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they have been sod. Thanks all! pete
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really nice work- as usual! What is the total thickness of the belt? pete
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Im selling the Victorian Style home study course from Paul Burnet. As a bonus I'll send the Checkbook patterns (sheridan style) by Karla Van Horne patterns and foto carvings (8 if them!) I Ill send and pay for both for $30.00. Checks are fine- I trust everyone on this forum. pete
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I taught myself to trade commodities and stocks and set up a portfolio for my family. It takes about 15 minutes a day to monitor it so I play and teach golf, leatherwork, and music. 7 years on the road and 5 years before that in partnership with 3 others in a recording studio in California. Recorded LOT's of Sting, Van Morrison, movie soundtracks etc. Mostly I wrote "jingles" for Chevrolet, Macy's, Joseph Magnins, Lucky and Safeway stores. etc.. College rodeo and pre-vet school before that. I fish when it's too cold or windy to play golf Moved to arkansas 15 years ago- best thing that I ever did. pete
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that's a really neat look to the rope borders! Do you use any rope tool or do you just carve the rope?peteNice touch on the lettering!! That's a great idea to use a mule foot around the seeder.Mind if I use your idea?pete
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Double ply belt
pete replied to jbird's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
I really want to see this one when its done! Is that your pattern And where is the hair going? pete -
you can start right here! Look under patterns and templates and put sheridan in the search. I know that I have posted 5-6 original sheridan belt patterns myself in the past. pete
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do all of you groove BOTH sides of a project when hand stitching, or just the front? How is the best way to get the awl to pierce the exact center of the back groove? pete
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Really Beautiful work! Tell me (and others I'm sure) What tool/s do you use to get the cross cut circles? I have always cross hatched with a swivel knife but when I make the "cross" cuts they tend to close up the original cuts. Your's stay open and wide. Am I cutting them while too wet? Not using a wide enough blade, etc? thanks so much for posting and Merry Christmas pete
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Downtowner purse
pete replied to MADMAX22's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
very nice work my friend! Must be the Henly knife(Kidding).. nice construction and I can't really fault the lacing job! Stay well and Merry Christmas. pete -
Thanks for the reply. If I send you the knife, would you be interested in making the sheath? pete
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here a fixed knife that I am getting for self protection. Have ay of you ever tried earth magnets inside the sheath to hold it better? I am wanting to make a sheath for it so that I can wear it horizontally on my belt with a clip. ps- if it works feel free to steal the idea I could be a new line of sheaths!
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I sure did Harvey. You're very welcomed too! I got the BIG book- Leather Secrets(I think)! 3 horse heads on the cover stay well and Merry Christmas pete
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I just got my F O Baird book from a NY estate sale online. Whoever posted it a few weeks ago----thank you!! I paid the full $45.00 and am a kid in a candy store. What a great find I've always wanted it but the price put me off. I'm going to will this to my children-even if they never take to leatherwork. pete
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REeally nice pieced! How did you do the grooves between the squares? The are so wide yet so clean! Did you use a stitching groover? Merry Christmas! Be of good cheer and get a project going that you are excited about. CREATE!!! pete
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I've done a few veg/calf or deer albums lately. The calf and deer don't burnish but I have burnished the veg and then glued the backing on afterwards. If you then carefully trim the liner on a flat table and slightly angle your head knife or scalpel it gets real close. You still have an unfinished liner but it looks really nice- especially if you sew it after. pete
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I don't understand why you couldn't sew all the way around? Did anything protrude on the top to keep you from sewing or did you do it on a machine? And if so- couldn't you finish the top by hand sewing? pete
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It's going to be a portfolio for an artist.(Large watercolor/pen&ink, etc)
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I DID have a girl ask me to make her chaps once. She pronounced it: CHaps" rather than sshhhaps. I told her to lick her lips real good and stand out in the wind for awhile. pete
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Harvey- they are in the mail ENJOY!!! pete
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forgot to add- it's the sub-compact model and I'm right handed. pete
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No takers I guess Harvey! If you would like some belt, flower, album patterns I would be glad to copy them and send them to you. I drew them so make some great Christmas gifts and send me the fotos of the finished work. Love to see someone else's take on it! Merry Christmas pete