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manfrommuc

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  1. i like it corter very very good leather and sewing work greetz mfm bavaria
  2. Very clear carving and the braiding is very good to is somewhere a kind of instruction for that way of braiding?? greetings from bavaria mfm
  3. very wonderful work I like the inside carving that is a open lesson to learn for me greetings from bavaria mfm
  4. @all have anyone the new pricelist for the hidecrafters catalog?? i downloaded the pdf file but a pricelist is not included and have someone baught the inserts on page 17 in kangaroo or pig leather, how is the quality, and the measurements?? could not found any measures for a purse like #4360H thanks johann
  5. hello ian you do very good and clean work for an lucky harleydriver greetz mfm
  6. hi jim i use a lot this book from al stohlman great pattern a nd a lot of tips and tricks to make belts http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/product...?number=6039-00 greetz mfm
  7. so here like promised the pic my tabakbag on the top left my wallet for a better look on the top right my belt with leafs and the guzzi belt for my friend greetings johann
  8. very nice job and a good idea to protect the important tool for leatherworking !! I think for the golden touch you use the new high light gold frost?? greets Johann
  9. ok I make more pics and post it later thanks for your positive comments now I begin a belt for a friend, he drives a Moto Guzzi keep in touch Johann
  10. @Dave nice shop and a good idea to keep this seat in the family, is this a twincam engine in the background ?? i like the old harleyengines like generator shovel, or panheads but drive an old evo no problems till this time greets johann from snowy bavaria
  11. hello dave thanks for info I like this very old stuff, I didnt know the age of the machines but i read something about Koch&Co in the internet if this info is right than the age of this machines turns to 140years, the brandname Koch&Co was between 1865 and 1867 and Koch was the founder of Adler / Dürrkopp your offer for an repair manual is great and I'm happy you would send it to me my emailadress is manfrommuc@hotmail.com thanks a lot and happy eastern
  12. I dont know you can look at this map http://www.bielefeld.de/de/stadtplan.html?...000000000001B40 greets
  13. this is work I made a couple weeks ago on a rainy weekend
  14. restore means for me the machine must be ready to work with her the colour and everything else stay in this condition like you see on the pics the first step is cleaning up then a lot of wd40 then clean up then oil and grease on the moving parts then looking for missing parts ( in the sewing machines museum in bielefeld ) and a lot of fun for this old machines greets johann
  15. hello here I show you my old Koch sewings machines, I bought it 2 weeks ago now is time to restore, and then work with this old beautys
  16. @David very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very goooooood work it is really a masterpice for a lucky buyer greetings from over the big sea johann from the greatest beer-country bavaria
  17. now my dashcover looks like new (or better) i made a cover around the ignition switch to hide old scratches so it works not easy to cut the leather exactly.........puh hope the pics are not too big regards johann
  18. thanks @all for that great welcome @nick i live south of munich near holzkirchen close to the alps beautiful country and nice people (most of them!!) @bustedlifter its an old 88heritage from alton in illinois picked up in 1992 by myself a great vacation and experience now i start reading some topics thats a lot from interest for me cu and thx johann
  19. hello to all on the board my name is johann and i am from bavaria / germany south of munich i started leatherworking last year but the knowleage still grows i hope in my sparetime i drive with my old heritage around the alps so this is a little description of me (please excuse my english its a long time ago to be in the states) here is a picture from a moneybag for my wife, hope you like it like my wife like its this are pics with unfinished lacing special interest is leatherstuff for my bike greets johann
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