Hawk Scarbrough

Try acetone...seems to work on most adhesives I have seen, including labels on wine bottles. If you think that is easy, it ain't

I would very much like to see a single impression on leather of the stamps together with a picture of each stamp. Yea, I know I'm a lot of trouble. If I'm too much, ignore

It is a good tip. I accidently discovered the idea a while back and I keep some old ratchet style screwdriver tips around for the purpose (some of those tips also make excellent pattern stamps)

I got to wondering........perhaps you could morph that corner into either a heart or an Ace of Spades?......making for an interesting joint.

Thanks, just wondered whether the type of dye used might make a difference. I like to use water based dye for black. I'll see and let you know.

I found three good videos on the web I will, tomorrow when the sun comes out, thanks. Will let you know. by the way, what type of dye did you use? Found three good videos on the web concerning basketweave. I liked Bruce Cheney's video.

He made me check too. I do a lot of black leather work. None showed on mine, not magic marker not black or red, nor ink pen, blue and black

Thanks for those tips. I will add them to my tip collection....especially important for my current project, a set of saddlebags for a power wheelchair, which will be stamped front, back, and the center strap too. A lot of stamping in my future.

Great idea about the Christmas gifts, unfortunately all of my brothers (4) also do leather work too, sigh.

Thanks for the tip about stamping away from yourself. It makes obvious sense, now that you said it. I'm about to stamp a large amount of basketweave. will try to remember to let you know how it turns out. Thanks a basket full

I like to moisten my leather on large multi piece projects..place them in ziplock bags...and put them in the fridge. I then take out the piece I'm going to work on tooling and let the leather return to near normal color. Hint: Either have a tolorant wife, as I do, or be a bachelor, ha.

You were smarter than I was....I made a full Western style buscadero rig, including the design, as my first holster.

I plan to do some, when I can force myself to stop doing leather long enough. What I plan to make first are some larger and smaller versions of Tandy's double beveler. It saves a lot of time and tapping.

I have a library of leather working videos, about 100, give or take, on the entire spectrum of leather work. This includes several by Armitage, Dick Cheney, (and other Tandy videos) They are good for both the beginner and the more advanced Leather hobbiest or professional. Easy to download. I have a library of leather working videos, about 100, give or take, on the entire spectrum of leather work. This includes several by Armitage, Dick Cheney, (and other Tandy videos) They are good for bothe the beginner and the more advanced Leather hobbiest or professional. Easy to download. I have a library of leather working videos, about 100, give or take, on the entire spectrum of leather work. This includes several by Armitage, Dick Cheney, (and other Tandy videos) They are good for bothe the beginner and the more advanced Leather hobbiest or professional. Easy to download.

Yea, I would too, but I don/t shoot my flintlocks much anymore

Thought you might find this of some slight interest. I made this sheath for a custom made coffin handled bowie that was made for me by Bill Hicks of Washington Arkansas. The same area where Jim Bowie's original knife was made. It is a combination fold over and formed leather sheath.

Read your post. Think I'm going to emulate Tony W.

I could show you a small workshop.....mine. It is half of my small bedroom, mostly on an old computer desk that I rehabed into a leather work station. Since I'm disabled and in a wheelchair, it is both convenient and sufficient. Every inch is cover with tools.

They are awful, terrible............well they aren't, but I'm jelous.

Yes, Otto, death is sad, but it is a part of life, and a part of what we do as leather workers. Our own time will come and our hides aren't worth tanning like the animals we we work with.

The wife grew up in Arkansas, although we are both from the Great State of Tennessee.

Ain't it the awful truth?

I don't know if that is what he wanted, but it sure as all get out is what I wanted. Thanks bunches and heaps. Hawk

You are old enough....I'm old enough to know I don't know what I don't know.