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Not sure what happened but never recieved a list myself.

Teagan, I use mexican round braid on all my solo seat and never overlap. Rick

Jeesh, whos blowing there own horn now?? Please speak for yourself and dont feel the need to dictate what gives "us" peace of mind. Jim, from what I can read here Steve's got you beat in the Gentlemanly column hands down. Steve, in my opinion your reputation speaks for itself.

Thanks Troy, seems Larry is as popular as ever

Thanks Max, yeah Im really liking the Vinagroon way more than the black dye like I used on the WCC. Rawhide1 sent me some black walnuts Ive got em soaking now, Im gonna try making some dye with em, I'll post when I get something done with it so ya'll can see how it turns out. Id like to find out more about these natural dyeing methods, seems like this leather stuff just keeps opening up new projects. Really want to learn some braiding, Id love to do some grips braided like whip handles. That stuff is just really hard to self teach, would love to find a video that teaches it clearly.

Just wanted to show a couple of seats I finished up over the weekend. The Indian Larry one I vinagrooned and incorporated a Belt buckle, modified it, encased it in leather, wet formed it and laced it to the bottom skin, The WCC is just a spider web design dyed black with the cross oiled and antiqued

JimBob, the front is actually a Burgundy to black fade with black antique, I think it was the fflash that brought the burgundy out so much. But thanks for the nice words, go ahead and give that mexican round braid a try, the first couple were tough but now its not hard at heres a link thats pretty simple to follow http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page100.html

Thanks Max

Just finished lacing this one.

I cant resist any longer, Ive started to post this question so many times but always balked, but Ive just got to ask, why is it that Peter only contributes to this Forum through Rawhide? Im not trying to offend anyone, my curiosity has just gotten the best of me, and this just seems kinda strange

Thanks Kevin, I ordered some yesterday, but I appreciate the offer. Rick

Thanks Hilly

Thanks Luke I was afraid that was gonns be the response, seems everytime im looking for somthing its either ohio travel bag or weavers, I guess I'm gonna have to get a Tax number sooner or later

Can someone tell me what these are called and where I can get them, Ive seen them on boots/shoes & corsets

Sorry Clay,you'll see that this board is here to help and they do again in again, sometimes it may take a little more than, what was it. A DAY, to get your question responded too. Anyway, you may wanna try Satin Shene

Can anyone give me some pointers on how to tool a pair of dice? Kinda confused as to how to bevel them.

Would like to find some Walnuts husks to try making a brown dye but cant find them down here in Katrina land, would be glad to pay for them & shipping if anyone would care to send me some. Thanks Rick

Was wondering if it is possible to dye, or re-dye, stingray skin, I always seem to be able to get really good prices on large, but not so popular colors, what Id predominantly be doing is dyeing whatever color it is to black, also what about the eye, would I mask it or can I get it back to pearly white in some other way???

Definately Pete, send me a list. Thanks Rick

I got a deal on a set of the Dusty Johnson videos but no patterns, was wondering if anyone had a set that theyd copy and sell to me, ether or all. chaps,holsters,saddles

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Is it o.k. to use chrome tanned roo hide to make lace, was wondering because the difference in price is alot and it seems it would be alot more economical to use the chrome tanned,

Ken, using the 3/8 of an inch works fine for me with 3/4 inch neoprene foam, I cut the foam the same 3/8 oversize and then just shape it with a sander, rounding edges and nose etc. I also undercut the foam with the sander to create a bevel underneath, this seem to help when lacing, after sanding to shape foam is somewhere between the leather size and the pan size, this is something you gotta play with a few times to get the feel.

Top and bottom are cut the same, this is what I come up with

Casey, when I do a solo seat I will make a template of the seat. actual size, then I add 3/8 of an inch all the way around, this is what I do when using 3/4 inch foam