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But a little ' retail therapy ' is good for the soul ,..... but not your wallet , lol HS

....finally finishing a long term project with red (3mm) lace....you run out just in the final 3-4 inches of the project, ordering more takes 2 weeks. . So, I had some red 4.7mm, I got the ' thumb strander' out( under protest....I don't like them) and managed to cut a length of 4.7 down to 3mm....and finish the project. Pics later. HS

My friend ( that has the museum) dropped in yesterday, and I told him ' for goodness sake , don't ever break a needle because you'll have a such a hard time finding a replacement. Its only for display so I doubt it'll ever get used. But I will give him some info on the machine to go with his display. This may also be of interest: https://www.junker-home.com/de/en/discover-junker/history They are still operating , but I think the name ' Ruh' seems to have dropped off. HS

I take it you're back from your well earned break, hope you had a great time . The Elk sounds tasty . Summer has come early here and well and truly kicked in . Days are hot, but the nights are cool-ish , for now. HS

Farts keep us warm in bed , just don't lift the covers ...or light a match lol

I got a cheapie hair dryer that I use on my bench. Also handy for when its cold during Winter and dyes don't dry well. I also put it under my shirt when its cold in the mornings HS

Its not a good idea. Example: When I make knife cases etc. I wet mold using molds, templates and so on. In Winter , its cold and wet outside, so I put all my molded cases ( up to a doz.) next to the wood stove in the house, thats enough to harden the leather, or, if its dry outside, I put them in a sunny spot. . Its approaching Summer here in Oz, so just the ambient temps in my workshop is enough to harden leather. Leaving natural leather out in the sun for long enough will darken it anyway. I have never put my leather projects in the oven , and besides, I would not want my roast beef or my potato bake or anything else I've made tasting like the inside of my leather workshop ...LOL @chuck123wapati "dont cook your leather" , I prefer Beef or Pork , lol HS

New office chair- check, woo hoo , new PTO shaft for tractor- check ...wha..?? burger for lunch and a six pack for later - check , expensive fuel for car....hmph...check LOL

They're in the same place where all the missing socks go, cool hat Hope you don't smoke Rinse your mouth out with a beer Office chair update: a customer paid cash for a job I did, I can now get my new office chair, hopefully tomorrow woo hoo ! I'm sick of sitting on a pillow. HS

I'm a bit late posting, but they are simple and practical , great

Thats actually quite good Going a bit off topic here, I gave up smoking over twenty five years ago*, and a one point I smoked a pipe , and although I don't smoke now, there was a huge range of ' shags' flavoured rubs etc. and they had a really nice aroma to them , it made me feel ' sophisticated' , lol . Well done HS * ps: a 50 gram pack of loose tobacco for rollies ( roll your own, like I did ) is now up to $120.00 Au. back in the day, I paid $20, glad I gave up.

so thats where I put it ..lol . Those markings are so evenly spaced too. I wonder if it is possible to find out what type of animal the bone came from ? Great find. HS

Did you get an opportunity to ' sample' the contents ? Great job , the colours go really well with the whisky HS

What a wonderful piece of history , you did a great job. HS

Yup Very similar to Seiko's STW machine. I use mine daily, same age as me....almost 60 years old. Has never let me down in the over 10 years I've had it, ( touchwood) HS

I have one of those thumb stranders, modern one, but the same, I've only used it once perhaps twice, it can be lethal . Take care HS

How on earth can anyone criticise that?? It looks great . Beading is an art in itself. HS

I get all the good jobs. A regular client asked about repairing the backrest of a boat, OMG what a mess it was in. My first recommendation, reupholster the whole thing, but he didn't want to pay the full cost, he wanted it done on the cheap, aka ' make a silk purse from a sows ear' . Thankfully I didn't have to buy any materials, someone gave me some....ahem.... vinyl , a long time ago , so thats what I used. I closed up a few gaps, along the way. Theres a few lumps and bumps here and there, but so what, the least amount of time I spent on it the better. Its all glued on using strong contact adhesive with a vinyl retaining strip stapled at the back. I had to heat the vinyl up going around those tight corners. I thought It turned out quite good considering. O'h well, its not leather , but a job is a job HS

What I have is called a (very old) ' blacksmith anvil dolly' that I use for repairs mainly, awkward locations , setting rivets etc. on handbags etc. Its heavy enough for me hit against with a hammer. 'Necessity is the Mother of invention' HS

I have a square rounded ' lump' of metal that was used by a blacksmith, the sqaure post bit that originally goes into the anvil, I use as a handle for setting rivets etc. in odd positions . Perhaps a dolly used by panel beaters/ smash repairers may do the same thing? HS

...when, the shock absorber/ adjuster thingy on your office chair fails & collapses, and it feels like your a**se is on the ground ? lol I'm sitting on a pillow atm,... don't laugh HS

Try contacting the company/companies that makes the adhesive that you intend using. The stuff I use has all the relevant info on the tin, uses, drying times, safety info etc. as well as company contact details . HS

We have a bucket of hot chips ( fries) for that, or a crumbed sausage . And breakfast is often a hot meat pie from the bakery , an ' Aussie staple' . I had a goat curry meat pie yesterday morning, damn tasty too , a bit more ' madness' for ya . You're right, we are a bit nuts, most "normal" people have a bowl of cereal, lol . " Hey mate, what do yo put on your strawberries?? " " Horse manure" Thats odd, I put fresh cream on mine " HS

Tea here is ' nosh, tucker , grub, dinner, din dins ..... sh*t on a shingle , just kidding, and lunch is just, well, lunch . Its helps Here , they seem to drop the ' e' in scones, and sometimes pronounced ' scons' , weird . The same with the pronunciation of ' Avon '. Some may say Avon as in ' Ayvon' , I say Avon as in have . One is a river, the other is cosmetics company HS

Yep, that has happened to me. HS