bikermutt07
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There is nothing wrong with a story. People enjoy being part of something. As a matter of fact, they are willing to pay for it. The vast generic majority of people just want to make a purchase to make themselves feel good about something for a little while. There is nothing wrong with capitalizing on that nature. This is business (If you're in business). Just help them feel good. You are making nice products for a fair price, go ahead and give them the story. It gives them a more personal relationship with the product. They are more apt to buy the product if this is included in the price. .02 -
Scout carry sheath
bikermutt07 replied to battlemunky's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Watch this over and over and over..... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwjNl7W7g73SAhUj0IMKHejjAP8QwqsBCB8wAQ&usg=AFQjCNF1sHlk2z9QIx28jtvfnGP_UlkifA&sig2=ZyzQCZltRy_GhPGMpU6RPg Glue then stitch. -
Stohlman's book "Leather Tools" is great for learning how to sharpen all of your tools. He committed 8 pages to using the round/head knife. However, the sharpening technique for the round knife is more of a secondary bevell approach. Everyone doing leather work has to learn how to sharpen. It's just a pain in the butt and dangerous if you don't. I had to force myself to learn sharpening. Now that I can I'm so much happier.
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I was informed that the tandy doesn't contain enough carbon to hold an edge. Can't help you decide on which ones to keep because I haven't gotten to try a real knife yet. I have one on order though. Get them all sharpened and start playing. You may find you can't live another day without 2 more. Ha!
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All are readily available for the right price. You can probably get by with what you have. The strap cutter is good, if you sharpen/polish that tiny blade. It is worth the effort. The other two gauges I haven't used. A refurbished draw gauge can be found with Bruce Johnson. It will come in good condition and sharpened for about 40.00-100.00 ://brucejohnsonleather.com/leather-tools-sale/plough-gauges-and-draw-gauges/ A refurbished plough gauge can be had from Bruce as well for about 400.00. I can only imagine the quality of the cut will raise with the price point.
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Anymore of these machines available?
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Welcome aboard.
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A few bags I've made
bikermutt07 replied to pzampino's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
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Enjoy, Brother. Lots of fun to be had.
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My Second Messenger Bag
bikermutt07 replied to BlakeSmith's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
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He wants to survive teotwawki on his right leg.
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I'm curious...... How can you get a belt out of a shell?
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I don't know, but look on his site. He has a page dedicated to size suggestions for different applications. It's the page that has his stamping tool sets.
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Mines at 3000.
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I can send you some tooling stamps and such. I'll look thru what I have when I get home. Sure I have something to send.
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How fast is that turning?
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That's a little extreme, Brian. Haha
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Very cool. I really like how you carried some of the images outside of the strap lines. That's a cool effect.
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My leatherwork
bikermutt07 replied to hwhleather's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
That all looks great. The only thing I'll add is keep working towards refining your stitching and burnishing. Don't worry, I'm in the same boat. Keep having fun. -
How awesome is that??? Your crafts installed at an educational center to inspire the youth. So very very awesome. Congratulations!!!
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That's what I would have done. But I don't have a drill press. From what I understand the slower speed of a drill press burnishes better.
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I'm waiting on it to arrive. It's in transit. The antique paste runs 7 or 8 bucks. The tokonole was 11 bucks. We will see. This is still a hobby for me as well. But if I had to continue hand burnishing I was going to quit. 2 decades of construction work have started to take it's toll on my hands. I made my burnishing set up with a free motor and a 50.00 pro edge burnisher.
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Let me expand a little...... I have used firmer chrome tans to date so far. Here is a picture of a wallet I did using the traditional techniques applied normally to veg tan. This was as good as I could get it. This next picture is the same leather but using fiebings antique paste (color is natural or neutral). I did this on my motor burnisher. Here is the horween cxl horse strip. I think it looks pretty good. And here is the sb foot. I think there is something to using the antique paste. All of these examples took far less time than the wallet. And I had better results. Ymmv.
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If you didn't win with Odin, I can't imagine how good the winners looked.
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You can get a burnish on chrome tanned. It takes more time and (I'm gonna say it) intimacy. But it will never look as good as veg tan. Something new I was shown was some natural antique paste from fiebings. Put it on and burnish. I tried some on some chrome tan chap leather, some sb foot stuff, and a piece of horween cxl horse strip. They all came out nicer than what I had achieved before. I have some tokonole on order and will try that next to see if it is easier.
