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- Birthday 11/17/1944
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Central Ohio
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Church Pastor, Shooter, Leatherworking, Hunting, making most anything for the first time (yeah, I get bored easy)
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gun leather
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Dwight started following Shear Sheath, Can’t get better customer service than Leather Machine Co.!, boss single stitcher and and 5 others
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Can’t get better customer service than Leather Machine Co.!
Dwight replied to Timmmm's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
Seems that the leather industry has several . . . Toledo industrial sales (advertiser on here) is certainly one of them . . . always good help when I needed it . . . or just asked for it. Tippmann industries (makes the Boss) is another one. I've taken my machine to them a couple of times . . . they clear off a work bench and ask me if I need any help bringing it in . . . "Sit it here" . . . is the instruction. I''m on my way home . . . fixed and happy . . . in usually 1/2 hour. May God bless, Dwight- 7 replies
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Well . . . there is a Boss sitting in my leather shop . . . I used it for 20 years . . . made belts . . . holsters . . . purses . . . knife sheaths . . . and others with it. I'll have to say that I'm 80 years old . . . and if I had to . . . I wouldn't think twice about going out there and knocking out a 50 inch double buscadero rig with it. Yes . . . you do pull down with each stitch . . . then push back up to complete it. A belt for a 40 inch customer generally took me 1/ 2 hour . . . 15 minutes each way . . . taking a 3 or 4 minute break half way thru each side. That 40 inch belt will need in the neighborhood of 500 individual stitches. It might be a good idea to go to a Tandy leather shop . . . let them show you the imitation that someone else makes. Ask them if you could try to stitch a couple of 8 ounce pieces of leather together. A good store will do that for you. You'll also get a good idea of what you would be in for if you got one. I would still be using it if I had not had a windfall of cash come my way. May God bless, Dwight
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Just wondering. Why such thick, heavy belts?
Dwight replied to SUP's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
Every now and then I take inventory . . . thinking I could chop it down. So far . . . if I take it out . . . within a couple days . . . I miss it. So . . . it stays . . . May God bless, Dwight -
Just wondering. Why such thick, heavy belts?
Dwight replied to SUP's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
OK . . . here it is . . . my normal carry . . . I dropped it in a box . . . sat it on my scale . . . it hit 97 ounces . . . take away the 6 oz box . . . 91 ounces. I had to use the cell phone for the picture . . . but it was in the box. Yes . . . this is my EDC . . . except that sometimes that little 29 ounce Springfield gets replaced with an ATI 49 ounce handgun. That black belt goes around a 39 (or so) waist. It is also the reason my belt measures 0.230 thick . . . and it is only 20 or 21 or 22 years old . . . not for sure which. I make my belts I sell . . . between about 0.180 and 0.230 . . . but usually the heavier ones only hit 0.220 or 0.210. My customers have yet to complain . . . May God bless, Dwight -
My bad . . . embossing stamps . . . May God bless, Dwight
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Why not toss the cosmoline and use elmers white glue . . . or rubber cement. Both will allow for a certain amount of movement while you are sewing the product . . . and since you are sewing it . . . it is to at some point . . . be prevented from movement. Both the white glue and rubber cement will give you that option . . . and unless you practically bathe it in the glue . . . it will not come thru. Try a couple pieces . . . I think you will like it as an option. And just as an ending note . . . if anyone came into my leather shop with cosmoline . . . they would promptly shown the door and their product would go with them. That is almost like hiring the wolves to guard the sheep while I go on vacation. May God bless, Dwight
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I am not a fan of Weaver's for personal reasons . . . but at the same time . . . there are folks in Taiwan and Japan who specialize in customized stamps . . . the two very special stamps I had made were done in brass . . . very intricate . . . and were 35 dollars each a few years back. May God bless, Dwight
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The Leather Journey I Didn't Want - Advice?
Dwight replied to Moonstone4229's topic in Getting Started
There are auctioneers who specialize in these types of estates . . . they contact potential buyers all across the nation. Auctioneers I know of here in Ohio get 10% of the total. I'm not sure about a leather business . . . but if I were you I would investigate it. Local auctioneers would know those in their business who could help you . . . that is where I would start. Wish you the best . . . May God bless, Dwight -
I''ll add a "nice work' . . . you earned it this time for sure May God bless, Dwight
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Thanksgiving Recovery, Black Dye Rubbing Off Belt
Dwight replied to AlamoJoe2002's topic in How Do I Do That?
Actually all of the Feibing dyes have a bit of rub off. Diluting it 50/50 with reducer will give a smoother color in the finished product . . . AND . . . cut the rub off by maybe 75% I do a dip dye on all my products . . . it is totally immersed at some point in the dye. Probably get less rub off if done with sheep wool pieces . . . but I just never could get the smooth color that way that I like. And Northmount is fully correct about USMC black dye . . . more loose pigment there than you can hardly ever rub off. Black dye gets the attention because it is too easily detected . . . but the browns do the same . . . that's the reason I like resolene so well. Seals it up . . . permanently. May God bless, Dwight -
Thanksgiving Recovery, Black Dye Rubbing Off Belt
Dwight replied to AlamoJoe2002's topic in How Do I Do That?
I never add more than a perfunctory coat of NFO . . . hair sde only . . . just enough to make it look wet as you put it on. The leather should be VERY close to it's original color within 12 to 16 hours . . . or you put too much on. Never mix anything other than some alcohol or Feibings reducer with the dye . . . and mix it 50/50 for best results. Wax will not seal the dye pigments . . . something like Resolene is necessary . . . even if you rub it till the cows come home . . . perspiration will leach out the pigment from the leather. Might try Diesel's idea . . . personally I've never ran into such a problem May God bless, Dwight -
My latest binge on belts
Dwight replied to Dwight's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
I tried it once diesel . . . and almost never got rid of my "inventory" . . . at the show . . . if it was the right size . . . wrong color . . . right color . .. wrong design . . . etc . . . Of these belts here . . . 42 was probably the average size. Besides that . . . I very seldom make single layer belts. Mine are for CCW . . . two layers . . . run from 0.180 to 0.240 thick . . . depending a lot on the chubbiness of the customer. Those are just too expensive to make to make on "guesswork" The shows I see . . . they guys selling belts . . . they have basically about 48 inch belts . . . and when they measure the customer . . . cut off the buckle end to fit. They get 30 to 40 out of each. I'm just not in that market May God bless, Dwight -
I am looking for advice on how to add a coin to a keychain
Dwight replied to sgtfury488's topic in How Do I Do That?
If you go to any sizeable coin shop . . . they'll have metal rings that go around the coin . . . you can make a key chain, bracelet, necklace or anything else out of them. It is probably 10 times sturdier than anything you can create out of leather. May God bless, Dwight