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    You tellinge you only started leather work 6 years ago? Or that you only started carving 6 years ago? Either way, your embossing is beyond any others' I have seen around here. (No offense anyone). I always drool over your stuff.
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    Ha, i didnt think of it either. Tandy had a master craftsman in town for thanksgiving that wanted to teach a tooling class for fun. He pointed it out to us.
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    We need a "like" button.
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    How much is the machine? How much are the stamps?
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    I just bevel a piece of scrap. Rub rouge into the edge and bevel backwards. It's the perfect size.
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    If I was in the predicament as the O.P. I would do the following. Ymmv. Find a flooring store that has lots of vans. Where I work at most of the vans were 15 passenger 1 tons. Lots of unused seat belt straps. You can fold them up to make them thinner. Then wrap them in the pleather. Now when the vegan has the nice bag constructed entirely out of petroleum products they can feel all righteous when protesting leather or oil barons. Good luck, sorry I couldn't help but throw that last line in there.
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    I would start with these two.... Leather Tools How to Sharpen How to Use The Art of Sewing Leather Both are by Al Stohlman and both are a wealth of information. He packs a lot of extras into his books that I wouldn't have even dreamed about. Then I would move on to his three books on leather cases. The cases are out dated but the the techniques are tried and true. And the the pattern building approach he teaches can apply to anything. I have yet to find an all inclusive shoe building book. Some have lots of stuff, but none seem to cover proper last making.
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    New and Improved!!!
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    What topic are we discussing? Pattern making, sewing, toolings? One general all around book is called Leather Secrets by F.O. Baird (I think). If I only had one book it would be this. It is an out of print large format book. It has everything from watchbands to tooled gun rigs and figure carving.
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    Ha! Cool idea.
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    Great write up.
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    Great job. Good luck.
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    Stitches are getting better. Keep it up.
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    Fancy shmancy
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    Love it.
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    I don't think you would need anything thicker, unless you want a really stiff bag. Most bags are made of chrome tanned leather. I imagine that bridle would make a spiffy looking bag. Others with more experience will be along soon.
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    Sorry, I haven't actually used it yet. My hobby room is still disassembled.
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    Congratulations, old.
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    Nice.
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    I have had great service and tools from Wuta. They are out of China and take a bit to arrive, but the quality and prices have been great. The pricking irons and hole punch set have been particularly good. I would love a set of the crimson hides as well. They offer more size options.
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    Wow, really nice job.
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    Sorry I didn't see this sooner. That is a really great wallet. Good design and flow. Does it fit well in the front pocket? Or is it too large?
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    Looks like y'all had a blast. So,how did the class like doing Popeye? Looks like they did well.
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    At four months I made a card holder that didn't fit cards, so you aren't doing as bad as I was. Keep at it.
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