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That looks real nice, I don't know why I was thinking AR mags. I'm sure he'll be happy.

Very nice, clean lines is always a classic look

I slightly modified a pattern from @makerplace and put together this 6 slot. I still need more practice but it hold everything I carry. Thoughts, critiques, input always welcome. 4-5 0z outer, 3-4oz inner. Gum trag inside and tan coat outside, Sewn on CB3200 and Singer 111W155 for the liner. Sorry I should have straightened out the cards for the picture

That's pretty nice for a first one. My first one is nailed to the wall of shame in my shop.

#3 works for me, but I only back stitch 2 or 3 .

I have a 11W155 and like SHark9 said the one you see in the CL add is highly modified definitely not worth the asking price. For that money I bought myself nice well maintained 111W155 and had enough left over to get the servo conversion. I'd say pass on that one and look around for one that will do belts (2 layers of 3-4) Wallets are no problem and some light weight holsters are even possible with care. Good luck

I think the roses are amazing, please do not forget to share progress photos.

It was not meant as a pat on the back, I'm amazed by your arrogance, your refusal to accept the gift of honest critique and your inability too see that you're skipping steps 1-5 before you start on the finish of your less than well made leather items. The truth is I have better looking projects in my scrap bucket. Good luck to you. I think you'll need it.

WOW, just wow.

I figured it out, I missed the check spring when rethreading he machine. Thanks in advance

I like the color choice and traditional design. I have two machines and I also hand stitch and I'm still making wavy lines every now and then. Keep it up, it's looking good. Oh yeah, too small you say? I have a few holsters on my wall of shame that fit that bill, but not the guns they were made for.

Those don't look old school, they look classic, classy, classific..OK I made that last one up. My only problem is now I will have to make yet another holster (or two) for my 1911.

I was just finishing AIT in Aberdeen MD. About three days before we graduated (63H mechanic) Turkey and country that used to be called Cyprus started rattling sabers and they and they loaded us all on big C10s. I was sitting there with my M-16 in one hand and my tool box in the other. I guess I looked a little green around the gills (yeah I was scared) and our Master Sargent walked up to me and asked me if I was OK? I told him "Top, I'm a mechanic not infantry man" Hs response has bee with me since that day. Boy, when the shit hits the fan we's ALL 11 Bravos" Of course we didn't go to war that night but the following week I was given orders to the 8th infantry Div....

I'm Fredo and I am a leather worker: My confession is I can't wait, so as I sit here and watch the Chocolate dye bleed through the layer of white leather paint I used for the flower I'm confused. I'm not confused as to why it's bleeding through, I know it's because I didn't wait long enough for the dye to dry. My confusion is: Why Did I Do That? They say confession is good for the soul, maybe it is but it doesn't help the 5 hours of work I just ruined.

That looks pretty good, sturdy and should last you a few years. I just got my 3200 last week. They are fun aren't they?

I put a servo on my 111W155 and it works great for thinner stuff. I also just got the Cowboy 3200 which came with a servo and speed reduction set up for high torque at low speeds for the heavier stuff up to 1/2". Both the servo conversion for the Singer and the ready to sew Cowboy came from Bob at Toledo Sewing. You can't beat his customer service, give him a call.

I was looking for a picture of a 111-151 and came across his thread here in LW. Looks like the info you need to make a choice on buying it or not.

I don't know if there's much of a difference between the 111-151 and the 111W155 that I have but my experience with mine is that with the right thread and needle combo it does fine on 2 layer of 3-4. So wallets, passport cover and some belts shouldn't be a problem. I have tried thicker with mixed results and the mix was more on the unacceptable side. The tri weave belt I posted was sewn on my 155, and I'd say that was the max. All in all the 111W155 is a good machine with a lot of support and parts available. PS: I paid $500.00 for it and it wasn't much fun to use until I bought the servo conversion from Toledo Sewing

I just got off the phone with Mr. Kovar over at Toledo sewing and the conversation moved over to older cars. I told him I'd post up a picture of my pride and joy. My 66 Chrysler 300. It took me 10 years to buy this car from my brother and I've been working on it for 5 more to get it to this point, Before and after. I'm also trying to build a 36 international 1/2 ton pick up

That is a real nice set up there, those tri weaves look real nice. I just got an order for a rifle sling I may have to steal parts of your design. I'm just waiting to hear back from the customer, he didn't know off the top of his head what size swivels he had on his rifle.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Stetson, I think it would work with a rag and block. It's basically what I did with the foam brush. I liked using the foam brush because I could see if I was pressing down too hard and getting it into the stamp sections. I am glad a did a test run first to figure out the sweet spot.

I had to teach myself a new way to dye a belt. This was the first time The customer asked me do light lows, and dark highs. I made up a couple of test pieces and came up with using a foam brush almost dry and just barely brush on top. It took about ten coats this way but I didn't want to have to stamp this sucker twice! Two layers of 5-6 oz. veg tan with a 5-6 oz. name billet. Sorry for the redish tint, that's my phones camera.

I use it as a antique resist and as a finish on about everything else. When using it for the antique I let it dry a while then ad a second coat and then let it dry good hour before applying the antique. I can't speak to using it as a dye resist though. Let us know if you try it out.

I use it at a 50/50 ratio with water,it does pretty good. Cheap enough to buy a jug and try it out

Yes, the guys at the shop I use do a great job, on site gun smith so real fast turn around.