Halitech
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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
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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
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glad to confirm what you were thinking
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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5 hours ago, HENDREFORGAN said:That is a point of view towards hand stitching with two needles I took myself for over 25 years . . until my age meant my thumbs could no longer act as "G clamps". So I began to use sewing machines to take over and, today, I'll put work I've done on my Durkopp Adler 205-370 against examples of my hand saddle stitching and I'll be very happy with the result. You know sewing machines use TWO threads too?
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.
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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
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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
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11 minutes ago, mayorblurps said:I think it looks neat and different but I prefer saddle stitching anyway. It's clean, strong as heck and just plain works. Now if I can figure out to use 2 color threads at once I'll be getting somewhere. Thank you for the info!!
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
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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.
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would love to see the inside set up to see how you put it all together
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I do the same thing with my radio straps except I use vinegaroon to make them black then I paint the letters.
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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
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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
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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
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I'd be interested as well depending on shipping costs to north of the border
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Do a search on youtube for Chief31794 and you'll find 5 videos on how to start, finish, do the corners and splice
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17 minutes ago, Chief31794 said:Thanks Halitech, not sure Master is the right word, maybe "crusty old guy". I appreciate the comment though.
Chief
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
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10:1 water:oxblood will give you pink
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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
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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
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the fact that it doesn't give a thickness (1mm or 0.035", etc) makes me wonder just how heavy the thread will be when you get it. It looks a lot like tandy's Waxed Linen Thread and that stuff is 0.08mm (0.031") but no way to know and nothing to compare it to in their image
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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.