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To me that look likes 'tide' marks caused by uneven drying out of uneven applications of wet products. After some time it may reduce but it will never go away

two points 1. stainless steel was invented in 1913. My paternal grandfather was a sheet metal fabricator and specialised in use of stainless steel in the 1920s & 30s. He made a canopy for the Biograph Theater in Chicago and whilst fitting it up he witnessed the sudden demise of a certain gangster 2. Samuel Colt perfected the assembly line for mass production of goods, in his case for fire-arms. Assembly line manufacturing was done on a small scale by clock makers in New England prior and by gun makers in London & Birmingham, England from 1790s or so. Henry Ford was a late comer There has always been and will be great differences in qualities of steel and thus tools made of. Price is no guarantee, nor is place of origin of either steel or tool

If its similar to another forum I'm on I think all three of those are dependent on how many postings you've accumulated You've got less than 1000 so you're ranked as 'Member', as you make more postings you go up in rank But, not all your numbered postings count towards your rank. All postings are recorded as a total but postings made in certain areas, eg 'Chat' or 'Buy & Sell' aren't counted towards your rank

An embroidered CLOTH jacket So?

I would skive the ends of both pieces, back about 2 inches or so, overlap, glue and use a simple running stitch in two places, both near, but not to close to the ends of the over lap

4th or 5th refresh try on 'unread', top right of the 6 I get to see, and now bottom right on the top of this thread

Samco-Strong Ltd. ceased trading in 2016 but was a dormant company since 2002 so it might be hard to get parts for it if required

Is he a relation of 'Speedy'?

Clever. Nice simple pattern design Those type of switch plates have fallen out of fashion & demand here

It does sound a bit like your leather is too dry and hard. Does it feel and act like cardboard? A good sharp knife should slice through the leather easily; not like a 'hot knife thru butter' but easily with a little bit of effort. A scratch awl should almost cut the surface Mix some, very little, NFO with hot water and a few dribbles of washing up liquid soap. Then apply some of that in big swathes across the leather using a sponge. Not too much, too much NFO is bad. Allow that to soak though for 24 hours, see how the leather feels after that. If it still feels stiff and hard apply again, allow it to work for 24 hours and repeat until the leather is almost pliable, Stop then and allow the leather to rest and the NFO to work for a few more days Assessing the temper of leather does come with experience. I once got stiff as a board leather from Tandy. I managed to get a discount as it was like a sheet of masonite/hardboard but I knew I could oil it and rejuvenate it. Firm temper is often a measure of how the leather was tanned. I have belly leather that is as floppy as cloth and some which is as stiff as thick cardboard, neither is too dry

Most excellent artistry

Thank you for a. all the answers and b. taking the time to answer my Qs

Mine are made of nylon as well. I have no real power tools to make things. I bought a rod of nylon and a rod of delrin* (afair). The delrin is sized to fit into the hole on the swivel knife. A hole in a piece of the nylon rod takes the delrin. A small hole was drilled across and through the two rods and a small brass escutcheon nail was pressed in to lock the two together. Then the working end was drawn on for the shape of the bevel I wanted with a marker and was cut to shape with a very sharp craft knife. Its impossible to sand nylon smooth so it has to be cut smooth with a knife I suppose someone with a lathe type thingy could turn the beveller from one piece of nylon, but not having one I had to make it in two pieces * only got the delrin as that was the only material I could find I could get for the bit to go into the swivel knife And this reminds me; I want to make another with a different profile Here you can see the two part construction with the end of the brass nail showing

A few questions; Is the part with the notches leather or wood? What size are the holes for the shafts? On your original metal & plastic one the bit with notches is fixed, can it be made adjustable? that is, for different arrow lengths What are the lengths - over all? from the interior of the bucket to the notched part? On your leather version; is the piece between the bucket and the notched part stiff? eg a covered bar or something? or flexible? I ask, because I think I may try to make a couple of these, one for #1 favourite dottir and one for #3 favourite son, for them to try out I'm supposed to be making a standard bag case quiver for #1 favourite dottir; I must get on with that!

I can't help with the original maker info but the beveller is very easy to make I made two, with different profiles; The materials to make about 6 of these cost me less than $10

Nice leather work I've never seen a quiver like that before

I must say that in the UK and I think European-wide, ie those countries in and allied to the European Common Trade Markets, any person or company trading full time or part time as a business selling new or 2nd hand goods within the UK/EU must provide some form of guarantee * It might be the very minimum, such as, 'down to the bottom of the lane (50 yards)' as when I once bought a junk car or much longer ones such as for '10 years guarantee for quality of material, wear & tear excepted' As I said before, these improbably long guarantees of 50 or 100 years are not allowed, as is 'life-time', on this, many years ago, some courts ruled 'whose life-time?, the seller's, the buyer's or the good's?' Thus it was ruled that a guarantee had to have a definite time length * some exceptions do apply The point of this waffle is to say; any of you, if you were living or selling in the UK/Europe would have to provide a minimal guarantee for your goods

Glue the lining in place then use a very sharp blade, such as a scalpel blade to cut the edge of the lining 2 or 3mm in from the edge. The lining will still be held by the glue and any sewing at about the 3mm from edge

Excellent I made a small case like that for snips I carry. Which are mostly used to cut open those sachets of sauce in carry-out food places

Using manure and piss is very old way of tanning. Your leather might have been done in a very poor backward place and then supplied to bigger outlet

Depending on the cover, the type of pages and the size of the book the price varies from about $150 to $1100. Repros are about $25 - $50 It would be advisable to get a price from a very reputable antiquarian book dealer or from a specialist fine arts auction house

Try acrylic paint pens. They come in every colour in the rainbow and point sizes from 0.1mm to about 5mm You can also get metallic gel ink pens in 'The Works' 2 gold & 2 silver for £1. Modest, normal, pen point size, about 0.5mm afair All these are what I use

There are times only hand-stitching will be needed and there are times only sewing machine stitching will be needed. Knowing when to use either and being able to do either is part of the learning of leathercrafting

That looks very nice indeedy One for the connoisseurs, not the ones who buy bots by the doz

Tandy does an adapter set for their press to use their multiple change stitching holes punches these punches; https://www.tandyleather.world/products/diamond-hole-chisel-set this press https://www.tandyleather.world/products/tandypro-r-hand-press?_pos=5&_sid=8ee07cb9c&_ss=r or https://www.tandyleather.world/products/craftool-hand-press?_pos=1&_sid=8ee07cb9c&_ss=r this adapter https://www.tandyleather.world/products/press-die-for-hand-press-diamond-chisel?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=c6c0b3465&pr_rec_pid=6614473965703&pr_ref_pid=6614474064007&pr_seq=uniform