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A picture of the situation would help But, a glue joint is a poor repair. I would make a new keeper and either wrap it fully around the strap(s) or slice open the sewing joining two straps, push the keeper ends in between and re-sew

yup, nice work In the past a book like this was called a Journal

A belt loop might be a good idea but in this case I don't think its required

The trowel may not be used on too many occasions but maybe quite a bit on those occasions. Confused? Its for my number 1 favourite dottir's archaeology kit, so on the few occasions she'll be on a dig the trowel will be / might be used a lot. Easier to make without straps, nicer with straps? I'll go now and cut leather for them

@Sheilajeanne @Handstitched - there was a video circulating on youtube a while back showing a female police rider with a ponytail riding along and both her and the horse's tail swung in unison, like two metronomes. afair the rider was from Norway, maybe this same rider I've started to make a scabbard for a trowel. Its still at the early stages. Before I go any further I have to decide if I should, or want to, put on retention straps over the back edge. This trowel will just be laying inside a tool box until needed. Opinions on straps? yes, no? The trowel sits on the base of the scabbard with welt pieces fitted and the top part lies in front, yet to be shaped

Those slings are real nice so they are Just a thought, and you may do this already, Advise the customer to use thread lock on the screws after re-assembly having put on the hardware fittings as an aside, when I want a purdy Chicago screw head I use these;

If you mounted a cross-section slice on a wood block you could make a clicker die Only joking, the metal wouldn't be strong enuf

Ya gotta be sure thats what ya want. And ya gotta make sure its all stuck together very well. Its much the same as when I glue liners for bags; I rough cut out the bag pieces, glue them all to the liner leather then cut the bag pieces out neatly and properly

That looks a real beaut. It would look really well on a chestnut or black I think Welcome back. We've missed you

Not much help, but I got some artificial sinew from Le Prevo. I've not used it yet and I don't know where it is made Scroll down about 2/3 of the page http://www.leprevo.co.uk/threads.htm

That looks the job right enough

How much of a scallop do you want? Olfa does a 'wavy edge' blade for its 20mm size circular blade knives. I've seen the same sort of blade for 45mm. These would give a very fine wavy or scalloped edge I have a 20mm blade. I'll try it on a piece of scrap and see what the result is edited to add; there appears to be several types of wavy edge/scallop blades from fine to bigger

@Handstitched good job. Good thinking re-purposing the spoon rack By coincidence, I just cleared three work tables of odd tools and leather crowding them. No excuses, just laziness. Tools went back into their proper places. Multiples went into a small tool box. Two crafters, 1/2 a world apart, and we do the same job at almost the same time

No. As I said, this was owned by a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary - a cop. Looking up the Ruger I see they did a .357 Magnum. I think the plod would have had one of those. Most plods I knew chose to use Magnums as PPW. They were influenced by Clint Eastwood's 'Dirty Harry'. At that time the RUC standard issue was an old Webley 38. According to my friends, it had the stopping power of a marshmallow

I thought I'd share this with you. Clearing and sorting some boxes in my leather work room I re-found this Several years ago #1 son and I were tasked with clearing a rental storage unit. Amongst all the things we discovered was this holster. The previous renter had been in the Royal Ulster Constabulary aka RUC. The RUC was always armed with regulation issued firearms whilst on duty but this was for his Personal Protection Weapon, his PPW, for when he was off duty. The reverse side is stamped; Ruger Speed 6 2/91 I suppose this is the sort of pistol it was made for Remember; I did NOT make this. I found it Its still in relatively good condition considering it hasn't been used or looked after since about 2010, or maybe even earlier. But I think it could now do with some NFO Anyone want to discuss it? its style, the belt slots et cetera

Also check out farming supplies. You might get heat-bulbs cheaper from them. Folk who raise birds; chickens, hens, pheasants, quail and the like use heat-bulbs over the eggs to keep them warm before they hatch

The time is not really a factor. A wee set of 28mm D&D figures took nearly 3 hours to print but I'm not sitting over the printer watching it. One problem I envisage and have come across is that flat items can warp and twist. The larger the flat area the more likely and more severe the warping. A warped template would be hard to hold down

tbh, laser cut templates out of acrylic plastic are superior. I've had a few made for me and I've bought a few. Made in 3mm thick clear acrylic plastic. 3mm is thick enough and being clear I can see just where I'm positioning them

That sounds perfect for insides of leather mugs and bottles. I went by my local fishing tackle place on Monday to see if they stocked this. Guess what - just over last weekend they've changed their opening days & hours. Now closed on Mondays

Certainly not 'overkill'. Two CS I reckon. Good ones, well fitted. Use thread-lock on them. CS are cheap, a rifle is not

That reminds me of a certain film/movie Any of youse ever see, or remember, the film 'The Jerk'? Towards the end of the clip - see what he invents

Good job I used to see on ebay a similar type of strap cutter made in China. It was a bit more elaborate and seemed of lighter construction

I bought a resin printer. The resin costs about the same or less than the filament. The printer is very compact, much smaller than filament printers. Power use is very minimal. Downside is there are smells from the resin, although I use water-based resin and the smells are no worse that some smells from dyes and solvents I use with leather. Also, I can only print something about 7 inches x 5 inches x 5 inches tall, so a gun would need to be done in sections, but a large bed filament printer could do it in one. I did come across some files for guns but they were very generic looking. I don't think they had all the right shapes in certain areas for the guns they were supposed to be so I'd not trust them for making holsters.

Do let us know how it works for you Something like that might be useful for water proofing the insides of leather mugs and bottles