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You got what you ordered. etsy ppl do not give guarantees on their workmanship. Returning them and complaining is like shouting at the wind

Amazon are highly over priced for low quality. Buy what you need when you need it Put in your profile whereabouts you are and we can advice where to shop for better quality and for bargains

I don't understand your problem. If you use the correct grade of leather the elbows and knees will flex

No it doesn't. Just means a lot of talk

Soak them in water for a few hours, then stretch them out, really stretch them out and let them dry and see if that improves the lay caveat emptor

That would make it 5 or 6 gauge, about 2.6 to 3 oz ball. That could do some serious damage

I have a pattern for one much nicer than that Let me see if I can find it

What size of ball does it take? a friend had a 3 pounder and it sent his retriever dogs crazy when he shot off a ball - they wanted to fetch the ball back but couldn't find it, it was about a mile away!

I have a couple of Exacto knives, and scalpels. I only use them for trimming finished items I have several heavy duty knives for cutting the leather. I wouldn't use an Exacto for that

I guess it be in or near the state of Georgia in the USA so shipping an order might be expensive

Wheresaboutye?

Have you tried enquiring of a ships chandler if they.have anything useful. I used to see the large headed studs used to hold tarpaulin covers down...

Did you know that cowboys hung lanterns from their saddles? It was the first example of saddlelight navigation.

An old cowboy was sitting in his favourite bar having a drink In walks a very pretty lady motorcyclist. Puts down her crash helmet and orders 3 fingers of scotch. neat The cowboy thinks, this is my sort of woman, so he goes over and asks if he could buy her a drink The woman says no, looks at him, up and down, and says 'I'm lesbian' Whats that asks the cowboy 'I work hard, I play hard, I drink hard, I ride my motorcycle fast, I make love to women, and I have no truck with men' The next day a family calls into the bar for eats. The young children are excited and run over to the old cowboy. They ask him ' Mister, are you a REAL cowboy?' The cowboy thought for a moment then says 'Until yesterday I thought so but today I think I'm a lesbian'

Good save We need to summon Tastech this way @Tastech

Every day is a school day. Today I learnt that shark skin also goes by the name 'shagreen'

Try here; https://buyleatheronline.com/en/home/27-7183-pebble-printed-cowhide-upholstery-leather.html#/51-color-dark_blue/372-average_size_of_the_piece-2_m_22_ft_half_piece

I'd like to see a photo too. All I got on that link was a load of waffle

Alcohol based can still be thinned and washed out with water I simply give the chrome tan a good wetting and washing with the cellulose thinners and whilst its still damp I dye it

It looks a lot like a leather I got from Le Prevo a lot of years ago, but my hide was thicker at 5mm/6mm If you can, send a small piece to Le Prevo and ask if they can identify it and/or supply it

That thar is a clooo. Chrome tanned, in my experience wont take a dye and keep it unless it has been treated beforehand. I use cellulose thinners to prepare chrome tan. Also you are using a water-based dye. I use an oil -based dye on chrome tan

Obviously we have a much smaller country. We have 1st class, 2nd class and Parcel for sending parcels, depending on weight, as well independent couriers. Couriers take longer to deliver and are used only for certain things. Basically, 1st takes one to two days, 2nd takes three to four days, Parcel takes one to four days and couriers take two to five days, last two, depends how much you've paid. And, I believe, we pay a lot less than other countries. Parcels sent overseas. recently I sent a large parcel to the USA, it arrived on the 4th day after posting. Well before ETA. A small parcel to France arrived on the 2nd day after posting I've bought leather from that place in Italy. They quoted 7 to 10 days for delivery. I received it on the third day after it was sent afair, the order from Tandy was about a year ago. That was the last one, I've ordered a few times and the results have been the same. It came by FedEx. But FedEx don't operate here, it is handed over to a 'partner' courier. I was able to track the shipment all the way, but the info was a few hours behind cos it said the parcel was at my local depot as the driver was handing it over to me afair It was picked up from Tandy at about 17.45 (local time) Wednesday by FedEx, arrived at a FedEx depot at a London airport about 08.30 (local time) Thursday, arrived in Belfast airport about 11.30 Thursday, picked up by the couriers and taken to their depot for customs checking and consigned for delivery on Saturday morning

to ensure my finger nails are cut short and filed smooth before putting on rubber/latex gloves for dyeing. I was lucky today. A long broken thumb nail poked a hole in a glove but it wasn't touched much by the dyeing sponge so only a little black dye got through What have you learnt today at the leather-worker university?

Enjoying reading this thread Spare a thought for us My closest Tandy is in Texas, about 3,500 miles / 12 hours flying - one way Actually, last time I bought leather from Tandy HQ, shipping was reasonable, less than from other parts of the UK, taxes were paid by Tandy and delivery took 6 days. It would have taken 3 but we had a 'bank holiday' weekend which took up three days, no work or deliveries done. But I agree; you need to choose the leather yourself but I've become used to taking the chance of what is picked out for me, only once I got rubbish (from a Tandy shop in England)

This reminds me I have a pair of #1 son's shoes to repair. They are/were expensive Italian. I took them round the local 'shoe repairers', not one would or could do anything with them. There are absolutely no cobblers left. All these guys could do is stick rubber soles on them Although I made medieval shoes about 20 years ago it looks like a new talent I'll have to learn to repair this one pair