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  1. Halitech
    If you are using oil tanned leather, it's pre-dyed so you aren't going to need to dye it so therefore no buffing extra dye off
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    Decided to use a few parts that were given to me by my parents old friend. The leather is 2-3 oz which is why I lined it with the mission grain pigskin. I couldn't believe how easy it was to install the segma snaps. It was like I breathed on them and they were installed. Compared to the tandy pieces I've used, these ones are a dream to work with, shame they are no longer made like this. The leather is new, everything else was from the 60 year old stuff
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    if you have any doubts, pick up or use a small air brush and spray on thin layers and then you shouldn't have to worry about it
  4. Halitech
    it doesn't "eat" the dye but if you don't let it dry really well and buff it till your arm falls off, it will move the pigment around that is sitting on top of the leather
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    I'm there and awake now
  6. Halitech
    different tanneries, different weights, different areas of different hides will all react differently. Best you can hope for if you are dying yourself will be close.
  7. Halitech
    I have the log letter craftaid as well. This stuff is a treasure trove of patterns and things
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    I've got an email into the local tandy dealer to see if he can find out when it may have been sold for sure. If they can verify it, I may put it on ebay and see what I can get out of it for the unused one
  9. Halitech
    how much for 5 of the black bellies with shipping to nova scotia canada?
  10. Halitech
    I have 2 more of the liners plus a bunch of craftaids designed for that size wallet. There was also a craftaid for what looks like log letters in 3/4" size. I'll probably sell them in a show if I can
  11. Halitech
    and the original label the interior came with
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    From the bag of goodies I had dropped off yesterday, the first item I decided to do. A 64 year old wallet interior from Tandy leather that had an original price tag of $1.20. I married it to a plain black back and did the Mexican round braid on the edges. Just wanted something basic to go along with the age :D
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    Ahh okay was hard to make out so wasn't sure if it was a brand or your initial or what it was. I've made changes midway through a build as well and sometimes you have to and be damned the tooling you already have done
  14. Halitech
    very nice work and the natural color really looks good. Only suggestion would be to move the oval with the initial? up an inch or so so it's not hidden by the buckle.
  15. Halitech
    if you do a first burnish with just water, most dyes will still penetrate. Once you do it with gum trag, it's almost like sealing it with wax and you'll have a hard time getting it to dye.
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    The oldest book I can find a date on is 1958. That was 13 years before I was even born lol There are also 4 different craftaids for wallets and 2 different 3/4" letters, 1 is even in log cabin style so I'm gonna have to try that one out I took a quick look and there is a swivel knife in there with 3 different blades, including 1 that looks like it's brass, a sharpener for the blades, an edge creaser and more. I'll get a pic tomorrow when I can lay things out on the table.
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    He didn't want anything for the stuff, just wanted to pass it on to someone that would use it
  18. Halitech
    there is a bucket of tools and segma type snaps and eyelets and the 4 and 6 key hook assemblies as well. I need to sit down and look through them later
  19. Halitech
    Not really anything I did myself but my father was working at a golf tournament with another board member and he told the guy about me doing leather work. Well, it turns out that years ago when the guy was younger, he had an accident that required removal of part of 1 leg and 3 fingers on 1 hand. As part of his recovery, he got into leather working. He hasn't done much since so he brought the tools and books over to give to me. This is just a small sampling of the books and patterns he sent over. can't see it that clear but the 3 packages of black next to the wooden mallet is 3 wallet interiors from tandy, all priced at 1.20
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    mine too lol although getting paid for a pair of belts tomorrow
  21. Halitech
    looks good and I really like the double stitching around the edges. What's the inside look like?
  22. Halitech
    the 2 sided keeper is a cool idea but, how would you flip it inside out? Not like there would be a lot of slack to allow you to flip it.
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    Hello!

    Halitech replied to lomfs24's topic in Member Gallery

    with me it was because I needed a belt and couldn't find one big enough in the stores lol
  24. Halitech
    unless you made a card wallet with 2 pieces of leather, you way undercharged her. Say thank you and put the money back to work with more materials and tools.
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    Hello!

    Halitech replied to lomfs24's topic in Member Gallery

    hello and welcome to the asylum lol there are a few firefighters or makers of fire fighter things that will probably help you out some but we probably won't give you exact measurements and steps (especially if we sell said items) but you can get help designing your own items which believe me, is even more rewarding then making one someone else did all the work on
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