Patrice

Can someone explain waht is the major differences between water repelling and water resistant? I dont like using artificial finsihes, so, i want to use paste mink oil. On the lid it is said that mink oil resist water. So, what is best? Mink oil or neutral shoe polish? Once againn, thank you!

Hi! Finally, i have redone the back of the pocuh! Since actone went trough the front, the pouch was cover with streaking. But, i like the new thing much better! Picture will follow soon!

I just call my nearest art store and they have those rubber cement eraser. I will go after my work and buy some of them! Again, many, many thanks!

Many thanks! As usual, im doing my thing in the last moment, so i don't thing i will have time to go out and buy thin pigskin.. I will try eraser and acetone and if nothing works, well, i'll just cover the back with some chrome tan leather (about 4once) that i have! I will keep you in touch and informed about how my project work

Hi there! I know, it's been a while since i didn't post anything here, but, im back to leather working and i'm making on a leather pouch for a friend of mine Ok, let's get to the point. I've applied a thin layer of tandy's rubber cement (made by Barge) on the bakside of my pouch and stick it to a piece of thick (1/4") piece of plastic to avoid the stretching of my leather. Then, after tooling the piece, i remove the leather, but, the backside is still tacky and cover with cement. I dont want to line the piece and was wondering what can i do to remove the rubber cement? I dont have cement thinner and was seeking a way to remove this mess. Any comment will be appreciated! Glad to be here with you again Patrice

I juste read about your project Duke and think that't a great idea. h give you One of my friend is making medieval armor here in Quebec. He made some videos showing him making of various armour parts. Her's the link (it's both in english and french): http://www.armurerieduduche.com/Fabricatio...cation%20de.htm It might give you a good idea as to proceed Patrice

Hi! I bought a speedy sharp about a month ago, and used it with great success. I re-sharped my 3 strap end punch, my cuter blade (before cutting, very nice) and even some of my kitchen knife. I've never seen something like it. Hey, a also sharp 2 of my fathers axes. http://www.speedysharp.net/ Just to tell you, once i've sharpened my strap end puch, it cut trough my 9oz belt with only ONE punch of my hammer Anyway, give it a try, you won't be dissapointed.

Wow Very nice game set! And please reserve me a signed copy of your book! If your interested, i will gladly offer a translation for you n french if you want Keep up your good work!

Hi everyone! Beside Hide Crafters, who sells thems and are they other shapes?

Most of the time, i'm listening medieval music and plug myself on the radio rivendell: http://www.radiorivendell.com/ This Net station is free and play video games, film, and medieval folks group. Truly a nice place to discover medieval and medieval fantasy music genre. Aubergiste, À boire! (Innkeeper, i need a drink)

Well, being a part time leatherworker (read here hobby), i finished my item with neutral shoe paste and mink oil (paste), work for me.I polished with neutral polish, buff, then apply mink oil, and let it sit for about 2 hours. Then, i buff the whole thing with sheep wool then with a shoe bursh. Sure work well for me. Then, i try with light running water and then i see the water running off the surface But, i've heard of Montana Leather pitch. It seem pretty ggod. Does someone here already tried this stuff?Salut Richard. Je suis du Québec aussi! Bienvenue!(Hi Richard! I'm from Québec also. Welcome).

To Myriam and Timd1159, thank you. The both have the lock i'm loocking for!

Where did you order that book? I might try amazon. EDIT I should have search it on amzon, before asking.. It's tehre. Sorry for the trouble

Hi everyone! I use to have a suppliers that have this turnlock ins-stock, but now, is not selling them anymore. :Beating_A_Dead_Horse_by_livius: So, i wonder if you know a seller in USA or Canada that might be selling this turnlock. Here's a picture: It would be useful, as i love this lock. EDIT Befor you show me this sign I already did a search But, this is the only picture i'm getting. So, perhaps you could just giveme the right nam for this kind of lock, and i would do my own research

Hi everyone! Last week, while cleaning my workspace in the basement, much to my surprise, i discovered that my mixture of easy-carve and water was full of floating green and grey mold. Even the cloth that i always left in the mixture was inpregnated with mold. Does it happened to you? Man, i was furious. For me, this will be the last time i'll be buying that crap. I'll try to find an other seller of bee-natural pro-carve. Should i call my local Tandy and complain? I'm really angry

Really neat job! Bravo! But, if this ok with you, i'd reaaly like to know where did you purchased your fleur de lis snap? ^_^

Truly amazing and stunning!

My God! Each time i see good carving such as the one made by Mr. Linell, i must confess that i'm getting discourage by my own carving. It seem that i'll never be able to achived amazing results such as professionnels I know, i know, practice, practice, practice

Hello all! I'm about to finish my leather x-mas presents, and by the past, i was not completly happy with the results with satin sheen, leather sheen, block out, tan kot ect. Each time i was using one of this product, it pick up a bit of my color or it was leaving some fine line (don't know how to call those lines). So, one day i was cleaning and polishing and waterproofing my boots, i just taught : hey, why i don't i give a try on my leathers goods with mink greasse. It just go well. First, i use neutral shoe polish 2 coats, then, i'm applying a thin layer of minl grease and let it sit for about 30 minutes to 2 hours. It's just work well! I then polish the item with a shoe brush and, voilà ! Did someone else use mink oil and neutral shoe polish? I,M curious and wanted to see if i'm the only one who's using this method. And, by the way, Merry Christmas to you and your familly!

Neat work, as usual

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope the turkeys good! By the way, we also have thanksgiving here in Canada, but earlier, in october! Can someone tell me why? I once heard it is because of the harvest time wich is sooner here in the north! :scratchhead:

I received my a irbrush kit this tuesday! I bought the millenium kit : http://cgi.ebay.com/PAASCHE-MILLENNIUM-AIR...oQQcmdZViewItem I'm really glad about this purchase. I plug the whole kit and everything was working great! I choose this kit because the barrel is offering a thinner grip. The only downside is that i'll have to wait t'ill christmas beacause the kit is my gift P.s. The compressor is very quiet!

Thank's! I'll try a tiny piece and watch what happened next!

I order all my leather straps and belt blanks from Zacks White, and i'm living in Montreal Canada The leather used in their belts are very workable and without any scuff. They stamped and dyed well. And like Mike Phelps was saying, their straps have the smoothest backs I have ever seen. And i've never had any trouble dealing with them exepted once. They seem to have been short on personnal, and i've had to wait longer than usual. But, that's old story No later than this morning, i've order belts blanks, leather stips and some laces. After all, X-Mas is on it's way, and friends and family are asking me for some home made leather gift, what to say :angel_not: Next time i go on vacation in North Carolina, rest assure that i'll pay a visit to the store i'm ordering my belts blank.

Hi all! I have a piece of chrome tan leather and wanted to know if i can dye it another color? The original color is ligth brown and want to dyed it maybe dark brown, dark red or black. Using the new Tandy water color, would it be possible? Or should i use spirit dye by Fiebing's? I dont want to waste good leather, so i was asking first if someone here as already done it. Many thank's!