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What you're thinking of would be a sailmaker. Sattler = saddler While the profession of the "Polsterer" derived from the saddler some centuries ago (17th century) I honestly don't know if there is a specific term and trade in the US other than upholsterer. Besides that, in Germany the profession of the upholsterer was combined to interior decorator ("Raumausstatter") in 1965 and doesn't exist as upholsterer anymore. So now they don't only do upholstery, but also carpet and linoleum flooring as well as wall and window decorations, sun screens and so on. Due to this I would assume that someone thought of the tools as being from a saddler, but they would actually be from a upholsterer/interior decorator. Sometimes I would like to have a trade specific dictionary as the standard dictionary isn't very helpful many times and then again what has a certain name in England doesn't necessarily have the same name across North America. Same goes for the German speaking countries. Looking at south Germany where you and I are from, terms vary from one town to the other... So don't be too surprised You will also have to understand that in Germany we divide the profession of the saddler into 3 main categories which are vehicle saddlery, equine saddlery and fine bag saddlery (translation may be inappropriate). How that relates to other countries I don't know. I don't know many saddle makers (which would be the same as the German equine saddlery) making fine bags besides their saddles and horse tack, simply because good saddle makers don't have to and are too busy making saddles. I would assume that in other countries there is some sort of specialization towards certain areas of the trade as well. Hope this information helps.

Just a guess but I believe those are upholstery tools.

A) looks like a part of an anvil, but can be used as and "Umbughammer" B to D don't ring a bell. E) looks like a very very old stationary for an electrical handheld planer. The red thing would be the safety guard.

Since what you see isn't what you get with mildew you will have to clean the whole thing thoroughly. Not just the leather, but all parts. The mildew will be sitting in all edges and corners, but be more visible on certain areas than others. You can use white vinegar for cleaning and use an odor block after. If worse comes to worse you should only have to freshen up the color of the leather, but that should be it. However, the most important part is to get rid of the fungi bacteria, but that won't happen with saddle soap alone. Therefore something more aggressive like the vinegar and very, very thorough cleaning is necessary.

That is a very nice guitar strap

So what are we going to make next?

Very nice work!

First question would be if you could provide a picture of the whole saddle. Second, what's the fender looking like and what about the other fender??? Maybe it would be smart to replace both saddle leathers if not the whole fenders as well. Don't know as you didn't say anything about their state.

Two things I'd try if it would work. Have it in a slanted sheath. Knife towards the front, then the fork and the skewer??? in a smaller pouch in front of the knife. The welt, if it really is an issue is only needed on the side of the cutting edge. The following is just suggesting to modify the fork so it lays flat like the knife... Im Übrigen würdest dir leichter tun, wenn du an der Gabel die Schweifung aufmachen und dann 90 Grad in die andere Richtung legen würdest. Dann liegt alles flach und in der gleichen Richtung. Oder einfach noch eine halbe Windung mehr rein machen bei der Gabel.

Depending on which wooden strap cutter you are referring to it may depend on the pass through.

Thank you so much Bob, this is great advertisement for you. In some of the views the saddle shows better than on the pictures and what she says there is invaluable. Haven't seen a Morgan in a while. To me one of the most versatile breeds.

If your order is big enough... They wouldn't even bother replying to my request. http://www.sepiciholding.com/

Good looking saddle. That'll be lots of maintenance work with the stirrups being in this bright color Riding Western Dressage with a bosal? Must be very well trained horse. Bob, could you ask her for a little video? I'm quite curious to see how the horse moves.

Just narrow down this search http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xguetermann+garn.TRS0&_nkw=guetermann+garn&_sacat=0 However, if you are going to buy from Germany you should also consider looking into Amann Serafil thread. Good luck.

Sorry no idea what make they are or who the maker was, but there's a large amount of stamps not showing any profile and the quite a few of the ones who have are pretty worn. However, they aren't in my price range and I wouldn't consider buying them even if they would be for the aforesaid reasons.

Not knowing what kind of leather you're using, I would use a scrap piece of leather, clean it with oxalic acid first, oil it lightly and dye then with a moistened sponge.

The problem probably is that the leather handle lost moisture and reduced a bit in size. First thing I would do is to open the nut at the end of the handle or check if that has come undone a bit over the years. Half a turn would probably be enough to give it some play and make your collar rattle. If the moisture content is the issue, than adding some oil might do the trick for you. If you unscrew the nut measure the how far the rod stands out from the leather handle and measure how much room you have in your nut. If that's the problem you can grind off some of the rod and re-tighten the nut. May not be correct, but that's the first things I would look into.

Looks well done!

You're probably referring to this page. The website of which the original picture is seems to be unavailable, but this search shows some more pictures. https://www.google.com/search?num=50&newwindow=1&hl=en&tbs=sbi%3AAMhZZivRIowR5SpC7q5y_1J4YFMLQpBgDH-P7_1DZBvEOJ0f6wzMMm2KdgtG-sMc71XD7G783Spk74UyRrdp7igS9A9aSt83WpN9mSo44p48g3lKkhgpO_1jEc_1ssxCVX6_1od5pcl8u7xcztwGNJ2VTzhw67RmJ_1nR4jde7sSdW17sO7-XjMqK_1kYIuFX_1mMDEYVWXqog9sYagZ9Ps2VHRVYxqlm-2Ow0qYebT7bg7igIM_1cKxUI8URfBf44Z3NzPVwxOyUmVpJDN098H1tIj95ni0UoE5yDFa95y9eVj9vyGabVxGmaNK-5aH7P98LjisTkIksOCehj8L0odi_1UebEeJjEXzUlD5AaP4zpd5S3t3bB_1rzC0Viky6ZdPg3vWMV3Z3kZg6QJ5xZlKf9Ap9XKVP5AOQKhdtk5H9eJDGX5dwMbE7WVCHlFL7moMFrJFSLOT1CYdiVrg5ncqLhtvT7lTzrVpUqDHPOzjRiYrVXVvEecuzMujaLu8VFCgA0b-vlcxxtbnYMEtyNi4ZmtNcoervmswIn40auBy-5MQO8iB00GS_1XON1pDP-0Wq2GcRs4_1sfYI0NMfQ9snDpnzch_1O9CoNI-7KJtvYyLvn6yILp9rrepC6yND0jhLjbx5VV2n9diur8fzy83EEyIIVe5-kgWmXG2pY_12PXor5oGeoddkDzPm2rFZfi-cmr_1GivthSK-_1XsCpvVvCL3PVtL_1LVcnVD_1vueIqF5JR2N7P2gS_13ZXbO1QFO2QupETbsInZpcvYC2JFGX0uAHk20PekHbZuWPjOR5xBp-_1OrhXPMjC0LEczULQa7eyYgdDcrhIIB6pTE8pXqKUr08oxsRQrU13b62c5tpYHWM7TCtOX1LBuNdMpcjywOz6-nWtFfMbeKgXqAhhsm83D7iuRfc2YL9Q0p04adJrqBYXHZ36wgOUd8Pbc_13jn0HC3s3JMQpS5EBCv9In6rtYi8LHFY9zYU78as_1f_1lx-y6dzkMh7-EjOlHonoGMaO-78jFMLg35nQLfelJxScSvMcixk_1-q43iPld1dDf9MRxUAftwuSkXOKOtleYjacoVwsaO6SH_1C3oXGLW5W8M6h2bnsfxQmofkHHlwqU945PlNd-V1EPBccVtBc2inTLCVaqUcpuBMY-l_110r9hy_1k7-CCxlWV8MSEmujAhI_1YIYyvaOSueRlMc1z2QpQMNs7DsgJQJz2zQv_1jvoEY9oBaMjs3vR87oSZzBS7Wlfa7AgaUSsNkd03JotzuXkmEuaGN_1LNiqXSFhJwvCvRk1SkGzmQB-uFhsaZuiFJx7TSHYWqQRNYWhtY_1TAPrJJenwlbe0&q=rolled+button+and+slit&oq=rolled+button+and+slit&gs_l=serp.3...27885.38328.0.38788.4.4.0.0.0.0.61.215.4.4.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..0.0.0.0.TClgg-GW2ME It definitely isn't a bleed knot

Most of them machines are made down there anyways. Japsew is making a lot of them and exporting them. Keestar would be in Shaanxi, China. I'm not so sure on their real name. I believe they are going by Mechapex. However, this is their website http://www.keestarsew.com/ Good luck

Here's an address my sewing machine supplier forwarded to me. Whether they're any good or what their prices are... I don't know. Franzke & Co. Stanzwerkzeuge GmbH Amlingstadter Str. 23 D-96114 Hirschaid Tel.: +49(0)9543 / 3731 Fax: +49(0)9543 / 9508 e-mail: kfstanzwerkzeuge@aol.com

That does look pretty cool. Never worked with para cord. How is that trimmed? Just melted?

I'll keep my eyes and ears open...