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    @Halitech- Not sure about using a clamp. I mean, I know it can be done, but not sure I want to go that route. I think I could use one of those if it were mirrored, and make a mold. I have some brass stored up, and an itch to do some smelting...
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    @Halitech- You know I don't have any of those fancy, space eating tools... but I do have hammers Will your friend's stamp handle the impact of a mallet? If so, I gots to get a hook up here!
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    Just curious about the material it is made from? Is it strong enough for an impact?
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    Slightly used, but not terribly abused. Still ticking like a Timex
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    I have used snakeskin on a vest once. It did ok for the first few years, but then the stitches started ripping through the edges. I did not glue it down. The scales held up ok, but it is a very thin and brittle material. Perhaps it had something to do with the tanning?
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    Thanks Tony, I'll look into that! However, I also need thread, and Tandy is having a killer sale on all stamps starting Friday. $2.95 each. I'll load up on all this stuff at that time. Of course, the local Pawn shop has a 1928 .25 cal semi auto I want, and the local gun shop is having a going out of business sale... crap. Anybody need a kidney?
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    Not sure that you will find a ready made set, but there are folks that make stamps and other custom tools. Arbalet12 is a member here, and does some fantastic tool work.
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    That does look very nice! What weight leather did you use, and how did you mold it?
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    @malabar- I grew up in the Melbourne/Eau Gallie area. Living in the woods of Central Georgia now. Your name wouldn't have anything to do with the Malabar area of Palm Bay, would it?
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    The design is pretty, and I like the way you worked it into the basket weave. Did you build the saddle as well?
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    Don't know if that $20 would be worth the hernia from lifting it I am going to go with the others and say that a freebie piece from a countertop place works just fine. And anything that is free is worth saving up for.
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    Yeah, oxalic acid is cheap, but then you add several days to a week to get the order in, and it still costs $5-$10 to ship it. If I can get pretty much the same thing around the corner, for about the same price without shipping, and the same day I need it. That's why. I know that I should order it when I order other stuff, but sometimes that doesn't happen.
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    @TonyRV2- I made some mead once... actually it was Orange Melomel, a Mead with orange in it. It took an unreal amount of honey to make. If I didn't have a bee hive, I would have ended up spending a boatload.
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    That is not your average thief, as most would have passed up the leather tools. You also have my sympathy, Thieves should be castrated, then shot.
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    @TonyRV2-Thanks! @thunter9- I'm not sure how much oxalic acid is in it, but it is a large percentage. Kinda like the difference between Neatsfoot Oil, and Neatsfoot Compound. Oxalic Acid is also used by Beekeepers, for cleaning out parasites from the hives. And, honey that the bees make, is used in making Mead, a sort of ancient beer/wine beverage, which is not served by barkeepers. How's that for the circle of life?
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    Anybody else using Bartender's Friend for cleaning leather? What kind of mix ratio should I use? I tried the search function, but with a really bad connection, it literally took 5 minutes to load "0 Results Found".
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    Glad to Glad to help if I can.
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    Not familiar with that pistol or the lazer, but I had a similar issue with the wife's SD40. I ended up rotating the lazer so that the switch didn't contact the holster. If you don't like that answer, you could form a groove in the holster so that the switch clears it.
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    Until I hit $500, it is a hobby. That is my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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    My thought is, if you show off, expect some critique. It is kind of redundant to have the 2 separate topics.
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    I would like t add, the one store I order from, suggested I apply for a business account. I just need to go legitimate and file for a tax number. Downside is, that is a lot of paperwork and headaches for somebody making a couple holsters a month.
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    The closest Tandy is almost 3 hours away, and as much as I can work a deal, not as likely to happen over the phone. There were a whole slew of sales around November, but the best one was "in store only". Of course, I got that flyer just after I got back from the store in Atlanta. I don't do Atlanta if I can possibly avoid it.
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    That is so sweet! Could you show what you did with that buckle? It looks like it is an adjustment strap attached to it?
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    Interesting design, not at all what I would call "traditional". Very cool look, I like it.
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    It is what it is. No worse than anyone else these days.
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