bikermutt07

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So, I decided to dedicate a shoulder to straps for bracelets and such. Here are a few I have almost finished. So I made a few of these up and well I'm not too sure about them. They are running 5/8" x 10 1/4" made from 7-8 Herman Oak. My wife thinks they are way too thick. As a man's bracelet I think the thickness is good. As far as length goes I think they are too long. I have a big wrist and I can wear one on the tightest hole. That is set at 9 inches from the turn of the leather at the buckle. What I'm asking is does anyone have a set length for buckle holes or snaps for a bracelet. P.s. these aren't finished yet. I still have to work the edges and sew them.

Great job, and keep having fun.

I like it.

Great job.

I don't have the space for a drill press. Plus I got the motor for free.

They both look great but I love the first one. It just says "I got history". Nailed it!

That stone is definitely granite. A few tips for sink cutouts aka 3cm granite. Avoid veins in your selection. The natural fissures will likely be a breaking point. You want something more like a pebble looking grain or small spots. Avoid lines, veins, fissures (all are the same, just wanted to clarify). Black granite are usually denser then lighter colors (absolute black or galaxy black are good choices). If you are able to tap on a big piece you will find the dense ones have a "ring" to them like a dinner plate. The softer ones have more of a "thud" sound. If you have one that you move around like I do (for now) make sure you don't have anything under it. Something as minimal as an ink pen or rivet back can snap it when you go to hitting on it. Most of these tips can be ignored if you have manmade quartz. That stuff is tough. It's as dense as the the black granites, but comes with a little more flex strength. I have handled pieces of this in situations where granite would have broken for sure. Either product should always be carried vertically with a clear path and plenty of help. I like to use a cart when I can. It can be a real pain to carry a top into a house and wrestle it almost into position only to find out it's a 1/4" too long. Carts are handy. Hope this helps someone.

He had a lot of cool stuff in the video. At 15:45 or so he goes back to the burnisher (aluminum) and mentions keeping the edge pretty wet. This was something about fibers drying out and sticking to the burnisher or something like that. On another note, he showed me I was using way too little neatsfoot oil. And his tips for wet forming were great.

Lately I have been experimenting with mixing fiebings spirit dye with water. I don't see any difference from using the alcohol. Ymmv.

I was thinking bags and purses.

I haven't done it myself. But I'm sure you can make most any soft items from them. I believe upholstery and garment leather are the same. Some day my sectional will see new life under my knife.

I'm guessing the top one is a spear point roach belly? I have always liked the roach belly and I love a spear point..... What steel are you working these beauties out of?

If anybody is in the arklatex area I can gladly help you with a remnant of granite. I probably have ten to twenty pieces just in my back yard.

The one on mine are about that or a tad deeper. I have also read that treadmill motors work well having a built in speed control. Rej, that video was pretty great.

It all looks great.

Well that is awesome. According to whats been posted here you should be in good shape speed wise. So glad this inspired you. Reading elsewhere here has shown metal to be a poor burnisher as it disaptes heat too quickly. Aluminum just won't warm up enough. But that is only something I read. I haven't tried it.

have problems with my hands so gloves are not an option for me (lose feeling in them from time to time or they simply let go of what ever I am holding which can be "interesting" when working with knives..main reason I do NOT use a headknife!!) so I will have to deal with using pliars from time to time to pull the needles though and deal with trying not to bleed on the leather lol! And the thread is not that thin its not bad for waxed though actually. Get yourself a bottle of wine. Save the cork and use it to back up your awl. That should save on the sissy juice spills.

I hate thieves. They are even lower than liars. While back I had a rental powered drain cleaner stolen. Ended up costing me $1500 and a bunch of time wasted. Still find it hard to believe someone stole a crap covered drain cleaner that I had used that day to clean out the sewer pipes under my house. I once borrowed a nice snake from my plumber buddy to clean out my mother in laws drain. When I finished I walked in cleaned up my hands and walked back outside. A guy had pulled up and was already getting out of his truck by the time I was coming back outside. He looked at me and asked if this was the house having the garage sale (on a Tuesday afternoon?) I gave him a hard look and said Nope. There ain't nothing for sale around here. It made me sick to my stomach to think of my friend letting me borrow such an expensive piece of equipment, and it possibly getting stolen.

I like it.

Thanks guys.

Great job. Keep up the good work.

For what it's worth...... The category doesn't show up at the top of the thread. When I click on a thread from unread content I get no indication of what category I'm reading in. I only have the title available. So, it's possible some people could be critiquing by accident.

Looks great.

Cool