Dwight

The same problem is "not a problem" in most holsters . . . as it is in the front sight area of the holster. But it looks ugly . . . To cure it . . . I fold the lining after wetting it . . . allowing it to dry . . . and stay curved . . . I also fold the outer layer . . . I then position them together before any glue is applied . . . and when I have them in my hand EXACTLY the way I want them . . . I make a ball point pen mark on the edge top and the edge bottom . . . both near the center of the fold. I then apply the glue . . . line up the marks . . . and put them together . . . usually with a board or something between them so I can roll the pieces and make sure they are stuck good. Works well that way . . . no wrinkles. May God bless, Dwight

Not understanding the purpose . . . but the work is excellent May God bless, Dwight

That is the culprit . . . I take my 346 thread thru the other side of the post . . . wrap once around it . . . and come thru it again starting on the same side as the first thread. It was a guess . . . first time I threaded my 4500 . . . and has worked perfectly for the last 3 years or so. Try it . . . I think you'll like it. May God bless, Dwight

That's three "leave it" votes . . . May God bless, Dwight

You want to call Bob . . . Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines Ltd. Sewing machine repair service 3631 Marine Rd · (419) 380-8540 He'll give you the straight info . . . he is one of the advertisers here in the top banner . . . May God bless, Dwight

Get the case you want . . . most competent leather workers can do that . . . Have someone with a laser engraver put the artistry on it that you want . . . Not all leather workers can do both . . . some can . . . you may have to find two suppliers . . . but it is not anything outside the realm of possibility. What personalization were you intending to have put on it?? May God bless, Dwight

Yep . . . scam . . . May God bless, Dwight

What gun are you carrying? May God bless, Dwight

Thank you . . . May God bless Dwight

Thaks, Wiz . . . this is just one of those things a guy looks at and says "I could do that" . . . I actually have sewn on just about all my patches for Navy and National Guard . . . regular Singer sewing machine . . . I just figured since there is a market . . . might jump in it . . . plus it would give me another machine in the shop for "stuff" . . . and I could actually use one more between my Cowboy and my Singer . . . do more than the Singer . . . but not as much as the Cowboy. Gonna have to add a 8 x 12 room to the back of my shop first . . . that is my spring project if all goes well. May God bless, Dwight

@WizcraftsThanks for all the good information . . . but I'm actually only looking for mostly doing things like name tags above the shirt pocket . . . company logo on a shirt . . . stripes on sleeves for military . . . the kind of stuff that many people just cannot or will not do on a regular sewing machine. And if a biker brought in a dozen patches . . . yeah . . . him too. I was thinking more along the lines of the one @DieselTech showed up above . . . and even at that price . . . I'd be a long time probably getting my money back on patches alone. But it would be a service offered . . . which would bring folks into the leather shop . . . and who knows what they might decide that they cannot live without. That actually looks like a pretty decent looking machine. Is that the type where the head swivels as well? Thanks and may God bless, Dwight

I have been wondering . . . as I see folks talk about the 200 or 300 dollar chinese shoe repair machines. Does the head swivel on these or is it totally stationary like on most other machines? Reason I ask . . . our local dry cleaner guy lost his patch sewing person . . . and I've toyed with the idea of getting a patch sewing machine. Just need some good recommendations and / or warnings . . . May God bless, Dwight

Merry Christmas my friend . . . many many more. AND a Happy New Year Eat some turkey for me . . . looks like I won't get any with the menus I've heard about so far. May God bless, Dwight PS: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the rest of y'all as well

Neatsfoot oil before dying generally has given me a smoother . . . more even color . . . especially with Saddle Tan. Oiling afterwards just gives the leather a bit more softness and pliability . . . at least that has been my overall experience in 20 years. Wet leather has always given me bad dye resullts . . . I know others don't have that opinion . . . but that has been my experience. I case for stamping . . . nothing else. May God bless, Dwight

He's got this one right . . . at least that has been my 20+ year experience . . . There is no wax that will prevent dye rub off. A 50/50 application of Resolene and water will do the job though. And I've never figured out how it does it . . . but if you notice on your leather . . . there are lighter and darker spots . . . you would not have gotten so much of that had you given the leather a light coating of neatsfoot oil . . . but again . . . not sure how resolene does it . . . but it also smoothes out some of that. Make sure you post some finish shots of it/them before you send em up, up, and away. May God bless, Dwight