Norton Custom Leather

any time you do a project that will fold, you should do said project slightly folded when in production. this will reduce the crinkle. remember the fabric will stretch

that would depend on what you want to do with the front. any heavy tooling would require heaver weight leather. 3-4 oz is a good weight that you can mold & do light tooling.

if the show is 2 days you should have no less than 50 per day. this allows you to have the most common colors & designs. with color & design, don't be nervous about having blank & natural. you may be surprised.

like it. try Springfield Leather Company or Weaver & Ohio travel bag for the buckles. SLC can order from Ohio at cost then sell to you so you don't have to order 150 buckles. Ohio has a minimum limit on the orders

have to agree with billy, the buckles look fine. If you were entering a competition that required you to stay within the period then yea change them. If the customer wants something done a certain way I do it also, i will show them options to see if their mind changes. i have several customers that have told me to do that thing i do & they keep wanting more.

get ahold of Springfield Leather Company, they have the Chan Geer book that is step by step.

not cowboy. SLC has on site the cobra & some others. Great to deal with thats where I got mine.

sent you a message with my email

if you are still looking & would like discuss this i work with exotic leathers. email me nortoncustomleather@gmail.com

if you have a pattern or measurements you could get in contact with a tailor who should be able to tell you. if not get in touch with springfield leather in missouri & they should be able to help

that depends on the support that he wants. i am doing a sheath now for a customer that wants a sturdy low flex knife sheath. the sheath will be bout 26 oz. extremely thick i know. it is for an original bowie knife with a bone handle. the outside of the sheath is shark is shark & the flexibility will be very little where the blade is supported. 8-9oz i a good start & can make a sturdy sheath. best to do is get some examples for the customer to look at. see what conditions it will be used in. then decide on thickness.

yes but why would you? the antique dye is for just that, creating the antique look. airbrushing will not allow the look.

no! leather like skin it has moisture. if the moisture is taken away it cracks, splits then breaks. too much water it slips & breaks. i have dealt with this issue many times with customers who have tried to dry their leather goods. oh i used the wife's hair dryer for only a second. P.I.T.A. to fix. neats foot oil is your best bet in keeping it moist. right off the start use neats foot oil. it will save you. lexon is another great product

lets start at the top: 1. your knife will cut through your sheath. reason is you need to apply a center rib. this rib goes between the two sewn sides of the sheath. 2. most do not want the knife handle rubbing on their side, so you could lengthen the belt loop to drop the knife down. 3. trim your edges to be the same length from stitch to edge & burnish. this gives a clean look

late reply, apologies, work has been extreme. i do all my stitching by hand. seems every time I get centered on a machine I change my mind. who do you have for suppliers near you? I am always looking for the old school tools also if you ever see any. i use to have loads of them until my dad passed away & his girlfriend supposedly got rid of them. they were bought from man who was a friend of the family & the only actual cowboy iv ever met & lived in the country all my life.

only issue iv had is two ends bent on a lacing chisel. they corrected that right away

she probably didn't know. its the same as when the tandy rep walked in & told them they could no longer buy tandy products at the elite or distributer rate but rather they wold have to pay full price. knowing slc it won't last long & they will be able to secure the 75 & free again

i got mine from pro edge. get to work with. they made me a deal on two. shipped immediately & the price was reasonable

the poor mans trademark / copy write, you can take pictures of your product, & measurements. put your ideas on paper explaining what your product is & what it does or is for. then mail it to yourself. when it arrives to your house DO NOT open the letter. it is sealed, date & time stamped. then get your copy write / trademark applied for. this will secure it as yours thru the proper channels, (gov). iv done this & it is sustainable in court if you had to go that far

glad i got my last order in prior to this happening. lucky for mr i have a friend that comes to my location from springfield a couple times a month. they let him pick up for me

if you have any antique tools you may want to get rid of let me know.

that belt is different from anything iv seen. that is a good thing. good looking work, i like the look of the finish with the saddle soap what sewing machine are you using?

call slc, iv gotten 1mm from them. i do wallets also & it works good. they may have thinner

call springfield leather. if they can not help you they will know who can

doesn't look bad. i do see there is no eye on the right side? don't know if you meant for there to be one or not? if you did & forgot or it didn't turn out right you could do an eye patch on that side. i would also burnish the edges.