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  7. Posted · Edited by chainftw · Report reply

    Ok so I know everyone hates this stuff and Fiebings doesn't make it any more , but I like it .

    And after reading Every post about it , no one seams to know what to reduce it with .

    I've tried denatured Alcohol and Mineral Spirits .The guy (sorry forgot name) that made the cross

    didn't mention if the turpentine worked for reducing the gray .....

    The Gray (same Glass bottle and smell ) does mix with the white real nice contrary to what people say !! .

    Any Idea from someone Who Has Used And Reduced It With Luck ?

    Thanks

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    Hey , Thanks for the input . As I said just feels funny . Maybe it is me !!

    Chain

    Have not done a lot with the two hides I bought. Tooling was a piece of cake, as in tooled like butter. What I have is beautiful and absolutely void of any defects.

    I will definitely buy more.

    ferg

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    Well I have tryed using the New Tandy european Bends .

    Very clean and beautiful ....but .

    I don't know what the problem is . It seems to me the leather is rolled so it's so smooth .

    And I don't know but It seems the fiber is so compressed it cuts and tools not that great .

    I was wondering if any of you have had this problem .

    Also When I dyed the one piece Using a Air brush , An Antique and a dauber with oil dye

    it had these spots in it that almost ruined the seat .

    I stopped getting the leather from them , just thought it looked so good I'd try it .

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    I took a adjustable compass with a sharp peg in the one side .

    Took out the lead that was in the other side and flat sharpened a harness needle .

    When I put the peg side in the center of the circle I use a scrap piece of leather

    so I don't make a hole in the center than the needle cuts the circle so it's easy to

    follow in the grove with a swivel knife .

    Works great .

    Chain

    Sometimes I get frustrated cutting that perfect circle. I know, I know, "practice makes perfect". I also know exactly how patient I can be.

    This is forced me to make some cheaters. First, drawing circles to make sure I'm starting with a circle. When a compass is impractical I use, for the smaller circles, washers. You get two circles with each washer, outside and inside, and they're cheap so you can buy a whole range of them. I keep them on a dowel rod I set in a piece of scrap plywood. It's easy to arrange them by size that way. I scanned the whole collection at once and made notes on inside and outside diameters, then numbered them. One look at my sheet and I know which washer I need, and IF I keep them in order I can get to the right one quickly.

    Bigger circles needed more work. I have scrap pieces of PVC piping that I've filed down to a sharp edge while watching TV. Two inches works for me. I put a PVC plug in the end and glued it in place. I can rap this on a piece of wet leather for a nicely marked circle.

    I've also used the metal from hose clamps to make odd sized circles. Cut off the screw mechanism and use a wire tie or two to keep it in place. If the circle is going to be used regularly I fashion a wooden insert to keep it round.

    Any other cheats out there?

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    First let me say this is the BEST (non porn!) site out there .

    Some of you may know I can be a little blunt in my previous posts towards what people think of

    me and my work . But I got to say ,Thank you to everyone on this site.

    From the 25 Year Veteran Saddle Maker to the kid who just made his first seat , because I've learned something

    from all of you.

    Every time I come to this site I become a better leather worker . I don't really like posting my work because I don't need to

    hear if you like it or not . But I realize it's much more then that . I've taken so much from all of you that I owe this site this .

    If my work teaches you what to do or what NOT to do , I'm glad to be a part of what I think is the best tool out there .

    In the pic are 3 seats I have recently done and a Messenger bag .

    The last seat is a seat a customer gave me to redo . It was done by the NEW Generation computer

    Lasor engraver . What a piece of S@#t .

    I was worried when I first saw one of these . My neighbor brought me into

    his Studio to show me what he can do . He took a piece of leather and Lasored the flaming skull from Ghost Rider .

    Wow looked just like the picture ....But it had no human feel and looked like ... a picture that was glued onto the leather .

    Crap is what it looked like .Ha... I Don't think there's a short cut made yet .

    After all would you want a computer generated Mona Lisa or one painted by Hand , mistakes and all ?

    Hell I still like albums !

    So Thanks again . I didn't mean to make this a Jerry Meguire moment but ...

    Ride hard or stay in bed .

    Chain

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    I hate most people .

    Yeah I know thats harsh but I'll say it to your face not behind your back.

    I have met many so called self proclaimed PRO Leather workers here in Santa Fe and I'm sick of hearing the crap most have to say .

    I don't like every piece I see but I wont say I do then talk crap . I don't care what people think of my stuff just say it to my face .

    I don't need to hear How good they are and how bad this guy is . I don't talk crap to people about people and then act like a friend to them like most I'v seen .

    If you have stolen someone's tools your a scum bag and don't talk to me, If someone took something of mine, I wont bitch about it to everyone, I'll stomp the fu@#er!

    I don't do projects I don't like cuz if I don't like the design I cant get into it , I don't need to do stuff I don't like to make me a Better leather crafter.

    I'm in no means rich but I do what I do cuz I like to do it !

    I know I have a lot to learn and want to , but I'll stay where I'm at if I got to listen to some idiot who's to good to

    make cuffs or belts but hasn't done leather work in a few years , teach me something .

    So this seat is for all the FULL OF THEM SELF'S -SELF PROCLAIMED PRO LEATHER CRAFTERS .

    I know this isn't the rite venue to voice this but I can't help it. So If your not reading this and it gets deleted it's ok... I just needed to VENT .

    Chain

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