MADMAX22
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Well Dwight as a member that has been here a little longer then you and knowing there were skulls here well before either of us showed up I dont see an issue with suddenly making it a offense. Skulls have been a part of art work for thousands of years and I dont see any reason that should change if it is what the individual wants to either purchase or create. Sure actual pornography or "foul" language can be moderated but as far as the other pieces of art work I dont see an issue. But thats just my opinion, like everyone else it probably varies from 99% of the population but then again 80% of statistics are made up on the spot to further liberal campaigns or so I heard.
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Oh no, Its vegtan (vegetable tanned) that you want, its called tooling leather or skirting leather. Vegan "leather" is plastic and is bad for our environment
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If your doing long straight runs unguided a round/head knife IMHO is the way to go. I have a few and a couple are larger (5-7") and a couple are pretty small (3"). The larger ones I use for straight longer runs and skivving edges. The smaller and inbetween size I do the finer detail turns and what not. If I was doing filigree I would have some scalpel type knives. The thing with the head knives are being able to sharpen them properly or however works for you. I like the fact that I can cut out a bunch of stuff, flip to the other side cut out a bunch more stuff, then strop it and be ready to go again. Personally I rarely cut along a straight edge and thus the box cutter type blades give me issues with wanting to wander while I cut. I personally can keep the head knife on a marked line pretty easily.
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Not a watch strap maker so.... What was the issue with the HO? Was it the type of leather, was it just a low grade hide (which seems to be issues with resellers of HO). In my experience WC has some very nice tooling leather, you can get there tooling/bridle/skirting all split to the thickness you like. In my limited experience the HO is naturally a tad darker then WC, the HO tools very well but finding a good clean quality hide from any of the resellers of HO is difficult. The WC also tools well but have found sometimes cutting WC is a tad more difficult with there tooling leather. All the hides I have ordered straight from WC have been very clean, WC tooling leather is lighter in its undyed state.
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I would have to find the picture of a few sheaths I made with a ostrich knee outer layer. Similar to above but I will glue the exotic to the vegtan lining material. Stitch the portions that will not be at the edges like the top of the knife entry point. Wet the vegtan liner and mold like normal. Stitch the outer edges like normal as well. One of these isnt really overly wet formed, the others are hopefully also good examples of what your looking for.
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I would not bother with it, the leather has been tanned a certain way and changing those characteristics is going to take a lot of time and effort that will probably not work. Ya dont really see much if any suede type holsters. You will see the rough out holsters sometimes if that is the style they are shooting for however they are still using a vegtan type leather.
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The issue with HO seems to be the low end hides you get from the resellers. If you get a good HP side they are great for tooling. If you can afford 5 or 10 hides depending on type of leather they are worth it IMHO. WC has some nice leather, I prefer there skirting leather split down to the thickness I need.
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I use that fiebings chocolate on my edges, really like it. The stitching is excellent IMHO. Couple/few hours of stitching ya got there. -
True Greywolf, I was just saying if the machines are rediculously expensive that it is worth looking into the initial cost of ownership by having one shipped out. I have no idea of the shipping charges so it would be something the OP would have to look into. I agree its nice to have physical support when available but even here in the states that is difficult. The closest physical person that sells a 441 clone in my case is well over 1000 miles away. I depend entirely on phone or forum support to resolve my issues. I would have spent more money to buy locally if one was available at the time but no such luck and to have one of the "seattle" shops order one of these machines basically would have been difficult/lack knowledgeable support/ and cost an arm and a leg.
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Your a lucky man, enjoy and post some pics of stuff ya dont know what it is. Sure plenty of people here do.
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Nigel that is one nice looking workbench behind Dave. Logs like this as mentioned are a pretty valuable addition for punching holes and various other task. Even if you dont have to be quiet. They are cheap/free in most cases. Using it like Nigel also acts like a cutting board in a way because of the grain orientation which helps prevent dulling of your tools. Even with the harder woods although you dont want too hard of a wood. Most any of the fruit trees, maple, walnut, oak, madrona would all be good choices.
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Reversing machines... a must have or not
MADMAX22 replied to plasmaguy's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
More time consuming but depending on thread size I will leave the beginning and end threads a little long and do a saddle stitch by hand for 3 or so stitches and finish with both threads out the back of the project. Makes for a nice clean back stitch that doesnt jumble up like what happens sometimes with backstitching using larger thread. -
Guess both those "companies" order there belts from the same place and have there logo added to it.
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I started with a mallet and ever since I got my mauls the mallet has not been used for tooling since. They are different and take some getting use to but once you do its like night and day difference IMHO. I have a few different weights but the I think it is about 11oz and the 20oz get used the most with the 14oz on occasion.
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Uwe that is great. I think any industrial machine should come with the bare essentials labeled on them, like the old school lathes. Ofcourse the new ones your on the computer so it doesnt really matter anymore.
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Wow those are some fancy work boots. Wish I could make my own boots that looked like that. Nice set of tools you have as well.
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Once they are glued and stitched let it set up over night then take it to a sander carefully. Or you can use a small hand block covered with sand paper. Now the hard part is getting the edges trued up and keeping your stitch line true to your edges. This takes some practice. I have done one side from the pattern and the other side slightly proud of it. Stitch according to the pattern cut piece then sand/cut down the edges.
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Have you talked to anyone in the states about shipping you one? Even if shipping saved you a quarter of the price the support you could get would be much better even if you have to wake up early to get ahold of someone.
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Steampunk Phone Holster
MADMAX22 replied to Airth's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Cool, great job on the tooling. Looks time consuming (not that any tooling isnt). I really like that backgrounder, use it whenever I get the chance. -
I know I am a little late to this one but I was under the impression that it had to be 51or 54% US material/made to qualify. That is how things like Harley Davidson can still claim made in the US but Victory is actually more made in the US then Harley is. I dont know if its true or not but heard that Harley would send the frame material out to china to be welded into the frames then ship them back because overall it was cheaper then having it welded here in the US. Real nice bag by the way.
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Yeah read thru that and watched Steve's video on the adjustments. Ive had the machine since mid 2011 I think. For the most part it has worked pretty good. I had to put the washers under the stitch adjustment lever slide which helped. Bob has helped and so has Neel. I have gotten it to mostly work in reverse for the most part but it still seems to be hit and miss on if it aligns correctly. A little nerve racking on nice projects.
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Ive got the holster makers special (the older version) and it works great. They are nice tools to have. While your at it order a bearman maul if ya can float it. Love mine.
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Yeah guess funny isnt really the word to use. I dont use a sign but do use other methods to remind people to pay attention, especially when I am on my cruiser.
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I think its funny that people cant even drive home without having there phone right next to them trying to look at FB or similar while they are driving a 2 ton vehicle at 60mph down the road. Not sure how we use to manage being "out of contact" for half an hour or all day. The problem I have with youtube is the black hole effect. Go to look how to do something next thing you know your watching some end of the world prediction video or spider battles or some dumb stuff and you just wasted an hour or two
