Tramps Leatherworking

My wife said it would take a bigger man than the one in the picture to hold up our grandbaby, he is a chunker... lol

Now that is funny...

I respect Beaverslayer trying to increase his investment, but I guarantee you folks, that anyone pushing Bitcoin to you has a vested interest in it, they either mine them and/or trade them... Their success in making money depends on their ability to increase the use of this digital currency... I will never accept anything but cold hard cash, there is no good reason to get involved in this --- If this can be easily converted to cash, then the people who have them can convert them and pay me... I have done lot's of research on this, so it is not just my opinion...

Very cool, thanks for sharing that...

Wytch, This is extremely risky and the potential for loss is huge, Bitcoin is constantly be pushed because it's value depends on more people getting into the fold... My opinion is this is a bubble that will burst with catastrophic results... Sometimes "no accountability" is not good... (Based on my research --- your opinion may vary)

Nice Job! I like the Reaper too, very cool...

I use a CSO awl as well, and once properly polished it will go through leather like butter --- I lay the leather on a piece of dense styrofoam and punch away, works great...

If those are actually your first attempts at leatherworking, you have some serious talent... Nice Job!

Call me crazy, but it has never occurred to me to try that with my Consew...

I hope that guy doesn't have a warranty issue... lol

Nice to meet you, I live in the Indianapolis metro area (South). You are right, this is a great place to learn...

I use Fiebings Tan-Kote, works great --- It can be applied with a dauber or a rag.

There are several "How To" videos on youtube that do a good job of showing the proper way to recover a motorcycle seat --- sometimes a video is worth a thousand words...

Nice job!

Very nice, I never tried to "hand stitch" an entire jacket --- I'm afraid my hands and patience would not survive!

In a pinch I use poster board that can be purchased just about anywhere...

I have two Barry King mauls, a 16 oz. and a custom made 48 oz. --- they are hard to beat for the price --- they are almost too pretty to use.

I have yet to hear ONE good reason why I would want to get involved in this versus cold hard cash --- I have absolutely zero issues with customers paying me cash money!

Ray, Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate is one of dozens of varieties of phosphates used as food additives. It’s derived from mined phosphate rock which is purified to isolate the phosphorous and further processed to add sodium or other desired molecules. “It is basically a mineral that comes out of the ground and is then processed into a synthetic chemical." Phosphates are used for an array of reasons, serving as leavening agents to fluff up foods, in nondairy creamers to reduce acidity, in lunchmeat to keep it moist, in bread to keep it from molding, and in cheese to help it keep its shape. It’s also used to prevent potato products from blackening and to keep tuna from discoloring or drying out. I think I would worry more about being ran over by people driving and texting on cell phones...

Mike , did you learn that after discovering the Sun causes cancer also?

There are many places on the net that sells motorcycle jacket patterns --- If you have an old jacket, or can find an old jacket at a second hand store in your size you can reverse-engineer it and make a pattern from that... Good luck, and be sure to post pictures when you are finished!

I just finished reading that book again, it is a good read...

I concur with Constabulary, unless there is a mechanical issue, I would not disassemble the machine any farther than is necessary to give it a thorough cleaning...

Ultimately, it's a matter of what "feels good in your hand", mine is a 1/2" barrel BK and it is perfect...