Tramps Leatherworking

I use A&E bonded polyester from The Thread Exchange and have no issues at all --- (Your Results May Vary)

Nice job!

Fanciest Biker wallet I have ever seen --- great job!

Most of the items I make and sell are on a bespoke basis - I will make just about anything a customer wants, but I won't make anything cheaply, and consequently it isn't cheap... I tell potential customers, if you want cheaply made items at a cheap price, then go down the road to WalMart.

The simple answer is a cylinder arm is more versatile...

Welcome, from a fellow Hoosier --- there are lots of talented people here willing to share their knowledge, or at least give you their opinion...

I agree with Ferg --- most quality machines will produce some very nice stitches if you know how to set them up properly and have some experience operating them...

This is my Leather shop as it was being built --- I had a garage door installed, so I could have motorcycles in the shop when I am designing and fitting saddlebags/seats etc... I am in the process of redoing the inside, as my disabilities have changed, and limited my mobility... I will post some recent pictures when it is finished.

I love the look of this, if there is a black version of this Gator pattern, I can see me making some biker wallets with this leather...

Once you learn the nuances of your machine, setup isn't that time consuming... Hand sewing is great, but it can sometimes be a "pain" to us older folks...

I like it --- sometimes this can be a tough crowd... As long as you like it, and it serves the purpose, nothing else is necessary...

My two favorite colors Black and Chrome... Nice job!

Very nice!

Nice looking shit, ummm, I mean shirt...

The main thing is you are having fun and learning a new craft --- do what you like, and if someone else likes it, OK --- if they don't, that's OK also --- we all have different tastes...

Good Job!

This is a patch I did for my son, I used Fiebings antique paste (Black) with tan-kote as a final finish --- I used leather balm with atom wax as a resistor to get some highlights, and Fiebings professional oil dye for the black areas. This may not be a good look for some tastes, but it gave me the old, rugged, worn look I was after...

Welcome to LW.net --- To answer your question, I believe just about any normal top coat will work with this product, Super sheen, leather balm with atom wax, etc... For more info you can read this thread... http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=34586

Divafnk, Just use a larger needle and thread, even if you could somehow pull it off, what would be the purpose? As already stated, those machines will sew very heavy thread...

Lmao, no problem! Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative... sometimes... lol

I have listened to both songs and those are two totally separate pieces of music --- the riff in "Taurus" is just an Am descending riff that has been used in many songs, including "Dream On", and "Something" by the beatles... If Spirit had truly felt "Stairway" was a ripoff they wouldn't have waited 42 years to bring a copyright lawsuit... "Stairway" is an original composition by Jimmy Page that was truly a work of art.

New and original works of art are being created all the time --- even with the limited number of musical chords and notes, musicians still come up with new compositions regularly. As technology advances, people are able to create new things that only a few years before were unheard of... Find me another song that sounds like "Stairway to Heaven".

I have no experience with this machine, but I don't think it is designed to sew 16 oz of leather... It is also bottom feed only which will not be optimum for sewing multiple layers of leather.

My son is happy --- it turned out just like he, I mean, I wanted it to...

Good job, I am partial to skull designs...