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bikermutt07

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  1. Pretty sure you got it. Looking great.
  2. But the question remains..... Is this boning?
  3. Luckily, I didn't buy the stitcher. It was gifted to me by someone I did a carpentry favor for.
  4. Well, the guy wasn't slicking/burnishing it though. He just gently pushed it around the grain side and then started carving.
  5. I'm pretty sure it is one of those things you must buy in the beginning (because Tandy said so). Later, you can pretend you never bought it. Just like edge dye and that trusty stitching awl tool with the bobbin.
  6. Looks great, but, this is the second time today that I thought I was going to be looking at some awesome tooled, flame torched pistol holster. Lol.
  7. The one I have has three wheels. A 5,7, and a 9, I think. But they are all straight.
  8. I'm glad to see these smaller lots moving for you, Ray. Thanks for everything.
  9. I don't know that process but if they're just small spur straps.....I would just put a stitch in them.
  10. I didn't think about that. On the subject of someone using your patterns to have dies made.....that's pretty crappy on their part. But your good intentions will always reward you. Their bad intentions will most likely reward them differently.
  11. Any dye is going to darken it. So, natural is probably going to be the lightest you can get it. You can mix any of the fiebings pro dye with denatured alcohol to thin it. The thinner you make it the lighter it will be. I am new and I haven't dyed anything that didn't come out darker then I wanted it. However I have learned (from here) that the best way to regulate the color is to thin it down and air brush it. You can apply super thin even coats with an airbrush. It's not an investment I'm willing to take on yet. Mainly because I work in the house. No shop environment. I think my next dying experience I will test out a 12 or 16 to 1 ratio. I tried 7 to 1 with some mahogany dye and it was still darker then I liked. I haven't used the water based dyes yet. So, I have nothing to offer on those. Just remember to do a test piece. It's much less painful to trash a test piece then your project. Also, this hobby is not all together scientific. You will find many different answers to the same question here. People develop their own processes and techniques and apply them for years with success. You will do the same. You will also learn different pieces of leather take dye differently. So, once you figure out what works for this piece, don't expect it to come out exactly the same from the next hide. Most of all, have fun.
  12. I saw someone put theirs on the outside between the buckle and keeper.
  13. You should probably just make your own pdf versions of the pattern and then sell them for free on your website. I saw a guy recently doing that with holster patterns and wallets and such.(wink)
  14. This is a total guess..... I have seen some people case their leather and then take a glass slicker to before tooling. They mentioned that evened out the grain side. Maybe that's what they mean by boning?
  15. Great job.
  16. Wear it proud. I'm sure it's prettier then my first belt will be.
  17. I find myself doing practice runs before I start to stitch my project. It helps me get back into it and also gives me a heads up on whether my thread and hole size are going to look appropriate. I'm still new, and I don't get a lot of time to play, so I reintroduce myself to the stitching over and over again. Have fun.
  18. No prize? What gives?
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