Jump to content

Halitech

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,229

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Halitech

  1. Halitech
    20151002-183012a.jpg

    From the album: wallets

    trifold wallet interior
  2. Halitech
    20151002-162823a.jpg

    From the album: wallets

    trifold wallet interior
  3. Halitech

    you would think with all the complaining about the upgrade that people were loosing millions of dollars a day by not being able to access the site or see images. Come on people, it's a free site with the combined knowledge of probably a thousand years and we get it for free. Give the staff a break and let them fix the issues. I'm sure it will be better then before.

    1. Show previous comments  4 more
    2. OffKilterLeather

      OffKilterLeather

      Everything's looking great...nice polish on the site :)

    3. Johanna

      Johanna

      Thank you folks! Have a few issues I'm still working on, but overall I think we've made some big improvements. Happy Easter everyone! :)

    4. Thor

      Thor

      Johanna, this is already so much nicer than before and I'm confident that you will be able to connect the remaining dots. There will always be the odd person complaining, but again, I'm very happy about the new software and design. It runs a lot smoother and it is more convenient. 

      People may have to understand that this forum, with over 60,000 members is probably the biggest forum for leatherworkers and it is impossible to think about everything with such a huge operation. And as Hali said, it's free. For heaven's sake - people take it as such.

  4. Halitech
    I've always used cool to lukewarm water when doing my wet molding. I know boiling hot was used in armour making but cool water seems to give me more time to get things stretched out and in proper position over hot.
  5. Halitech
    I really like the way you used the tools but I have to admit, and maybe it's just me, but I had to look a few different times before I actually saw the JD. Now that I do, cool work
  6. Halitech
    I did a belt a few months ago just to have on stock and finished both sides with snoproof. I also hit it with a hair dryer on low heat to help melt it in and it almost gave it an artificial patina, looks really good.
  7. Halitech
    I have some of the 5-6 water buffalo and I wouldn't want a bag made from it unless I was planning on using it as a weapon to knock people out. It is really really stiff. 3oz calf is going to be nice and soft so you may want to line it and put a stiffener in it as well. If you are planning on doing any tooling, you want veg tanned regardless of the weight
  8. Halitech
    I really like this. Stitching looks really nice, edge looks great but my eye keeps getting drawn to the snap piece and it just looks odd to me where it is off centered by so much. I know it's done to match the cut out of the body but it just doesn't look right to me.
  9. Halitech
    I do if I'm doing a bigger project but for something like a watch strap, too much work to dig out the sprayer.
  10. Halitech
    are you using water based dyes or oil based or alcohol based? I use mainly water based and seldom have an issue. Maybe try spraying it on with an airbrush or a small preval sprayer
  11. Halitech
    only time I've had that problem with resolene, and for that matter super sheen or any other finish, was when the dye wasn't dry enough and buffed enough before applying.
  12. Halitech
    Ian Atkinson actually did a comparison of finishes including to how waterproof they are, smell during application and after drying, and what the finish looks like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyTg_hfpNUM
  13. Halitech
    looks good. I really like the color combination and with a little modification you could use it for a bible case or artists case.
  14. Halitech
    I'm basically the same except I dye my edges when dying the rest then wet with just water, burnish, beeswax, burnish. If it needs more wax I'll add as many coats as needed.
  15. Halitech
    what would be the point of putting on edge kote then covering it with beeswax? Far as I understand, edge kote was designed to replace having to burnish
  16. Halitech
    I would avoid gluing the middle section where it bends. When you made the inside section, it should have been about 1/2" shorter then the outer piece to allow it to bend closed, same principle as a wallet.
  17. Halitech
    I'm with Dwight, I cut them as long as I can then trim off what isn't needed and it usually leaves me with enough for a wrist band or something else I need shorter pieces for. If I need them thinner, I run them through the splitter.
  18. Halitech
    if it was a prefinished bag, it would have a sealer on it and chances are, it's not veg tanned leather. You would need to at least strip off all the sealer they put on it from the factory and even then, it probably won't take the new dye the way you expect it to
  19. Halitech
    I take a piece of 9oz leather and flip it flesh side up and lay that on my anvil
  20. Halitech
    20160306 210549
    what? thought maybe seeing the finished product might inspire you lol
  21. Halitech
    20160306 210627

    From the album: misc stuff

    probably went a little over board with the rivets holding the belt loop on but hey, least it shouldn't fall off
  22. Halitech
    20160306 210557

    From the album: misc stuff

  23. Halitech
    20160306 210549

    From the album: misc stuff

  24. Halitech
    20160306 002624

    From the album: misc stuff

  25. Halitech

    Think most of us can pick up a few pointers from this http://www.creativeincomeblog.com/mistakes-avoid-craft-fair/

×
×
  • Create New...