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  1. Pkay
    I was thinking the same that you need to take a thin outer layer of your wheel using a coarse carborundum stone but carefully.
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    I found the problem was what you lined them with, I then looked for and found an 1800's recipe but wondered what you are using. ??
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    You should worry we are not even allowed to own a hand gun in the UK. A few years ago I made a holster for a 45 magnum and I admit I was quite worried about having it in my shop.
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    I see you have done some clothes before as this is really good. I have done similar but I use a really basic Singer machine for this thickness of leather. Once you have used a machine for thin leather and clothes you will never go back. I still hand stitch my veg tanned leather and am proud of the results.
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    all for sale

    Pkay commented on cjcolbyjack's gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork

    all for sale
    been after a machine for a while, do you know the model nos,
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    Did you trace the pattern then cut and create the relief from the front then work from the back ?? I like where you are going with this. Did you fill the voids in the back of the leather ??
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    Or longer pieces
    Presumably you stand alongside it and stitch.?? I can see that it would speed up lined belts. What is it like to use?
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    Pkay commented on troop's gallery image in Our Leatherwork Galleries

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    I have tried wet moulding and have found the leather shrinks about 10%. You have managed some very neat corners did you use a male and female mould or just work it over a male one. Nice job !
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    Pkay commented on Calait's gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork

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    make sure your swivel knife blade is not just sharp but polished so that there is no drag on the leather. Use thick enough leather to allow you to sculptor the pattern. Do another one and see the difference.
  10. Pkay
    Hi I am in Brighton way down south. I have a lot of info that I want to share as I really enjoy leatherwork, and cars, and bikes, especially big bikes, and knives, and swords, and music and on.
  11. Pkay
    Please send it back ! splits are not hides suitable for tooling. They are generally used for clothes.
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    Would be happy to quote but cant seem to open the links ???
  13. Pkay
    A bombard is a leather Jug that the beer comes in before you pour it into the tankards. The most difficult part I found was to seal the inside. I did find a recipe from the 1800's it included how to make leather black naturally !!.
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    Hi Joseph B Upholstery is an area I have tried but It is an art in itself. The amount of over cut or undercut to get the stitch line lying in the best place is something you will only learn by experience or having a good teacher on hand. It is such a deep subject keep at it. Pkay
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    Hi and welcome. did you make the Bombard ??
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    I did wear it with pride until during a visit to the doctors he suggested I cut down !! I don't smoke and wondered what others were thinking when they saw my brown fingers. Also concerned about what affect the dye on my hand could have on my wife ;-)
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    First few sheathes I made were stitched through two pieces of hide but the knife blade cut through the stitching !! Next better efforts used a strip of leather which went between the two layers of hide protecting the stitching form the blade. Then I tried rivets but thought they may harm/blunt the blade.
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    Thank you, it feels a bit like coming home. If you have the inclination it is very rewarding to make an article from start to finish and the research is fun as well. When I first found leatherwork it was called leathercraft and all patterns led to Al "Stolmen"? I think. But I moved away just taking the base ideas with me. Great fun.!!
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    how are you finishing this to the seat base, love the carving. Are you using the 'double loop kangaroo lacing' for decoration or strength ??
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    If you go at this properly it is a continuous learning curve, it never stops. When I started selling I can remember showing customers scratches and stitching problems which I was so aware of but they would never have seen. Later I just learnt from what I saw and improved. Just keep at it !!
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    Prevention is always best especially when what you have done is to dye your skin !! I use aniline dyes which are meths based and it will stain your skin unless you use gloves for which I pay about £3 for 100 pairs. Continuous hand cleaning can give you really nasty skin problems so plan in the prevention as part of your leatherwork process.
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    Those boots are excellent !! It looks like you are getting on well with the singer, good choice of machine. I usually hand stich but it is time consuming which adds to the price of the item which sometimes is not appreciated.
  23. Pkay
    Nice to find this site, I started leatherwork in about 1976 and had my own shop in Devon for a few years. I still have all the tools and leather and as the family, three sons, have moved away I have more time to continue on the journey. I found working with leather allowed me to experiment with paints and dyes, surface finishes, wood and moulding techniques. Loved it all.
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