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  1. Sceaden
    Haha, thanks for the suggestions! I've been using vellum with good results. $7 shipped?
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    Digging into old archives I came across this post. Your work is truly out of this world! Looking at your website it amazes me that you can find people willing to pay $10-35,000 for a suit of armor but it is so cool to see what you are creating. As someone who works with leather and used to build high end custom kitchens I'm thankful for people with the money to allow artists and craftsmen to spend the time required to make truly stunning functional works of art like this.
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    Great suggestions, for the record I am trying to sell these, LOL.
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    Yup! I use vellum as well and it works great but I typically can only use it once or twice at best. I would have liked to have been able to print some of my more popular designs for something that would last a lot longer.
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    Correct, but the neatsfoot doesn't seal the dye it just hydrates the leather. Think of the dying process like soaking your hand in rubbing alcohol, you need quite a bit of hydration afterwards or the leather is too dry. For a heavy duty application like this, I suggest something like multiple coats of Resolene as it will be used in a punishing environment.
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    If you have veg tan available that works well, just remember to lightly oil with neatsfoot right before you use the dye, I think the Feibings Pro keeps the leather a little more supple, and then do another light coat of oil afterwords. For this application stiff leather is not a bad thing.
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    Bridle is a little expensive but would be an excellent material for these holsters. Otherwise, I would probably use a latigo since you want a stiff, weather resistant material. A lot of guys do use veg tan since a lot of guys looking for custom radio straps also want it tooled.
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    Welcome aboard! As a new leatherworker and a junior paramedic, I can say that the quiet, focused handiwork of leathercraft is a welcome change from the loud, fast-paced world of paramedicine.
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    Apparently these printable tracing sheets from Tandy do NOT WORK WITH INKJET. So I'm selling the remaining 5 out of the 6 pack for $8 with free shipping. https://www.tandyleather.com/en/product/printable-tracing-sheets-8-1-2-x11-6-pk Seems like nice material and it would be great to print on if I had a laser printer.
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    Apparently I waited too long and it expired?
  11. Sceaden
    Stunning work!
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    With an antique knife I have from the 1800's I found that soaking the blade in mineral oil and then taking a brass or stiff plastic brush to it cleaned it up nicely while maintaining the patina. Once you clear that rust up I would just use light oil and when stored in your clean, dry table area it shouldn't give you any further issues.
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    Nice work! Yes, almost any tooling work is best with antiquing to help the details pop. I would recommend doing a little deeper beveling around the outside of the serpent with less aggressive backgrounding to create a harder line.
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    Very nice work! And just to add further to the SLC conversation. You can buy direct from Fairfield but it is a minimum of 5 yards for $20.61 per yard plus a $15 short order fee and, for me at least in PA, a $52 shipping cost. This means that if I buy 5 yards from Fairfield versus SLC I would only save about 25% so they really aren't far off since Fairfield charges the extra fee and an obscene shipping charge. http://www.fairfieldfabrics.com/Natural-8-Duck-Martexin-Original-Wax_p_254.html There are also some Etsy sellers with more selection for the same price as SLC.
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    Are these still available?
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    Looks like he is using those small brown leather tabs on the bag with keyhole cuts in the center to secure it.
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    Very nice work! I'm working out the details on an ambitious leather and canvas backpack and this is a great inspiration with some cool ideas.
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    Beautiful work!
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    Did you just get that on eBay? I think I bid against you out of curiosity as to what the tool was.
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    SLC's remnant packs are true, quality leather scraps for much better prices than anything you'll find at the hobby shops.
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    Springfield Leathercraft has some good scrap packs that are worth the money. They also sell most leathers by the square foot so you can order as little as a single square foot of leather which is much better than most scrap packs since you get larger pieces without a lot of investment. I typically don't recommend the Tandy scrap packs as you barely get anything large enough to use for the price.
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    Springfield leather has some very nice veg tan pigskin that you can buy by the square foot. https://www.springfieldleather.com/Lining-Tooling-Pigskin-Prem
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    My bad, I didn't realize that some oil tan is first veg tan. A lot of modern oil tan is treated chrome tan if I understand the process correctly.
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    Beautiful work!
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    Looks like a heavy oil tan to me. But a nice heavy bridle would be more authentic since oil tan is only a few decades old.
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