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That sure is a nice sign. How big is it? and could you not put a phone number on it in the bottom right? There are currently some 'crafters' stalls in one of my local shopping centres (Shopping mall ? to you lot ). Some of them have Q codes on their signs and banners and I noticed a fair few potential shoppers were using their smart phones to record the code. I think it would just be possible to stamp a Q code in leather, with care though

Not leather work; a remembrance and it may not be totally accurate. My paternal grandfather served in a US artillery regiment in WW1. He told my father that in their spare time some of his friends used to refashion used artillery shell cases using the horse and guns maintenance tools and they 'engraved' the brass shell cases using horse shoe nails. This 'tench art' was posted home to family and friends and some for selling. The makers got more money for the 'engraved' items than for the plain ones

Did you punch air holes in the jar lid?

Thanks. I avoid facebook like the plague. I might see if a friend will look it up for me

I know what you're saying Been there, t-shirt and ballcap and the keyring too, many, many times. Now I tell or show no-one till I have it protected

@lol999 go to poundland. for about one squid, maybe a bit more now you can get spray cans of contact adhesive. Cheap and plenty of coverage. a wee tip; with any spray can, stand it in a container of hot, but not boiling, water for 3 to 5 minutes before use and during use if its a long spraying session

Right; lets get back on track. The photos are too small for me to see the edges properly. However, some look like heavy cord was wrapped around the sheath and pulled tight. The leather was wet and as the cord was pulled tight it 'bit' or pressed into the edges making the indentations and as it did so the leather on each side of the indent was pushed away and up wards. The edge of the leather can be slicked before this and it would remain so

Why has no one written up a proper biography of Al (and Ann) Stohlman? I mean a real proper book, like 400 pages (at least) long

I don't even know where to start on these. I do have some nice raspberry red thick chrome tan which might work, but I dunno

gezzer copied chuck who copied God, who doesn't bother with copyrights. He wants us all to enjoy what He makes

I now wonder if 'Nail Carved' is a buzz phrase to sell the item and the phrase is based on just a couple of lines in Al Stohlman's bio I've no doubt that cowboys, settlers, farm workers, soldiers, anyone who had personal plain leather items spent time carving designs into that leather in their spare time and used whatever they had to hand, nails, knives, bullet shell cases. Archaeological finds are full of items where man left his personal mark, from neolithic stone markers carved with dots & spirals, medieval castles with game board designs carved on flat window stones, an ancient holy site with a medieval monk's carving on a stone near a doorway translated as 'Brother xxx was here (and the date)' When I was young (yes, I was once) I used to do wood chip carving. I couldn't afford proper carving chisels so I reshaped and sharpened old screwdrivers which I scrounged off friends' parents. Someone always has an old screwdriver somewhere Would that now be called 'Screwdriver Carved' ?

I think wax only. The mink oil won't get through the wax to the leather. Does the bag need more after you've done it once already? the leather doesn't need much and too much can be bad for leather as well obviously your recolouring cream is very different to the stuff I've bought

They are very nice. At least you made some. I'm too much of a coward to even try

The links change when the website at the link dies or changes. When you come across them report it to a moderator* who will, when he/she gets the time, will edit out the bad link * to report it just use the 'Report post' in the upper right corner of the posted message and tell them is a bad link in the wee message box

Whilst you lot are waiting for your books to come back I have my copy of PI handy. I'll have a look

I've re-read the OP's post. NOwhere does he say he wants to copy the procedure on how the edges were made. He simply asked HOW they might have been done, but some of you are attacking him for wanting and planning to copy another's work. Lets stick to ideas of how that edge effect might have been done. There is no harm in a discussion based on that

I suspect that nail carving is taking ordinary woodwork nails and filing them into fancy profiles for doing the tooling I seem to remember that a few other leather workers/crafters on here have done just that

This is one of mine. At the lower front is a mans size, top is a womans size and bottom right is a child/toddler size. It seems these were as popular as a teapot throughout Ireland. Here they can often be picked up for the taking away although fancy interior decorating shops are selling them for as much as £150 With one of these you/I can move a shoe around for the best job, eg the mans size is good for the main sole, but the child size is good to get into the heel

When I sew, I pull the left needle & thread back towards me and the right needle & thread away from me. The next hole is sewn with the right needle & thread going in first, pulled back and the left needle & thread goes through and is pulled away from me and it becomes the right needle for the next hole, ad infinitum. It still happens very occasionally, if I'm not careful or paying attention, I do pierce the thread

Plenty of good contact adhesive, rough up the contact areas on both the rubber sole and the leather. Consider using a rubber sole much smaller than needed. I used to use a small woman's size rubber sole just on the main area of a man's shoe. Just where his foot was in contact with the ground. I have a couple of cast iron tri-lasts. The shoe with the sole glued on was bulked out and clamped to that for at least 24 hours. Sometimes it took more than one attempt to get the sole to stick down completely

Nice tooling on the holster. I agree, its a nice effect with those leaves coming right out of the main back leather

Look for KAM snaps. You can get them very cheaply, like under $5 for 100. Available in different sizes. I use the tops to go over the bases of metal snaps. I did a wee test on them a wee while ago. I'll look for that ** The tops dont just snap into place you need to glue them on/into the metal snap, but they stay in place well enough eg. KAM snaps. This size will cover the base of a 15mm dia metal snap; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332638472744?var=541754601669 ** Found it;

I once made a sort of apron for a chap. He wanted it like a tabard with a full length back. I used upholstery grade chrome tan which was a mid-brown colour. The leather was about 1.2mm thick. I had a very large piece of leather and just cut a head hole just off centre, only for to try it out for size and shape. The chap thought that was going to be it and liked it! so I added straps and buckles just about waist level and that was it. No pockets, no trimming. That was what he wanted. * He was a farrier and used it in his work, he wanted the back piece to protect his bare back from the open fire, both heat and sparks *other workers will maybe want pockets for tools

My casing for stamping 3D designs is just a slight wetting of the leather with a wet sponge. I usually do a number of items in one session. By the time I've wet the last item the first is ready to stamp These book covers were of pre-dyed veg and cased my way

What diameter of leather are you talking of? I'm thinking that a ferrule crimper for hydraulic hoses might be adaptable