LumpenDoodle2
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I would imagine goodie2shoes will happily take you up on the awl, but if not......
But if someone in more need comes along, give them first dibs. I've been trying to find the right awl for me, but it's one of those things I just have not found the one for me yet.
Maureen
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OK, thanks for the reply, you're the first
I'll give it a couple of more days to see if goody2shoes wants it, but if not it's yours. If she does, I'll let you know
Regards zuludog, aka Geoff
But you need to know that it's the traditional type where you must mount the blade then prepare & sharpen it yourself. Most leathercraft books will show you how, or look on YouTube
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Hi, yes, although I've been a bit spoiled by the sharpness from out the packet of the Japanese awls.
I must admit, I think you learn more by having to sharpen, and fix the handle yourself. I bought a really rough round knife off a nice man on ebay, and I sharpened, and polished it myself.
Buying the Al Stohlman book on sharpening tools made all the difference, though.
Maureen
Sorry, missed out an important word.
Thanks.
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You will see from the forum that goody2shoes doesn't want the awl blade. give me your postal address and I'll send it to you
I don't log on to leatherworker very often, so would you please use my email
geoffboyling@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks Geoff
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Hi, hope you don't mind me contacting you. I see you have a Juki ls-341, and for my sins, I had a used one delivered today.
I wondered if you have any advice you think would be useful for setting up/using / maintaining it.
I will of course be checking out threads/google, but I'm a geat believer in asking directly someone with experience, whose seen and worked out the little niggles that alway appear with a new (to me) machine.
yours
Maureen
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Hi Maureen, I'll send you a direct message. These message just look private, but they're not.
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