Kevin

I've only seen no. 10, so I don't know. Kevin

Barbour's pure flax shoe thread no.10. Not to be confused with 10 cord thread, it's just a single ply. I could not imagine not waxing it, you would have an uncontrollable mess. Kevin

CampbellRandall has some videos on Youtube I think, and the machines are pretty much alike, if you can run one, you can run the other. Good luck, Kevin

I remember Pamelyn Ferdin as a child actress, only because of her name. They think food comes from the grocery store. It must be nice to live in a world where unicorns fart rainbows and nothing ever dies. Kevin

My wife and I did it for a year in '89, it will probably go down as the most memorable year in my life. It is amazing how much you can see in that amount of time and yet just scratch the surface. It is also a small world, we met a guy in Arizona who had the same name as a local back in Va., turns out he was an older half brother that left for WWII, and never came back. I have never found anyone who can corroborate the guy's story, but I know he didn't make it up. He came up with the facts before he knew where we were from. You're going to have a great time, Kevin

McMillan didn't mark a lot of their stamps. Kevin

I have a Brooks Bros. brief case right in front of me. The grey board is like a heavy cardboard, it looks like the front where the locks go is a very thin piece of wood. Like the thickness of a popsicle stick maybe. The rest is just the grey board I believe. The corners and edges are stitched. The rest is just glued. Good luck, Kevin

How does the machine do with heavier leather? What you're trying to split is pretty thin already and these machines are designed for splitting sole leather. I have one at home that will split very thin and one at work that won't go less than about 4 oz. dependably. Good luck, Kevin

There is a Low Moose Roper, but the cantle is only 3" and the fenders are shaped differently. 129.75 with a Ralide tree or 139.75 with a bullhide covered tree. Kevin

I have a Lebman's catalog from 1974 and the most expensive saddle is $260,I don't know if that helps your decision or not. They look pretty cheap. Kevin

We use ammonia and water, as strong as you can stand it. I've also tried alcohol, but it always comes back in a humid climate. This has been discussed on here before and I don't think anyone had a permanant cure, once it's in the leather, it's pretty much there. Good luck, Kevin

I backstitch and burn the thread. Kevin

Are they leather lined ? I forgot to ask. I've never used Dr. Jackson's and anything I've had a customer bring in that they used Lexol on was dried out. Sometimes I wonder if it is the customer that buys Lexol and not the Lexol itself. I once had a lady bring in some dress gloves that she had used Nivea face cream on and they were beautiful. The other day a lady brought in one of the nastiest pairs of boots I've ever seen, a "friend" had told her to soak a pair of socks with neetsfoot oil and wear the boots with them, it made them soft alright. The best thing for breaking boots in is to wear them, but if they don't fit , it only takes 1/16" to cause true discomfort. I'm rambling again, Kevin PS the main ingredient in stretch fluid probably is alcohol, but there are other things in it to prevent drying the leather out like alcohol does.

Right on, I can't believe the stuff that I see sometimes from so called reputable companies, but once it is out of their hands they never see it again or don't care. Kevin

I don't know how the leather is finished on the outside, but if you want to keep it as is, then apply a cream conditioner such as Bic-4 to the INSIDE of the boots. It will go throughout the leather and you can still polish them. Do not use oil unless you want a gooey mess. As far as stretching the instep, you'll have to take them to someone that has instep stretchers. Potions don't work if you can't exert pressure until they dry. If the boots have zippers, make sure they know what they're doing before you leave them. Good luck, Kevin

You might try "Sitting Tall: Saddles and Saddlemaking in Idaho' from the Idaho State Historical Society. Good luck, Kevin

All the Craftaids I have show the swivel knife lines. There is usually a photo to show the finished carving and stamping that also tells which tools to use and where to use them. Kevin

Wood handled foam brush, the plastic ones I have tried weren't as dense and caught on the fibers more. Kevin

I had one of his belts in Sat. The piece is just brass plated steel, so aside from having two rivet holes instead of three, the OTB piece should do. Kevin

I called the 800 number this AM and no answer, so I e-mailed, we'll see what happens. Kevin

I don't know what the brass bars intended use is, but it holds the leather down so you don't just cut it and helps keep fingers out of harms way. A lady I work with bought one and it is nice. Kevin

I've covered bits with leather, always veg tan, I worry more about the glue I use. I think once it's dry though it doesn't pose any threat. When I see them again years later, the leather's dried out, but the stitching and glue are still holding. The bit is not supposed to be where a horse can chew it. Kevin

Just the no. 84 splitter that they are showing in their ads lately. Kevin

When I make a cylinder, I don't mitre anything. Just put your disc inside the tube and sew. Well, it's not quite that easy, like they said, you need more holes on the disc than on the tube. If I wanted to do 8 stitches per inch on the tube, I would mark the disc for 9, it probably won't work out perfectly, just keep an eye on things and when the holes don't line up, go through a hole twice, just like lacing around a corner on a wallet, you make up space once in a while. Have fun, Kevin

Not to be a jerk, but unless you want to make that just for fun, or your time is worth nothing, you can't make one of those for less than 21.95. I couldn't even figure it out and cut the leather for that, much less actually make it. Good luck, Kevin