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Wow, I instantly thought of the cloth wheel grabbing that blade out of the skiver and slinging it across the room. Scary method. They make safety blade holders that you could use to more firmly grip it. I have just recently started using my safety skiver again, and I do just drag mine across the strop board in the holder. Would like to find better quality, so will try the link provided for that. Thanks! YinTx

Hey, you have a display, a lot more than I can say for myself! Nicely done. and it looks great to boot, with awesome art. YinTx

Those came out great. What did you use that resulted in such a successful resist? YinTx

Try Abbey England, they may have what you are looking for. YinTx

That is a really cool chair, and the leather looks like it is in good shape with a nice patina. If it is veg tan, and depending on the finish, it might take a dye. Maybe pick a dye like mahogany, or burgundy, or some similar dark dye to match the wine stain? If you are planning on tossing the leather anyhow, might be worth a go. Then put some neatsfoot, and a finish on it, see how it comes out. Otherwise, would be pretty simple to use the existing for a template and go from there. Nice find! Look forward to seeing what you do with it. YinTx

Brilliant. All of these items look fantastic! thanks for sharing! YinTx

https://factorysanta.thebase.in/items/8366986 not sure if this helps you or not... YinTx

Better? Dang near perfection already, thank you. YinTx

that is an awesome well made thing for your other thing. YinTx also, those edges tho. even on the belt slots

Spot on work. Love the curves on the sheath. YinTx

I'd say you nailed it. I've been trying to use edge paint for years now and still not happy with it! I've posted plenty of things, your card wallet is better and deserves to shine! YinTx

These really did come out clean. I was all proud, I just last night finished up a similar wallet in Whiskey Wickett and Craig, was all ready to post in the show off section, then I saw yours. I'll just keep practicin before I show off, lol. YinTx

Rita or Ritza? Because it didn't look like a flat braid poly Ritza thread from your photos. YinTx

Fantastic thread, and stitching! What is it (the thread)? Also, absolutely awesome work on the border stamping, looks like a serious combination of tools perfectly laid out, unless you had that thing made... YinTx

These are nicely done! YinTx

me: Why do I have so many stitching irons? I need to sell some of these off. I only use a few of them. also me: Oooh, thats a pretty stitching iron. It looks nice with my other irons. I bet it makes a perfect stitch line.... ______ me: Why do I have so many dang knives? I need to sell some of these off. I only use a few of them. also me: Wow, I bet that knife cuts awesome, and you never have to sharpen it, and after a fast strop, it'll skive vellum to an angstrom thick! must have it.... ____ me: What am I going to do with all this leather??? also me: What a great price on this fantastic bridle leather! I could make so many awesome things with that! and so it goes, on and on.... YinTx

How did you manage to get the perfectly rounded ends? Tool looks great. YinTx

Yes, States, and yes, Texas. Got most of my Sedwick's from overseas, but some from here: Tandy sells it now, it is pretty expensive. Local store has a hard time moving it I think due to price. Barenia is from France, but sold here in the States also. It is considered by some the quintessential Hermes leather since that is what they started making their saddles with. YinTx

I am quite tempted now. Do you have to complete the lessons in the 4 days, or can you set them aside and do them when you have time? I suspect after this thread, he'll get quite a few sales YinTx

All that you say makes sense. And the Hermann Oak smell really comes out for me when I case it - particularly the older leather I have. And the veg tan that stinks---I have some of that crap! I thought it had been ruined by a cat or dog or something - I tried to clean with Oaxalic acid, etc - helps, but wow! Nice to know it is just the tannery formulas doing that. I haven't used it for anything but prototyping it smelled so bad. If you are curious, I can always send a bit of the Barenia and Sedgwicks for you to see/feel/smell. Beautiful stuff for sure. I don't do "English" work per se, but I like to use this leather when I can. I have quite a bit of the Sedgwicks now, and can't wait to use it on something. YinTx

For me, I was referring the the cost of Cary's DVD's, I think around $115 new. Agree, $20 seems ok if you get some decent content. It is frustrating to get nickel and dimed to death with inadequate content floating about the world, so I am always a bit reticent to spend. I've bought my share of not so great stuff and not been so happy - low price and high price. And I won't sell any of it on to someone else and make them feel the same way, so it sits on the shelf or goes in the bin. I can understand why the OP is asking for some good references regardless of cost. Unless it's that feller that sells em patterns on that there web place for holsters for that unreasonable price of a click. Even that came with some decent recommendations, tho. YinTx

I am curious about this (what leathers have you seen this with?), since I have found the opposite. Example, Barenia leather is quite expensive, and the treatment they use is odiferous. Same goes for the Sedgwick's leather I have, very significant smell, they use a lot of oils in their leather, and some of it is fish oil, I believe. The mimosa used to tan the Chevre Chagrin gives even the goat leather a very unique pleasant smell. Even some of the US leathers like Horween's Dublin has its own odor. All of them cause people to go "oooooooo I smell leather!" Some of the cheaper oil tanned and chrome tanned leathers I purchased a few years ago tanned in Asia do not have much of any odor at all. As far as veg tanned, most of the South American tanned leathers I have seen don't have much odor at all, but the Hermann Oak leather has a smell that I enjoy. Wickett and Craig seems pretty neutral for me. This and a bright pink hide I got on the cheap (which smelled like fish 3 years ago, and still smells like fish today, hence why I haven't used it yet) have been the exceptions to the rule for me. YinTx

Interested in this as well. I saw someone had Cary Schwartz' Floral Design DVD's for sale in the classifieds section, and I've heard these are good, but have never seen any excerpts or anything that would make me want to shell out the bucks. YinTx