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good idea on the bungee cord, never would have thought of that. I either stitch or lace the ones I do but might try the bungee cords

ok, wasn't sure what type of stamp you were looking for and I've bought from him so I know his work. I think he does do some metal work as well but not as much so he doesn't advertise it very well.

The round punches, I've used so much they are almost a required tool for me now, don't delay too long Check with Studio-N on getting your stamp made, he's a member here and is cheap on making custom stamps. Business cards, check out vistaprint. I get all mine done there and they are cheap and relatively fast the wife's purse, well, I don't have one of them any more so up to you where you want to put her as a priority lol

then do yourself a favour and go to SLC and pick up these 3 punches http://springfieldleather.com/Chisel-Curved-30mm http://springfieldleather.com/Chisel-Curved-20mm http://springfieldleather.com/Chisel-Curved-10mmOUT $21.00 plus shipping for all 3 and they are well worth it. They aren't as pretty or polished as some tools but, they are sharp and will save you a ton of headaches when trying to get your corners rounded

glad to confirm what you were thinking

Studio-N can probably do them for you, along with a few others but honestly, if it's for a 1 off project, find someone with a 3D printer and use a C clamp to press them

nice work and that's the idea, provide better then what the customer expects. Only suggestion would be to round the corners at the top so they don't dig into his sides when moving around

good to know, and probably a better option then the plastic clip quick release buttons they use on the cheap collars at the dollar store

I noticed you did the black one with the button studs, how do you find they work with active dogs? any issues with them being pulled off?

Thank you for that profound statement and educating me that sewing machines use 2 threads, I would never have guessed that despite having a sewing machine of my own. I'm glad that you are happy with your machine stitch compared to your saddle stitching, however, that doesn't change the fact that you cut a thread on a sewing machine lock stitch, and it is going to unravel where the saddle stitch will not.

chances are, you won't be changing the color, at least not to the color you want. usually most commercially available products use chrome tanned leather which is dyed at the time or tanning and then finished to prevent color change. you could try the deglazer in a small area that is not noticeable and then dye it but I'd be surprised if it works

Check the info here http://beebeknives.com/html/make_a_sheath_tutorial.html I use this but instead of just placing the knife beside the line, I actually place the edge right on the line then roll the blade over to 1 side, like the suggest when making a gun holster. Another option, instead of having it all encased like a knife blade, make a cup to hold the bottom and use a strap to hold it in place at the top

easy, take 2 pieces of thread, tie them together, get the knot in the middle of your leather, start stitching. splicing and finishing off, good luck :D

Saddle stitch is over kill because she probably can't figure it out. It's a backstitch as ENC said and has the same inherit flaw as machine stitching, cut one stitch and the whole thing unravels.

would love to see the inside set up to see how you put it all together

I do the same thing with my radio straps except I use vinegaroon to make them black then I paint the letters.

or just see if you can take it to the bathroom and drop some water on it. If it absorbs the water, pretty good odds it's veg tanned

only thing that looks weird to me is the eye. I think it's supposed to be a closed eye but the angle just doesn't look right. Other then that, looks great

that doesn't sound right to me either for shipping. I can ship a wallet and a belt for less then $15.00 to anywhere in North America. I'll PM my postal code for you to check

I'd be interested as well depending on shipping costs to north of the border

Do a search on youtube for Chief31794 and you'll find 5 videos on how to start, finish, do the corners and splice

I still go to your videos for doing the corners. I can do the rest fine but even with all the times I still need help on the corners so I'm glad you did those videos

10:1 water:oxblood will give you pink

Anything you put on natural veg tanned leather will darken it some but you would need something with uva and uvb blocking as sunlight will darker leather. You don't want to use olive oil or neatsfoot oil as that will darken it as well. Not sure if resolene or tankote will do what you want or not

looking good so far. For the lace, measure the edges you want to lace then multiply that by 9 and add 10%, just for good measure. I'm curious how comfortable it is with the suede lace going up the middle. Any time I've used it, it tends to bulk up quite a lot