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I use Ad Muncher and have no problems at all. I never see the ads. charlie

ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/US-CS-Leather-Emboss-Plates-2-3-4-x-1-5-8-Each-/320596287658?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa50720aa charlie

I've got one I Wish I could get rid of charlie

beautiful work on the pouches, and your colors look perfect. it makes me realize how far i've yet to go. charlie

bobocat-Thanks for the pic's. Very nice, clean design, center with your tooling really sets the bag off. I made the mistake of showing my wife your pictures, now I've got to try and make one. charlie

some off the shelf ones http://www.leatherunltd.com/hardware/mallet_dies/mallet_dies.html the only problem is sometimes they take awhile to ship charlie

http://www.carvingpatterns.com/grape-mantels.htm http://www.carvingpatterns.com/thumbs/grape-mantels-thumb.html http://www.carvingpatterns.com/oakand.htm http://www.carvingpatterns.com/thumbs/oakthumbs.html http://www.fotosearch.com/illustration/hops.html http://www.fotosearch.com/UNC115/u16627288/ not sure if this helps or not charlie

What Color To Use? it might help if you use english, charlie

It says the letters fit all their hot tools. I would assume any of the hot tools would work, it depends what package you want to get. Some come with different design tips with them for decorative ideas. charlie

Very nice design & coloring. I've been following your work and hope someday to get to your level. The extra row of lacing is it functional or just decorative. Regardless it really sets off this seat. charlie

http://www.walnuthollow.com/26162alphahotstampsclam.aspx used with http://www.walnuthollow.com/28967creativeleatherbrandingtool.aspx charlie

Ray-It seems your in a position to make a change (I wish I had this problem). Is there any way you can rebuild your garage by adding another level to it? This would help with the extra room to set up your machines and build a large cutting area which could double as the work in progress section. Leather storage I've solved by building overhead storage with lighting mounted under it. An apprentice fresh out of school(cheap) that would want to learn the trade isn't a bad idea. You get some help and they get some experience. " I could get a 'store-front' and use the space to create a great workshop with a small retail capability." this also sounds like a good idea if something is available around your area. Although with working out of your home your saving money, and have a tax write off. If you hire a trainee, I think you'll get your money's worth out of them by saving your time for more productive things. I've been laid up with 3 shoulder surgeries this past year, and will be returning to work on Aug 9th. Haven't been able to do any leather work at all for the past year. By this time I was hoping to have an on line business going, but will have to work on it this coming year. I also work out of a spare bedroom that is to small for me. Maybe in a year or two I'll have a problem like you have, but till then I continue to struggle with limited work space. I hope you find a solution that works out for you. charlie

If you can't find the dust, maybe try grinding some up? Or try melting some down.

best price I've seen is http://www.casualhom...p?idCategory=31 can be ordered without canvas charlie

I bought one of these last year and have nothing but good things to say about it. charlie http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Even-Better-Fantastic-Leather-Burnisher-/320555939231?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa29f759f

try sewing your own. or use a thicker pc of leather. charlie

just found this on ebay. don't know if this is what your looking for or not. http://cgi.ebay.com/Craftaid-Leather-Craft-Template-EMBLEMS-3267-Marines-/380251646990?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item5888c3ac0e charlie

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=19458&pid=160003&st=0entry160003 take a look at this post. you should be able to use the same idea for what you need. The first few pic's are how he made the bottom of his mug. charlie

Simple Basic? Looks very nice, and really like the color it came out. I agree sometimes basic looks better. charlie

Tina Very good idea, I never thought about glad wrap. It now saves me one step in the process of getting the pattern on the leather. Thanks charlie

Very nicely done. I ran across this on another site. Thought you guys would enjoy seeing it. I've never seen a combo like this before. charlie

Add me to please and thank you. charlie

Don't know about your thinning guestion but Neat-Lac can still be had. By the quart or spray can at http://stleather.com/2008-P35.html charlie