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Dark brown dye?

Sponge wash with warm water and a doggie shampoo. Pat dry then hang to dry

But you can spread the 8+ hours over a period I bought this repro knife earlier this year, straight from the forge, I have quite a few hours on it and I'm not finished yet

The pokey hole bits are large. They are more suitable for sail making/repairing

Wot he says but I have two of this type They have their uses. Kept one with me for 'emergency' repairs when I did historical presentations

I use mine for cutting the squares on game boards

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I don't bother sharpening the 60mm blade in my knife a. I'm rotten at sharpening b.a new blade is fairly cheap

end grain wood, a piece of tree log

I have a few key fob dies. I use a mallet and a piece of wood to cut the leather. Scrap piece of leather on top of die blade and belt the piece of wood to cut it This one cuts the stitching holes as well Two other uses for the key fob piece 1. two pieces together to make a magnetic book/page marker 2. The right shape can be used as the strap loop on shoulder bags

I use something similar 1. Personal preference 2. No & no

Yup, they are also sold as 'cuticle cutters' in the beauty section of ebay. They are sold as leather working tools at about £/$5 each but as cuticle cutters they are cheaper at under £/$5 for ten. Those ones are actually £3.80 for ten

I used to fuss about this then I wised up and use these wee edgers on all thicknesses of leather then finish the job with a carrot slicker I get them off ebay at 10 for less than £/$5

I mainly use a wood block. Made of short pieces end grain up. The black lines are just alignment marks so the end grain is in a different direction on each block Sometimes, on small projects I use a wax block slab

I've never seen a slide-hammer that small. I've use very large ones, 1lb and 5 lb, on my cars When tacking heels on medieval style shoes I used a length of steel bar to reach in

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