RickPleasant

Thinking back to my gunsmith days, I think I really need to get a low speed polisher/ grinder. I could always keep my hammer faces polished up and edgers polished sharp

So far my best result has been to glue a piece of 600 grit paper to some rubber and then chuck each rivet up in an electric drill and press it gently onto the paper/rubber while running. I guess a drill press would be more consistant, and easier to keep flat, but it would be really slow to do a big box of rivets. Guess I may have no choice but to dedicate a whole day to it

I got a bunch of solid copper and brass rivets and mechanically they work fine. My problem is that 99% of them have heads that look like crud. Everything Ive found had rough marks. Ive tried stoning and drawfiling to get smoother, but thats horribly time consuming to do one at a time. I tried a cratex abrasive bit on a dremel but it was impossible to get it to stay on the head as it rotated. also tried peening smooth with a polished hammer face, but results were only marginally better. I dont have a motorized arbor with polishing wheel so I havent tried that yet. Anyone have a decent simple routine to clean up these things? I hate making a nice finished piece of leather goods with rivets that look like they were dragged down the driveway Help?

Yes Sir thats a Stingray. So far I really like it a lot. Love the bobtail cut. Got the paddle parts and hardware from holstertbuilder dot com

A buddy needed a new sheath for a custom damascas pointy thing. He was dead set on a horizontal small of the back sheath. Not sure if Id carry something in the small of the back, but after I put in my 2 cents worth, be was insistant. Fun to design and make something youve never done before

Picked up a new 9mm 1911 and needed some new leather. Also made a couple of paddle holsters. Pretty happy with how they turned out. Amazing what you can get done when its too hot to go outside!

Howdy from Arlington myself. Havent been on here very long myself but have lurked around the shadows for a while. Lots of good info to pick up here