Johanna

Please don't let babies or children or pets chew on leather or rawhide. ~J

Hey Steve! If he calls you right away, we don't learn anything! Post here on the forum so that we can all benefit. I've been thinking about how great it would be to have a class 3 machine. Tell me what I'll be able to do with it- tell me if a class 4 is better and why. Everybody knows that you know these machines backwards and forwards. Tell us what to expect, then we'll know what to ask you when we call. Johanna

I spoke with Linda Zavala and Bob Chambers, the show co-chairs today. Linda said they can accept entries up to the last minute (you DON'T have to belong to a guild to enter!) She absolutely needs to have banquet reservations by Thursday- call her immediately if you want to attend the banquet! Vendors planning to attend are Tandy Leather Factory, Hidecrafters, (Jim and George are teaching workshops) Artisan Sewing Machines, Neil Cowan "Sharp Shop" (bring the tools you always wanted sharpened but didn't have time or know how to do!) and some others that I can't recall off the top of my head. The workshops are pretty good, and not expensive- c'mon- many of you don't live too far away from the hotel- you're gonna have fun if you plan to go! Johanna

I am sorry people, I missed this thread somehow. The browsers will hang on such a big file (almost 16MB) because they are coming up by default in the pdf readers most people have. To download the file directly, right click this link and choose "save target as". A box will ask you where you want to save it to- once you download the file you won't need the Internet to deliver it to you in your browser. You can just open it with whatever pdf reader you use. It's a 15.69MB download. Johanna

I looked on the shelf, and I have the exact same book, too. Mine still has the Tandy stock # 1891 and price of $5.99 sticker. I have no idea who the other two authors of the book are, but I think (and I may be wrong!) that this book was used in the Al Stohlman Home Study Course at one time. It's written as a textbook, in a style unlike AS's other books. I hope someone can fill in the missing details- I'm curious now! Johanna

I don't even want to think about double loop lacing upside down! I'd miss the whole movie! But you do start in the middle for a buckstitch, for example. The middle of your lace goes at the belt tip. Buckstitching is the only important "no splice!" lacing, unless you're going to hide it with a liner. Most of the time, like doing wallets and checkbooks and purses and so forth, you are better off splicing. The drag on the lace shows the wear after too many pulls. A good splice cannot be seen. You hide the ends inside the leathers when double loop lacing. If you must splice a simpler item, you can skive the ends of the laces and use a drop of leather weld. That's pretty much what they do at the factory anyway. I pull off a little more than an arm's reach from the spool, so I don't know how helpful the chart is going to be. These are estimates- your mileage may vary, of course. But learning to splice is a key to good lacing. Johanna

You know you have selected the right price when the customers gasps, and reaches for his wallet. ~J

Whipstitch: 3.5X Running Stitch: 1.5X Buckstitch: 2.5X Single Loop: 6.5X Double Loop: 8.5X Round Braid: 8X

I second that "Thank you!" You folks have made LW the most interesting and educational leatherworking resource EVER and I am honored to pour the coffee here. A big round of applause is in order for all the people who work behind the scenes- without your help, none of this would be possible. God bless you all! Johanna

Steve completely sold out of stock, and is waiting on a new shipment. Rumor has it that the next set of machines will be a distinctive color. Contact Steve through the forum (Cobra Steve) or his website leathermachineco.com. He's never too busy for his customers and friends. Johanna

What happened, Joane? Did you let the domain name expire? If you still own the domain name, you can get your site back! If I can help you recover what is yours, or if you need a new domain name and hosting, holler. Johanna

Greg is one of the pioneers of getting leatherworkers online and talking, and he is also a sweet leather artist. You lucked out, Luke! You coulda got something from me! Really nice job, now you know you gotta explain the lacing a little. That makes the piece really pop. ~J

You can clean off the copper rivets with any copper cleaner (do NOT get it on the leather unless you test in an inconspicous place first!) We always put a drop or two of Neat lac on them to prevent them from tarnishing. Maybe someone else has a better idea? Johanna

Clarification: The guy that owns Zack White's is named Tim. Kevin Hopkins, in case you haven't figured it out yet, is the owner of Springfield Leather in Springfield, MO. Johanna

I think it's fixed. Everybody jump in and let's see.

I've submitted a ticket to Parachat.

Okay- We've got room reservations...we're going! Try to conceal your laughter at my crappy JC Penney purse, please? Johanna

Well, I checked with the authorities, and they said they couldn't tell me anything, but that I should NOT give him any keys until he accompanies me to the BMV in person and PROVES his license is okay. (Call his bluff, maybe?) His license was suspended for driving a car that had no insurance on it, and Ohio doesn't play around with uninsured drivers. After he gets to court, he will likely lose his driving privileges for a year (he may get work driving privileges IF he has a job then!) and he will pay a higher rate of insurance when it's over. This is after he pays all fines, court costs, reinstatement fees and visits one of the 5 BMVs in Ohio that are able to "unsuspend" DLs. I guess I kinda knew he was not being honest with us, and I'm very disappointed in him. I turned the matter over to his dad after I was advised not to entrust him with one of my cars. Johanna

If you are having small text when you type, click the "add reply" or "post new topic" button and check the size of the font you are using. Forum default is Verdana 3. Is that what you mean? When you click the text size button, a menu should pop up with sizes. Johanna

Posting this for our dear friend Harvey Lutske...wow

Thank you thank you thank you... it doesn't get any simpler than that! Johanna

We're working on it. We don't want to break the board. The last time that happened, all you people freaked out and went through withdrawal. It was horrible. Kate has been experimenting, and so has IPB. It's coming- we're just being on the cautious side. Johanna

Guitar, and I still sing my kids to sleep just about every night. They still want me to. Go figure? Johanna

Is this happening on all sites or just LW? If it is all sites- hold your control key down and scroll the wheel on your mouse if you have one. Or click "view" at the top of the page and click the text size to whatever you prefer. Johanna