Ayers Garage

I have a Barry King round maul and a Stohlman round maul. Personally I much, much prefer the Stohlman. It's just a personal thing as far as feel and hand fitment go. If you distill it down to the basics, all it is is a heavy thing you hold in your hand and beat on stuff with. Each person has to choose for themselves as far as what suits them best. Don't let brand name figure into your decision, only functionality to your usage.

Here's a little glove strap I did yesterday with the Sharpie method. The red dye I airbrushed simply because it's about the only way I can apply it and keep it smooth over the entire length. Then the black I applied with a brush. Then a Sharpie to touch up the grooves around the numbers. The Sharpie hasn't ever bled or caused me any problems under the TanKote or whatever topcoat I've used.

I was just fiddling with my punches last night in their little plastic crappy case thinking about how inconvenient it was.

You'd be surprised how well a Sharpie marker works to outline detailed stuff. I also do fire gear and use a black Sharpie around all my letters. It don't come off and it's very easy to get nice results when you use ultra fine tip Sharpies.

I solved the cramping problem by buying a Barry King swivel knife. They are available in sizes up to 5/8" and have adjustable yoke heights. I have big hands and the larger barrel solved my issues.

First post here. I don't have a mentor to work with so I've had to stumble my way on to information via the Internet. The best tutorial I found for setting rivets is the little short video on Springfield Leather's website. To set my rivets and use the rivet tool I just follow exactly the video. In the video he explains the hole in your rivet set tool and how to use it properly. It's the fourth video down the list.... http://springfieldleather.com/321/Videos%253A-Helpful-Hints/ I use these to cut my rivets. As a long time mechanic I learned that when you have to use excessive force with small tools you wind up not doing a quality job. The long handles make it as easy as clipping your fingernails with clippers. I got mine from Amazon for something like 15 dollars. https://www.channellock.com/35-300P-Concretors-Nippers.aspx