Johanna

I'm not gonna whack you, Pete. My husband just came home and let me know he got a 6.5% pay cut today. I think it's a neat idea to give the Queen something. How many people in the news have NO scandal associated with them? She's a gracious lady, and it would be a kind gesture to make a gift for her, with respect, from the USA. Johanna

This would have been a hard entry to beat even if there would have been any other entries! Randahl, it's gorgeous, I will treasure it forever, and thank you! Please PM me with your mailing address so I can send you the gift card. I know you wrote it on the back, but I don't want to make a mistake. You are doing awesome work, and I appreciate you taking the time to do this for LW! Johanna

Well, that is Artisan's OLD site, and I don't have anything to do with that. The manual you want is here , present and correct on their NEW site. Johanna

Compass or wing dividers work well. For circles, I have used glasses, plates, candle holders- whatever is handy. ~J

Hmmmm maybe I could remove the delete button. Then mail could be deleted from the inbox as desired instead of instantly. Let me think on that a bit. Johanna

Whenever possible, cut or punch shapes out at the same time. If something has to match, fold it if you can. If you are going to make a lot of something, and you want to have a good template to work from, invest the time in making one out of plastic, metal, wood or even heavy cardboard. Templates save time and help you get more consistent results. Johanna

I got a sweet piece of leather from Randahl. I'll post a pic of it tomorrow. Anybody wanna whip together some business cards tonight before deadline? Johanna

Yes. Unplug the external when not in use just to be safe. You can still get XP, but why??? It's going to be obsolete soon, and the support is not there from either MS or the software developers. I've been using Vista now for awhile, and I like it (ducks at the rocks thrown at me!) Seriously, I notice the differences when I use my laptop (old faithful XP Pro) and I like Vista better. I hear Windows 7 is even better. Yes. You can even buy a transfer cable for about $40 and use the files and settings transfer wizard in Vista to make your new computer pretty much what your old one was. I did that for my mom, and was amazed that her programs still worked, her file system remained intact and it didn't forget to move her address book, favorites, stored email, etc. It was easy, and it worked perfectly. If you decide to do this, you need to keep the old comp running until you have the new one out of the box. Probably not. If you have a downloads file with those programs, just make sure you transfer it and reinstall the programs. You may need to reenter keys, and if you don't remember them you can usually request them to be resent- those things are tied to email addresses, not the specific computer.Unsolicited advice: If you can, buy a computer that has a real cd/dvd of the OS (operating system) not a little recovery partition. If you have to repair the computer (or replace the hard drive) it's handy to have the disk. When people ask me for help picking out a computer, I go to www.tigerdirect.com . I have probably purchased 50 systems there in the past year, and only had one or two incidents where something needed returned. The customer service is outstanding, and the whole process was painless. I've never had a problem collecting a rebate from them either. If you buy a Vista computer, get enough memory (at least 2 gigs). You can always upgrade hard drive space and optical reader/writers in the future (cd/dvd drives). XP liked memory, Vista NEEDS it. HTH Johanna

Someone commented that this thread was like throwing a bleeding baby in a shark tank. I made a mental note to remember that line. I hope you got some good ideas, NoahL, and I hope you don't judge us all by a few. The time has come to close this topic now. Johanna

Vegetable tanned leather and chrome tanned leather will react to chemicals differently because of the chemicals that were used to produce the two different kinds of leathers. This isn't a very scientific experiment. Johanna

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I could go on for hours with stories of PETA and vegans and hate mail, but that's beside the point. I think it's neat to see a man trying to respect his girlfriend's beliefs, even if he and most everybody think her beliefs are a little extreme or impractical. At least she is making a conscious effort to put her money and her time into doing what she thinks is right, even if we think she's nuts. And vice versa. Maybe she'll be okay with you using "scrap" leather, leather that is destined to be wasted (thrown in a landfill). I'm sure you can find some sources of scrap just by asking around. I think you deserve a pat on the back for trying to be thoughtful. Johanna

I would like to know if anyone did get the $1650 price for the 3000 Toro. You can PM me if you don't want to post it here. If you didn't get it, and you tried, I would like to know that, too. Thank you, Johanna

Animals are not killed for their hides. Leather is a byproduct of the meat industry. There is no incentive for ranchers to wait until a cow drops dead, then skin it and sell the hide, so I don't know if her request is practical. Maybe if she had some more education about how the chain works, she'd be more understanding. Will one of you ranchers jump in here and explain the process? Johanna

I had to remove it because of a conflict between Hidecrafters (who produced the video) and Artisan. Contact Artisan directly to see if they can get you a copy. Johanna

Paul Zalesak (pabloz) and his Leather Wranglers company (makers of the special swivel knives that come in pretty colors!) sponsored a contest at Wickenburg this year. Hidepounder got the prizes, but all of the entries were pretty special. Take a look: http://www.leatherwranglers.com/contest.html Congratualtions to everyone who entered- and wow, just wow, HP! I enjoy looking at your work! The second place bird is my favorite. Johanna

Some of you have asked about t shirts and coffee cups- check out our new store: http://www.cafepress.com/lwnetstore Proceeds from any sales will help LW with expenses, and your support is deeply appreciated. Johanna

When I think gameboards, I think of CitizenKate because hers are just fantastic. I have no idea how busy she is at the moment, but you can always ask, right? If nothing else, she may know someone who can help you. Johanna

Happy birthday, Kathy! May you celebrate lots and lots more 29ths! Remember, we're not getting older, it's everyone else. Johanna

Dually- you made my day with your poem. We started LW in order to let leatherworkers learn, laugh and have fun, and I guess we must be doing something right, 'cause you folks are here, learning and laughing. God bless all you fine people who hang out here! Johanna

Click the "Options" button at the top right and select "standard view" in display modes. That should put it back like it was for you. Holler if you have any problems! Johanna

JohnD- if anyone deserved the good karma today, you did. I'm glad you got your wallet back, and I think it's cool that the guy admired yours so much he wants one too. Tuck a few of your business cards in there for when he gets compliments. It's good to know that there are people who will do the right thing, just because it is the right thing. I'm glad you met one of those good people today. But then, you would have done the same for him, so what goes around comes around. Johanna

Denise- you forgot to mention how your summer only lasts for approx. three weeks, then it snows in August. I am coming to see you one of these days, though. If I can't hire a dog sled team, maybe I can get a helicopter drop? I want to sit in your kitchen sooooo bad! You can put me to work shoveling up after the animals, as long as I don't have to know any technical terms for any horse parts. I will bring your horses some Ohio apples, if they are allowed to have them, and they won't be mad at me for not knowing the name of that very long back muscle. I will tell them how Johnny Appleseed gave up and died before he ever got to Alberta, and the guy with the orange tree seeds went bankrupt or froze to death or both. They have a statue of him downtown, from what I hear, but it has never unthawed enough to be seen by the public. Johanna (I love teasing Denise and she knows it. She'd tease me back, but then she'd have to tie the tin cans and string to the horse to get an Internet signal...)

You can edit a post for a few hours, after that, get a hold of someone in green to fix it for you. You can't remove the first post of a new topic unless you are green. I think the reasoning is that id Joe Blow gets mad, he might want to delete all of his posts, leaving big holes in the board. Little errors like what happened to you the other day is just regular housekeeping, and anyone in green can fix it. Johanna

I really miss the little burgers from Krystals. They must have teeny tiny spatulas in the kitchens there. The biscuits in the morning were always good too, esp. with the sausage gravy. YUM!! Johanna