.

This has made me think about my Adler 69. Going through leather I suppose the upper thread limit is #138. Would this be the same on webbing? Never sewn webbing.

If you're a member of Dieselpunkros facebook page He's giving the pattern away to celebrate 100,000 sales. And it looks good. Here's the video that goes with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suNeM06zNu4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3CvAK_UAvtJ8Z-QBVJz4FVG2q-tWwBxiN_UAmA-UvvoR_9JhtXCoi7vxU

You don't say what you're making. When I do Dieselpunkro patterns for handbags etc (typically 2.2/2.4mm leather) I use a 1.5mm punch with 1mm or 1.2mm thread through JJ#2/3 or 4 needles. Your punching board matters. Too soft with a heavy hand makes for a much larger hole than a firm board with a sharp punch. Your 0.8 thread will go through a #4 needle easily which will make things easier.

You have to make something up like an "L" bracket. The positioner has to be in a fixed position to work. My Durkopp 239 is similar and I had to do it again after fitting a larger pulley in place of the handwheel. You should have an "L" shaped rod that slots in the groove of the positioner. use it If you can. here's a couple unclear shots I've just taken. First is Durkopp second is Adler 69 both with larger pulleys.

I used to like nothing better than driving around the English countryside and coming across tucked away pubs. They're always welcoming, the ambiece is always great and you never have to ask if you can bring your dog in. And in most of em there's always a few books and games for the winter months when customers are scarce. Can't do it as much these days with drinking and driving laws tightened up. I can imagine there are lots of folk over there for whome time goes too fast and they hanker for times gone by, Not just the Wild West either, Over here we have a huge military show called War & Peace where every wannabe soldier goes around in every type of uniform imaginable for two weeks and as long as it's authentic it doesn't matter if it British, American, German, Japanese, etc etc.They even have a huge marquee on the dinner and dance night with a "Glen Miller" band. It's not a bit of me but I love the passion and enthusiasm.

How about a long skive, say 6/7 inches glued and stitched making sure the outside skived edge is bang in the center of the back and then cover it with some tooling or a patch?

My thoughts always go to the animals. We can get away hopefully but the animals have got nowhere to go.

Beautiful work Forester. Can see the hours that have gone into that. Leaving aside any size issues will you get out anything like you put into it? Will you sell it here or the US? I know of at least one pub down here in sunny Kent that's gone wild west. The garden is decked out with the fascias of a bank, saloon, barber etc and the regulars take their rig like yours from their peg and wear it along with the Stetsons and spurs while they have a beer. There's a club in Surrey where the members have built a w/w town in the middle of a forest. Each member built a kind of holiday chalet and each had a w/w fascia. Apart from taking individual holidays there the club get's together every six weeks or so. There are Indians as well with everything authentic including the teepees around the lake. The saloon of course was real. It was all very impressive. Takes all sorts I guess.

Can't think of anything worse that those fires. Hope your losses were only material.