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So there I was in Hermes' website and looking at their stuff. There was a paticular video where a craftman was preparing a piece of red leather to make a pair of glove. He unrolled the leather and lay it flat on the table. Pulled the leather to stretch it and then he poured some powder onto the leather, spread it all over and then dust everything off. What did he just do? I have no idea what that was for. Hope someone can tell me what was that process all about. Thank you singteck

That is beautiful! I love it. singteck

I have a few belts with snaps on it that I used everyday. So far I have never had one failed on me. I use one buckle but with different styles of belts to suit the mood Sure beats screw-ons that takes forever to get in and out. singteck

Thank you guys The D-ring is used when you wear a baldric with trigger hooks. It prevents wear on the leather loop. Sounds like a great idea. Any pictures? Would love to see it. singteck

If you have any engineering shops around your area, there should be someone with a lathe that can cut the body for you and build the yoke for you. Not sure how much that would cost but it's an option. It's not difficult at all for a lathe operator to make. Cheers singteck

That is very nice indeed. Well done! singteck

Thank you. I don't know who tanned the leather. Just buy them off the shop and never ask them. Sorry. singteck

Thank you :D The leather use is top grain vegetable tanned leather. The strip for the ring is chrome tanned. singteck

Hi guys Have not made one of these for a long time already! What do you think? Thank you for looking. Some advice on how to improve it or just plain old criticism is most welcomed. singteck

Contact adhesive. You can thin it down and brush it on. singteck

I just use spirit to thin both. singteck

Guess capillary action will draw the water in but then again maybe the fiber will not get as wet and dry faster? Just looking for the silver lining singteck

Never heard of dry dye technique before. I still have lots to learn. If you want to achive the gradient dyeing then I suggest you get an airbrush. It is definately much faster. singteck

Any airbrush would do but if you are just going to dye the whole thing in a single colour, then a single action airbrush is easier to maintain and clean. If you want to do details or would like to expand your airbrush skill then a double action will keep you going for longer. I use a double action aztek myself. You can also consider an airgun used by car resprayer if you need larger coverage. Dye do not need to be diluted. If you use acrylic then dilute it to the consistency of milk. You will need to consider air supply too. Have you tried wetting the leather with water before dyeing? That helps to even out the dye. singteck

I am planning to do one as well but instead of bike seat, I am going to try car seat! Imagine the center portion with carving.......... still dreaming As for the dye, I am thinking of a coat of shellec to seal the dye in the leather and then a coat of clear acrylic over the top. Is that how it is done? This is if the seat is going to be black. At the moment, it's a grey seat so I probably have to airbrush grey acrylic to match the colour. singteck

Gum tragacanth, bone folder and canvas. That's what I learned from the book and have stuck to it ever since. singteck

Pottery powder and pigments are not dye but they can be used as stains. They do not disolve in the solvent but suspended in the matrix. I could be wrong. singteck

I get them from the hardware shops around here. They used it for wood dye. singteck

I have the same problem trying to source the Professional Oil dye. But I have found a dye powder that I can mix myself. They come in powder form or crystal depending on colour and when added to spirit looks and perform like the oil dye. It can disolve in oil based tinner as well so I would assume it is the same stuff used in the oil dye. singteck

They are beautiful Paul! I still can't get to your quality yet!! Cheers singteck

Thank you :D They are hand sewn. The side butts to the front and back and stitched using the box stitch. Cheers singteck

Wow beautiful! I love it. What did you use to line the interior??? Would there be any smell that transfer to the cigar???? I can't see the cap properly. How do you close the tube? Hehe I am a cigar smoker too and I have been thinking of how to make one. Thank you for the idea! singteck

Thank you. The inside is dyed black. Here's another version in brown. Made this to try out my new airbrush set up. The whole pouch was hand dyed using a brush with tan dye and then the middle section airbrushed with brown dye. The airbrush uses 1% of the normal dye amount to cover the surfaces evenly. But there is hardly any penetration. That's why I still hand dyed it and used the airbrush for special effect. singteck

Thank you Tom. Working on the next one. Should have photos for you tomorrow. singteck

Thank you! singteck