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    I use green 'Frog' tape. Have you got that brand there?
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    The Shire of Glen Rathlin in the Principality of Insulae Draconis I'm a numpty when it come to this. I have a printer / scanner. If it works it will scan the page as an image
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    Mix the bees' wax with some carnauba wax. That takes away the 'stickiness' of the bees' wax. Carnauba wax is safe to use
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    I would not have it cut. That will ruin the point of it. The leather wrapping the compass in the photo above can be extended to hold the marble
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    @Aventurine A teaser. I have accidentally found my files and book on Medieval shoes making which include many patterns and how to make them. These are from my time in the SCA, over 20 years ago. The information was freely available to SCA members back then but I've looked and its no longer available. There is no copyright on it so it would be ok to share it If I scan the pages I don't know how to turn them into a PDF. Therefore each page would be a jpeg. There are a lot of pages which will take lots of time, if my scanner decides to work
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    I'll do the next up date in just over 2 months time. That'll take it to the 1 year. I reckon thereafter every 2 or 3 months
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    Well, this is boring No changes at all to any of my test pieces. All the pieces hanging outside in sun and rain remain very flexible, more than the Control piece No fungus, no rotten smells - nuffin, nowt, zilch, nada All I can say, at this point, almost 10 months along, that any of the products can be used on leather, the only difference being how dark you want the leather to be after application Anyone still reading this? or still interested?
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    I've never considered it. I've always cut dry. I might damp/wet cutting
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    I know neither book but I'd choose Olaf's. I know his other works Neither book will help you with patterns. They are strictly for historians and archaeologists, very dry reading. If you are looking for guidance on pattern making look elsewhere
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    Dark brown dye?
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    Sponge wash with warm water and a doggie shampoo. Pat dry then hang to dry
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    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
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    The pokey hole bits are large. They are more suitable for sail making/repairing
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    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
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    I use mine for cutting the squares on game boards
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    Thanks
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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
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    end grain wood, a piece of tree log
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    Leather Key Fobs

    fredk replied to Tophee's topic in Show Off!!

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