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a silly thot; ask dieselpunk.ro. (Tony See) I bet he'd come up with a pattern to make a leather one! edit; to correct a word

That might be a bit small. Might do for a Shetland pony tho

Interesting machine. I see it could have its uses. I might try something with my old Burgess wood carver. Might have found a new use for it

When doing a long item I dip dye. I dilute the dye 1 : 1. I use any deep container that I had to hand. Then roll the item up in a coil and place it in the dye for a minute or so then a I see-saw it; an old technique for developing films; I bring the two ends of the item out of the dye then with each end in each hand I slowly dip one end in the dye and pull the other end further out, then that end gets dipped and the first end comes out. I do this for as long as necessary to get an even dye 1.5 ft by 2 ft; I wet the leather first, then use a 1 or 1.5 inch wide paint brush to apply the diluted dye, working from the center to the edges

I don't think 3D printing would really work. You'd be paying as much as the commercial heads. I would look for an amateur or hobbyist wood worker to make them from wood; kinda like rocking horses heads but scale bigger

@revilop I would advise you to get a stitching clamp. It'll make things easier, your sewing will improve greatly being able to have something to hold your work in. A clamp can cost as little as $10, but is worth its weight in uranium Or you can make your own from scraps of wood. When I started in this lark 25 years ago I made my own clamp, and still use it My ancient home-made one; My bought in one, more transportable cos it comes apart easily & is smaller;

We need more information on what tools you have, what tools you are using and so on

afair there is type of hemming or binder tape that is water-soluble. Meant for dress makers to hold a hem whilst sewing then it dissolves in the wash. Could something like this be used?

thas-oke happy new year

That sounds like you make what we call a 'pig in a blanket' edit to amend; it sounds a bit like pig in a blanket. That would do good on sales, a mini two-bite hot dog

Have you tried a roller foot?

In N.I. they put a pork sausage in a long bun and call that a 'hot dog' ! The nearest proper hot dog can be bought at the Bistro food counter in Ikea when its open. At least that one tastes a bit like a wiener. You put on your own sauces et cetera

No chance! I'm in hibernation mode. Besides, I can't run

Some are in 2026 and the rest of us will soon be May you live long and prosper. May you have happiness and contentment in all you do. May you stay healthy, or regain good health. I'll be back next year,

@Tommy1wide2high a google search works best; try it for the item but add 'leatherworker.net' to it and it will find pages on here

Two BBC news stories 1. a female saddler in Ulster is within this longer story; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gl642rpzo 2. A young Scottish cobbler in this video new story; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9qe825q35zo

In my experience edge paint will accentuate the unevenness of a non-sanded edge. It needs to go on an almost perfect edge I sometimes use an edger before construction but most usually after construction

I only sand down edges when absolutely necessary. I've only been doing it for the last five years or so, after I learnt on here that leather could be sanded. I use whatever grade is needed to do the job; a 60 or 80 to really remove and level a bad cut to 600 grade for just a tidy-up before slicking

For wallets and cases I use plumbers aluminium insulating tape. Its about 0.4mm thick

Happy Christmas everyone!

Yes I do. Thank you

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Great find and great save. These might have been lost to the recycling bin

If their logo is unique to them then you cannot use it any old way without incurring the wrath of khan coming down on your head. You can only use it on products for them with their permission PS; by keeping the stamp you sort-of insure they have to come back to you for other orders. If they have the stamp they can go to someone else for orders

Bill once with the proviso included that you keep the stamp and you can use it on further orders from them