barehandcustoms
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I use a 1/2 ton from Harbor Freight for my logo stamp and sometimes rivets. No more breaking out the sledge hammer for a clean logo! I just put a clean piece of steel on top of the revolving piece and press directly on the stamp. I have a few custom 3d hard plastic stamps and they do just fine under the press.... so I know the metal stamps are good to go unless you get crazy with the press. I regret not going with the 1 or 2 ton press though. I figured a 1/2 ton was already overkill when I bought it.
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I wouldn't use rivets to secure the hardware for those dog collars unless its for a small dog. Large dogs are very rough on their collars overtime and rivets tend to bust when they get yanked on a lot. I would use Chicago Screws to secure all the hardware. -
From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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barehandcustoms commented on texasfireleather's gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork
I can only keep my shop this clean for about 10 minutes. Love the setup. -
Skull In The Grass
barehandcustoms commented on Slickbald's gallery image in Our Leatherwork Galleries
Wow! That is an amazing piece. -
Things I've Learned From Leather Working
barehandcustoms replied to CTaylorJr's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
Oil dye takes about two weeks to work its way out of your skin if you let it dry.....Wear gloves or clean it off immediately Buy good leather tools in the beginning if you can afford them instead of rebuying cheap tools when they break.....expensive tools don't equal good tools Always over measure your thread before sewing everything together....Thread is cheap but the time wasted unstitching and resewing isn't -
From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations
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From the album: My Creations