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bikermutt07

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  1. Not as many as I used to. Pawn shop ate all my guns. I'm down to a marlin model 60 stainless and an old Dan Wesson 4 inch. Both are great shooters, but I haven't owned anything fancy or sought after. I always thought being a gunsmith would be cool. Never saw an opportunity to break into it when I was young, and now my hands hurt too much to be filing down metal. I did a conversion on a saiga 7.62 I was kind of proud of, but then it got eaten.
  2. I haven't bought that Barry king set either. But he said he wanted to cry once. And that would do it. The sad thing about Tandy is their craft tool pro series of tools are pretty descent. The just cost too much. If I'm shelling out 30 bucks I want something better.
  3. I have a strap cutter and have yet to use it. But, I'm a southpaw. On the tooling note, most people rubber cement it to granite or apply shelving paper to the back. This helps with the spreading. Or so i have read. I don't do much in the way of tooling. And most people tool before they cut out final shape. Glad to help.
  4. Thanks, I have been just researching out of curiosity and not seen it in the pictures on the sales sites. I hadn't seen them in the specs come to think of it. Or maybe I'm just nuts/confused.
  5. Is that the stuff on the front of the machine?
  6. Am I wrong or is the cobra the only one with a bobbin winder? I haven't seen one on the cowboy or the techsew machines. That will be a deciding factor one day when I can get one.
  7. He gets "new" stuff a lot. You never know when he might get just what you need. I'd keep an eye on his site.
  8. Nice stamps
  9. http://brucejohnsonleather.com Check this site. He may have some.
  10. Welcome to the forum. Your post is going to save you some money. First thing to know is Tandy is all about newcomers. They smell blood in the water (lived it). Everything they have can be bought better and cheaper elsewhere. I don't mean to bash Tandy because I started there myself. They do provide a large chain of brick and mortar storefronts to get beginners started, but the advantages pretty much end there. Springfield Leather is a good place to start for a beginner. The owner Kevin, used to run Tandy stores. You're going to find better service and leather there. More folks will chime in on cheaper places to obtain leather, but as a hobbyist you will be paying retail anyway. Your projects will dictate your leather purchases. You will need veg tan leather for carving. As for tools, a straight edge, a good square and a razor knife will make your cuts. As far as carving tools (and your cry once attitude) a person could do a lot worse then Barry King tools. He makes quality stuff that will spoil you. If you look on his site he actually has sets of tools. The set runs 500.00 of I remember correctly. That sounds like a lot, but they will out live you, and probably your kids. As far as edges go. There is a really good review of the ranch hand quick change edger. I will be buying one post haste. It runs 45 bucks at weaver and includes five different blade sizes with it. The man who did the review is very well respected around here. That's Nigel @ armitage leather. Look him up on YouTube. His saddle stitch video is often referred here as well. Speaking of videos, Springfield leather also has a lot of helpful videos as well. And Kevin is really entertaining. I hope you find these tips cost effective and helpful. From one newb to another, Keep having fun.
  11. Thanks for the heads up.
  12. If you're in St. Cloud you shouldn't have any problems laying hands on a chunk of granite to pound on. Welcome to the forum.
  13. Wow! How were the flames across the top made? Acrylic and air brush, stain and air brush, or some method of wickedness I don't want to know about?
  14. From my 4glte(whatever) android it took about 7 seconds and 4 seconds respectively.
  15. Cool project.
  16. One just popped up in Oregon.
  17. Well, the door's always open and I'll leave the light on for ya.
  18. Fwiw, Jeff has some leather for sale right now. Check out moving sale in Leather and Lace. I know he will sell you the good stuff.
  19. I just measured over the wife's shoulder and asked her how low she wanted it. Then added for lap onto bag. Worked like a charm.
  20. Grandpa didn't have such modern things. He was a real carpenter. Not a power tool monkey like me.
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