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    I've got the Tandy Pro press, it has an adjustment for stroke. I had gone through leather also with the Harbor Freight arbor press.
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    Well, she sort of picked the color. I found her a couple of days ago with an inch of yellow thread hanging out of her mouth. I pulled it out, and it was 8" long. I took as a sign. Conway buckles are on the next hardware order. Jeff
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    Thanks for the kind words, y'all! No, it's not lined. I haven't made a lined collar yet. Coming up soon. It doesn't show up well in the pic, but the stitching is yellow. Pretty dramatic against the black bridle leather. Edges are burnished with beeswax from my brother-in-law's hives. Jeff
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    You'd think that would be obvious, wouldn't you? I could try to explain what the faces look like on those poorly informed when you explain it to them, but my description wouldn't do it justice. It is a hoot to point it out to them, though! And vinyl is a petrochemical product. You know, their replacement for leather. Priceless. Jeff
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    I finally tried my hand at something other than straight-line stitching. Had to make a template, adjusted for size, and practiced on a scrap piece first. The dog won't know the difference. Lucky dog! Jeff
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    Belts used to take me that long, also. I did it with one length of thread, so the amount of time to pull all that thread through was forever. The further along I got, the fewer "reaches" I had to do. When I finally got short enough to do one pull, it was like heaven! jeff
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    I'm sorry. All I took away from this is that the OP is allegedly from Venezuela. I refuse to believe that anyone in Venezuela is that caught up, to worry about such things. Eating, sure...shelter, obviously, toilet paper, of course. Heck, even 1.4 million % inflation. But vegan leather? I doubt it. Jeff
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    Looks great! Nice edges. I wonder what it looks like with one of Browning's best in residence. Just sayin'. Jeff Oh, and those are some of the finest belt slots I've seen!
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    If you use a press for stamping, make sure the stamp bottoms out mechanically. You won't have much in the way of tactile feedback, and can end up with wildly varying stamping depth. Jeff
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    Your story sounds familiar! But, when I am at the shooting range, people ask about my fine holsters and gun belts! Where are you located? Jeff
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    If you do a light groove, then stamp, then go over the groove after, the heavier groove will hide any slight mis-alignments of the border stamp. Try it on some scrap to see what I mean. Jeff
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    I'm spending a lot of my retirement time on leatherwork. I'd likely be bored without it. Welcome aboard. Jeff
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    Nice caboose! (And I don't say that to all the guys!) Maybe I don't hang out in enough bars, but what is the thing circled? Jeff
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    The main reason I thin Resolene is to keep it from cracking when flexed. Thick coats tend to show the effects of flexing more than a couple, or more, of thin coats. I also buff between coats. Jeff
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    Welcome aboard from Ft. Collins! Jeff
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    Good looking work! I retired a year ago this week, I highly recommend it. Jeff
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    Skills can make up for lacking tools, and tools MAY make up for lacking skill, but in the end, proper tools and proper skill will do wonders for good maple leaf tooling. Practice, however, trumps all. And a lifting tool will help, for sure. Jeff
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    If your goal in using a lesser quality for liner, to cut costs, you might want to just cut your own straps. Letting someone else cut your leather adds their cost to do that. You can run your strap through a skiver to make the leather thinner, but then again you're wasting leather. Jeff
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    I doubt one in a hundred would even know it was machine stitched. Present forum excepted...however I didn't notice!
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    That's my issue, I don't use enough of it to keep the last third or so from stiffening up. I have the thinner for it, but it's almost easier to just get another small container of the stuff than try to mix the proper ratio and get it to thin evenly. I SHOULD HAVE gotten the thinner stuff at Ace Hardware, as the only container I found at Tandy was way more than I will ever need. Jeff
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    Makes me wish I had an LCR just so I could put one together fer ya! Jeff
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    Check out the breakaway buckles for cat collars. They're small, and will pull apart with a bit of strain. Keeps the kitties from hanging themselves. I know that Strapworks has them. Jeff
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    That "waviness" will go away with practice, and attention to keeping the punch/awl perfectly aligned vertically each time. Looking good, though! Jeff
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    The Tandy one show is okay for light stuff, but isn't considered a industrial stitcher. Welted knife sheaths, holsters and that type of work will require something more substantial. The Boss hand stitcher will do a lot more, but one stitch at a time! And, you'll need one hand for the lever, so only one left to hold, align and guide the work. It boils down to what you'll be doing most of, and how often. Get online and look for reviews of the machines shown above. \ Jeff
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    Figured It Out

    alpha2 replied to Bender's topic in Leather Tools

    True Dat!!!
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