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    Fabric stores in the US call it interfacing. It is used to make collars, cuffs and other parts stiffer. There are a number of different kinds depending on how much stiffening you want. It can be either sewn in or fused with an iron. I didn't know it was used in leather working as I wouldn't have thought you'd iron leather. This place is located in the UK: https://www.u-handbag.com/collections/interfacing-interlining
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    Is it similar to what is used as fabric interfacing? From the picture and description it sounds similar. Although the adhesive might be different,
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    If you have something specific in mind, or want your own design, contact a print shop and ask if they print on leather. An established one that does a variety pf printing would know what kind of ink/paint would be most durable. Or perhaps a screen printing shop. Book binders or restorers? I don't have the hand for it, but maybe you do to paint your own design. Hmmm, edge paint......
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    Are you trying to keep it original and restoring? Or are you wanting to make it functional? Would it be possible to drill and rethread the female part making it easier to find or have made a matching screw? Or perhaps a more common bolt and have an eye welded to the top?
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    Well, it won't help if you want to look at it before you buy, but a recent thread talks about renting a mailbox across the border in the US and going across to pick it up and clear customs. Another Canadian said that if he goes for at least 48 hours he can bring back $800 worth duty free.
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    Very nice. My stitching isn't as even and consistent as yours. But I'm practicing.
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    Curious, what would you change about it? Shape, etc.?
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    What about something like this (they also have a video on how it is used): http://www.leathercraftpattern.com/leather-tools-leathercraft-tools/leather-bag-mould/leathercraft-tools-zipper-installing-mold-mould
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    @bikermutt posted this pic in another thread. I don't want to derail that one. If it is the leather from the front that is turned over or is it a strip of leather used as a binding? I'm curious on people's techniques. If it is a strip of binding, do you glue then punch/prick, or punch separately and then stitch it up, etc.? Do you even glue? I have a project idea but thinking about how to bind the edges. I have some 2.5oz belly that I'm thinking would have enough stretch to work similar to bias tape in fabric sewing but need to contemplate more. thanks
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    I like the saddle soap for edges also, per HIde Pounder's info. And I've also given it a try for smoothing the flesh side of the leather. Really need to have a moist sponge and an actual lather otherwise it leaves swirls. It doesn't make it feel plastic-y like a top finish. But with a flat burnisher makes it smoother.
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    If you're in the US, I would recommend McMaster, Ace Hardware, or Fastenal. Ace and Fastenal have retail stores so you could go in and see if it matches the thread pitch as well as diameter. McMaster has a huge range of materials and a very good search engine.
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    Very nice work. That is a lot of stitching and looks great. Might I ask what finish you put on the leather, I'm guessing that is vegetable tanned.
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    Nice job finishing the edges.
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    I'm thinking that in one of Nigel Armitage's videos (I think one of the stitching chisel/pricking iron reviews) he used a chisel on both sides of the leather to get it to angle on both. Is Does everyone's stitching angle on both sides?
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    I had heard the error story about Amish quilts. Perhaps a bit of a story about a group we don't know enough about. My opinion on the intentional mistake is that it is almost an insult. That the person making it thought they were so good they had to put an intentional mistake. That otherwise they could make something that was flawless. A previous boss was from Beijing China. I mentioned that when we were growing up we were told not to waste food, there are children in China that are starving. She said when she was young she was told not to waste food, there are children in America that are starving.
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    Metal mold maker

    baroness replied to Mark842's topic in Suppliers

    I like replying to older posts. Try a looking for a place that does metal stamping or weldments, rather than sheet metal. Like someone that would make heavy steel or aluminum brackets. In MN I could name some places I've ordered from for work. But seeing you're in UT you might want to work with someone closer. If you look at the web site for Clow Stamping they're the sort of shop that could do what you want. I don't know if the one you have is cast or not, but I don't think you need it to be cast. It could be 'hollow' or have voids in it. The right shop should be able to plasma cut and weld together what you need. Then recommend a shop that does powder coating or painting in small quantities.
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    A little older post, but if someone does laser wood engraving, which is what the picture looks like, they should be able to engrave on leather. Some of your local print or marketing shops may do laser engraving. A local metal shop may also do engraving on metal. They should be able to engrave more deeply than your other samples.
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    Now you have something to sit on while you work. They turned out nicely.
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    Note about comment in the video, if the stitching failed at some point you wouldn't have to replace the entire length. Or even pull much out. You could overlap it with some replacement thread to anchor it in. Use some thinner thread so it isn't as noticeable. By the time the stitching failed the bag would have seen some good use and look more rustic. Have you had any problem with the shoe polish rubbing off onto clothing, etc.? I like the bag and the video. I'm a big fan of the comments about why you chose to do things the way you did.
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    It looks good. You kept the colors within the lines well. Good placement of the flowers and the holes.
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