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When doing a two-layer belt, should you use a lower grade leather for the inner part (liner)...IF you're going to stitch them together and call it a quality belt. Think Hermann Oak on the outside, Tandy pre-cut straps on the inside. What's the expert's opinions on this. That's you, Dwight.

How ingenious, sir! Thanks for describing that. Mind if I try it on one of my belts?

Dwight, I just came across this video while researching belt making techniques. Can you tell me about the way you have the end of your belt cut where it folds back over and meets up with the liner, please?

Yep, Resolene for sure. It's not like you save much money by using M&G, so why bother, right? Thanks, y'all.

Where can you purchase letterpress font stsmps?

Thanks, Josh.

I'm planning to make some belts using W&C veg. tan, maybe with some basket stamping or other tooling. I plan to dye with either Fiebings Pro oil or Angelus oil dyes. I usually use Fiebing's black or brown antique paste, following a treatment of Tan-Kote, to highlight my tooling. Should I apply a light coat of neatsfoot oil to my belts prior to the Tan-Kote? What are the recommended steps from there for a final finish treatment?

Lobo, I'd like to hire you as a consultant in the future to help me turn my leather "hobby" into a part-time retirement "job".

Damn, Lobo! You've been beat to hell, haven't you?

Other than Terry Knipschield, is anyone else making a good pull-cut knife? I really like the looks of Terry's design of his Model 2 pull-cut but I believe it's going to be much too long for my hands. Any other suggestions?

I don't mind wait times and, as a craftsman myself, have learned to never, ever try to rush someone's work - it never turns out well when folks start pestering me for completion dates on a holster.

That's what I'm thinking. I'm still not convinced that a pull-knife wouldn't suit me better, though, having tried an Osborne head knife just recently.

Terry Knipschield told me that the Keith style was smaller, so that's what I was going by.

If you were mainly cutting out pieces for holsters would you recommend sticking with the French style head knife? Also, does anyone have any experience with his Keith Seidel style knife? It's supposedly a little bit smaller than the French knife?

Do you use your curved detail knife much?

Is that the French knife in the center bottom?

Mutt, which knife do you use most often for cutting out pieces?

I'm considering getting either a French cut head knife or one of his pull-cut knives. I will be mainly using it to cut out patterns (or pieces from patterns, I guess I should say). Which would be best for that job?

Dang, that's quite a collection!

Treyman, I may have someone who can go pick it up and ship it for me. Can you send me some contact info, please? You can email me at: tomanderson357(at)gmail.com

Come on, man - work me up at deal on some shipping.

Any options for shipping?

Will this sew two layers of 9-10 oz. leather?

How heavy leather will it sew? Two layers of 9-10 oz? Why are you getting rid of it?

I'm not huffing the stuff, guys! I could just smell it when I was applying it.