Hennessy

build a nice big fire in your yard n pitch them ol boots on it n make a big fuss.it's xmas santa's sure to hear so be nice n expect , if you have a tree, xmas morn look under it. merry xmas pete

in texas, we, in my area,near dallas ,have humidity problems.fungi forms like a light grey dust over the surface,i try to catch this early wipe clean acid any spots that may form.hang hide full out over a rack for a few days then roll up again.rodents can mess leather up also.cold dont stay long around here ,but i think your ok there adios pete

well i now think a kevlar vest with deep pockets,drop man purse is way to go pete

hyar in texas we eats fried chicken n limey beans peter john

when i go out, i carry at least a dollars worth of pennies in my man purse ,just in case i have to hit someone eh ta ta pete.

try this on some scrap,neat lac, dry, black oil dye,buff, re dye if necessary,neat lac again,buff again if still leaking more neat lac.when i do this i get no residue and an almost patent finish adios pete

the finishing machine,sander and finishing brushes found in every boot n shoe repair shop, had a canvas cover'd x4inch wide hard rubber attachment, that black or brown wax was burnished on, then sole edges were burnished over a stain to a high finish.check out your local repairman in th ol' folks home and ask him he'll tell ya .i did these repairs for 6 years once n had one on my finisher adios pete

up and down a time or two then back to shop.either the threat of being dumped or the bumpy road seem'd to straighten er straight up adios pete

what i allways done with my union lock was [it was on wheels ]rolled it out and into my pick up and headed for a potholed gravel road out of town,up n down th either the road or threat of being dumped seem'd to straighten ver straight up petee road a time or two then back to shop

great chaps old chap,like yer input n pictures,one day i hope i can get near to your level.adios pete

your a lucky basket,i owned one in australia in 66 thru 1970 when ah moved to texass paid 15o quid for it .when last home in 95 i happened onto the bloke who bought it from me. he wouldna sell it back ,it was a goood machine no problems at all.i've just spent 30 years wrassling a union lock many un happy experiences there!the 606 n 909are ok i hear,thanks for shareing n pix ol chap adios pete

g'day bruce n happy birthday to you n many more adios peter john

thank you,thank you ,thank you vere much.

chinks are worn by chinese cowboys mostly in manchuria. chaps are worn by british cowboys mostly in australia. pete.

barra i sure enjoy your input,wished i lived down the road ol chap,that nz site is awsome is there an aussie site similar.i was taken thru a glider museum once by a methodist preacher ,5'5 tall who flew gliders into normandy ,niemigan,captured there pow a year, good chap too.did you ever find oot aboot th aussie in martins saddlery,i know him we attend the same church,i can tell you some on him if you want .hoo roo peter john

sometimes i get good results by burning fluff off stuff with a bic lighter.peter john

put a ring in the corner,hook a 5 ft chain to it n some real baggy pants n never lose it again good luck peter john

hey bree really neat rack,i did mine by color coordinating my tools ,bevelers blue, background black etc etcmakes it easy for me to locate a tool.adios peteoops sorry art your rack is neat too adios peter john

i'm too old n decrepid to take inspiration,my shop is 25 x150 and my work space remains about 5 sq ft.i lose a tool ,i go looking for someother tool and i find the missing one.once i found a two year old order,customer said he expected to wait tho.i'm ashamed,but i'd like to share a tidy trick with you bruce ,my carving tools are in a angled block of wood 8 x 20 inchs,i divided them up into an order backgrounders etc etc allocated them a space on the board top to bottom.then i painted the space eg ;backgrounders blue,bevelers green and so forth,i painted handles also to correspond.i reckon it simplifies finding a tool a bit,anyhoo anyone know about patents.enjoy your good posts n work amigo hoo roo,peter john

what i've ended up doing is tap spots into a piece of skirting belly thru your work,first, do several peel work out of lea,flip it over studs down on skirt'n' bend prongs into each other one prong allway down,then other, then one last tap with hammer not too hard or you might collapse stud it gets easy after awhile.adios peter john

Harvey Los Angeles harv, i have done this several times,easy,just get a seeder or a tool with a domed circular surface and go to hammering the surface, when finished ,paint your design on finish ,antique wotever looks good n sure beats beading adios peter john

g'day bruce,i've used a plough guage all my life for straps,but sometime past i've turned the wooden strap cutter about n made a pusher out of it ,a li'l tricky but it works,room for modification i think but cheaper than a plough adios peter john

i'm assuming the strap guage is the wooden tandy pull type with the razor blade.i've turn;d the guage blade around n made a pusher out of it ala plow guage type a li'l practise needed adios peter john