Halitech
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16 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:Hi, Bob,
Back a couple of pages you mention that Bear Man makes an edge burnishing attachment for a dremel. I do have a dremel, and would like to be able to use it, but Bear Man hasn' been here since 2015. Can you help me find an attachment?
Since you are in Canada, check out Epic Leather Arts
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easy front pocket wallets, cuffs, comb cases, key fobs, belts? all depends on their attention level
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17 minutes ago, Deryk said:I have only made maybe 6 wallets in my life...made 2 this weekend. The green one needs the new right sized snaps i ordered yesterday re set and burnished.
The long wallet looks good but one thing I noticed is the middle section of pockets needs to be trimmed a little to make the edges even. The second pocket from the top is really sticking out. I would then burnish the edges as well.
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the chat room is free and fast too and unlike Discord, it does not require anyone to install anything.
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23 hours ago, Mjolnir said:PS Tell me It's ruined and maybe I can spend $20 bucks for some designer suede scrap
ok, it's ruined
well, you said to tell you it was ruined lol
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I do a bit of everything when it comes to wallets
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anyone around to chat tonight?
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how do you drive a kiwi crazy?
put him in a round room and tell him to sit in the corner!
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the site used to run one but due to some kind of issues they had to shut down. We were supposed to get another one and it never happened so I set one up on my site
http://darylsleather.com/chat/
Once you enter, just click on where it will say Guestxxx and you can change your name
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I'll be in later as well.
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or, if you have a food sealer, do as above (tacking isn't as needed) then seal in a bag for a day. The leather will still be wet when you take it out, but it will be stretched out and formed nicely. Only thing to watch out for is it will end up with a "pebble" pattern but, I kinda like it.
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as long as it's kept sealed, it should last a long time. I used to dye pieces after to get a little darker but I started using black shoe polish, only takes a moment and it's something the customer can do as well later.
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for the length, best option would be to get a measurement of the one he's using now
For the backing, depends on what types of music he plays. If he is constantly moving it around, you probably want it smooth. If he's the stand still type, either way will be fine.
Padding probably wouldn't be a bad idea but if you go with a 2.5" strap, may not be needed. If you want to put customized info on the inside, then you will need to line it with thin veg tan so might as well pad it.
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if the posts are long enough, I'd say a glove snap would work but they usually work best on thinner leather. Sam Brown button stud could be uncomfortable on the leg. Maybe velcro?
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They usually start out feeling very tight but over time, they do work loose. That's why I only use them on the top of things when they hang down so the natural tendency is top fall closed.
If you had put it on the front, it would have also made it awkward to lay when open and made reading harder. Hopefully it will stay tight and not give the owner any issues.
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being leather is/was a living creature, leather is porous so it's not easy to sanitize. Best you could hope for would be to completely dip the item in something like tan kote multiple times to seal it and then they could try to wipe it with a sanitizer. I'd do a test before selling any products though.
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only thing that "looks" wrong to me is the way you have the closure clasp. When it's standing up on a bookshelf, the clasp will be a position with a tendency to fall open.
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beautiful. Any chance of seeing the inside?
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I've used these on some belt bags I've made using a similar set up
https://www.tandyleather.ca/en/product/strap-loops-w-plate-nickel-plate
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I'm talking more like this. The lacing should keep it from moving back and the strap keeps it from moving forward. My image is showing a gap but that's because it's on a broken stock that's missing the pad.
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why not add a small strap around the backside of the stock to hold it in place? Use something lightweight like 2/3oz and wouldn't be felt on the shoulder when firing
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Black River Laser has a plastic template you can buy but all I do is take my overall length, divide by 3, and use each section for a different part. Say your overall is 30". Take 10 inches and use that for your tooling. 10" for the taper and then 10" for the adjustment holes.That's if you are looking at a cobra style sling.
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that's the one, thanks Bodean
Finishing Edges
in How Do I Do That?
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just happened to see the email notification come in and I was talking to the owner the other night about them and still had the link open
I'm still learning as well