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All fine machines, the prices aren't anything special. Personally, I don't think you'ld be happy with them for leatherwork. You want a walking foot setup.

Looks real nice. Everything is right at your fingertips on the first page.Whew, that's a lot of information!

Welcome! Plenty of bike stuff here, so read as much as you can. I would suggest wetting the leather, and stuffing with something to shape 'em up. Maybe a weight on the flap areas to get out curl. After drying, apply light coats of oil, letting it dry thoroughly between coats so as not to over oil. Pick up Al Stohlman's book on stitching, and you should be good to go.

Welcome to the Forum! Glad that you found us. Read everything, Ask lot's of questions. You'll improve very fast, if you do.

3 oz isn't heavy. It will become softer with just use. But a coating of neatsfoot oil/lexol, etc will help loosen it up.You don't need a heavy coating. Do a test piece so you'll know just how much you'll need. Make sure you show us a pic when it's done!

Better to do, than dream! If you're not too far west..Chatham County, nc, here.

It's pretty much agreed all over the internet, that this guy was irresponsible. This story has been in every gun forum since it came out. First, the Galco Holster he had worn for over a year on a daily basis, is a good one, but was never meant to be worn like that. It's an occassional light duty holster. It was never made to be a daily heavy use, service type holster. At some point in time, he had to recognize that the leather had become soft, and the holster was not serviceable, but he continued to use it. I carry a Glock22c everyday. It is a good weapon, with several built in safeties. It is no more prone to discharge than any other semi with or without a thumb safety. Try dropping a revolver, and then a Glock, I know which one will get you tap dancing. If you have a weak holster, and you are one handed holstering your weapon, you're asking for an accident on two counts.

I use horse all the time. It's great to work with. Cuts smoothly. Molds nicely. Just not a carving type leather. The butts you buy are not that big, and thickness varies all over. You can get at least one strong holster out of one butt, using the stronger edge of the hide. Money wise it's a good deal. Here's a sample:

Welcome, Gequinn. Looking forward to seeing your ideas.

Wish I knew to what magazine/Topic you were referring to....

Bruce, Those belts are great. They are 10x better than than what anyone can buy who don't buy custom. They are made from good leather, and well done. If there were any flaws, you don't need to ask any of us. You are better than most, and already know the answers for any critiqueing. All I know is they are beautiful. As usual, good job.

If he sells an alligator belt at $200, you should get at least $120. $60% + or - over cost is more than a legitimate profit. You are entitled to yours.

If was making boots or shoes from horse, I wouldn't use anything but cordovan shell. Very small pieces and very expensive, but the only thing that is groomed by Horweens to be the best for the shoe industry. Even the shoe industry has to reject some of the shells. Once they begin to make the shoe, horsehide doesn't always want to cooperate to the stretching. Mr. Siegel is the only US source I know of for the small guy. There may be one or two others. Hopefully someone else will chime in on that.

That's the finest folder case I've seen, in a long time. Well done!

Yunno, you're right, I remember that now, too. This is why I love this place. Thanks! -Dave

Exactly where I was gonna start Monday...what a coinkadence. Thanks!

Does anyone know who makes/supplies the leather to Corbin for their Seats? I have to see if I can match a saddle tannish colored and textured leather they used on a seat for a customer. It's sort of a lizard/snake scaled pattern. Thanks for even doing a little thinking for me..... -Dave

I'm a big fan of clean and simple. Nice job.

Amazon has a bunch of used starting at 5.95 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0910676550/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

For the money, it will work. It always looked a little spindly in the legs to me. Bottle jack types are good, cause you can swap out the jack easy enough, and reinforce the frame if you go larger for other projects. I use a benchtop type, with a guage on top. I just like being able to see the amount of pressure for a particular purpose,

In the early seventies, every Saturday morning, I walked into Siegel Leather on South St. for my supplies. The smell, the bustle, the friendliness...it was a glorious time.

Welcome, Mike. Nice site, I like it. You should love Maine. Nothing more beautiful than the New England Coast.

Welcome Eylem! Thanks for showing your work to us. You'll find lots of people sharing the same interests here. I always enjoy seeing a well made knife, too. I look forward to seeing those, as well.

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I don't know of anyone hand sewing keepers for retail.... It doesn't take but a few moments to do this yourself, you'll be happier about your product. size it so to include an overlap, skive the two ends, glue em, poke a few holes, and stitch it up.