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    It’s made to sit at the top of a gun rack - we have gun racks all around our shotgun courses with cutouts at the top to rest your barrel. I sew a piece of thin lead inside the rear of the leather to weight it down and just slide the rest into the slot so it protects the barrel! When you take the gun out, the rest sits on top of the gun rack until you set the gun back. Here’s a view from the bottom.
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    Rubber cement will work
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    Finished a couple of new projects - an eyeglass case for my friend ( W&C Chestnut 8-9oz) and a barrel protector to use on a gun rack when shooting trap and skeet - made of 3-4oz veg tan and 8-9oz W&C .
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    I have used super glue to close small edge gaps after sewing pouches without first gluing the leather pieces. Be sure your leather has already been dyed. The glue will make the edges very hard, so will have to sand them again to smooth them out.
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    Thanks Ryan - when I get around to working with the hides I have I will post some pics!
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    What a nice looking belt - great job! Any special techniques you used when dealing with hair on? Sewing technique, cutting or gluing issues? A friend gave me some hides from some type of African antelopes and I want to make him something, but am not certain if I should sew them on my machine or hand stitch them. Gary
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    You can also buy Giardini Edge Paint in the US from Campbell Randall. I think I paid @$37 for 1 quart.
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    Beautiful stitching and design - nice work!
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    That looks like a sturdy jig, but looks like it is limited to one size. I never used the Tandy jig - I stamp using an arbor press and line the letters up - seems to work well for me!
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    This looks like an engraving device that follows a template and engraves via the stylus located over on the right hand side. Tandy does make a plastic jig that is used to hold individual letter stamps.
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    Welcome Sam! I agree, this forum is a wonderful place to learn more about leatherworking and generate many project ideas.
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    No question - you need a 1911 pistol and I would also suggest a Colt SAA revolver
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    I bought a 1 ton arbor press from Harbor Freight for @$40, then drilled a hole in the ram to accept dies, setters, etc. works great for stamping, setting rivets, grommets, eyelets, etc. Do a search for arbor press on this forum and you will see many posts on how to modify and use arbor presses!
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    Thanks Bonk - kind of like a “Swiss Army” sheath! Nice job!
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    Very nice work on all of your projects! On the knife sheath, what is the purpose of all the extra snaps, loops etc, surrounding what looks to be a very nicely done sheath! The edge of that thick sheath looks great, but you can’t see much of it!
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    Wallets look great - love that texture!
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    The Paasche is a good brush, but if you don’t plan to do any detail work or if you just want to spray dye or finishes, I would start cheap with a brush from Harbor Freight for $10. I have an expensive airbrush that I never use on leather because the cheap brushes from HF work great for the intended purpose. I have 3 airbrushed from HF that I have been using for about 1 year and they do the job for spraying dyes and Resolene.
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    Great way to recycle and the holster and pouch look really nice!
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    Carved Handbag

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    Carved Handbag
    Nice job on the carving and dyeing!
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    Nice work! Please tell us what type leather you used.
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    Brian, I tend to make one off items so when I mold I leave extra around the edges - probably more than necessary. See pics of a pouch I just molded. sounds like you are going about it the right way, but if you cut off too much of the edge you may have problems getting the piece of leather positioned just right so it comes out of the mold even. Cuff cases look great! Gary
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    Thanks YinTx! I am going to try this out - looks like it works great.
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    Really nice work on those leaves! Looks like you attached the leather to a backing piece to prevent stretching. May I ask what material did you use for the backing and how did you attach the leather? gary
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    Thanks - makes sense and if it’s not broke don’t fix it!
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    That looks real nice Chief. I like the way the swivel stud keeps the cover from slipping forward. I have a question about the loops - any worry that after a period of time the loops will stretch a bit and rimless cases might slip through and fall out? I was thinking of making something similar and was trying to decide if I need to use a smaller loop or stop piece underneath the main loops to hold the neck of the cartridge case and prevent the cases from dropping through.
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