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    Are you talking about pockets with gussets? Like this belt bag I made? You have to take tucks in the front of the pocket to get the flap closure to fit properly.
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    Was just in Tandy's in Mississauga this past week, and they have a number of small gator hides on special right now, also a lot of snake. But OMG, it's EXPENSIVE! If you have to buy from them, best thing to do is show them you have a business license, and then you will get wholesale pricing.
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    I can get a 2 amp bench grinder from Home Depot or Home Hardware for as little as $70. Would have to check and see how hard it is to change the grinding wheels to a burnisher or sander, though! https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.21-amp-6-in-grinder-with-led-lights.1000788068.html What size motor would you recommend? I am currently using my electric drill.
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    Very, very nice work! Did you put any sort of stiffener in the panels to keep the leather from bending?
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    You can see how the front of the bag is gathered into tucks to help it stay closed when it's on your belt. Of course, this is done after the bag is turned rightside out, which makes it easier to turn. You can also see the gussets sticking out on the left and right sides. The two new pieces would be the same size as the back and front of the bag, and would be sewn into the same seam as the gussets, and go the full depth of the bag.
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    Do you mean 'portfolio' as in something designed to carry documents, or 'portfolio' as in a line of products?
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    I'd like to add two more compartments to a belt bag, same design as the previous one I did. The bag is sewn flesh side out, then turned inside out once the sewing is done. It has 2 gussets in it, and what I would like to do is to add another layer of leather on each side of the gussets so the bag has 3 compartments instead of just one. The leather is quite soft and flexible (upholstery leather). If I do this, will it still be possible to turn the bag so the finished side is out once I've finished sewing? Here's the original bag with a picture of the inside.
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    Mutt, if we ever meet up, I'll be happy to share a lager with you! Seems we have similar taste. My favourite is Labatt's Blue, and when I'm in the States, I find Samuel Adams lager is pretty good, too. Edit: Alpha, can you count?? That's 7 letters!
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    Hey, just saw this on the Tandy website while browsing for something else! https://www.tandyleather.com/en/leathercraft-projects/Making-a-Leather-Tool-Roll-by-George-Hurst
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    Webicons, how thick is this stuff? I have managed to find a source for box board, but it's in England. I'd be paying about .75 cents per unit for the size of board I need, which is doable. Minimum order is 50 pcs., which is also not bad, since it takes 2 pieces to make one pad, and as I said, I also want to use it to make templates. Or maybe I'll just have to start eating more Cheerios...
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    Lovely work as always, Tim! Your wife is a lucky lady!
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    Okay, I have been wanting to try my hand at a padfolio. I took apart a really old plastic covered padfolio that was falling apart to see what weight of cardboard they used as a stiffener. Darn, that is some hefty carboard! It's about 2 mm. thick! I searched through the whole of Michael's (local hobby store chain) looking for something similar, and didn't find anything even close. The only alternative seems to be saving up Cheerio boxes, and gluing pieces together to get the necessary thickness. Anyone know a source of box board out there? I'd like to use it for making templates, too. Heh, the irony! When i was in my teens, I spent a summer making binders for Hilroy. Could have had alll the boxboard I ever wanted.... And just the right size, too!
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    Reminds me of when I used to work for a well -known nursery in Canada (Weall and Cullen) and a customer asked me if I could cut a foot off a 6' Christmas tree, and sell it to her for the same price as a 5' tree... She actually made me go and ask my manager if this were possible. Of course, the answer was a big, fat NO!
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    Another dog person here! My first leather working projects, other than Tandy kits, were some dog leashes and collars! My dogs are German shepherds, and we train for schutzhund.
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    I purchased a sewing machine recently, too. I drove down to Ohio, and picked up the CW 8B Seiko Ferg had for sale. One thing I'm finding out, though, as I enter the world of sewing machines, is you have to be careful not to get addicted. One person I talked to said they had around 30 machines in their basement. The guy who teaches the leather working course I attended this morning has 13. Oh, and he recently bought a clicker, too! I'm fortunate that I live in an old two-bedroom house with a basement that leaks sometimes, and very little extra space, which puts a curb on any addictions I might want to develop...
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    ROTLOL! I like the Tudor roses. That's going to be my next project! I think it would look great on either a wallet or a belt bag like the one I did recently with the Celtic horse design.
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    Very nice! Just curious to know how you cut the oval window? Did you have a die or punch of some sort?
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    Just a useful tip for you. Many patterns you get will be in PDF format. This makes it easy to adjust the size to fit the piece of leather you are using. Here's how to do it: Pattern must be in PDF form. If not, scan it and save as a PDF Click on pattern to open it Click printer icon Select ‘custom scale’ and enter percentage you wish to resize it to. To save on toner, select ‘save ink/toner’. Print pattern If size is what you want, select ‘save changes to PDF’ when closing document. I found this out when I had a pattern in .jpg format I needed to resize. No matter what changes I made to it, and what changes I made to my printer's programming, the printer would ALWAYS scale it back to the original size!
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    [fist bump back] BTW, I have Robert Hardy's book on The Longbow. I just checked it out on Amazon, and it is out of print, and a good used copy is selling for a minimum of $143.00 Canadian! Won't be parting with mine anytime soon... They had just discovered the longbows and arrows from the Mary Rose at the time it came out. What a marvelous time capsule that ship was!
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    Leder, I no longer have that recurve bow. My husband gave it away to my nephew. I now have a 'broomstick' wood laminated bow, made by Checkmate Archery (used to be in B.C., has since gone out of business.) No gewgaws or gimmicks - I don't even use a sight, and it would be a cold day in H*E*L*L before you'd catch me using something with pulleys and wheels on it!
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    Stormdevil, chemical reactions are highly dependent on temperature, so it's quite likely that's what slowed down the chemical reaction of your vinegaroon solution. Your window sill is probably pretty chilly at this time of year!
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    Here's the answer to your question. I had to use Google, as the search function on the site only returned this same thread! http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/73637-my-guide-to-the-best-vinegaroon-youve-ever-made/
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    Very nice! Is the eagle done with paint or dye, and did you do it before or after applying the vinegaroon? And how did you apply the vinegaroon? We wants DETAILS!
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    Cyberwolf, it's been a long time since I've smacked my elbow with the string. I was just a beginner at the time I made this arm guard. My bow had about a 20 something draw weight. My current bow is 40 plus. That would be on VERY serious 'ouch' if it happened now!
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    Hi, can you ship to Canada? Would like to get some thinner stuff, 4-5 oz or so to practice on. Thanks! Edit: e-mail sent.
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