Sheilajeanne

Oh yea, here's where she gets into sewing the welt. Someone needs to tell her a welp is what you find in the whelping box, when you're dog has had puppies... Sorry, I'm a dog person, so had to say that!

Not quite what I'm looking for, but I did find a video, which unfortunately, cut out just as it was getting interesting. You cut a half inch strip of leather, and all the sewing is done in that strip, so nothing shows on the outside. https://www.heartberry.com/blogs/news/makizinikewin-moccasin-making I've subscribed to her channel, and hopefully will be able to see all of the steps for sewing the moccasin together.

Maybe I should check all my Tandy downloads...there's probably something there that will help! DUH! If not, I'll see if I can download your link for free...

Thanks a bunch, Chuck! Edit: ugh, need to become a member to read beyond the first few pages...

How do you do a welted toe on a moccasin, instead of just the regular toe, where the stitching shows?

Wow, that was fascinating! Notice he's using a deer shank bone to help stretch the wet leather, and press the water out of it.

Gorgeous! What are Arizona bells, BTW?

If you're going to line the belt, I see no reason you can't apply neat's foot oil to the flesh side. The flesh side absorbs oil better than the grain side anyway!

That's beautiful, beautiful workmanship... but what the HECK is this doing in the 'Off Topic' section?? It should be in 'Show Off Your Work'!

If you have WIndows, no doubt you have Paint. Open the photo in Paint. On the top menu bar there's an option to resize the photo. Click on that, then choose whether you want to resize it by percentage or pixels. I always choose pixels, and enter a size of around 500 pixels for the height. The width will resize automatically to keep the picture in proportion.

Oleskiver, how the HECK did you wind up with so many?? And WHY?? Both have now been spoken for. I'm keeping one extra because...y'know...DOGS and bones...if I ever drop one on the floor, and don't notice, I'm pretty sure it's going to be history!

Still have one available! But as I'm in Canada, shipping is not cheap. It's going to cost $7.64 U.S. And I am asking that the recipient pay for shipping.

You can download it for free on the Tandy website, with instructions: https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/product/1415/4822-roper-saddle-pattern Edit: oops, this is a full sized saddle, apparently!

Frodo, just saw this in FB, and immediately thought of this thread, and couldn't stop laughing! So, did your customer ever get their package?

As a result of a conversation here: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/93006-leather-burnisher-hasnt-changed , I have a couple of bone folders looking for a new home. Would especially like to see them go to a newbie! PM me if interested, please.

My first ever effort at leather carving was on a rounder that had fallen off a saddle. I carved a 4-leaf clover into it, and it looked really nice, considering the home-made tools I had, made out of nail heads and scraps of metal!

And now, as a result of this discussion, I just had a package delivered to me with no fewer that FOUR bone burnishers/creasers in it! My sincere thanks to my Tolkien fellowship friend, Elengil! Anyone need a couple of folders? It will take me more than a lifetime to wear these out, so might as well pay it forward!

I recognized the Paladin chess knight immediately. Old enough to remember the TV show... Very nice work!

Thanks, Toxo. I actually have a cutting board I use, but I'm not exactly sure what it's made of, as I either retired it from my kitchen, or found it when I moved into a new house. I forget which! It's your standard white kitchen cutting board. I assume it's likely HDPE.

A silicone cutting board - is that different from a self-healing cutting mat? I'm thinking that's a standard cutting board, like you use for cutting veggies, right? Which mat is kinder to cutting blades and hole punches?

Here's how I do it. You've got Paint on your PC, right? If it's a Windows computer, you should have it. Okay open the photo in Paint. At the top of the Paint menu is a 'resize' option. Click on that, and choose 'Pixels', then enter a figure around 500. You only need to enter the one figure: the other figure will resize automatically to keep the picture in proportion. Close the file, save, then post! Been doing this for years...works great for me!

The head knife Tandy has been selling for a number of years now, using Al Stohlman's name to market it, is a piece of junk. It's poor quality steel, and will not hold an edge. HOWEVER, if this tool dates back to before Tandy started getting most of its tools from Taiwan, it COULD be a good knife. Edit: I downloaded the photo, so I could enlarge it, and read what's stamped on the knife. It does say 'Professional grade', and there's no mention of Stohlman, like there is with the newer knives. So, this is likely an older Tandy tool, and could be of very good quality.

JLS, in the wallet with the horse head, how did you get the darker tones on the flower petals? That's the sort of thing most people would do with antique.

Some of the tools branded with the Stohlman name and sold by Tandy aren't worth the price. The Stohlman round knife in particular is made of poor steel, and won't keep an edge. Buyer beware!

I'm guessing #9 is a tack/nail puller. Oops, Fred said that already!