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    I found these too. They are called snap and set eating findings. Except instead of eating it's ear ring hahaha
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    Something like this? If so they are called rectangular/oval/oblong end caps. Should be able to find them online or maybe even a craft/ hobby store in the beading and jewelery section.
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    @ByNelson, dirkba already said it. The art of making cases volume 2 by Al stohlman. There are 3 volumes total. They are worth having in your library for sure. @dirkba thanks for the response. Much obliged.
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    These are excellent. I like Stohlman's design but I'd like to make one with a lining that's fairly water resistant myself.
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    @Bayou Bengal, thanks! you can find it at buckleguy.com. he has a large selection of quality brass hardware. It is solid brass. I was impressed with it myself. This is obviously the 1" version but I think he has a 1.5" too
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    Thanks. The leather is really nice to work with too. And the color is a lot richer than I could get in the pictures. It's a nice deep chocolate brown. I'm making a dog harness with it too. I hope it works out haha.
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    So I ordered some 9/10 oz European bridle in Havana brown from rjf leather recently for another project. But lo' and behold my dad asked for a belt on his Christmas list. He wanted a 1" belt for work (superintendent for construction and doesn't want it to dig in) So I thought this would be a perfect situation to showcase the beauty in this leather. The buckle is a 1" nickel brass heelvar buckle from buckle guy. I took the pics in my makeshift lightbox so if they look funny that's probably why. Critiques are welcome. I'm waiting on wax to finish the edges a bit more.
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    @Dangerous BeansI signed up a day or two ago and already watched everything. I loved your YouTube videos a lot and this to me is a blessing. I admire your work and the tips and explanations you give are invaluable to me. Everyone is their own person, some will go for this some won't. I just want to say thank you for your time and energy in producing these videos. They are very informative and I enjoy them immensely. Thanks!
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    YouTube does have a lot of good videos to show how to braid something. My question is what will you be using to braid it and how many strands do you want to use? You may need to cut your own lace for it if you are using leather. And it will probably need to be fairly thin. There are a lot of variations on braids too. I'm thinking either a 4 or 5 strand flat braid would be best. And if you can go up to 1/2" you can do a 4 strand braid with purchased 1/8" lace.
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    Like big Sioux said, get 2 boards or if you have a granite slab a one board and the slab will work. Put the braid down on the board or slab and lay the other on top of the braid and roll back and forth untill it looks tight and uniform. You can try and Google/YouTube whip makers and it'll show them rolling their whips. Same process. It'll really make it look good.
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    Hmm, I'm assuming you meant the braid got tighter which made the bracelet looser.. correct. I have some thoughts that may help if you try this again. You obviously want to use a leather that isn't too stretchy. In some cases you can pre-stretch it too. Latigo is usually a good choice. Second, beveling the edges of the lace will help it lay flatter giving you a tighter braid. Third, rolling the finished braid will help everything sit tight and nice and even. Also, some braiders soap may be a good idea to help everything slip together. It also conditions the leather a bit. Your design is good and solid. Can't go wrong with that. You can do it one of two ways I know of. You can cut a yoke with a hole in it big enough for your end knot and cut the 4 lace strands from that. Or you can cut two strands on either side of a central yoke, then fold that in half giving you your loop. I hope all that made sense. Let me know if it didn't haha.
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    Nigel armitage Jase wonderful saddle stitching tutorials on his YouTube channel. If you aren't familiar with him check it out
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    Hmmm, I'm not sure what will fix that. I have a couple ideas. First, have you tried laying out your stitches from the corners? As in start from the corners and work your way out? Second, I have seen in some cases using a round hole in corners will make the thread lay better and look nicer. I've only seen it on 90degree angles though. But maybe work a try. I would put it right in the middle of the corner and see what happens. I hope you get it figured out
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    What they said haha. I think he glues the pocket section down and does a bound/rolled edge. The skiving on the top helps glue the pocket and the bound edge will hide it.
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    A laser would work well. However, if you find a wood burning tool or soldering iron with a fine tip, you could burn that into the leather with it. It's called pyrography, usually done on wood but I've seen stunning examples on leather too.
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    No problem. There's usually a little wiggle room in frames. A typical frame has the glass, mat, and foam core that the picture is typically mounted to. You might even be able to use up to 12 oz leather if you have a thin substrate to mount the picture to. Depends on your frame.
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    As Dwight mentioned buckleguy has a few heel bar buckles but they are plain. Alpha is right, they are called ranger buckles. Unfortunately I haven't ever seen them larger than 1.5". Have you considered tapering your belt from 1.75" to 1.5" and using the 1.5" set? Just a thought. You may have to find a custom maker for something like that. Perhaps a bronze sculptor or someone who does sand casting and can cast one in brass for you. Let us know if you find one for sale somewhere.
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    Matt board is about 1/16" thick which equates to 4 oz. However if your frame allows for double Matt thickness you can use up to 8 oz. Thicker leather gives more depth. So, I would say 8 oz but 5-6 is still ok to tool. Just my opinion though.
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    This is awesome. How did you tool that? What size tools? I would think you would need something fairly small.
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    I would let it set up longer. It shouldn't be wet at all when you go to stick the pieces together. Bikermutt mentioned on another post using wax paper between the layers to line everything up nice without them sticking together when and where you don't want them too. Just remove the paper little by little to line them up and stick em together.
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    I've seen it in some stohlman books. He used it in between the layers of leather to keep the contact cement from touching and setting while he lined it up. Usually a square piece in the corners and one or two on the straight seams to align it. Then stick it down piece by piece and remove the paper as you go
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    Oh and a brief search turned up this somewhat depressing bit of info. Apparently saffiano leather is any tannages that is coated with opaque resin and finished with the cross hatch texture. So that's why it's plasticy feeling. But apparently it's more durable and easier to clean. But, even those attributes just dont make it worth it to me. https://www.google.com/amp/s/minkudesign.com/2015/03/24/saffiano-leather-yay-or-nay/amp/
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    Have you considered piping? My knowledge on bag making is next to nill but it's a thought that crossed my mind. It would hide the stitching fairly well I think.
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    A possible solution bag is typically a small bag that holds a few things for black powder rifles. For instance, you could carry some powder, wadding, ball, maybe Flint and Steel, ect. Kind of an odd and ends pouch for essential items. The easy open flap makes it quick to get things out to reload the rifle. Popular item amongst many factions in history but I always think of fur trappers when I see them like this haha.
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    I tried a drop in liner on one I made. Didn't work so well. I think the leather was too thick. Do you use the same pattern pieces as you do for the bag? I'd like to use leather to line anything I'd make. Some thin goat or kangaroo would work. I just don't know how to go about it very well. Do you know of any good resources to learn? Maybe see how it's done?
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