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Nay, with any hand stitching one keeps the thread well waxed to stop any abrasion by the leather and thusly by the thread itself

I had look yon up

I must do a full update report this coming weekend

I wish. I gotta hang about in case anything else needs moving

Workers are coming to install a completely new heating system in my flat/apartment so all my furniture has been moved about to give access to all the radiators. My spare bedroom which is my leatherwork room is chock-full of items from the other rooms. Its been like this for over a month now. The workers tried to install on the 26th May but the surveyor made a mistake so they couldn't do it. Another team are supposed to it on Thursday 30th, this week. I've not been able to do any leatherwork since about May 20th and several projects are mid-finish. Might not be able to get back to leatherwork until about August 8th or so. I'm having severe 'withdrawal' symptoms!

Far too nice for groceries m'thinks, By far too nice

Depending on the style of edger; rub a lot of compound an a length of string. Tie one end of the string to something, hold t'other end and pull it tight. Rub the blade up & down the length of string

Welcome to the site Do share photos of your finds with us Somebody on here may be able to help with information about your finds

Sound like it was wax hardened and the excess wax is rising to the surface. Play a hand-held hair-dryer on heat over the surface and rub/buff at the same time. See if that cures it

akin to the bandolier is a baldrick (no, not that one!) and I made a few of those. Simple straight cut belting with an over-lap join at the hip and a loop for the scabbard

I rarely bevel the flesh side. I usually skive it thin and bevel the grain side after I've glued and/or sewn the project together

There was once a fashion for reproduction Elizabethan Tudor ring purses. These could be used for holding the ring whilst the bag of the purse was sewn on. Tandy used to sell the rings

I think they're too big for ring clamps, judging by their size against the strap cutters

A properly made gun-belt should have a curve in it. It might be just exaggerating that curve. I have a/some Tandy Gun Leather pattern(s) which have the belts on it/them. And they are cut on the curve Do you want copies of the patterns?

Two things arrived in the post today 1. From Temu this hole punch sharpener. The outside cone to sharpen the inside edge of punches and the tool has a hollow part to help sharpen the outside edge. Comes in a protective plastic box. This should help me keep my punches sharp 2. From texasleathertools a handled stamp. He took one of my Viking eagles and made a stamp. And is it tiny! Only 12mm (1/2 inch) across the base. Made in machined brass with a steel handle. First class workmanship. It came with its own plastic protective case. Now I need to find a project I can use it on I put some paint on the design so you could see it clearly - remember this only 12mm across the base

Try, very, very carefully, dabbing and rubbing the spot with cellulose thinners

My local Turkish barber has been arrested for drug dealing I've been a customer of his for over 12 years and never knew he was a barber

That is some very nice tooling work there That circle design (a seeder?) both on the borders and on the lower part of the holster ties it all together nicely

The chinese one is perhaps stainless steel. Magnets aren't any use on s/s

I'd like to see more photos, Close-ups too ? Well done for stepping out of your comfort zone. It looks very nice Where did you get the inert ammo?

As Cledus said to the Bandit; 'That'll work too'

Why not take this opportunity to replace the button with short straps and buckle arrangement which can be pulled up tight but also allow some change in the wearer's girth?

I've not had serious work place accidents. The worst I've had was dropping a 5lb club hammer on me foot. It missed the steel toe cap of the boot and got the foot where it was unprotected I've done plenty of things that should have put me in hospital or the morgue. Like lighting up a ceegar in a paint spraying area just after the painter chap had done a lot of cellulose paint spraying. That only blew the door and a window open. Or my mechs and I used to race the garage heaters down the drive. The space heater worked like a jet engine in reverse; a small air intake pulled air thru to a sparking plug and a mixture of paraffin oil, and hot burning gasses out the rear end. We found we could turn the process around and have a jet engine. Strapped to a mech under-car dolly it could shift. So we raced them. They needed electricity for the sparking plugs so we fitted the same length of cable to each. Fired them up and sent out of the workshop and down the drive way. Of course the cable pulled out but the rockets would go on further. The record was 175 feet. It would have been further but a small ruined cottage got in the way. Had several police visits about 'mysterious' objects flying about Got all me fingers and toes, but the hearing ain't so good. 35 years of riding noisy motorcycles and 30 years of attending noisy motor sports has ruined it. I tried ear plug a couple of times but it seriously affected my sense of balance and I nearly crashed with them in. Never used them after that

Garden plant sprayers are cheap. Available in plastic or glass. Get a cheapo plastic one to try out. I have 5 or 6 glass ones, cost £1.50 per about $1.75 each, you can probably get them cheaper. I opted for the glass as its easier to clean after the dyeing. Dye doesn't stain glass like it does plastic They're easy to clean. I put the spray head on a spare bottle (it actually doesn't need to fit ) and spray alcohol thru it until it sprays clean. A quick wash then in soapy water finishes the job. If you can find a lid that fits the spray bottle you can keep the dye in it for future use

ohh that happened to moi too, but it was huge amplifier. I got thrown 30ft. Wud have been more but the wall I hit stopped me! I'm keeping my sewing machines caged! Dangerous beasties that they are