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I have three of these for my stamping tools. Yes. I like them. I have the tools in rows, alpha-numerically sorted

The oils may be preventing the contact glue from working. Can you remove the oils or use non-oiled leather? PS. I use UHU a lot too. I get it in a Poundland shop. If you go to get it beware they sell two sizes of tube for £1. One tube is 60ml and is in a plain box, the other size is 30ml in a fancier box. Home Bargains also sells the UHU / 60ml for 99p or £1, depending on the local shop

a, has your leather any oils on it? b.are you gluing the flesh side or the grain side? the grain side needs roughing up before sticking or it won't stick very well. c. I used to use Evo until it became impossible to buy in N.I. for a while, then I switched to the B&Q and Screwfix glues

B&Q's own contact glue. Its available in 'liquid' or 'gel' https://www.diy.com/departments/diall-neoprene-contact-adhesive-250ml/3663602709305_BQ.prd Screwfix does their own contact adhesive as well; https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-contact-adhesive-beige-1ltr/34758

I'm thinking - as an acid is used, an alkali would be used to neutralise it. In the 18th C it would have been lye, made from roasted oyster shells or limestone. A little lye destroys, a lot will preserve. Near where I used to live there had been a murder in the 1920s or so. A farm worker murdered and robbed a neighbouring farmer. The worker buried the farmer under his stock of lye meant for use on the fields. Round this way Lye was also used sprinkled on dead bodies to speed their decomposition. But in this case the amount of lye mummified the dead farmer's body and preserved it, for the police to find it.

Please stop with the personal attacks. Now you have started your own rant thread please leave this one alone so others can discuss the OP's bag in a tactful and helpful way

Abbey sells them new for under £25 https://www.abbeyengland.com/solingen-french-knife-4529-7754.html I have an old one which I use sometimes I got mine in one of those knick-nack shops which used to be everywhere in the UK - the ones that sold second-hand household items, old tools, the odd bit of furniture. I got it for £1. The seller thought it was a glazier's knife and I've seen it sold as such too.

I get my brass stamps made by a chap (or chapess) in China. He's on holiday right now. I draw up the artwork and send the image to him as a jpeg and he cuts it in brass. Being brass it can be used plain or heated in a soldering iron or whatever. This is my present maker; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Made-Design-Logo-Leather-Stamp-Carving-Tools-Branding-Iron-Mold-Plate/142322898759?var=441360988493 I've also used this maker; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Made-Design-Your-Logo-Leather-Seal-Wood-Stamp-Branding-Iron-Carving-Mold/382286790022?var=651096957971

I agree that magnetic closures will not be sufficient, even some tuck-tite types aren't strong enough I would attach the ends of a handle to the top of gusset, towards the rear so it doesn't obstruct the opening too much.

I contribute but nowt changed for me

you design one and get it made

the client has cos you have put the price on each item

nice suggestion: glue some magnets on the jaws, at the lower level of the outside leather. most useful for attaching a needle to whilst sewing. I have several magnets on mine

I'll chip in. When I had to get a stamp made for a club it cost me £26. This, with anything I have to get especially to do a job I price into the cost of the main job, by pro-rata. In this case the club wanted 10 items - my choice of what to make. So I made them coffee cup cuffs. Pro-rata the stamp was £2.60 to be added to each cuff, but I didn't add that as I knew there would be a repeat order. I added £1.50 = £15 covered.(cos I like the club) Year two, the club wanted 16 items made, so I made them luggage tags and key fob purses. I added £0.70 to each item. = £11.20 + the previous £15 = £26.20 = stamp paid for Year three the club wanted 14 items. I made them small valet trays. No need to add any extra. Year four - this year, I reckon they'll be wanting about 12 items. If you charge $100 for the stamp right off the client may be ok with it, but if you hide its cost in the price per item its easier for them to swallow. eg $100/50 items = $2 per item. Can you add that to the price of the item? I like to have the stamp made and keep control of it. Means that client has to come back to me (muhaaa!), they can't take the stamp away and get stuff made by a competitor.

Hoods were made of leather as well as other materials. Although leather hoods were mostly worn by soldiers Look for 'Simplicity' patterns. They did a whole range of clothing patterns, mostly in association with the SCA, who sort-of supplied the general information for accuracy. Patterns range from Viking to Medieval, leggings/trews, surcotes, bodices, hoods & hats, you name it they had it in their range of pattern packs. The packs can be hard to find and can be expensive now A couple of examples; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Simplicity-Sewing-Pattern-1552-Medieval-Tunic-Cloak-And-Accessories/401924648368?hash=item5d94936db0:g:cvYAAOSwpDZcrGdQ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Simplicity-Sewing-Pattern-9753-Mens-Medieval-Costume-Size-XS-M-Uncut/173927637220?epid=1643030098&hash=item287ee520e4:g:EXMAAOSwantbinUj I don't know what style you are needing but I have a couple of basic patterns for hoods I could share with you

I'd go for the Osborne. afaik you can't really trust that the steel in the Stohlman is top grade these days.

Le Prevo in Newcastle used to do 'bag lining'. A very stiff fabric type stuff. I have some somewhere but I've never used it With upholstery leather I double up the layers, sandwiching cereal box type cardboard in between. If a soft gusset is needed than that it left as a single layer

Punter = an Ulsterism or Scots for a paying customer

you can buy magnetic tape, by the metre. About £3 for 2 metres. Its the same stuff as used on fridge magnets

The OP edited his post after mine

I think you need to put your asking price. Its in the rules I think

Thats another nice piece of work. Bestest wishes for the contest

a suggestion, extreme measure - have you tried steaming it? get it into a sauna type place, let it steam for a while and whilst in there apply nfo by the sponge full I use to do this with my motorcycle boots about once every spring to soften them up after the wetting and salting they got over the winter months, although I used leather feed and olive oil

This is not the case in the UK or Europe. Unless the originator of the pattern has given you permission to make items for commercial sale from the pattern then you may use the pattern only for personal use, you may not make multiples of the item and sell them, but you may give those items away as gifts

For small size thread: 0.5 or 0.65mm pre-waxed polyester. It is available in a great variety of colours and even shades of those colours With 2oz or so I don't mark a stitch groove. I just draw a line with a pencil then use a 'pounce' wheel stitch marker to mark where the stitch holes will be. I can then sew up to four thicknesses of 2oz by hand without pre-punching or using an awl for making holes.