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Yessss! I've just visited our machine shop again and they made me a stainless domer which finally works!! As a neighbor I was charged like $7 for it Now my grief is that I've already finished that backpack and I doubt I could undo all those dozen rivets and reset them.

Thanks, your rivets look awesome! I do have that impression on the setter but it seems too big. Tried using it a few times but it didn't work Here's what my setter looks like

ah that is happening constantly, not too bad tho, but still hurts! Thanks Gary

I have just finished No. 026 backpack (Acadia's 5 oz "Distressed Vintage" full grain, solid brass hardware, copper rivets). Well, not really finished because I still have to make shoulder pads, for now just used the ones from previous backpack But they'll look exactly like these.

LOL items with blood should cost more, because they're special!! I just use normal hammer hahaha I don't know I might be doing something wrong. Yes I use the setter to set the burrs. Ig I don't bang them like this they continue being sharp at the edges.... Yep I am getting my knife on Monday already and I am thinking I gotta learn how to sharpen it, got no options!!

LMAO!!! Thank you, yep I even got edge paint now, and I tried it on scraps, but I still like it raw! Maybe on some other items where it would be appropriate, depending on the designer :D My round knife is expected to arrive on Monday. Now THIS is scary!!! I was always afraid of sharp objects... I was laughing at the seam ripper manual which said "don't put your fingers in the way of the seam ripper" or something like that, like, "thank you, Captain Obvious". Until I got the seam ripper under my nail somehow. Well, I was not following the manual, duh. Now, I've carefully read Stohlman's manual on the round knife...

Didn't know what to make but wanted to stitch something, so I made a tote bag

LOL I was going to make her one like this, too, but she doesn't wear collars, only harnesses. She's less than 4 pounds and her neck measures the same as my wrist, I thought this is too fragile for a collar. When she was a puppy some people called her Cujo :D

I guess the watch strap was exactly my first hand stitched project. ***** Thanks for the interesting thread, so many stories here. I was just looking for some quiet hobby…. LOL just kiddin I guess I had mentioned that in my thread in Members Gallery, it was about 2 years ago when I got a tiny little puppy, and I couldn’t find a harness for her, she was too little, everything I could find was too big. So I found a tiny little sewing machine on my boat and my neighbor brought me a veg tanned sheepskin from Tandy and also gave me some supplies like snaps, rivets, setters, some other tools, it was scary but after some experiments with fabrics I decided to try, and actually she used this harness for over a year until it started stinking like hell so I made her a few new ones. So, before this year I was sewing some bags out of fabric, and then I ordered 3 sides from Acadia which none of my two machines could sew properly (because they were all 5-5.5 oz) and I decided to try hand stitching and got addicted to it. Actually, I loved the leather since I can remember myself, I just thought that I would never be able to make anything decent and it would only result in wasting expensive materials :D Well, sometimes I do waste some expensive materials due to some failed projects but now I'm OK with that! I’d say I am jealous when I read about the people who have real leather stores nearby, I can only order online - there is just nothing here! Tho, this might have saved me a lot of money LOL!

Well that's true too, but actually I was testing the stamps on different leather scraps to see how the impression looks and how much time it's needed etc etc. My normal handwriting is pretty ugly, it's just that my other hobby is calligraphy :D

thank you

it looks nice on wood, too

So, I thought my stamps need a cozy storage roll, and I made one. I've never made any tool rolls before, thought that would be easy, it actually was, but I don't know if the folding flap is good or should I make a seam on top of it? or cut the edges shorter? any ideas?

The design is mine, the production is theirs: https://www.etsy.com/listing/271602607/custom-leather-stamp-heavy-duty-variable?ref=shop_home_active_2

Hello again everyone! I have a happy day today - my stamps have finally arrived! Now I will stamp everything LOL I've written my logo on paper, scanned it, traced it in Illustrator (auto trace and then some manual cleanup) and ordered them in two sizes, 2" and 1" wide which was a great idea actually.

hahaha yes I got some customers who hesitate to use my stuff because it's too nice :D

Hellooo thanks from me and Bonny (the dog)! I a a bit concerned about this stitch as it is only as strong as the threads are, I wouldn't use it if it's supposed to take significant loads... But looks cool huh do you guys have that issue too, like, when you make something for yourself and then you're not sure if you wanna keep it or sell it and you ending up selling it because well you can make more and you got some new leather LOL! This is what's about to happen to my backpack because there's some really nice leather coming pretty soon and I'm not sure if I am to keep this one or make myself a new one.... like errrrr.... well... why not :D ...and I can make it with the normal rivets (copper burr ones)

Probably it can get nice and rounded only on a Tandy Leather youtube video LOL!!! I like the rustic look anyway so I'm fine with that I only need to find another place for banging because when I do it on the boat, the whole boat shakes and screws are falling out of everywhere

Thank you! Thanks, you inspired me to try again I watched a few videos before I ordered the rivets but everything seemed so easy there LOL. Leather work isn't the most quiet hobby in the world. I guess I might haven't left enough post this time but it holds anyway - I made a quick tobacco pouch and riveted the strap. Well, not a perfect job but it holds :D I didn't manage to round it with the setter. Thank you That's true, it's such a special feeling, and looks like I'm well addicted to it! Just can't stop stitchin'

Thanks No problem if you're not going to sell them LOL! Can you please post the pictures here when you make it? I am very curios how it will come out! Thanks a lot! Yep I totally agree about the rivets, I like the burr type so much better but I received them when the backpack was almost ready Also, when I got them, I discovered that I have quite a big problem setting them - it all goes fine until I have to round what's left of the post. I don't know what I'm doing wrong there, or maybe my hammer isn't bug enough, but I couldn't achieve any good results I am really willing to figure that out!

well helloooo again everyone, what are you up to? Today I decided to make a tiny organizer for my needles and small stuff, so here it is. Also I found out that I (AGAIN!!!) forgot to reinforce the area on the backpack where the straps are attached so I had to slightly disassemble it (detach the flap and tear away 6 rivets) and add the reinforcement inside - a piece of heavy veg tan leather. Photos will follow. I finally took it out to the dock and took decent pictures. so here's the tiny organizer

These are shiny cause they're new, this will improve after a couple of months on a sailboat LOL! I don't know if you ask me seriously what style I am working in, maybe I would call that intuitive Karlova style

speaking about the patterns - hm well I used this LOL this is mostly how I work