Jess Jones

Hi Msdeluca! I am on the verge of purchasing the 3200 on Monday. Do you recommend it overall? I manufacture 1/4" leather gun belts and from what I see, it should do the job no problem. Thanks!

SOLD!!

Great. Yes I do. i will PM you...

Used 3 times and its in great condition is this Chuck Smith "Big Red" Swivel Knife sharpening system to keep your knife cutting angle true. Original box, instructions, and allen wrench included. Retails for $59.95 plus shipping. MY PRICE IS $50 with Free shipping. Thanks!

This is my 7th carving I've done so please keep in mind Im very new to this. I only have 7 stamps. I need to pick up a thumbprint, bargrounder, and some checkered & lined shaders. I also dont have a granite slab yet but will have that next week. Any constructive critique is welcomed!!!

Price reduced to to $70 with Free shipping!

Up for sale are two great DVD's by Cry Schwarz that have helped me a lot in my floral design & carving. I paid $90 for the set and will give you both for $80 with Free shipping. Thanks!

I just purchased a Chuck Smith knife and the full works blade sharpening system they have plus the ceramic stone. I spoke with Chuck's wife Lana and she is so sweet. Great customer service and wonderful people to deal with for sure.

That helps so much Bob, thank you!!!

Hi everyone! Need advice! I want to start learning floral carving and am seeking your wisdom on what barrel and blade size I should purchase for my first swivel knife. I want to start on flowers, leaves, stems etc. Any help on barrel and blade size recommendations would be great! Thanks!

Hi I am looking to buy my first swivel knife for some floral carving. Do you have a quality swivel knife to sell? Prefer 1/4" or 3/8" blade with large barrel Thanks!

Thank you so much for the advice! I am no longer going to do sew across. Really appreciate the tip!!

I believe them to be German but I stumbled on them in a Saddlery shop today. Tried them out and they seemed to work great but want to know if anyone here has any experience with this company's products? Thanks!

I believe them to be German but I stumbled on them in a Saddlery shop today. Tried them out and they seemed to work great but want to know if anyone here has any experience with this company's products? Thanks!

Can you please explain what you mean? Im getting worried now that I am not building something good. Can you explain it would help me a lot. Thank you!

Great job! I think you are very gifted!

Here are a few belts I have made...

Very inspiring! I would love to be a saddle maker some day. Right now I am making Gunbelts and not sure what it will take to jump over to saddles. Im thinking either or a saddle making school or learning to make holsters. Either way, this is a beautiful saddle and it inspires me. Thank you for sharing!

Cool belts!

HI Guys! New to the forum. Just wanted to drop a few tips on how I have FINALLY found what works for me on burnishing my leather edges on my gun belts. STEP 1: Smoothen out the 2 leather belt edges after you sew them together with a DREMEL and the "grinding stone" attachment that comes with it. Make one full pass around the belt to get the two layers as even as possible. Once even, go around the belt again with the Dremel grinding stone real slow until it begins to burn the leather and compress the fibers (you will see the leather edge turn dark where it is getting burnished). You will mainly see the leather get smooth and burnished on the second pass. Be patient with this. STEP 2: Get some Duck Cloth (Can buy at Joann's or any fabric store. It feels like light canvas) If you have heavy canvas, that works great too as HidePounder suggests. STEP 3: Soak the Duck cloth in dish washing soap real good and rub the edges of the leather with the duck cloth and liquid glycerine saddle soap (available at Tandy Leather Factory). Keep the edge nice and wet with the dish washing soap and saddle soap and use lots of elbow grease. STEP 4: After you have gotten the edges smooth from Step 3, then use an alcohol based dye for the edge (Fiebings) and finsih the edge. I don't have much money for the bells and whistles so I just wanted to share what worked for me. The dishwashing soap and grinding stone helped me a lot and Im happy with how my edges look now. Much better. Also, remember that it takes practice, persistence and PATIENCE. Elbow grease as well. But keep at it, the hard work pays off and will give you a quality edge worthy of the craftsman name.