YinTx

I suspect stitching the binding on would do the trick but I attempted to be true to the original construction as much as I could. I suppose it could help take the stress off of the binding stitch, and prevent it from pulling through the thin leather there, but not sure. This was the first one I have done like this too, so I'm no expert. Perhaps someone that does this regularly could chime in? YinTx

So a good friend asked me to repair her LV Bucket bag, as the "Alcantara" lining had turned sticky and started peeling, as these purses are apparently apt to do. She wanted to maintain all the original leather pieces so the "patina" on the Vaschetta leather would match, which made repairing difficult. She also wanted a canvas style lining, so I used a cream colored Duck Cloth. all the hardware had to be scrubbed clean of the sticky material that came off of the lining. I used Fil Au Chinois 532 Jaune thread, saddle stitched. For the lining to LV canvas, I used 138 Bonded Poly thread, stitched by hand again. Comments and suggestions welcomed! YinTx

Black Dogg, I'm fully aware of Mr. Armitage's excellent videos, and have enjoyed them thoroughly and learned from them immensely. Never had any intention to upstage any of his teachings, but there were some requests to see how I was doing my stitching; so I made a brief video to share. Nothing more, nothing less, thanks for watching it! YinTx

And then there's the other dimension: the width. Had a recent customer want a 1.5" belt width, I asked twice to make sure, yeppers, he wanted that 1.5" width. So I spent time and effort to hand stitch it all nice, delivered it, punched the hole onsite custom to the customer's request. Called back 1 week later to see how it was working out... lo and behold, he can't get it to fit any of his other pants. Turns out he's wearing dress slacks all the time, and 1.5" just wont pass through the loops! So he hasn't used it at all. The buckle didn't make any difference at all in that instance! Might be making that one over again, but 1.25" instead. YinTx

Just a quick video for those asking how I am stitching my leather. Just one of many techniques I have learned in the last year I have been doing leather work. I am using Coats Barbour 18/3 Ecru linen thread. This is a 3.38mm stitching iron making the marks, and using a 35mm Vergez Blanchard Awl. I get a very nice separated angled stitch with this technique. For straight stitches or angled stitches that the thread stays touching, I use different methods. Hopefully the link works. YinTx

Wow, that rocks. Just sayin. Thanks for sharing! YinTx

JLS, I'm a little confused. I think your downloadable instructions say "For most holsters, we like a total of about 8 or 9 ounce leather thickness. Our patterns state the weight of leather used for the model shown. This is the total thickness desired, and can be single-ply piece that thick, or some combination of thinner pieces adding up to that thickness..." Your comment says 7 or 8 oz, so is that total, or each ply? I ask only because I am contemplating a holster, and when I went to a gun show this past weekend, I picked up a number of them. The 7 oz total weight holsters seemed pretty flimsy to me, like they might not hold the gun for very long or very effectively. I can understand not wanting to haul around a thick holster IWB all day, and trying to avoid printing, but it still seemed inadequate. Photos I see on this site of holsters I've admired appear significantly thicker, like 8 oz per ply. I think I only saw one remotely close to that, and the gentleman was asking $140 for it, vs. the $65 for the others. Build quality warranted his price point, especially sitting on a table next to the other vendor's er... stuff. I also must say the attention to details on even the most modest of holsters I have seen on this site blow away everything I saw for sale there. Including some NOS Bianchi holsters still in the package - I was frankly disappointed, considering the name and reputation, I had expected something on an entirely different level. Thanks also for providing the templates gratis. I have other templates, but its nice to have choices! and instructions. YinTx

Wow, that was a whole lot of work, and really nicely done! Thanks so much for sharing, I hope to see more of your work! Inspirational for me, I've been considering making rifle cases for some time now! YinTx

Hahahah... normally, I'm a sucker for staring at the stitching to see if there is something I can learn from to improve my own work. This time, I was so entranced with the imagery in the leather that I didn't even realize it was stitched until I read the comments! Great work, and the stitching is pretty dang good too, so no frettin there! thanks for sharing! YinTx

Those are great bags, but I have a question: by edge work, do you mean stitching? It looks like I see holes for sewing, but no thread... or do you not plan to stitch? Or am I just not seeing it? The three tone dye is a cool effect, and I like the image tooled in the center too! YinTx

I really appreciate the videos you have been putting out. Things you may think are simple because you've used them for or done them for years are for some of us a revelation, because we've never been around it, have never seen it or heard of it. Occasionally, a "duh" kinda revelation, like I shoulda thought of that, but thats the beauty of it. Things others have figured out I can learn from, and move on to figuring something else out. And I like learning something in 5 minutes, because again, I can go practice it, then go on and learn something else. So, really, Thank You! YnTx

I actually noticed the beveled edges right away, and thought it was a neat touch vs. the square and round options out there, so I'd say keep it that way if you like, or adopt the rounded look if you prefer it. The long stitch around the corner does stand out in a not so good way to me tho...otherwise, looks like it came out really nice! YinTx

"I just use the cut to fit method. Make it 6" too long, and then put it on the customer. I then use my english point punch and a maul to cut it to length right on the customers hip. One big whack. It took a few tries to get the depth and technique right, but I'm like a pro now...." I feel sorry for the hip on the first few customers before you got that technique right! musta been a bloody mess.... seriously though, most of the time I am making them for someone far away... so no on-sight measurements. And usually there are about another 2 weeks of stitching to be done after the belt has been cut to length... YinTx

Responded to your other posting as well. I still have a little bit of the black 0.8mm Tiger, although it has been in demand lately. Links to get to it are here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=62632 YinTx

I still have a little bit of the black 0.8mm Tiger, although it has been in demand lately. Links to get to it are here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=62632 YinTx

So, really, I didn't mean to ignite a debate, I just basically meant to say your work is really nice, and was well worth the asking price, and that it was in my eyes worth more due to the quality of your craftsmanship. Bottom line, if the buyer and the seller are happy, then its a sale! And I enjoyed watching your 10 part video series, and thanks for the tip on using an antler to get to those hard to reach places, I've got to find me one that will do the trick for me as well now! Keep up the nice work, YinTx

Turned out nice! And if you sold it that fast, maybe it was worth more than $65? I think you spent more time, money and skill on it than $65, but thats just my opinion. Congrats on the fast sale! YinTx

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Would you mind showing us the new path that the machine has been threaded with? Thanks in advance, YinTx

Conversely, I did a fun experiment to compare different size threads in 7spi stitching spacing, and with different stitching tools (chisels, irons, different brands, different styles). You can see the results here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=64153&hl= I hope it is somewhat enlightening. YinTx

I'm doing a few belts this year as well. I am thinking to solve the problem by either not adding a hole until after they have received the gift, or only putting one hole so the rest can follow where needed.. not reasonable if you have to ship the belt, but if the gift is to a local or a family member... could be an option. YinTx

Huh, a skiving machine? now you're just showin off. But seriously, cool colors on the belt, I like it. What did you use for the stitching? YinTx

One of my machines appears to be doing a very similar thing, and I'd been beating my head against a brick wall trying to iron it out before I finally gave up many months back. So, I have been following this conversation diligently hoping that I could get a nugget to solve the issue. Please keep us up to date with the details and your solution, I really appreciate you putting the effort into sharing with us. YinTx

Thanks for the offer, I had to have 0.6mm to match a project in progress. I have ordered some, so none needed... for now! Thanks again, YinTx

steadybrook, Thanks for looking. If there are no takers, I may have to order a spool and add it to the stock! YinTx