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    It accompanied me to Wichita Falls and got me a lot of good comments and constructive criticism, which was great. :) That was pretty much the best weekend ever. (And we even made it back in time for dinner this evening. Not that I have a lead foot or anything.)

    That is a good looking Saddle for a first, not that I am an expert on saddles or anything, but looks great to me!

    Brad

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    I work in the IT field and am a Database Administrator so I have quite a few and everyone in the house has there own, I would have to go around and do an inventory lol. Let's see 6 computers and 3 laptops and 2 servers, and parts lots and lots of parts. I would have to do an inventory because I built all but the laptops and servers which are Dell's.

    Then there are the game systems and cell phones lol...

    My Name is Brad and I am a Computer Geek!

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    Hi Brad,

    You have to get the heat quite high to "burn off" the chrome, high enough that any temper will be gone. Wire brushing after that is pretty much out of the question. I really don't know much about which metal is used in them, I suspect it has changed quite a bit over time, and not necessarily for the better. I have no problem at all sacrificing a tool to the fire gods, especially a craftool, but without a little of the underlying chemistry it is simply a sacrifice. The chrome may be the only way they accomplish a little hardness with some inferior metal. The body of the tool may have reasonable utility, even with inferior metals, but the thinner sections that make the impressions may not be long for this world.

    Don't be hesitant to buy craftools, they are cheap and of reasonable quality. However, one by one as you find yourself using a particular tool a lot (whatever beveler you seem to use all the time), switch over to a Bob Beard, Barry King, or an Ellis Barnes tool of the same or similar purpose and see what a difference they make.

    Art

    Thanks Art, yeah I would be worried about ruining any temper on the tool also, to bad they dont tell us what it is made of so we could re-temper it (I used to make knives, haven't in along time but am familiar with several types of tempering). I bought one of the Tandy kits which came with a bunch of stamps, some of them being crap so I may sacrafice them to the fire gods! hehe

    If I do I will post my results! I purchased several bolts today and am breaking out the files and dremel tool I may attempt to make some of my own stamps.

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    I am just repairing/restitching the sides so I would just remove the gussets and reinstall and I am not redying just cleaning the leather and conditioning. Also this is my first repair so I am not sure what to charge.... :-( I am actually doing it for free but have told him if someone asks how much it costs to tell them what ever amount I come up with (if that makes any since) I owe him a favor.

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    Attached are the photos of the bag as well as some of the problem areas (stitching coming loose and cracks).

    So should I take it apart and clean it or clean then repair, I am leaning towards taking it apart and clean.

    What would you charge for a pretty simple repair such as this?

    Thanks!

    Brad

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    So my Boss at my real job is really interested in my leather work, so much so that he brought in the leather school book bag he carried in first grade. He is from Germany and I guess when he went into first grade some 30 odd years ago this is what they carried (will post pics later), bright orange with reflectors and thin backpack configured straps.

    He asked that I repair it for him, it is dirty and the finish is cracking cue to it being dried out and needs to be restitched. This is where I would like some advice, here is my plan please tell me if I am headed in the right direction.

    1. gently clean with saddle soap and a soft brush(shaving brush maybe) and let dry.

    2. apply leather conditioner (lexol) and let soak in and remove excess.

    3. apply leather dressing/sealer (Pecards)

    4. restitch

    5.. do happy dance because I did not ruin Bosses bag!!!!!

    I think it is pretty straight forward, but should I clean and condition before I take it apart or should I take it a part and then condition it so I can ensure the seems are properly conditioned and cleaned.

    Lastly, how much should I charge for such a job?

    Thanks for any and all advice!!!

    Brad

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    Very nice and clean wallet! Nice and very rich black colour. Love that barb wire stamping, seem like it could be a little tricky to get it even but it looks very nice and smooth on your wallet.

    Good work and nice stitches Brad!

    Tom

    I overlapped the barbwire stamp so it was not to bad and I scribed a guideline, the only tricky part was getting the corner stamps lined up and in the correct location.

    Thanks everyone for the comments!!

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    Yumpin yiminy, another scandahoovian, yahh shure, ever been to minni sota :NEWFUNNYPOST::grouphug5vj5::rofl: funny how we americans can come up with these terms of endearment for our heratidge.Sorry for the hijak of the tread sometimes I get carried away.

    god dag!!

    My dad is from Sherburn, minni sota, you can add me as another scandahoovian!! Grandpa hardly spoke english, sadly I only saw him twice in my life.... :-(

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    My family calls it cumlah, klug is a name a friends family called it, they actually stuffed long cheesecloth tubes with the mix then boiled it. It is essentially heavy potato and flour dumplings about fist size, cooked in salt pork broth. I was told it originated with the Norse fishermen as it would not spoil when packed in barrels and salted down. There is a site I found but can not remember the name (it was a couple of years ago), that was related to Norwiegen cooking, and geneology, there was a section on recipes passed down through the years in immigrant families in the U.S. Try search for Klubb or Kumle with an umlout over the e apparently a northern specialty for the holidays.

    thanks Jordan!

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    Can I "stew" the iron (cast iron tubs pieces) in an open container? or must i seal the container?

    also if i taped the leather together to sew it should i do something special to the area where the tape was before i dye the leather?

    I would seal it so you don't have any evaporation, but do leave a vent hole. One person on the boards seal it tight in a glass container and pressure built up until it exploded.

    I think I would dye it before the taping.

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    Equal parts peeled and finely grated potatoes (russets) and white flour, lots and lots of mixing with a big wooden spoon ( a food processor can be used but the texture is just not right in my opinion) salt and pepper to taste, boiled in a water and salt pork broth (that has been bubbling for quite awhile) for about an hour or when they kinda float they are pretty much done. I usually make 5 lbs at a time. Watch out for boil over, happens at least once each time I make it. I had to rely on the recipe as passed down from an aunt, as my grandmother passed before I could get it directly from her. Serve hot with the salt pork and a mug of dipping broth. Mmmmm absolute early morning heaven, sliced and fried in butter with over easy eggs and bacon. Funny story.... It has been used as a kind of right of passage or welcome to the family as a perspective soul mate meter by myself and my siblings over the years. worked pretty good for me, 1st one hated it only lasted a year, second one loved it and has been 26 years and still going strong. Same for my brother and sister. LOL

    Are these just basically potato pancakes? Is klug the correct spelling, cant find reference to them anywhere.

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    I hate new computers,

    Thanks for your patience. This is my first Wade so be ruthless.

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    looks good from what I can see! You may try loading a larger picture into your favorite photo website like flickr and then using the insert image button (second row of buttons on the post page 7 buttons over) to insert the url for the picture, it will resize them if needed but will show a much larger picture so we can see the saddle better! If that didn't make since send me a private message and I will try to explain it better. Looks like you did a great job though!!

    Brad

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