Halitech
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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
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28 minutes ago, strathmoredesigns said:Is this a thing? Does Resolene really eat your dye off? I was all set to spray it on an oil tanned bag, but now I'm worried.
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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7 hours ago, leatherwytch said:I go there and no one is there or Daryl is on a holiday.
I'm there and awake now
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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.
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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
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how much for 5 of the black bellies with shipping to nova scotia canada?
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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13 minutes ago, kiwican said:Well if it looks like my wallet the inside is empty!
mine too lol although getting paid for a pair of belts tomorrow
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looks good and I really like the double stitching around the edges. What's the inside look like?
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18 hours ago, YinTx said:How about a two sided keeper? Just dye the flip side brown.. Alternatively, just use a metal keeper like MattS. Regardless, I like the belt, well done!
YinTx
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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8 minutes ago, Sceaden said:LOL, right on. I started out because I wanted to make about $50 worth of flintlock accessories... a few grand later...
with me it was because I needed a belt and couldn't find one big enough in the stores lol
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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 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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7 hours ago, Windrider30 said:Stunning and I may steal this idea lol but personally I would make two keepers as you said one brown one black for either side the keepers wont get in the way to much I do not think!
the keeper floats so he could store whichever one he;s not using at the time
10 minutes ago, cjartist said:Very Nice. I kinda like the splash of black provided by the keeper on the brown side. I guess it all depends on what your customer wants.
I kinda like it too but it is up to the customer
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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