King's X

Ah, got it. wet with RTC not neat lac.

Oh well. I guess I will have to sell both of my BK mauls and buy two of yours....hehe Got it! That will be my New Year's Resolution!! Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Hidepounder's skull is bad ass, but way to far advance for me. Here is what I use to practice swivel knife cuts. I know that they are elementary, but they are good to get the muscles going and trained. Just print out the pictures and using tracing paper to copy the lines you want. Resize it to what you need, 4x4 is what I have. I made tapoffs. I grab a piece of scrap wet, tap and cut away. I have one more that I use, let me see if I can find it and I will post it. Good luck and Happy Holidays!

Welcome to the forum and Happy Holidays!

Tina: Sorry, I don't have that "P" word worth a damn. Electrathron: Interesting what you said because I have notified on more than one occasion (especially) with Neat-Lac at the time of the first coat, it appears to dry out the leather. So wet it huh? Okay, I will give it a try. We have a guild meeting tomorrow and the board members usually arrive early....sound like a good time for an experiment. I appreciate the help!

Wow! Happy Holidays!

That's purdy! Now you need a clutch purse to go with it. Your pattern should be waiting for you on your email server. Good luck Happy Holidays.

Side note: What kinda glue did you use, man, I still hear that clank (not related to your work - manufacture) and I wanted to put in some rubber gaskets to see if it would quiet it down. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

I just tried two coats of RTC on a piece and after it dried for a couple of hours, I now have dried streaks in one of directions that I used to apply it? Hummm. Back to the drawing board.

Cool......will have to test both of your suggestions. Thanks for sharing.

I would suggest light coats, not heavy. But just my suggest. Good luck

Thanks for the great comments you all.

Jbird Thanks man, I appreciate the comments! DScott I appreciate the comments and I sent you a PM regarding your request.

I believe it is in Bruce Grant's book, but I could be wrong. Let me find one of my two copies and check for you.

Nice site. I don't know about you but I send all new leather workers that I find a message and invite to our forum. Thanks for sharing, Happy Holidays!

I appreciate the offer. You DA Man!

That looks cool! Spence: If you look at this thread, this is what I was talking about on my mauls. Great job...............Happy Holidays!

That's purdy! Don't forget to frame that first dollar from the cashing of those funds with a picture next too it. Happy Holidays!

You can search my threads about this. It is what Deno mentioned, but my research has identified a couple other culprits that may attribute to the issue. Just think about this. 1. What type of leather are you using? Tandy, Hermann Oak, W/C? 2. What is the location where the leather was cut, front or back, top or bottom? 3. What type of resist product did you use and how did you apply it? sponge, sheep wool, etc? 4. How may coats? How did you apply it? up and down, circular motion, etc 5. Where did you apply it? Outside, inside? What was the weather like? Windy, snowing, raining, etc? 5. How long did you let it dry? Where did you leave it to dry, Outside/inside? 6. Finally, the most important part, I believe, is what did it look like when you INITIALLY applied it to leather? Did you happen to see spots or runs of darker leather or lighter coverage? Almost like it was not adhearing to the leather? I know this is too much information to think about when finishing, and I know that other masters on here just say that they apply it and move on, but I think for me it is about knowledge. The more you learn about the process the better you will get. Most importantly, learning about YOUR process. I ended up do some test pieces and was able to answer these question above. Good luck and Happy Holidays!

I sent you a PM. Thank you, thank you very much! Happy Holidays!

Okay, what is your address and you will get a copy of the pattern. Ho, Ho, Ho.........Jing, Jing, Jing..........

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Depending on the size, I have found some good size pieces on eBay that are not as pricey as Tandy. good luck!

I found my new desktop photograph. I am Hidepounder, but damn they look to ole' novice me. Great work. I like the color and burnish. Thanks for sharing! Happy Holidays