Sheilajeanne

c. those blades are wicked sharp, and the risk of bleeding all over your workbench is fairly high! Utility knives are much easier to sharpen, but rotary blades I'd just replace, and I don't use them nearly as often as my utility knife.

Sooo true!

This is why I'm so disappointed that the local Tandy's (a 30 minute drive away) closed down recently. There's no substitute for being able to pick a piece of leather in person. Even then, I found when Tandy had their sales, you had to get there early if you wanted a really nice piece!

At first I thought the son was going to be a trainer for the Miami Dolphins football team! But yeah. Navy Seals is even better...

I'm guessing he's a teenager?

Al Stohlman's first leather stamps were made from nails and scrap metal. Whatever works...just be careful when using saws and other sharp instruments! This hobby has a tendency to make people bleed, and it's very hard to get the blood off the leather!

Thanks, Sam!

I also found this for the original saddle: https://www.onesixthwarriors.com/threads/tandy-half-pint-roper-mini-saddle-project-printable-plans-added.797451/ Not a lot of help, since that one is no longer available, but it will give you a good idea of how they've changed it. Clicking on the pictures in the first post will enlarge them so you can read the instructions. And the post says the plans are printable, so if you want to challenge yourself, give it a go! I also found copies of the patterns that were once posted in this thread: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=+mCOWmE/&id=98808249A805BD02CB4CBCD4A759923ED00C9CD3&thid=OIP.-mCOWmE_vV7WtkxVCVAUuwHaHi&mediaurl=https://leatherworker.net/forum/uploads/monthly_2021_07/plans6_zps9f9d3460.jpg.11f4c38d5aa0b8d19a0e19cfac81f031.jpg&q=Tandy miniature saddle&ck=4F80C56E3C923A1456FB2BF6F0E4E925&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp

I got this in an e-mail on August 11th: Yeah, that's TOMORROW! Here's the FB link to register: https://www.facebook.com/events/3808747502738404/?rdid=OUNluB8rUnvrT2Ee&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2FMwfTN48b6AqLCc3q%2F%3Ftrk_msg%3DTLUU2ONB0TOKJCDEOGLPI88ARG%26trk_contact%3D2U3HIDVDH7BLCQAT8OKI076F9K%26trk_sid%3D1BHGM7PMF0P9AS3973I054OMK4%26trk_link%3DFAC6A64PI5E498E1F0SF5TPSES%26utm_source%3Dlistrak%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2FMwfTN48b6AqLCc3q%2F%26utm_campaign%3DBack%2Bto%2BThe%2BBasics%2BWith%2BTandy%21 And the link to buy the saddle: Now available online: https://tandyleather.com/.../half-pint-miniature-saddle-kit Edit: not available in Canada, unfortunately. And I think it looks like crap compared to the old miniature saddle. They've really 'dumbed it down'. If you look at the first page of this thread, you'll be able to see the original.

Laughing way too hard at this!

Aventurine, they arrived at the airport SINGING!! So grateful for their help! https://www.facebook.com/reel/512309707974791

Thank you, HS! Even the mayor's childhood home burned. The final figure is 30% of the town was burned. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/wildfire-hit-jasper-mayor-mourns-111427677.html#:~:text=A massive wildfire that destroyed about a third,which had been completely destroyed by the flames

Reports are that 30 to 50% of Jasper has burned. Officials are still working on a burn map. Despite some rain, the fire remains out of control. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6458777 I can't get the video to post so it will play on this site. For those of you too lazy to click on the link, here's what a good part of the town looks like. This is all that's left of the Anglican church.

And of course, if there's not enough rain in some areas, there's too much in others. Hurricane Beryl dumped over 3 inches of rain on my part of the province last week while Toronto experienced a record-breaking downpour which flooded the Don Valley Parkway, Union Station, and numerous other spots. I thought the new waterfall feature in Union Station was kind of pretty... https://x.com/rapporturd/status/1813245364515778581?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1813245364515778581|twgr^973a634b573dd49503b02a941580036a414efa9b|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.news.yahoo.com%2Fan-indoor-waterfall-at-union-station-downtown-toronto-flooded-as-severe-storm-disrupts-life-in-the-region-205340898.html There was another big dump of rain today, which cause more flooding. https://www.timescolonist.com/weather-news/sections-of-dvp-lakeshore-briefly-flooded-again-after-toronto-rainfall-9263169

Jasper, one of Alberta's prettiest resort towns, is on fire. Maligne Lodge has burned to the ground, and a good portion of the town is destroyed. My husband and I stayed there on our honeymoon. Jasper National Park has been evacuated, too. An e-friend who lives further south in the Slocum Valley of B.C., west of Banff, has been forced to evacuate her home. There are fires everywhere, and many are raging out of control. If you're the praying sort, please pray for rain! https://dailyhive.com/canada/jasper-wildfire-update-town-fire