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  1. Halitech
    Usually I dye the leather, give it a coat of neatsfoot oil or olive oil and let that dry. Then depending on what it is, either supersheen, resolene or tankote. If it's a belt, guitar strap or rifle sling, I'll do the backside with snoproof unless I'm lining it.
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    Congrats Bob, your work is above outstanding and your willingness to help the rest of us out, makes you truly worthy of the award
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    what I've done is only use very light pressure then lay it on a flat surface and run my burnisher over it to eliminate the mushroom
  4. Halitech
    I agree with Otto, cut and then sand the edges so you get a more uniform edge then use a wing divider to get your stitches closer to the edge. They should be about 1/8" - 3/16" from the edge. Then once you have your stitching done, sand it lightly again and then burnish.
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    cool idea on using a small rivet for the primer on the shell, never would have thought of that
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    If you have the room and access to one, get a small compressor and air brush for your resolene, you won't get any streaks that way
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    Very nice and I like the way you rounded the inside corners of the slots
  8. Halitech
    Nice work kiwi. Have to admit when I saw you posting about a bikini I wasn't sure what to think I was going to see lol
  9. Halitech
    If you can rub it off, even slightly, then to me it's something topside. I've never seen tan kote do that before
  10. Halitech
    The tan kote should waterproof them. How long are you letting them dry between each step?
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    Vinegaroon is not a dye, it's actually a chemical reaction with the leather so it's not really something that is going to work well with just trying to get the top layer colored. And it should take close to a month for a batch of vinegaroon to really work well. And as Red Cent says, dunk it, wait only a few minutes then put it in the baking soda solution. If you let it sit for a day and it barely touched the surface, your vinegaroon wasn't ready to use. Vinegaroon shouldn't have much of a vinegar smell once it's ready to use.
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    When I make a sheath, I make a tracing of the blade itself then add 1/4" around it. Then I cut both the tracing of the blade and the 1/4" outside to use as my welt. I use the same piece as my outline for the front and back piece. In case you are talking about the thickness, I try and get a piece of leather that is the same thickness of the blade are its thickest point. In both cases, it helps hold the blade without being too tight in case the snap/button stud doesn't get closed here's the tutorial I use when making one http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41280
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    that is cool, very nice
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    nice work Chief and interesting combo but if that's what they want, they should be happy with it
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    I had that happen on a belt I was making for my mother, I was the middle letter in her name and I inadvertently turned it sideways. I made a pattern of 3 sideways I's and moved her name to the sides. She still doesn't know the difference lol
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    I've done the same thing myself but it does look cool and someone that has never done leatherwork wouldn't know the difference
  18. Halitech
    Bob, that probably does make more sense, I was told you could do it after to smooth it out. I guess it depends on how hard you press on it
  19. Halitech
    very cool but I would have rather seen her when she was 100 years younger lol
  20. Halitech
    would love to have a copy as well if you would be so kind as to share
  21. Halitech
    usually I will cut a bit longer then I want then dry fit and cut again if needed. Personally, I like the butt fit with sewing over a rivet edge.
  22. Halitech
    looks good but I'm just wondering, are the squares around the letters on the HD belt intentional or just where you pressed too hard?
  23. Halitech
    already paid for the order from turtle but when I need some more, I'll look up lonsdale
  24. Halitech
    Looks good. I like the dark edge with the lighter main part. Looks like the buckle hole is slightly off to one side by about 1/16"
  25. Halitech
    I like it Chief. The design makes it easy for a woman to dump everything out to find what they are looking for lol
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