[Super Glue on leather?]

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.

[Hair-on Belt]

18 hours ago, Rolandranch said:

Hi Gary,

Nope. I didn't use any special techniques for it. I just sewed it like anything else and didn't have any problems with cutting it or gluing it. However, I did learn that if you want the hair to hang over an edge, cut the hide hair down on carpet. I wanted both edges to look the same so I cut it on a board. Other than that, there wasn't anything tricky.

Thanks!

-Ryan

Thanks Ryan - when I get around to working with the hides I have I will post some pics!

[Hair-on Belt]

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

[Giardini Edge Paint]

You can also buy Giardini Edge Paint in the US from Campbell Randall.  I think I paid @$37 for 1 quart.

[CHRISTINA bag, recently finished.]

Beautiful stitching and design - nice work!

[Stamping Letters Straight]

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!

[Stamping Letters Straight]

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.

[Greetings and salutations from SW Missouri :)]

Welcome Sam!  I agree, this forum is a wonderful place to learn more about leatherworking and generate many project ideas.  

[Help me pick a couple of guns]

No question - you need a 1911 pistol and I would also suggest a Colt SAA revolver

[Guidance needed!]

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!

[Tom Brown Tracker Knife Sheath]

Thanks Bonk - kind of like a “Swiss Army” sheath!  Nice job!

[Tom Brown Tracker Knife Sheath]

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!

[Elephant Card Wallets]

Wallets look great - love that texture!

[Airbrush compressor question]

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.

 

[There goes em Tony Lamas]

Great way to recycle and the holster and pouch look really nice!

[New work]

Nice work!  Please tell us what type leather you used.

[How to make a press for moulding leather pouches and such]

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

[Made a Petal Lifter, Carved a Leaf!]

Thanks YinTx!  I am going to try this out - looks like it works great.

[Made a Petal Lifter, Carved a Leaf!]

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

[Rifle Butt Stock Cover for a Ruger]

Thanks - makes sense and if it’s not broke don’t fix it!

[Rifle Butt Stock Cover for a Ruger]

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.

[California Slim Jim]

Nice job - I really like the border work.  Did you freehand the lines or use a pattern to layout the serpentine border?  Looks like you cut the border lines with a swivel knife, then beveled the edges before stamping the border?

Thanks for sharing!

[New Cowboy 4500]

I bought the lube in the picture from Bob at Toledo Sewing.  Don’t remember the cost, but I don’t think it was too expensive and should last a very long time!

[Horween Tumbled Essex Bag]

That bag looks really nice and clean - great job!

[Salutations from Italy]

Hi Karl - welcome!  This is a great forum for sharing ideas and projects - look forward to seeing your projects.

Gary