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  1. KingsCountyLeather
    Thanks, I recently bought the Wuta 3.8mm chisels... I think the holes are too close for the belt ( I think more like the 4mm would be better ) I have to get other sizes in the future. Im thinking of a stitching wheel with different sizes would work better for me and punch through with a good awl? I have the Wuta 2 and 8 prong but the 8 prong won't go through the leather fully. Maybe it needs sharpening?
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    Thanks, I didn't know what the name of thread was so I looked it up... It says Red! Do the Tiger thread you have have names??
  3. KingsCountyLeather
    Thanks, The spring isn't fully gone yet, but its on its last leg though...
  4. KingsCountyLeather
    Thank you! I've been trying some different styles of stitching, not too sure of what looks best yet.
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    Hi, I’m only new to Leather craft. Your work looks amazing! Your stitching is what I’m more interested in... do you sew your leather while it is cased too?
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    My brother had the buckel for years and asked me to make a new belt for it. Custom colour dies, Wine and Navy hand stitched using .8 tiger thread.
  7. KingsCountyLeather
    And that is all it will probably ever be... a desire! Lol. I don’t seem to ever have enough time to spare, but I do enjoy working with the leather when I can. What do you do for your daytime work?
  8. KingsCountyLeather
    Interesting.... but sounds like a lot of work. I ended up making a simple belt after and he was happy.. thanks.
  9. KingsCountyLeather
    Thank you. Where are you located? looked at your shop, nice work. Ger.
  10. KingsCountyLeather
    An example: I made this gun sling belt yesterday and had to reduce the width of the belt to fit the buckle.
  11. KingsCountyLeather
    2) A single tooth lacing chisel to match the 4 toothed one. (for making holes around corners)
  12. KingsCountyLeather
    I second that!!! I would love to see how to make a maul.
  13. KingsCountyLeather
    Thank you and welcome to the forum. I only started leather work this year so if you need any help just ask.
  14. KingsCountyLeather
    As they say in Ireland... Fair play to you! Thats a nice thing you did.
  15. KingsCountyLeather
    Thanks Ferg, Didn't think so... My brother wants a another shotgun sling and asked for some tooling on it, I have some nice old English bridle and I thought about using it.
  16. KingsCountyLeather
    Hi all, Can waxed English bridle leather be carved and stamped like regular veg tanned tooling leather?
  17. KingsCountyLeather
    Received my leather and while they quality is great, the thickness didn't turn out as well as I'd like. That's the problem with not being able to put your hand on the leather before you buy. And as you say, the cost keeps adding up. Metropolitan leather sent out a free sample card of their leathers which is a help.
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    While billybopp is right, you were probably looking for a bit more... You've explained it very well yourself in the question. Making more holes closer to each other will weaken the article.
  19. KingsCountyLeather
    I just borrowed almost the exact bag from a brother in law to take measurements from. Do you have a pattern for that? Looks really good! I'm going to try it with all leather.
  20. KingsCountyLeather
    I've used contact adhesive for years in my business... we buy it by the case (4 gallons per case) when a brush dried out, I would put it into a fresh jar of contact adhesive and it would loosen up by the next day. I'm not sure if this will help you now? (Looking at that picture...)
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    I only looked at them online but didn't buy anything yet. Someone else had said they'd bought from them and were happy. I ended up buying some leather from Metropolitan instead, haven't received the order yet to let you know the quality. I thought most of the leather suppliers would ship almost anywhere?
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    Beautiful work!
  23. KingsCountyLeather
    Why would you not buy tools online from Europe or China?
  24. KingsCountyLeather
    Can you send pics to kingscountyleather@gmail.com please?
  25. KingsCountyLeather
    Ok, that helps me a lot. Thanks. the size of the holes must make a big difference as well or using thinner thread? So far I have several colours in .8mm tiger thread, I thought that would be the best size for a beginner like me? But my awl doesn't make the holes as big as yours.
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