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  1. Halitech
    there is a bucket of tools and segma type snaps and eyelets and the 4 and 6 key hook assemblies as well. I need to sit down and look through them later
  2. Halitech
    Not really anything I did myself but my father was working at a golf tournament with another board member and he told the guy about me doing leather work. Well, it turns out that years ago when the guy was younger, he had an accident that required removal of part of 1 leg and 3 fingers on 1 hand. As part of his recovery, he got into leather working. He hasn't done much since so he brought the tools and books over to give to me. This is just a small sampling of the books and patterns he sent over. can't see it that clear but the 3 packages of black next to the wooden mallet is 3 wallet interiors from tandy, all priced at 1.20
  3. Halitech
    mine too lol although getting paid for a pair of belts tomorrow
  4. Halitech
    looks good and I really like the double stitching around the edges. What's the inside look like?
  5. Halitech
    the 2 sided keeper is a cool idea but, how would you flip it inside out? Not like there would be a lot of slack to allow you to flip it.
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    Hello!

    Halitech replied to lomfs24's topic in Member Gallery

    with me it was because I needed a belt and couldn't find one big enough in the stores lol
  7. Halitech
    unless you made a card wallet with 2 pieces of leather, you way undercharged her. Say thank you and put the money back to work with more materials and tools.
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    Hello!

    Halitech replied to lomfs24's topic in Member Gallery

    hello and welcome to the asylum lol there are a few firefighters or makers of fire fighter things that will probably help you out some but we probably won't give you exact measurements and steps (especially if we sell said items) but you can get help designing your own items which believe me, is even more rewarding then making one someone else did all the work on
  9. Halitech
    the keeper floats so he could store whichever one he;s not using at the time I kinda like it too but it is up to the customer
  10. Halitech
    I may make a second keeper to match the brown
  11. Halitech
    I just finished resizing them so I could upload them here Arrow head pattern and his name on the black side, regular basket weave on the timber brown side. 2 line 20 snaps holding the buckle on
  12. Halitech
    Nice work overall and I like how you tooled around the edges of the pouch part. Only suggestion would be for on the back where the knife and multitool come up, I'd have added a backer like most gun holsters have to keep the sharp edges from jabbing into the ribs when bending and moving.
  13. Halitech
    That's what I was thinking about. I've gotten all the other work done and waited on doing the snaps/screws while thinking about it. If this belt doesn't survive the next 50 years, I'll be surprised
  14. Halitech
    Looks to me like a thin piece of plastic to protect the leather they don't want to cut and then a ruler to guide the blade.
  15. Halitech
    saddle soap may do it then. Try a small amount in the armpit area and see what it does to the leather
  16. Halitech
    do you know what type of leather it is and how is it finished? You might be able to use saddle soap to clean it
  17. Halitech
    might be, I literally just cut 2 1.5" belt lengths off the one I have here right now and I just had it laying on my bed and it cut fine
  18. Halitech
    I've used 3 pieces of it so far and while it is tough, a new blade each time in my strap cutter when I start a side and it cuts fine without wetting or doing anything else to it
  19. Halitech
    Thanks Matt. Do you use snaps or do you prefer to use chicago screws? I've got to think ease of use as it is for an older gentleman
  20. Halitech
    I need some help from my fellow leather workers. I have a customer that wants a reversible belt. Should be easy to do right? not from what my searches are telling me. They want a 1.5" belt and the largest reversible buckle I can find is 1.35". They do not want it tapered and they do want both sides tooled. They also want it as thick as I can make it which is easier because I do have some saddle skirting I can use. Here's my 2 part question: 1. Does anyone have a source for larger reversible buckles like the big names use or 2. Can I do it the same as normal for the buckle and use a normal buckle that can be taken off (using snaps) and reversed. The back side would obviously have 2.5" of the opposite color (black on 1 side, timber brown on the other) and use a 6-7oz "liner"? that would meet up with the folded over part Any other ideas would be welcome
  21. Halitech
    LW, come in the chat the pnj started, I'm in there now kiwi, FO, it's not my fault lol
  22. Halitech
    then your only option is veg tanned leather strips http://springfieldleather.com/Belt-Strip-Long-1-1-2-in-5pk http://springfieldleather.com/1-2-Wide-2-Import-Veg-Straps_5
  23. Halitech
    are you planning on tooling or dying them or are you looking for something pre-finished so you just have to add buckles and cut holes? you will pay more for pre-cut strips and it doesn't take that much room to cut your own
  24. Halitech
    line it with chrome tanned liner leather
  25. Halitech
    if you want to use a client, it's irc.freenode.com #leatherworker
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