Johanna

Aaron, When we first did the upgrade we had some issues that slowed the forum down, but as far as we know, we corrected them. (One was moving the adserver to a different server.) Are you still experiencing a slow forum in IE? And all your Java updates are current? I am not aware of anyone else with the "slow forum" issue any more, so any details you have will be helpful. Thanks, Johanna

I'm not a FF user, so I don't even want to comment and lead someone astray. The most I do is glance at sites in FF now and then to compare to what I see in IE. Thanks for posting the FF help, guys- you know what works best for you. Aaron, I've been setting up the new Gallery, and I've found settings to customize every thumbnail, regular pic and lightbox pic, but those same settings are nowhere to be found for forum posts and attachments. The old forum did have some settings. I will look around for a mod or ask someone who can write a script for some control of this. The pics that open too big annoy me, also, but I think people upload them that way because they don't know any better. If I could make the forum resize them automatically, they won't need to be taught or encouraged to do it themselves, and we won't be inconvenienced with the pics that would fill a 40 foot projection screen. Johanna

Thanks, Bob. I always wonder why people post pictures that are bigger than a standard screen? I save the picture (only if I really want to see it) then resize it so that I can see it, at one time. I wish the folks that want to learn how to resize pics would read the threads on the subject and then ask for help if they need it. We all like to look at the pics, and those great big scrollbar pictures aren't any fun. Johanna

Thank you for dropping in to share that with us. Now and then Billy checks in with us- I will make sure he sees your post. Johanna

Fixed.

Yep, I broke the thumbnails somehow when I installed the Gallery. As soon as I fix the thumbnails I'll be able to turn the Gallery on, though. Johanna Don't change your computer's settings- it's not you! It's us.

With the holidays coming up, what leather and leather related goodies would you like Santa to bring you? Do you give a list to your SO, or do you hope your family gets it right? Do you ask for gift certificates? If you could ask Santa for a leather something this year, what would it be? A tool? A hide? A machine? A new laptop to read LW? Do you always wind up with cologne and a tie whether you need them or not? Johanna

There is a TLF (Tandy Leather Factory) in Cleveland. The manager is Jerome Warburton. If you don't want to drive there, UPS would probably deliver overnight. Johanna

It's because that is an old link from when I didn't know any better...and there is a blank space in it. http://leatherworker.net/Head%20Knife.htm is what IE does to it automatically. I will fix it. ooops. Johanna

No, you need to seal Antique or it will bleed when it gets wet. Neat Lac and Super Shene give you a shiny finish, Leather Balm w/ Atom Wax lets the work stay more natural looking. I'm going to let the more experienced folks clarify the details- I don't do much in the shop these days. Antique is water based, so it must be sealed. I just wanted to say that before someone goofed up. Johanna

Studio 2-Dawgs is our very own Kate. She recently revamped Bruce Johnson's and Paul Burnett's site, too. There are more on the way... Kate is not the type to brag, so I will do it for her. She is awesome!! She's been letting me look over her shoulder while she works, and I have learned so much my head could explode. If you want a well designed website that works, get on her list ASAP. Slots are filling fast. Johanna

Roo- you're in good hands now. (Google "noahdfear" LOL) He is a malware removal expert. Dave- TYS. I know, I owe ya more cookies.... ~J

I have asked for help from an expert. Hang on. ~J

It works. My kids did the same thing last week. My nine year old said, "Mom, what's "erectile dysfunction"?" HUH? I had to kill a couple of processes in task manager just to get to the desktop, but I ran MBAM from my flash drive on the "parents" account (I should have mentioned to only do this on an administrative account) and it wiped out all the superantiviruspro crap on the reboot. Whew. Johanna

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Download the free version and run it. It works and it's free. Johanna

Storm, you just keep on getting better! Good detail in the work, nice clean lines. Keep tapping- you've got the touch. Johanna

Exactly. If you haven't complained to him that you don't like it and want it to stop, he is interpereting your silence as approval. If you have expressed yourself directly to him, then it's war, because he doesn't respect you at all. ~J

There comes a point where you need to look someone in the eye and say, "Look, I'm glad you like my work, and it's flattering that you want to copy it, but if you don't knock it off, I'm gonna kick your..." I like the lucky 7 tool set for Xmas idea. Tell him: Good luck with that, dude! hahahahaha Johanna

Kevin deserves his excellent reputation. Do us a favor and mention to him how much you appreciate his support of this site. It's another good thing he does for Leather Land. Johanna

I asked Bonnie to put together a tutorial of how to replace a zipper in a jacket, and she put this together to share with you. Bonnie lives in a cold state, and is friends with hundreds (thousands?) of bikers. If you have ever ridden a bike, you know how important your leathers are- and if your zipper breaks, well, you'll do anything to please the Zipper Queen, as it should be. We all really appreciate the time you took to do this great zipper tutorial, and hope to see many more from you now. Thanks, Bonnie! ~J zipperqueenLW.pdf zipperqueenLW.pdf

Hi Chris! We have a pretty big UK following and quite a few members from Europe, Australia, Canada, Asia and everywhere in between. If you are looking to increase your global presence, we've got the folks. Many of our members are professionals who don't mind spending a bit more for a better quality tool. Let us know if we can be of assistance getting your corporate name out there. http://leatherworker.net/adnews/ad.html Johanna

Siegel of California, Inc- 700 McMurray Rd- Buellton, CA 93427 telephone: 800.862.8956 Slaughter Free Leather This leather will be arriving in a couple of days. The leather is produced from animals which were never slaughtered. They may have died from any variety of reasons; pasture accident, lightning strike, etc, etc. All of this leather is vegetable tanned. Each side will be signed on the back and come with a letter of authenticity. We can make any variety of leathers from thes hides from strap sides to handbag leathers. Our first product are natural colored, strap sides in 7/8 & 8/10 oz. Because these sides have come from fallen animals, I would not recommend this leather for any safety applications. For example, it could be colored, tooled and dyed to be used for waist belts but, please do not consider using this leather for something such as reins. From our initial feedback, there was an incredible interest in this product, as so many of y'all spoke of customers who were otherwise purchasing synthetics over leather as the result of their political beliefs. So, this can be an added product to your line of materials in addition to what you currently produce. from current newsletter