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The same as you. Very Nice

May you all have a Great and Safe Holidays. Enjoy your families Eat, drink, and merry. Live is to short, and time flies by to fast. Howard

I am getting ready to make some belts for the Holidays and opened my order from Black River Laser that I received in Oct 2015. It had a few items, one which was to be a 6 piece 1-1/4" & 1-1/2" belt end template set with tapered & square ends. What I received was a 10 piece set with NO SQUARE ENDS. The receipt said "Upgraded to 10 piece template". This is a great example of "bait and switch", don't have 6 piece set, so throw something in the package and ship it. I paid and received something I didn't order and didn't want. To bad they didn't have a 15 piece set that included the square ends, that would have been a real upgrade. P.S. I would have called Joyce, but Black River Laser knows what they did. Cheat me the first time, your fault Cheat me the second time, my fault With me there is NO second time

Electrathon, Your idea worked great. With girls in the family I'll never run out of polish. Thank you Howard

Billy Hell, That was a great find, and will be a nice work station. Thor's stool looks good for a workstation set also. Thanks for posting.

I have seen were people have put different color bands on their tooling stamps, and would like to do the same thing. But, what do you use, tape, polish, or something else. I am trying to group my stamps together. Thanks

Good afternoon, Todays high was only 98 degrees so winter is on its way. I'am going to install a NG direct vent heater in my shop before this winter, and was wondering what others used for winter heating. Also, what temperature do you like when working? I like 50-55 degrees when working in the shop. I just want a little comfort in my old age. I live in the upper Mojave Desert in California and the winters here sometimes get down to the high teens, but mostly in the 30s and 40s. I spend about 6 to 8 hours in my shop each day doing woodworking, leatherwork, and fixing things, but nothing heavy or big. Howard

Hi, Rohn, Sorry it took so long to get back to you, I've been getting ready for a 2 week fishing/shooting trip. 1-1/2 week fishing for Golden Tout in the Sierra Mountains. Pack mule and hiking. This may be my last trip unless I can a chartered flight into the area. Getting to old for this type of trip. Back to the holster, I don't have a camera, but its on my list. I did move the snap and it works great. Also, put a 1-1/2/2 oz. leather patch over the it just in case. Thank you for all your help Howard PS, Its 5:30 pm and its 112 Degrees outside. Hasn't been below 100 degrees during the day and 80 degrees at night for over 2 weeks. Can't wait to get to the high country. However, I do like the desert.

Hi Rohn. I decided to make my first holster after viewing your post, and seeing your Beautiful Workmanship. You have a great eye for detail also. On my holster I did no tooling and instead of lace I stitched the holster. I just wanted to learn basic holster construction. My problem is that my retaining strap snap on the inside of holster rubs on the gun. How can I solve this on my next holster? Am I using the wrong L20 snaps? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks for sharing, Howard

That is a great setup, and using the clip was the best idea I have ever seen. Your workmanship is outstanding. Its craftsmen like you, that sets the bar for all to reach. I also have to use a chest holster. Thank you for sharing. Howard

I made one of these stations. It has a semi-trailer brake drum for a base. The post is sch. 40 steel pipe for the inside, and sch. 80 steel pipe for the outside. The post has a 1" round steel plates welded on both ends. The bottom plate is bolted to the brake drum, and the top plate has a hole so I could rotating the tooling plate. The tooling plate has a pipe welded to it and slides through the hole in the post top plate. I use a RV 5th wheel lube disk between the tooling plate and the post top plate. The station worked fine, but I like resting my arm when tooling. I convert it to a rotating patio table, which my wife really loves. ( 4 foot Lazy Susan) lol. I can't post a picture, because i don't have a camera and wouldn't known how to post pictures anyway. God Speed Howard

I agree with JREESER1, and you both can lol for many years. This type of moment are priceless.

DS STRAPS, Thank you, I'am going to try layout the holes tonight. This afternoon I have a basketball game after the kids on the block when they get out of school. Its me VS 3 -8 year old boys. I am 70 years old, the kids are great and keep me active. They won't let me just sit around. They come to the door and ask my wife if pop's can come out and play. To get me from under foot, she says yes, but only for 3 or 4 hours. Oh, I always let them win. LOL Thanks again, Howard God speed

Hi, from the Upper Mojave, I'm new to leatherworking and mostly reading the posts to get a little understanding of the craft. I have brought some tools, stamps (BK starter set), and leather. My goal is to learn, keep my hands working, and have fun. Being retired, I am getting close in getting the wife's (honey do) list completed, but will never finish. When I get 3 list, I throw the first 2 list away. LOL This is a hobby like trout fishing, camping shooting my M1 Garand with my buddies. I have a lot of questions, but will only ask them when/if the time arises. This is the question: I would like to know how to layout the stitch line on the patterns as shown in the pictures in Jim's post? Also, what tool do you use for spacing the stitch holes? I would like to make my mistakes on paper. God Speed, Howard

I'am looking for a S&W 559 Blue if you have one. Howard

I have 2 Barry King tapered mauls a 16 and 24 oz. The only thing I don't like about them is the handle. They are to long and to small at the maul head. I'll continue using them because thats what I have and don't what to buy another maul. Before I buy again, I'll go to a leatherworker show so I can try different maul. I'll never use a mallet again. Howard

I use a small 3500 CFM evap. cooled at the back of my shop and a open window at my bench for cross ventilation. The cooler is for our 118 degree summers, and in the winter the cooler water is drained out. I use the low speed. I get an air change about ever 4-7 min. I've been using this type of system since 1986 when I built the shop. Howard

I use a Honda EU2000 generator for power in my shop for lighting and al heater in the winter, and in the summer I use (2) EU2000 if I use the air-conditioner. I would have bought the EU3000, but the EU2000's are easy for me to move around. My shop is a self contained camp trailer. It has everything I need workbench, storage, kitchen, refrigerator, bathroom, TV, etc. And, it keeps me from getting into the doghouse, as i'am already working in it. This setup is great, and will never change it. When the buddies come over for cool one, we head for the shop. Howard PS, I just bought conversion kits to run my generators on propane gas. Cheaper to use, as each generators hold 1 gal. of gas for about 8 hours running.

Hi, My name is Howard and I'am trying to learn two things, #1 leather working and #2 my computer. So, To my question. I would like to get a comfortable chair for my workbench, which is 38" high. i have looked here and haven't been able to find a thread on setting. I am thinking about buying a solon chair because it has a good base and is adjustable. I would be interested in what other leatherworkers are using and why? Thanks Howard FA

cgleathercraft Sorry for taking so long to answer your reply, still trying learn the computer, and the 6 year old went out of town with his family. I asked the question, because I got a DVD by a well known leatherworker that uses shelf paper for backing and than rubber cements it to plexglas for controlling stretch. Well, I am gone to try doing some basket weave today to see how the shelf paper glued to plexglas works. I am going to put a very light coat on, and see what happens when I take it off the plastic. Thanks Howard

I've been a member for awhile, mostly reading because I'am 70 years old and thought a new hobby might be fun. I alway wanted to ask this question. If your stamping on granite slab, and you are controlling leather stretch with shelf paper (contact Paper), than why do you attach the project to Plexglas with rubber cement to control stretching? I had a lot of questions and most have been answered here. This is my 2rd post, and the 6 year old from next door is setting beside me teaching me how to use my first computer. Thanks, Howard

Why worry about veg. tan leather and the environment, solar fields and wind generators do more damage to the environment, land, and wildlife than any dried leather. The solar field near Las Vagas, NV. has killed all wildlife in that area. Are you wanting the EPA soldiers to regulate the leather industry? If so, keep writing, their reading. That all I have to say about that.

let me in, let me in, Please and thanks

Just because a high priced tool has a famous name on it, doesn't mean its worth the $, The toolmakers charge high $ for their tools because the customer wants the name. Most tools made in other countries are just as good and some that are "hand made" and sale for a lot less $. The well known leatherworkers on this site are Craftsman & Craftswomen, in their own right, and skills have been in their families and past on for years. So, when I read how one tool is better than another because its hand made, well, that is one persons view. Thats all I have to say about that

Hi, mike I was wondering what the title as of the original post was, so I can get links. Thanks Again, Howard