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    19 hours ago, Talisien said:

    Nice work and wow on the time investment. Inspiring. Thanks for the view. :)

     

    Thank you!  Glad you liked it.

    15 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

    those are fantastic what liner and leather weight?

    Thanks!  If I recall, 5 oz on top and 3 oz on bottom.   Maybe a bit heavier than most, but it's what I had that worked well.

    11 hours ago, DwightT said:

    Absolutely stunning!

    Appreciate it!

    9 hours ago, bvdv said:

    Beautiful, I think these will outlive you.

    You always pay a lot for good quality hardware, but most hard hardware can be reused. If you buy cheap mass produced rubbish you regret it in a few months.

    Nice work :thumbsup:

    Thank you.  They were a custom order, so I didn't want any regrets on the hardware.  I hope they outlive him, and that he gets a lot of good use out of them before then!

    9 hours ago, doubleh said:

    Very nice work.

    Thank you!

    6 hours ago, TomE said:

    Handsome suspenders with lots of stitching!  The trigger snaps are tack and harness hardware.  Batz Corp sells them in brass (5103B, 5105B) and stainless steel (5103SS, 5105SS) in addition to zinc diecast.  

    Thank you, and yes, it was way too much stitching.  I have purchased from Batz before, decent stuff.

    5 hours ago, Dwight said:

    Beautiful work YinTx . . . don't know about you . . . but I got to the point I needed a pair.

    I can't do your quality work . . . and I didn't try . . . but I got a pair that works . . . 

    Mine will be tossed . . . your heirs will be arguing  over who deserves yours the most . . . 

    Anyway . . . here's my cheap version of needed suspenders . . . some Tandy make believe crockagator lined with some 1/2 oz black garment leather . . . glued, trimmed, and cowboy sewn . . . next to my red nylon work suspenders . . . these are good for me.

    I had held off until because I didn't like the alligator clips. . . a customer asked me to fix his pair that had the trigger snaps . . . from there on out I was sold.  Even ordered a set for my red nylon work suspenders.

    May God bless,

    Dwight

    suspenders 2.jpg

    I appreciate all the compliments.  I suspect yours get a lot of compliments as well.  My heirs won't see the ones I made, but my customer's may one day.  When I work in the yard, sometimes I'm wishing I had some, so I may cobble something together for myself eventually.  I picked up some heavy duty suspender clips that I want to try out, because I don't want the single snap in the back in the center, but two to the side, in my mind just seems more comfortable.  I don't even think the ones I make for myself will be nearly as fancy as yours!

    YinTx

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    17 minutes ago, Leescustomleather said:

    Very nice, is the piece in the back elastic? or nylon webbing? Also, would you mind telling me what those spring-loaded hooks are called? I want to make some for myself. That is a LOT of stitching.

    Normally the back would be elastic, but I made this set out of poly webbing.  As Hags mentioned, they are called trigger snaps.  Most folks sell the zinc metal or brass with nickel plate, these are solid stainless steel, getting hard to find and way expensive.  And yeah, way too much stitching, I'd recommend a machine to do it if you can!

    9 minutes ago, Hags said:

    Those are very nice indeed! I'm working on a set myself to go with a new belt, holster,  and double mag pouch for practical pistol shoots. The clips are called round trigger snaps at Springfield leather. I thought they were going to have elastic for the back too, but haven't looked.

    Thank you.  Hope yours come out nice, and you don't have to spend near as much time on them as I did!

    YinTx

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    9 hours ago, doubleh said:

    Excellent work. At my pace now I might, just might, have completed two of those in that length of time.  :( Something I have learned that when an unwanted stain happens antiquing or dye can salvage the product. Certainly it's different but sill useable. I just did that with a holster I made for myself. Not exactly the color I intended but it works just like it is supposed to.

    I quit doing anything for sales years ago. People seldom want to pay enough for your skill to make it worthwhile and you either do it for peanuts or quit. I enjoy leatherwork a lot but only do it as a hobby now.

    Thank you, and yes, I agree.  I will try to salvage the one set that isn't up to snuff, but the customer wanted a lighter color, so had to be redone.

    Leather sales are tough to be sure.

    5 hours ago, toxo said:

    Well done Yin!

    Thank you (thank you).  :)

    3 hours ago, PastorBob said:

    Lovely work as always! Great job!

    Appreciate it!

    YinTx

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    1 hour ago, Bawarrior said:

    Nice work but have to ask? How and why was time keep. I have tried to keep track, but always forget when continuing. If I do manage to keep time, no one can afford my work,    

    Pretty much why I needed to keep time.  I just noted what time it was when I started, then again when I finished.  Usually took 3 to 4 sitings/day, so I removed the time I took for breaks.  I very rarely do straps or tooled belts, precisely because it is impossible to compete with  imported roller embossed stuff that you can get in the department store or online.  However, on the rare occasion I get a request, I have to give an honest quote that will at least keep me whole.  If they are still willing, then the pay has to be enough to keep me willing also.  If I don't know how long it takes me to tool out a foot of 1 1/2" strap, I can't do that.  Oftentimes the first customer gets the best deal because I underestimate, like in this case.  My hardware costs went from $4 to $35 and I didn't know.  Tooling took a bit longer than I thought it would.  I will end up eating all that.  Next one will have it factored in, and may mean I don't sell another, we'll see.

    YinTx

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    8 hours ago, Leescustomleather said:

    I no longer wonder how you are so darn good at leather work- I frequently say, no lesson is more valuable than having to redo an almost complete project.

    You do phenomenal work, thanks for sharing.

    Thank you for the sentiment.  Mr. Linnell is fond of saying the special thing about his swivel knife is the number of miles it has cut into leather!  I have to agree.  His work is infinitely superior, but I am glad that mine has a modicum of talent showing.

    7 hours ago, Rossr said:

    Yep these are beautiful.  I wish I had your patience 32 hours just unreal. Great carving. 

     

    Ross

    By the third try I was running low on patience.  Had to get an extra bottle of it!  Thanks, also!

    4 hours ago, JLSleather said:

    look purdy goody, but you maya mista spot (?)

     

    Almost, not quite.  Plenty of errors in all that tooling, that isn't one of them.  If you look really really close, you will notice that one strap is different.  Next to that scroll, there are three more "vines" or whatever you'd like to call them.  This pushes the scroll down under the flower.  I didn't really like the way that was turning out, so I redrew that section and a couple of others to appeal to my sense of aesthetic and tooling ability.  The other straps have only 2 "vines" in that section, and I moved the scroll a bit away from the flower.  I removed some other vines also.  Not sure it made all that much difference, but it's what I did anyhow!  Experimentation helps me improve, I find things I like better, and things I shouldn't have altered.  Thanks for deciding my piece was worth studying so closely!!

    YinTx

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    57 minutes ago, sbrownn said:

    Yeah, it's a shame they can't still dump their chrome plating waste into the city sewers. 

    Sensible environmental regulation/protection coupled with the labor cost for the buffing necessary for high quality plating probably did drive the process to China, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia or any of the rest of the countries with low labor costs and non existent environmental protection.

    I have worked in industry long enough to understand what is sensible and what is not.  Sensible regulations allow industry to function while protecting the environment, workers and consumers.  What we have leads to tragedy of the commons.   The environment, workers and consumers are suffering the consequences.

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    On 10/16/2022 at 8:00 PM, RockyAussie said:

    Every thing seems to be disappearing

    It is.  All the quality mfr's have been priced out by low priced import junk or regulated into oblivion.  There are those that will do special order, but as you mention, small quantities may not warrant it.  Abbey England had a foundry at one point, not sure if they still do.

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