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I’ll look into it, thanks.

Did that. I don’t see 1/2” in these options.

If there was 1/2” lace, I couldn’t find it. Have a link?

It looks at least that wide, maybe more. Looked at Y-not. They only have one size and it’s skinny.

I’ve been asked to reproduce this vintage A.L. Clay holster and I’d like to reproduce this lacing in the pics as closely as possible. I’m at a loss to identify the type — it doesn’t feel like rawhide as it’s softer. I can’t seem to find anybody that makes this width, the maximum being 1/4” kangaroo so far from the usual suppliers. Anybody have any thoughts? Do I have to resort to making my own lace, or is there some source I’m not finding? Thanks in advance.

I don’t really look to it for fleshy sides, but I’ll keep it around for that should I need it. I was hoping to combine burnishing and dying, but looks like dye and then clear tokonole it is. Thanks for your help. Egads, that’s just nasty.…

Looks like I tossed my test piece, but the issue was if I burnished with the wooden burnisher while the tokonole was still moist, it spread black to parts off the edge and made it look like a sloppy application (which I guess it was). I wanted the smoothing and gloss, but it really acts like edge paint at this stage. Letting it dry doesn’t give me the advantage of rounding and smoothing.

I have used clear Tokonole for a long time as a substitute for gum trag or saddle soap, applying in much the same manner with my finger and using a wooden burnisher while the Tokonole is still wet but absorbed into the edged/sanded leather edge. I get an awesome rounded glossy edge. I was thinking that the black and brown versions would apply in match the same way, but burnishing after it’s absorbed into the edge, yields a mess. Is this more of an inch paint, where I have to wait until it dries before burnishing with the stick, or is there a whole separate process for this? I have use it and cooked before but on holsters it doesn’t last. Searching the forum, doesn’t give any specific answers on colored Tokonole, only that it’s applied and then burnished, with no indication of how long to wait or what state the leather is in. Thanks in advance.

Since it’s water soluble, are you applying the gel after you wet-mold, or have you wet-molded after working it in and giving it a Resolene too coat? I tool leather holsters and would like to antique before I wet mold but so far haven’t had the best luck. I hate applying after molding. Thanks.

Thanks, I checked their website. Guess I might have to call ‘em.

Long posts I have already. I’ll post piccies as soon as I get back from my trip today.

If you look inside most line 24 studs or the studs supplied with Pull the Dot assemblies, the inside shelf where the hole is is approximately halfway up the total height. On low shelf varieties (something I learned about on this forum), this shelf is flush with the bottom and thus an easier reach for eyelets to get through and be expanded. Two thicknesses of leather with a steel reinforcement tab are too thick to let even an extra-length post rise through the shelf and leave anything to be expanded when the die strikes it (it just pulls even, not through and thus not securely). I have the longest posts available and can’t get them past, and I’ve relieved a hole on the inside where the stud goes (so it’s really more like one thickness and the steel thumb break tab). I was hoping somebody had found an outlet that simply sends them USPS, not UPS Ground like DOT does.

… that won’t cost three times the price just for shipping. I’m trying to find low-shelf studs to work with my thumb breaks reinforced with steel (like most holster makers do). Went to the source: https://www.dotfasteners.com/durabletm-studs-2224.html but a bag of 100 costs a minimum of $20 to ship for an $8 item. Can’t seem to find any distributors for these particular items, so I was wondering if anyone uses these and where they source ‘em? Regular line 24 studs don’t work even with the longest eyelets from Dot or elsewhere, and I scoured the forum hoping otherwise. Thanks in advance.