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    Awesome. Makes my first attempt at a collar look pretty sorry. They reside in an appropriate place at the bottom of a bin. I will study yours some before I try it again! YinTx
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    Nice looking leather bits. Suppose you could give them a lot of forward cant and it'd still look pretty cool. YinTx
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    Are you sure you want to see this? Cuz once you have seen it, you can't unsee it. And then the obsession sets in.. and more things go in the bin that everyone else seems to think are just fine... just askin... YinTx
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    Yeppers, another fantastic piece! Awesome to see your work again. Weeeellllll..... I cut the strap about 6 months ago, and have been pondering it ever since... sketched a pattern for a guitar strap a few moons ago... also still pondering it and haven't cut the leather yet... so maybe a few years? When I finish one, I'll have a definitive answer for ya! I came across my tooled belt a year ago, and it looks entirely hand tooled, I think. And it is pretty well detailed also. Makes me wonder who did it! I don't think I could duplicate it if I had to. YinTx
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    Seriously, that white is a dye? Where did you get it? The whole piece came out awesome, as well! YinTx
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    Plus the 4 chicago rivet/screws indicate that this has been designed to withstand a great deal of stress. I'd forgo the weakening feature of added stitches, and just go with the rivets. As long as they aren't "decorative" cap rivets, but solid or threaded rivets, they will be quite strong. YinTx
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    I picked up an old (was old 25 years ago when purchased in France) head knife the previous owner claims is a Blanchard with no markings. I have cleaned it up, and despite the expected surface pitting, it cleaned up nice. I have spent the last 2 HOURS honing it on a diamond plate, it is hard metal. I have just begin to pull up a burr. This is one of those instances where mechanical assistance would have been nice. This is opposed to almost all the other new blades I have that shed steel on the diamond plate no problem. I have a feeling it is going to be a great knife that holds its edge really well. Now I just have to be able to justify keeping it with all the other knives I've been collecting. Sadly, I may have to put er up for sale. YinTx
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    I have seen a few on Ebay also, and just couldn't figure out what the heck they were for. I'm going with chainstitching until I learn otherwise! YinTx
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    Thanks for the reply. Since I've had the issue as well, I look forward to hearing what you use as a final solution. YinTx
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    We have a number of experts here on sharpening that may pipe up, or you could find them in the sharpening section. @Art I believe does this kind of work, and may be able to provide some clarity. Your angle could have a lot to do with it, you might consider a microbevel as well, which would allow a steeper angle to keep the edge from rolling. Also, what is underneath your leather as you cut? This can have a dramatic effect on the life of your edge - example if you are cutting with granite under your leather, (not saying you are, just example), don't expect to get too far without dulling your blade. Also, what kind of leather are you cutting? As I understand it, some of the newer less expensive leathers have a kind of clay mixture worked into them (to make the surface look pretty) that can dull a blade fast. YinTx
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    @MrLentz, have you tried any of these things? Any of them working for you? YinTx
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    This! Always kinda baffled me, only figured if the tool was so rough that the beeswax filled in the rough... might help. Or maybe glue and wax don't get along so well.. I could see that helping. Hadn't thought of the glycerine idea... might try it sometime. YinTx
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    Great to see you back at it. 9 months is a spell, you didn't miss a beat! Awesome work. YinTx
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    I recall a story of a guy that ran an advertisement in the classifieds section of the newspaper: "This is your last chance! Send $25 to P.O. Box ###!!" and apparently made thousands. YinTx
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    If you use a different photo hosting service, your images may be lost on this site in the future, which has happened to many older posts. Everything else is looking good, nice job on the hidden stitch! YinTx
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    It is nice! How did you get the coloring so tidy around the letters? YinTx
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    'Tis spectacular. Look forward to seeing it finished! YinTx
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    Same issue for me. The longer I let the glue cure (as in, DAYS), the less of a problem I have. Still, when I am stitching, the needles grab glue, the thread grabs glue, it's a mess. Have to put it on pretty thin. Hitting it with a heat gun before putting the pieces together helps... some. YinTx
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    Ouch. Our only fault is not following suit with the world, and producing the same sellable stuff that's on the shelf. I can't make myself do it, so that's a fault. Results in fewer sales. YinTx
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    Your "Unknown" dies look like grommet setters. YinTx
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    Video isn't working, their facebook page link doesn't work, and their website says they've closed their store in Cody? But, I did find the youtube version which I had seen before. At the time, I realized it negated spending $$$ on the ez edger.... YinTx
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    Help wanted

    YinTx replied to a topic in Old/Sold

    @Rossr is in PA I think, and probably a few others. What are you looking for help on? YinTx
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    It's true, but do you cause your customers to buy 3 wallets when they can only use one? I can only imagine I would cause my sales to suffer. If it works for them, awesome, but I don't want to buy 3 sides from them, so I'm not a customer of theirs. Then again, if I needed 3 sides, for sure I'd be looking at what they have. Anyhow, shipping has become a bear these days, more and more expensive, to the point some stuff isn't worth shipping. Like the little blades I was trying to get from Osborne. Just not worth shipping. YinTx
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    Can't convince me they didn't do this to drive larger sales. irritating. YinTx
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    I've been looking on that site for almost a year waiting for the half moon knife to show up, finally gave up. Now I have 4 other knives (Rose, Blanchard, Clyde) so its a bit of a stretch to think I need another! YinTx
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