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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

put a slide on it,go to suggested half leathers,get some thin 7ft nylon seat belt material tie off only n keep on goin adios peter john

rob an old tree maker from n z told me he slipped hair by laying hide over a rapid in a fast running creek.lay a few rocks on it as an anchor,move rocks around every day or so hide will enlarge n hair will slip.whats left is rawhide ,make sure you drink from creek above rapid adios peter john

the brazil rope handle is same spot on rope as th us type, the block is opposite of th us rope .the rope is pulled opposite of us rope .pete

i got a drum sander that fits up to a hand drill black n dkr type ,i got it from mail order co whose name avoids me at this time.anyhow a drill with variable speed ,attached to th drum tied down to my bench,set desired speed n tie down trigger n away u go, sand belts, skirts ,wotever ,also i have i made a burnisher from a fancy wood turned chair leg , for belts using the small grooves turned.for skirts or thicker stuff the larger turn'd grooves.when in doubt find another way adios peter john

i've scratched at leather for 40 years,on two continents,i shoulda stuck with truck drivin,artists are many on this site u sir are one of em!adios peter john

all i know is they pull opposite the regular rope, the handle is pull'd across back to rope eye thus keeping a better position .the handle is closer to the loop when braided other than that alls th same peter john adios

sorry in my rush to say g'day i didn't tell you much,a picture says a thousand words eh.the connector strap about 5-6inch,overlap on rings n buckle21/2 per turn. total waist is from buckle turn to 6 inches from belt tip,the last 6 being overage for future growth.the leather if to be used on a horse needs to be a oily flexible type not a firm veg tan, harness or latigo or red hide twould suffice.11/2 or 2 in wide not over.hoo roo n adios pete

g'day erin n welcome to the site,ahm a texalian left oz at 23 yro n came to america been in tx ever since.dont give up yer day job ok.you'll get lots of info here i tell you.the belt is pretty easy, you could rivet the connector and straps no prob,the strap needs to be at least5 or 6 inch to work on a horse i think. i've made and used one 20 yrs back,hand stitching is fairly simple after you get the way of it i suggest visiting some good natured saddle or strap hand for a li'l advice good luck peter john