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Thank you all for the information. That video says it all Rockie. I don’t know where they are getting it won’t do veg tan. Arthritis in my hands to where I can’t make a fist very tight and no gripe so this I think will do trick. Mike02130 yes I did mean skive. THANK YOU ALL, wife and I are going to look into.

Thanks Bruce, very informative.

I have been reading on bell sliver that you can’t slice veg tan leather. Can someone tell me why or if they have experienced?

Thank you all for your opinions. I know it’s a personal decision but I like to get other opinions to help decide. Thank you again

I am looking at berry king mauls, not sure if I want taper or round. Can anyone tell me advantages and disadvantages of either. I do combo of tooling and setting snaps, punching holes and all the fun stuff. Looking at 20 oz. Any recommendations greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

I will take a look. Thank you.

I am looking to purchase a hand operated skiving machine and need some input on a good one. I am not to the point I can afford an electric bell skiver yet. I usually do 4oz or less leather. I was doing by hand with skiving knife but it's got to hard on my hands at my age, and to much skiving.

I keep loosing my long wallet out of my pocket and want to add a leather chain, cord whatever you want to call it. I have done some braiding but not much. I know how to add the first swivel snap but not the second to make look smooth and correct. Is there any good Utube videos or other ideas that anyone can help me with. Thanks for any help you can give me.

So the guy decided he didn't want lined. I decided to attempt and use neatsfoot oil. It soften the leather. My first time using oil but I like way it turned out.

Thanks Dwight I will have to try that. By the way like your saying at bottom. have a great day and may you be blessed.

I have a guy that wants a ww2 holster with flap. I have made several holsters using 7,8,9 oz veg tanned leather. I have made him at least three. I always line mine unless instructed otherwise. He wants one with a soft lining and I'm not sure what to use or if it can be done. I usually use a 1 to 1.5 oz pig skin to line. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I have customer that wants a belt with two prong 1 3/4 inch in gun metal color. I can find 1 1/2 and can find 1 3/4 in brass but not gun metal. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

That's a learning experience, but I guess that expanding my knowledge. Thanks for everyone's advice.

This is pics of what I finished with.

Where there is a will there is a way. So I found it these conches are m4. So I went to local hardware and bought some m4 with tapered head. Got my dremel out with small grinding head and went to work reducing diameter of screw head. Got it to fit in both sides of the line 20. Head was little long to snap so I put sanding disk on and reduced it. Now I have to cut to length but that no problem. Hope no one else runs into this problem, but that's one solution maybe not only one.

Thanks for info fredk. I have a tap but was afraid I might really mess threads up, but if I do I can maybe glue in like you.

JREESER1 unfortunately that won't work on line 20 which is what is on it. Unfortunately I can't change without tearing whole wallet apart due to how he wanted the card holders. I do thank you though. Snap is so close to card holder that two pockets are not usable if line 24 is on. Learned a lesson, to not let someone change my original design.

Thanks i may be hitting it to hard. Yes I am using hand setter. I will try lighter hits and turn as I do.

I recently made a biker wallet with line 20 snaps, because line 24 were causing interference with card pocket. That's way customer wanted. He contacted me and said one of snaps fell off. We talked about putting conchology on but I can't find screw with small enough head and have length I need. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Maybe even a different route. Thank you in advance .

I always use a lighter and lightly burn the fuzz off after leather dries. That's way Tandy instructor showed me when I made a filigree belt. Don't get to close, it does it quick. BE CAREFUL if you try. Good luck.

I showed my sample to customer and he wanted to take the risk. Lighter blue is after. Thanks for everyone's help. I hope this also helps someone else.

I tried a white wash on small piece and put the dye over, wow it really lightened it up. I punched hole in and put on my key chain to give it a time test. I will let you know after a month or so how it's wearing, maybe that will be long enough.

I will try sometime on my own stuff and see before I put out to friend or customer. Thanks

This may sound crazy but if I used white paint as you say and then blue over will it crack through dye like some of paints do over time. I have never tried that. I tried some pretty crazy things to me. I used barge cement on piece of scrap trying to block then use blue. Just curious. Thanks.

Thanks for all the help. The guy I am making for was happy with when I showed him today. I thought about paint idea but I was afraid over time it would crack and he doesn't want cracks. Surprise birthday gift for his wife. Thanks again this was learning experience.