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Just, - man. You have it going on. Awesome. YinTx

And here we are all ordering stuff from Abbey England.... Great pointers, and a lot of these or similar items are available here in the US - awesome lolipop or "tongue depressors" tip! I've used the metal clips as they have more strength and wider gripping area than the small clips. YinTx

I am guessing it is not vegetable tanned tooling leather or even bridle leather, so as such I would assume you can not tool on it. A photo might clarify... YinTx

Heh, the whole time I was watching your video, I was thinking, yeah, the mom's gonna be the one using that! sure enough! Thanks for sharing, great story, and I like the song too! YinTx

Put..put it in a frame on the wall... YinTx

I'm liking this velcro idea... not traditional leather but neither is a phone! I think it will work really well... I'll try it on my next version! YinTx

Those all came out really nice! YinTx

As I noted in my post linked above, The Atoma 1200 sells for around $75-$120. The Cerax 1k/3k 1000 grit/3000 grit soaking stone sells for $55 Total I paid was about $130 for both the Atoma and the Cerax Combo. As you noted, all I had ever used were cheap stones. Stepping up in grade was one of the best things I ever did. I've sharpened exacto knives and new razor blades, not to mention my older knives are performing wonders. It was a bit of a learning curve, now everyone has scary sharp kitchen knives that I used to practice on before I attempted anything on my leatherworking knives! I even rescued an old cleaver - makes short work of chickens these days. A gentleman by the name of Ricky Tran has a channel on youtube called Burrfection that is a good place to start if you want to get immersed in stones - he has in depth reviews of many of the best stones and the budget stones out there, along with kitchen knives. YinTx

Don't know much about the dmt, but I did quite a bit of research on Japanese knife sharpening, and a universal opinion seemed to be that the Atoma diamond plates were extremely well made in that the size distribution was very uniform and placement of the diamonds on the plate was patterned, resulting in much cleaner edges in the blade. Poor size distribution on most diamond plates results in uneven sharpening under magnification, it looks like big rocks and little rocks nicking the edge, giving an uneven profile. I ended up with both an Atoma 1200 and a Cerax 1k/3k combination stone, I couldn't be happier. I have a lot of babble about it here: hope that helped any, YinTx

Wow, that just looks like a bloody mess about to happen. I was cringing the whole time. YinTx

That just totally rocks! YinTx

That is a pretty cool design! And a whole lot of stitching! I like it. YinTx

How about a two sided keeper? Just dye the flip side brown.. Alternatively, just use a metal keeper like MattS. Regardless, I like the belt, well done! YinTx

What kind of fabric are you talking here? Cotton t-shirt type, bedsheet type, heavy felt type, nylon? Thanks! YinTx

If they are quick rivets (hollow post style) then they will likely not hold well. If they are solid rivets, you'll have better luck. Looks good tho! YinTx

Awesome! I can't imagine trying to dye all those spaces without getting a bit in the wrong spot. well done! Can we see the inside? YinTx

Valarie, Thanks for that. And also, those are the finished pieces photos... YinTx And also, thanks Dun and Rocky for the compliments! I do worry about the longevity of the liner... YinTx

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Would a kickpress work maybe? YinTx

Don't toss it. I have some sole bend leather, really stiff and tough and difficult to cut as well. Works great as a backing for work such as punching holes in other pieces of leather, marking stitch lines, etc. without worrying about damaging tools as you might using a piece of wood on it's side (not end grain) or just flat on your granite. It has become one of my "most useful tools." YinTx

Valarie and Leatherhips, Thank you both. and, just to be clear, the instagram version is not mine, just where my inspiration came from! The first posts are mine... YinTx

So so. Yes, for sure, if the maker hasn't put his maker's mark on the item, and doesn't have an online presence for folks when they go looking. And if the maker starts selling a lot of items through "Jeff's" and isn't happy about that, he/she can certainly cease, or renegotiate terms. This flexibility probably aught to be in the original agreement. Just thinking out loud here. and as a side note, I don't think this is a "heavy topic," just one I find pretty interesting. I am enjoying the topic, as I find it informative both on how I would consider handling either selling my items through someone else, or how I would handle selling other's items. Good to know the pro's, and con's, of each side of the deal. What better place than this to get so many differing viewpoints! YinTx

NVLeatherWorx, Again, thanks for sharing all that detail. I have several of Stohlman's books, but was unaware he had on on coloring leather. I'll see if I can find it. By artist's brush, do you mean like a paint brush, or an airbrush? YinTx

50% markup does seem a bit extreme. Reminds me of the adage about losing $1 an item, and trying to make up for the loss with volume. erm.. math? Truth be told, I've mentioned to others I've thought about opening a store. And immediately everyone wants to put their stuff in a store that I am only thinking about. All kinds of stuff, not just leather. I don't think I'd do that for free. I think it would be nice to have a place for others that make leather goods to be able to display their stuff and get some visibility for their work, and they could make some sales. That's what sparked my interest in this topic. If I had a store, and I thought your work was nice enough to put in there, and I contacted you about it, why would you get mad at me? I'd think it was a bit of a compliment. If you didn't want to, say so, no problem. If you do, settle on terms you and the store agree upon. If you can't agree, move on, no harm done. All that said, what are good terms? Or as Stetson912 says, what is fair? some $/month per item displayed? $/item sold? % of item sold? $/sqft/month of display space? some combination? YinTx

A bit more digging, and here is the individual's Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/peltongrace/ YinTx