bikermutt07

Well, in my humble defense, I have always tried to insert them from my keyboard on my phone, and I'm a highschool dropout, and sometimes I don't click with certain things. For example, I was 28 before it dawned on me that "Dino" from the Flintstones was short for dinosaur. I'm glad you can have a good laugh at my expense. P.S. Mods, we need more emoji faces. Thanks.

So, how do you guys insert the little emoji faces? Everytime I try to post one I get an error telling me they aren't allowed. Surely over the last 3 years I'm not the only one who has faced this "emotional handicap"? I am always posting from my Android phone if that makes a difference. Any help would certainly earn you a wink or two. Thanks. Oh my goodness, I just saw this... Boy am I slow. #baffoon

Glad I could help, even if only a little.

I haven't done it, so I don't have much to add. I was going to say make it out of a circle, but you already knew that. 14 oz is going to be tough on the strap cutter blade. I would strop and change it a few times during cutting. Also, maybe wet the leather to make it a little easier on you. Sorry, that's all I got.

Welcome aboard. I have been eyeing the cowboy cb341. It's a cylinder arm for thinner goods but has a reach of ⅝" and up to 207 thread. Looks like winner winner chicken dinner to me. I mostly make smaller items and it looks to have the best range for small to medium goods. But I have never used a machine before.

Welcome back.

I like your stuff. What part of of the Eastern Great Republic are you located? I'm a transplant living in (ugghhh) Shreveport area.

I like using tokonole. You won't have to apply as much pressure burnishing with it. I love the stuff. You can find it at Rocky Mountain Leather Supply. That is the only place I know of in the states. Goodsjapan also has it, but I don't know how long the shipping would take.

That is cool.

Cut a small piece and test it. Let us know how it works out.

Good job on all those projects. I like to share these words with new new comers.... Start in small batches of the same small item. This will give you great yield from your leather while you develop all the techniques. It will give you more time to practice each step. Plus if you botch a few you can keep progressing without starting over. And here is a great book to start with.

Some sort of heavy table or steel desk is a good place to start. I have plans to add a long wall mounted bench for.my press and cutting longer materials. As for a pounding\tooling area my old steel teacher desk for 20 bucks works pretty good. However, now that I think about it. My work is always out in front of me. Maybe it should be more under me. (Thinking out loud now) I may have more control if I go with a standing position for cutting and pounding. And, you can never go wrong with stuff hanging on the wall. Check out a French cleat system on YouTube. They lend themselves to easy reconfiguration once you decide where to improve your layout. Good luck, I'll probably be tripping over this stuff for at least another year.

Badlands indeed. I worked that plant explosion in 08. It is dry out there. Welcome aboard, Scott.

Those should work good for you. You may want to glue a little triangle right below the bolt. It will keep the thread from snagging on it.

That's cool, Munky. I use an Android app called photo resizer. It's free.

Great job. Love that two tone.

As long as you are patient, you won't be disappointed. Congratulations. In the mean time if you don't have this book, I highly recommend it. And here is some Terry porn.

It looks really clean. Very good job.

Great job.

Glad you worked it out. I started looking through that book again this morning. It is full of little tricks using different tools. Like did you know you can bend the grain side over a block and use an edge beveler on thinner stuff as a gouge? Who knew?!? He even has stuff for making tools. One I saw was directions to make a lacing find out of a flat head screwdriver.

My dad used to say..... Son, you got a mind like a steel trap. Too bad it's rusted shut. That is a real cool knife you made.

Yeah, when I first called him I asked about what he had in stock? He said, son I haven't had stock in 4 years. He is a wonderful guy, and yeah, when he is done there won't be any more.

It's above your budget but I have absolutely no regrets buying my Knipknife. I bought the French style and it is marvelous. I think they are 250 right now. And while that is not cheap, it is definitely a worthwhile investment. There is a wait involved, but I feel that is also worth it.

HA!

Then that vacation wouldn't work, she's in Oklahoma. Ha! I think the class would be worth it, but it is way out of my tax bracket. If I could afford that, wife would have us at Disney world.