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I'm a total numpty when it comes to thing like this What size needles would I buy for my Boss?

It can be dyed, but I don't know about vinegroon as I don't use it If the chrome tan is pre-dyed, I use cellulose thinners as a prep. Then I dye it.

or, superglue a thin sliver of plastic to the edge of the ruler and carefully sand it away until its just right

Officers' shakos were made of beaver felt, rather than sheep's wool felt

Depends on how stretchy your leather is. I've done about 2 inches. In theory, with very stretchy leather you could do a 4 inch cup

I'd used washed & dried veg tan to laminate with suede

That is a real bargain. If you can afford taking a chance buy it. But be aware that it is manual. You have to pull a lever with your right hand. It can be tiresome at first then it becomes tedious. Your right arm muscle will get stronger. Its good exercise! But it has the advantage of not needing any power, so it can go anywhere. Tippmann is a good company and can supply accessories and spare parts

Depending on what your stiffener is; I would do the front and back panels and the top flap (in two pieces) but not the gusset or the base. The double layer of leathers there will be stiff enuff, but will still be flexible

I made this. It copes with any size of letter and is easy to make, with a couple of spacing bars. The top two bars are replaceable with others Another thing I do is; I've taken rubber molds of my letter sets and cast up resin letters which I then glue together I also have this; I made a couple. They're easy to make and adjust to any size of letter All these are used by me in my Tandy pro-press

If you're using a press it won't matter which but I think a raised pattern looks better, is different

Mea culpa Caveat; my press is an earlier version in grey The pin is shanked on both sides. It is approx 5.8 mm (15/64 inch ?) on the outside (both sides) and is straight cut narrowed from approx 6.5 mm (1/4 inch ?) which goes thru the handle. It is approx 30.85 mm (1 7/32 inches ?) long, but has room to be a slightly longer

I'v not used cow horn as I can't get it any more, but I've used it for drinking horns. I got mine from a farm and I'd say, make sure its not got anything in the centre and its smooth on the outside. They can be quite rough with hair on the outside and the insides tend to stink after a while But if you buy one from a commercial seller all that is done I use small deer antler points for folders and smoothers, as well as piece of sheep's rib I found over 50 years ago It all works Now I must go look on ebay for a cow horn

I have a Tandy Pro-Press and it doesn't have any such 'limiting pin'

Many tanneries can supply pre-dyed veg tan leather with a 'distressed' look, and they can 'spilt' it down to the thickness you'd need for upholstery work

Apply the very diluted dye by airbrush and build up the coverage and density of the color with multiple passes of the airbrush

I have some Ripstop in various colours but I intend to use it on water-proofing the insides of bags. I don't have a laser thingy to cut it though

I wouldn't try to make the edging integral with the brim but sew on a contrasting piece of thin veg tan leather. It will also protect the edge, suede can be very fragile as an edge

Thats very nice A nice design all in

In the last week I've seen some people that size, at least!

Most very excellent

I've bought from them with no problems. Leather was as described. Delivery was fairly rapid, considering it had to go through UK and then N.I. customs https://buyleatheronline.com/en/home/

Its not 'overkill' for the UK market Plenty of motorcyclists would buy it. I would buy it

Try buyleatheronline, They're in Italy

May I share with you; recently I bought a fold-up table for use at craft fairs et cetera. It was sent on 3-day delivery. Day 3 I got text and emails advising it was due for delivery and the time slot. No delivery. I checked the tracking and at time of delivery it was logged back in to courier depot. I had to wait for the next day to phone their customer services. The phone call was short. 'I'll see why your parcel wasn't delivered'. Within a minute; 'The delivery van broke down yesterday. All the parcels on it had to be taken in. They've now been logged in and out again and yours will be delivered tomorrow. Sorry about that' No BS, no funny excuses. And parcel was delivered the next morning

Thats the way to go