Johanna
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Okay, some latigo will bleed, but the *better* brands bleed very little. Of course, I do not know the current market for latigo, because I haven't sold/bought latigo since...ummm...1998. Does Leather Balm w/ Atom Wax help? Or is another sealer more effective? Just curious.
Johanna
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Dale,
I love looking at your work. When did you know you were going to be an artist? In addition to the careful detail that identifies your work, you have an eye for color. Do you work in other mediums than leather, too? Thanks for sharing...I would enjoy seeing anything you are working on, any time, leather or not.
Johanna
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Latigo isn't meant to be dyed by the consumer/producer. The oils, waxes and dyes the tannery injects during the manufacture don't really allow much penetration of liquid dyes or conditioners. Latigo will seldom, if ever, bleed, even when soaking wet from water or sweat. Real latigo won't show "chips" or scratches, either, because the color is all the way though, unlike vegetable tanned leather. Latigo is stiffer and, though nice to look at, probably overkill for human restraints, and expensive if you get into commercial production.
Latigo is made in many colors, from gentle browns to reds to blacks. Siegels of California and Wickett & Craig will probably send you samples, if you ask. Latigo doesn't need "sealer" like Super Shene. Just watch your girlfriend's skin for irritation, as sweat can sometimes cause chemicals to leach out of the leather and cause a reaction (good advice, latigo or not!) Usually it's just itchy, but if the skin gets broken (from scratching, for example) infection may set in if the leather is exposed to raw skin. (Any leather, not just latigo.) The reason the Shene peeled is that the latigo leather can't absorb it like veggie tanned leather.
Regular veggie tanned leather is suitable for your purposes, and you may want to experiment for different effects. It is possible to stamp some hides of latigo, but difficult. If you do, prepare to wet it thouroughly, let it soak in, press it for a long time and still be unhappy with the results. Make sure any leather you choose is dampened and buffed smooth on the side that will touch her skin. Rub it with sheeps wool intil it shines and is smooth, then do it for another hour. Even better, line it with some soft sheepskin for comfort. Latigo won't stretch as much as veggie tanned, but vegetable leather won't stretch enough to matter. She's a woman, not a horse.
Okay, I'm taking the liberty of adding you to the "adult only" area because I don't want to say much more on the main board and risk offending someone. I'm looking forward to talking with you more, and there are some other folks here that know lots more than me and have better imaginations.
I'm not trying to discourage your posting at all, so please don't misunderstand. You sound like you've been at this long enough to understand discretion.
Johanna
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It Does Make You Feel Good,
1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3. A hot shower.
4. No lines at the supermarket.
5. A special glance.
6. Getting mail.
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry).
12. A bubble bath.
13. Giggling.
14. A good conversation.
15. The beach
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself.
18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you
19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
23 Laughing at an inside joke.
24. Friends.
25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).
28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
29. Playing with a puppy.
30. Having someone play with your hair.
31. Sweet dreams.
32. Hot chocolate.
33. Road trips with friends.
34. Swinging on swings.
35. Making eye contact with a stranger.
36. Making chocolate chip cookies.
37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
38 Holding hands with someone you care about.
39. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.
40. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you.
41. Watching the sunrise.
42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.
43. Knowing that somebody misses you.
44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
45. Knowing you've done the right thing,no matter what other people think.
Lord keep Your arm around my shoulder
and Your hand over my mouth.
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I stumbled on this page by accident. I had forgotten how many different kinds of awls there were.
Impression/Incision: There are few instances of combining techniques such as Incising and Stamping, such as is done in much modern leatherworking, however, that should not be taken as a solid statement that such was not done. It is quite possible for such tooling to be done only using stamping tools, but the edges of such work are usually not as sharply defined as the cut and tooled work.- Belts -- Dress Accessories. Catalog nos. 22-23. These use both Incising and Stamping for decoration
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Leathercovered Box (14th C - Italian) -- Newman, Thelma. Leather as Art and Craft. This box, which is currently in in the Metropolitin Museum of Art, has a overall design that could easily pass for a modern tooling style. There is an Elizabethan example of Cutting that is vaguely reminiscent of the modern "American Floral" designs that *could* be such a case (Citation forgotten).
[*]Impression/Paint:
- Stonyhurst Bible binding (7th C.) [plate II; Waterer's Leather and Craftsmanship, Faber & Faber LTD., London, 1950.]
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E. Diehl, Bookbinding, Vol. 1, Dover Books, NY, c.1946,1980, p. 109.
[*]Cutting (or often referred to as Carving)/Cuir cisele' - This is a method of decorating leather in which the design is cut into dampened leather instead of being tooled or blocked. The design is first outlined with a pointed tool and then dampened. Sometimes it is then brought into relief by depressing the background, usually by stamping a succession of dots into the leather very close together by means of a pointed tool. Certain parts of the design are sometimes embossed from the flesh side of the leather, and in such cases the decorating must be done before covering.
Some sources state that this technique was really only practiced only during the 15th century and then only in certain areas such as Southeastern Germany and Spain. There are no English and Flemish and practically no Italian examples are known.
- Incising -- Taking a knife, or in modern tooling, a swivel knife, and inscribing a design into the surface of the leather. Note that a dull knife can leave a much larger "line" than a sharp one, and will not weaken the surface strength as much. This is *possibly* the most common method of ornamentation for leather during the Middle Ages. Numerous examples can be found in Knives and Scabbards, Shoes and Pattens, etc.
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Carving -- Technically, this is the technique of undercutting the leather surface and making it physically stand out from the general surface of the leather.
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Cutout -- Creating designed by punching holes in the leather. There are examples of this in Shoes and Pattens, as well as the various fields on the burial shield of the Black Prince (shown in Leather and the Warrior).
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Sgraffio or Scraping -- Scraping away parts of the surface to create an overall effect. There are examples of this in Shoes and Pattens and Leather and the Warrior.
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Embroidery -- Doing needlework on the leather itself. There are examples discussed in Shoes and Pattens.
[*]Impressing
- Stamping/Punching/Cold Stamping -- Using a hammer and unheated metal "Irons" to create a pattern, or set a single image. There are a few examples of examples of these in Knives and Scabbards, most often to create a repeating motif of a single design element.
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Blind Stamping -- Impressing by means of heated metal stamps, touched to the leather. This is the method of ornamentation used on books, and other items using very thin leathers.
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Creasing/Veining. -- This is referred to a single or double line, often used to create a decorative border edge on leather. It is done with either heated metal irons, or by friction with wooden tools. It is essentially similar to blind stamping in that it uses heated metal to create a design.
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Cuerro Gofrado -- Rather like "Blind Stamping", this rather lays the leather atop a heated metal design, and pressed down onto it, creating a multilayered effect. It seems to have not been common beyond Spain and Italy.
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Poker Work/Pyrogravure/Poker Art -- This also uses a heated tool, but rather than to impress the design into the surface, to burn the surface with a very hot metal, in much the same way as a Branding Iron or a Running Iron works. [On light leather you can burn, using a soldering iron with a sharp tip, a series of dots and lines that are black. They last for a very long time and you can create some very complicated designs (including some of the really difficult ones from the book of kells) This method of decoration is authentic for the period 800-1100 (see sheaths in the Yorvik viking centre) and probably before and after those dates.]
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Gold Stamping -- This is a means of imbedding gold leaf patterns into the surface of the leather. Judging from bookbindings, leather tapestries, and some of the nicer items described in inventories, they used gold, silver, and tin leaf on many items, and often faked up the tin to resemble gold or silver.
[*]Modelling -- Creating a bas relief in the leather using a number of techniques, including carving.
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Dublin piece (13th c) -- This could just as easily have been a combination of stamped work and embossing. The basic design (animals and vegetation) would have been laid out and rough worked by pressing or modeling, then the background would be stamped with a small round stamp before the main design is finished. Additionally, the background dots in the piece appear to have been worked in rows; they follow the rough lines of the main design rather than being the smooth all-over pelleted background
[*]Molding or Moulding -- May include molds and/or countermolds to create the design. A design that has been engraved on a piece of wood can be pressed into a piece of leather stretched over the form. It would appear that many molds for Bottels, etc. rather than having the leather go around the mold, often have the leather pressed inTO the mold. Many period leather bottles were made in this fashion, as well as a number of examples of materials shown in Waterer's books.
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Welcome to leatherworker.net! Your welcome sign is very strikingly handsome. Glad to have you here!
Johanna
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ClayB's Figure Carving Tutorial
Step by step instructions, written and illustrated by Clay Banyai. Outstanding demonstration of figure carving.
(Thank you thank you Clay!)
Johanna
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Hey Freak,
When you are dyeing leather, you have to let the leather pull the dye off the brush. Because hides vary in their absorbency, I can't tell you to hold this type of brush at this angle, because that won't work. Always turn the work, not yourself, and work so your arm only drags over the part you haven't painted yet.
The last time I dyed a belt, what Clay said about glasses was apparent. I am 41, and don't "need" glasses, but I can't see like I could at 40, either. This is especially noticeable trying to get splinters out of the hands or feet of squirming kids and trying to do intricate or delicate dye work. My mom says that when her arms got too short to adjust the distance between her nose and the newspaper, she had to get glasses, too. She calls it "presbyopia".
For items you really can't afford to mess up, whether painting or doing filigree, you can't go wrong with a good adjustable arm light in the shop. For whatever reason, the shadows I could tolerate in my twenties have become nuisances now. I try to remember to go slowly, and not be distracted while I'm working, but with four kids, it's not realistic, so the light helps a lot.
Johanna
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FWIW, for anyone else reading this, lime juice works almost as well as lemon, and orange juice does not work at all. Oxalic acid is strong enough to justify a warning or two, like follow dilution directions well, and don't let it in contact with your skin.
Barb, I'm glad your piece turned out all right. These guys are great, aren't they?
Johanna
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In my dad's family, and my kids' dad's family, Mon Valley born and raised, we have a saying, "If it's brown, flush it down!" I'm not "into" football either, but I'd never admit to liking any other team than the Steelers. If I did, my immediate funeral would only consist of my mom's family, who are unaware of any other football team than Ohio State University (which is college, not NFL, and then I'd root for Penn State!)
Go Buckeyes!
Johanna
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2506806,00.html
The wristbands on the wiis are too weak, and people are inadvertently smashing their tvs, coffee tables and friends when the remote flies out of their hands as the strap breaks. Nintendo has decided to replace all the wristbands with a stronger kind (thicker nylon!) at considerable expense. Another example of "do it right the first time so you don't have to do it over".
Johanna
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Did he call yet? Foam. The kind you buy by the thickness from the fabric store. It's not expensive, and it's useful to have some in the shop. Put some Cabretta on the back, stitch it in place and he will be thrilled. The hardest part to guitar straps is remembering to look at the guitar and see how they will connect best, and then measuring the person with the guitar at the height they want to wear it (gotta be just right when stitching in padding or carving designs) You can make the straps adjustable, but charge more. Measure the one he's using now and go by it rather than any measurement he gives you over the phone. LOL Hope you pick up the job, can't wait to see pics.
Johanna
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Paul Burnett (PaintingCow Leather) is another leather feather master. I posted a picture of the earrings he made for me somewhere on this board. Chris Kearns, president of the PittPounders Leather Guild in Pittsburgh, Pa. is another leather feather expert.
Johanna
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I like Leather Balm with Atom Wax, but if you're not really careful, it will gunk up carved pieces. It is not the ideal finish for things that will be expected to get wet. It is water resistant, not water proof. You cannot beat black Leather Balm with Atom Wax if you do biker gear restoration and cleaning. You apply it, and then buff it until your elbow cramps, and it will make the leather look brand new, without staining any of the hardware. I never had a biker complain about it running in the rain (probably because of the heavy drum dyed leather most commercial saddlebags are made out of) and I've never had a problem with the finish cracking or leeching on belts and other personal items intended to flex. I do think it allows Neatsfoot and other preservative oils to penetrate better over time, and some leather is more thirsty than others. I don't finish things with plain Lexol after I've used any antique, ever, because it will likely bleed. Lexol (or I personally like Dr. Jackson's Hide Rejuvenator) can be used for natural leathers that aren't going to be exposed to weather, but without a sealant coat, the piece will be succeptible to water damage, whether it's spotting or extra markings. Neutral shoe polish is another good "water resister", but not a substitute for a sealant finish over antiqued and, sometimes, spirit or oil dyed leather. For carved leather that isn't expected to flex much, spray Neat Lac is quick, easy and pretty, and effective, just make sure you have good ventilation and that you don't spray "runs" into your work. Mist it evenly in light coats, because two applications is better than one sloppy one.
Johanna
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I always liked it when my customers left stuff up to my judgement, instead of insisting they have frogs or something stamped on their checkbooks! LOL Holly, lace a little on one side with one color, and a little on the other with the lighter color. Do a variegated braid for fun in another sopt. Then put the project away and go play with Ethan for a few hours. When you come back and take a look at it, you'll know what's right for the work. Then just cut out what you don't like.
Johanna
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Sidney, I would love to see pictures of your work! I love to braid and do knots, but there are more experienced braiders here who can respond to your questions better than I can. (Oh, Dave A.?)
Also does anybody have a method of selecting a specific for a given space.I don't understand the question. Styles or uses? One nice thing about braids and fancy lacing is they "dress up" a project, and you can charge more! It's one of those extra "added touches" that can make the difference as to whether an item is profitable enough to keep on making.
Johanna
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Hello, Alexander!The variety of leatherwork to do is broad. Versatility is this line of work is an asset, but you need to know who your market is going to be, and give the profitable customers the majority of your attention, to be sure to be successful enough to pay your bills. For example, there are customers who want shoe repair, some want holsters and sheathes, horse saddle & tack, artistic works, motorcycle gear, garments, bags and purses, upholsterery...what kind of leatherwork is it that you really like to do? Which segment(s) of the market do you feel most comfortable with? You mentioned possibly working for a commercial employer, or factory That's kind of ironic, because here in America we like to get really good at our leatherwork so that we can run our own independent businesses, with our own hours, often at home to keep costs of overhaed down, or maybe a nearby shop. There is a big difference doing production work and doing custom jobs and repairs. That said, I paid my bills for years with leatherwork, and had fun being "paid to play". You will need to decide what your strengths and weaknesses are, and what kind of work you want to "specialize" in. You may decide to do strictly one type of leatherwork, too, but people will still seek you out when their ball glove needs relaced, or their favorite purse of briefcase needs mended, so never turn down an opportunity to learn something new. We'd love to see some pictures of your work. Please post some pictures here, and get started on your website with your portfolio. (You are photographing everything you make, right?- It helps sales when you can show the customers pictures of what you have done.)
I hope you become a regular here. There are a lot of friendly people on this board with solid advice and experience that they are willing to share. The motto of this board is "Trying to prevent leatherworkers from having to get day jobs!" and I hope you turn out to be one of them, too! Leatherworking is satisfying and can be lucrative, and there are plenty of folks here who are living proof of that.
Johanna
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Nov 1-25 2006
There are nearly 700 unique visitors for the first 25 days of November, and each visit is averaging 12 pages. There have been a total of more than 179,000 page views from all sources, not counting me. Visitors from twenty eight countries are listed, along with a big category called "unknown". PSLAC has sent us 83 hits, and 47 came from my other leather sites. The search engines are visiting constantly, and have sent us 95 visitors (mostly Google & Yahoo) probably because of the unique keywords to leatherworking. (Hey, SmilinJim, someone "Googled" you and found you here!)
TIP: If you have a website, please use links in your profile and signature to attract new visitors and promote your business, and don't be shy. That's what we are all about! The official motto of Leatherworker.net is "Trying to keep leatherworkers from having to get day jobs!" Google Images sent us some visitors, too- post your pics of your work with a good description to help get found. Remember, customers are coming here, looking for who is good at what...if you want emails and phone calls for customers and orders, keep posting and make yourself easy to find.
Trivia: 88% of you are using IE (can't tell if version 6 or 7 yet!) and 9% prefer Firefox. 40% of the registered members are checking in more than once a week.
Live Chat is being used, but not as much as I had hoped. If anyone is having technical difficulties, please let me know. I can probably help. One known glitch- the board doesn't always report when someone is in the chat room, especially if the "chatters" haven't opened the chat room in a new window. Click on the link anyway- you never know who is going to be there. Email or PM your friends and set up times to talk that are convenient. Any group that is not doing anything illegal is welcome to set up a public or private room, and the members invited to the chat do not have to register for the board if they don't want to if they want to participate in the chat. Any group of friends can gather in Live Chat, and allow others in, or restrict guests. I can help with any tech questions. But if your camp counselors, shooting buddies, Sturgis friends, other club, organization or fill-in-the-blank want to have a meeting in real time, please feel free to use Live Chat. It's easy, and no one is going to fuss at you for using it for "non-leather" topics or at you and your friends' convenience. Gosh darn it, I'm paying for unlimited use, so get me my money's worth! Invite your church to set up a permanent private room, if you want, or your family- no one minds. All I ask is that if the conversation is confidential or adult, set up a private room.
We are working on several ideas for online classes and demos- any volunteers? Your ideas and contributions are welcomed and, okay, I'm not too proud to beg. I'm going to start nagging you folks who promised me profiles and tutorials after the holidays, in the winter doldrums, so be prepared. Bob Stelmack had a brilliant idea in one of his posts...create our own versions of Tandy "Doodle Pages" or lessons and tutorials. We've also discussed using web cams for real time demos or downloads- what do you folks think? Would you be interested in watching Clay carve an Oak Leaf? I'd like to see Bill in Texas show how he molds his holsters. Maybe Victor would braid? Could we convince Dave Anderson to show us a few tricks? I can hear the sound of Little John of Warhorse Leather's tapping in my mind already. Bet his music is on. Holly can work a knot or eleven of them, Bruce can do, well, probably just about anything, I would imagine. If he hasn't already done it, he could figure it out. (That was the hardest part of managing a Tandy- trying to help people figure out how to do what they wanted, tell them what they needed to do step-by-step, and get them the right stuff they needed to do the project.) I would enjoy listening to Cowcutter explain how to not waste your time and money, and make a living off of what you love to do. He should know, he's been loving it for almost 40 years. Oh, my, the list goes on. (There's a lot of talent lurking here that's not posting, and you know who you are!) I'd like to see AT's & Romey's metalwork, too, wouldn't you? I'm all for it, and will be glad to do anything for a project tech-wise. Send me a PM!
PSLAC and FLASAH (The South Central Leather Guild) have been steadily developing terrific archives of educational and instructional material, so be sure to check them out if you haven't visited the sites in awhile. They offer some great resources for leatherworkers on a wide variety of subjects.
We now have a banner available to anyone with a website who wants to link to us. In addition to helping the board grow, you will be letting your customers know that you are serious about your work, and the respect of your peers. You will also get a personal "thank you" from me for caring enough to support the mission of the board...
"Trying to keep leatherworkers from having to get day jobs!"
and with your continued participation with wise advice, honest opionions and questions, sharing and goodwill, you will never know how many leatherworkers you prevented from getting a headache, making a foolish or expensive mistake, assisted with accurate information that you probably learned the hard way, encouraged when discouraged, or helped get work; today, tomorrow, next month, next year...we're building a community with the potential to be valuable to leatherworkers now and in the future. Use this site. That's what it is here for. And we hope you find it entertaining, too.
Johanna
"Trying to keep leatherworkers from having to get day jobs!"
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As a general rule, finished leathers can't be stamped or tooled. Unfinished vegetable tanned leather will accept water, which is necessary to make impressions.
But give that shoe guy a handful of business cards! I used to throw those guys work I didn't want (zippers, garments, shoes) and they would throw me work they didn't want (repairs and custom orders) plus, it was nice to be able to borrow the use of a tool or machine occasionally...
I always used green or blue under black dye, but I'm not big on shoe polish for much except minor upholstery touch ups. I like "Leather Balm with Atom Wax" (and the black kind is invaluable if you do black biker gear) because it buffs to a beautiful shine that doesn't rub off. I suspect something in the polish reacted with the dye and made it unstable. That probably wouldn't happen on chrome tanned leather, which is what most commercial belts are made from and what shoe polish is intended for. Vegetable tanned leather, because of those absorbent qualities, needs to be sealed, and shoe polish won't do it. You might be lucky you didn't have to buy the customer a new pair of pants because the polish rubbed off, and it can, even if it is buffed, when the leather gets wet.
HTH
Johanna
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Some folks are so conditioned by the strict rules of the Yahoo lists that they are hesitant to share anything not directly relating to leather on the board. This is a community, and no one will ever get scolded for being a real person and mentioning other things than leatherwork.
This Thanksgiving I have much to be grateful for, and one of the things I am pleased with is the gathering of friends here on this board. May you all have blessings abundant...may your family and friends be with you in times of sorrow and joy, and may you all enjoy peace and prosperity. No matter where you live, or what brought you here, may you enjoy yourself in the company of friends on Leatherworker.net. I hope God blesses and keeps you, for you to be strong and healthy, and able to pound a mallet all day. So much leather, so little time...
Johanna
By the way, this is for you Navy folks:
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The bottom line, summed up by Siegel Leather CEO Steven Siegel is:
The list includes more than 30 items, ranging from Barge cement to Fiebing products like all spirit and oil dyes, to leather balm, aerosol boot stretch, antiques and stains, reptile cleaner, deglazer, Snow Proof aerosols and suede dye. (The state of California banned the use of alligator, python and kangaroo back in the 70's, btw. These animals haven't been endangered for many years now!) A typical California liberal said this:For the time being, bottom line is this: Products which are on this (restricted) list can only be sold in California to entities (individuals, companies) which will be consuming the product in production of an item which is made for re-sale. [This applies to California customers only in the following way:1) Purchaser must have re-sale license.2) Purchaser cannot re-sell this product to a retail customer.3) Purchaser can only use this product for consumption.
but, hey, she has a business license. What is the hobby leathercrafter supposed to do while they are waiting on replacements for traditional chemicals to be manufactured? This doesn't just affect leatherworkers, there are pottery and gourd people, for example, that are just an inconvenienced. Buy the products over state lines? Set up a black market? Pay for a business license and worry about the IRS? I suspect my lawnmower pollutes the environment more than my small arsenal of chemicals. That line "all of you will be involved eventually" is what frightens me. Do the tree huggers that have driven all the tanneries to Mexico and other countries think that the rest of the country will be persuaded to save gay seals and ban our chemicals, too? Are we going to let our politicians do this? Here in Ohio, a bar owner can no longer ask his customers if they want the building to be smoke free or not. Smoking is not allowed, period. Casino gambling was just voted down, too, so people will contiue to go to Indiana and spend their entertainment money. It irks me that we are letting them strip our rights from us one at a time "in the interest of the public good". Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave, bewildered by HMOs, seatbelt and helmet laws, banning trans fat in our french fries, emmisions control inspections on our cars, and all the other little things we just let slide away, like sheep. I have to present my drivers license here in Ohio, and sign for a package of Sudafed, a non-drowsy nasal decongestant that has been sold over the counter for 30 years? because some people buy cases of it and steal farmers' fertilizer to make meth labs.I think we need to look beyond our inconvenience and think of what the stuff does to the environment in the long haul. Keep in mind....California isn't alone in this and all of you will be involved eventually. We cannot be so narrow minded that we only think of ourselves because all of us will be in the same boat... ....it has been talked about for several years....and they WILL come up with an alternative that will have to work because they want to make money too.:soapbox: Okay, stepping down, now.
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Tandy used to give away Doodle Pages. I have a lot of Doodle Pages, and many are the vintage ones. I see in the email flyers that Tandy is now charging for copies of them. They are also for sale all over eBay. A leather guild once made a cd out of some really old ones a few years ago, and was threatened by Tandy with lawsuits, so the cd project was scrapped. Was Tandy bluffing, hoping to profit from DP sales?
Would anyone be interested in downloading old Doodle Pages if I scanned them?
Is it legal to scan the ones I have and making them available for download? Could I be sued for sharing what Tandy once gave away?
Who owns the Doodle Pages, the authors, or Tandy? Do I need permission from anyone to share something I obtained from Tandy at no charge?
Why is it legal to sell Doodle pages on eBay but not give them away with no expectation of profit?
Am I the only person who thinks it's outrageous that Tandy is trying to make a profit from old Doodle Pages?
I have hard copies of "free" Doodle Pages from the sixties through the nineties. Are there any attorneys in the house?
Johanna
January edition of PSLAC newsletter
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In this month's PSLAC newsletter, there is a fascinating article about the production process of Bob's tools, written by Norm Lynds, an accomplished toolmaker himself. I knew there was a lot that went into making these high quality tools, but didn't know just how much is done by hand. You can go to the PSLAC site and click "public index" or go here:
http://pslac.org/public/01_jan07.pdf
You will need a pdf reader to view the newsletter. The free one from Adobe can be obtained here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
This month's newsletter also has an informative lesson in bookbinding, and a Tandy press relese (Wray Thompson is stepping down) as well as other items of interest to leatherworkers. Check it out! PSLAC is one of the best leatherworking resources available, and if you join, you get to see more than you would have guessed. Tell 'em Johanna sent you!
Johanna