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I bought all 3 of the saddle making encyclopedias by al stohlman and I love them. a local saddle guy told me about the intructional series by dusty johnson, which comes with full size patterns. his number is 1-800-571-0021. it costs about $65.00. I hope others contribute to this post as I am looking at making my first saddle within the year and am looking for resources too.I like to educate myself first before I tackle something tho, so lets see what else is out there.(by the way, wait to buy the al stohlman encyclopedias until they are on sale. 80 bucks a piece is a chunk of change.they usually go on sale about 3 or 4 times a yr.)

I am looking for a silversmith to supply some accoutraments for some watch bands and bracelets that I am wanting to make. anyone know of a decent silversmith? I looked at montana silversmiths, and they are right up there with the stuff that I want, but not in price. ouch. also, i think they only sell finished items.any ideas? attached is a pic of what im thinkin of. any help would be cool. thanks java script:customPopUp(java script:customPopUp(

I use blue painters masking tape to the back side to keep it from stretching. why the blue stuff? less adhesive, so it comes off easier. still holds good tho.I case overnight also, and tool the next day, and I make sure to use the bee natural pro carve. what happens is the solution helps to break down the cells of the leather and make them more soft and supple, hence easier to tool.yu can also leave your item to completely dry for a few days before removing the backing.good luck.

please list a link to a website or some way of getting the ball rolling on purchasing. thank you.

im interested in buying some, but I dont need a whole set.do you sell them individually or just as a set? also, do you take credit cards? I can do paypal. LOL

it isnt much but it works for me.

I have been in contact with bob from PSLAC, and will be working on assembling a guild in portland. if anyone would like to add thier name to a list of possible members, please message me. the meeting place looks like it will be the Tandy Leather Factory at 13221 ne whitaker way, in portland OR. bob, if you are reading this, please email me, or message me so that I can talk to you about being affiliated, by-laws, ect. any help would be great. any one else want to chime in on this, please let me know.

here is an idea for ya. works good for me.

oh cool. same concept as the bisonette edger, but without the wood handle. what price were they at? post the link?

there are people working on forming a guild in the portland area. Tandy leather factory on whitaker way is looking at letting them meet at the store. if the person is working on this reads this, please get ahold of me about it. I will be the go between on it. other than that, its still in the planning stages

im a big outdoors kinda guy, like to live in the country on a ranch. so if I had my choice, id live in canada in the same neck of the woods that the stohlmans did.Ive seen a few pics of that area and its drop dead gorgous.

what I find ironic is that that link for alternative sites lists craigslist.org as an alternative. the ironic thing about it is that ebay bought up craigslist and soon will be imposing fees.they are in the process of it right know. I have heard from a few businesses that when you go to post an ad for labor, you are charged a listing fee. as with all things, it starts small and spreads.soon everyone will go back to listing in the newspaper agian, since there is a small section in it(usually) that you can list an item for 2-3 bucks.

Tandy has a cowboy cuff pattern pack. check it out.

yes,that does help. I appreciate it. got a spool of black roo from my work, so now I got to sit down an play wif it. thanks all who responded

steal your wife/mothers nylons and put the tread spool in that.use a garbage bag twist tie to hold it closed at the top, but open enough that the thread can still be spooled out. not pretty, but functional.

got the paperback copy. I like the look, and the improved grip that it adds to the tool. if I can figure it out, I am going to do the handle on my head knife, and all of my bevelers and saddlers groover.

thanks tracy

ok so a week or 2 ago, someone posted a pic of some lacing they did on some of thier tools. I was wanting to figure out how to go about it, and even went as far as buying the "leather braiding- bruce grant" book. unfortunately it doesnt go into depth on how to braid contoured shapes. I'd like to start out braiding my #3 keen edge beveler. any tips, or maybe the person that did the braiding could do a walkthrough? any help please, would be great.

do they have a website?

leather splitter for sale. it is used, and has some rust, but nothing a shot of penetrating oil wont fix. the blade needs sharpened or replaced. works ok in the condition its in, or rehabilitate it. 75.00 + shipping. splitter.bmp splitter.bmp

I have a leather splitter for sale.I want 75.00 for it. has some rust, but a good shot of oil and a new blade, or having the blade sharpened would work wonders. it works ok the way it is, but I would reccommend having it sharpened for sure. <br> looks like the one pictured. splitter.bmp splitter.bmp

HOLY $#!^ !!!!!! those are freakin awesome! please, can you do a few pics of the assembly? I have always wondered how the straps are held to the other piece wtg! looks darn good!

can we post the link where we can download it ourselves or is that not allowed by copyright?

I enjoy it as well. makes me wish I had an extra room in the house. I feel so cramped out in the car. im stuck between my table saw, my jetski, my welders and grinders and such. sometimes it sucks being a jack of all trades and master of none