Jim M

Got the Tandy July sales flyer today and it has a section of info on the new products. The flyer can be found their website, as well.

Wonderful design and detail, Don.

Again, amazing lacing job. And that snake gives me the shivers!

Hey, Art, good to see you here! I enjoyed making my holster pouch though it doesn't see as much use as I'd like. You and Bruce are a bad influence with your cinnamon talk. I've managed to lose a few pounds by not having my nightly cinnamon toast or my daily cinnamon grahams and cool whip, but now...

Speaking of English saddles, here's an online book in PDF form - http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/archive/...kingasaddle.asp

I searched several ways, Candy. It has been a while, but I know I used the words you listed as well as leatherwork. I also used saddlery and harness. Just did a quick search again and I know I found and downloaded the following books: Your Leatherwork - Betty Dougherty LEATHERCRAFT FOR AMATEYRS - ELEONORE E. BANG The Hobbycraft Series Leather Craft - William H. Johnson Pack transportation - United States. Quartermaster's Dept CIS Index to U. S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909, Part 2 Harness repairing - Roehl, Louis Michael, 1881- Also downloaded many metalworking and history books. Again, lots of good stuff to be found there. EDIT: Had forgotten about another good site, which has an online book about making an English saddle - http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/archive/...kingasaddle.asp

Very neat! Lacing leaves me dizzy, but the pics help to get a handle on it. Thanks!

Wonderful detail, Don. Think I'd find myself picking it up every time I sat down at the computer.

Wow!

I've hesitated to reply to this, Bruce. I think the Boss was worn out. Only reason I can think of to explain why my work with it doesn't look anything like yours. Seriously, I've been very happy with the Boss, and it easily handles my needs. Much thanks to Bruce for all of the tips and guidance, too. Now if some of his talent would just rub off! :biggrin:

If you have high-speed internet, or are really patient like me (okay, I'm not really patient, but I am on dial-up), this site has some neat old books in PDF format. I found a couple of leatherworking books and a military one on pack transport and one on harnesses which has plans for a stitching horse. Lots and lots of books on other interesting subjects, too. http://www.archive.org/details/texts

Happy Birthday, Bruce.

Don has posted some pics in the Show Off section. Here's a link - http://www.leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=849 - Jim

I believe it's a re-printing of a Naval Welfare and Activity publication by the same name. An excellent book for the price, in my opinion. - Jim

Here are a few sites I had bookmarked: http://livinghistory.ie/modules.php?name=C...=showpage&pid=3 http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES...ottles-msg.html http://www.geocities.com/ladysveva/Leather...structions.html http://www.byzantios.net/modar/jacks.htm - Jim

Beautiful work, Don. I can sit and stare at these all afternoon! Glad to know another fan of "Packing Iron". Great book. - Jim

Have you checked out the PSLAC, Dan? I know they allow folks who are long-distance to join. http://www.pslac.org/ - Jim

Being the curious sort, I went to the free pattern section on Tandy's website, and here is what it says at the bottom of the page: "©2006 by Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. All rights reserved. Patterns in this publication may be reproduced for personal, non-commercial, use by our customers. No part may be reproduced for commercial use in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. For information regarding permission, please write to Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. at: Tandy Leather Factory, 3847 East Loop 820 South, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76119" Tandy does indeed say "personal, non-commercial, use". Now if that's what they mean or not I'll leave to others to decide. - Jim

You'll find some links to bookbinding info here - http://www.lostcrafts.com/ - Jim

I visit several metalworking and knifemaking forums, one of which has a leatherworking area, and this format is so much nicer and easier than yahoogroups/email. Hope others check it out and contribute.