ScoobyNewbie
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Cool!
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Beautiful
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Yes! Please!
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I can tell what tools you used! Beautiful!
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‘“Winter is coming.”
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In my bag, I got all excited and sewed the outside pockets on before I put on any gum tragacanth. So I sewed pocket liners for the three pockets. I intend to attach Velcro to the outside top of the pockets and directly over the pockets, so that I can change out the lining when it gets gross or ugly. I sewed the rest of the fabric together and was just able to squeak out a liner for the main pocket. Lol. I lined all my scraps up and glued them together to make a bottom strip, then cut it to size and sewed it to the front and back pieces. They will slid under the inside pocket and up the sides also securing with Velcro. Frankenpurse liner! It looks cute though, and I really just wanted to slam together a pocket and liner pattern so I can go out and get a nicer fabric and make a cleaner set.
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Oh, I just use a ball point stylus to poke the plugs out. Then if there is one jimmied in that the stylus can’t reach, I use a broken needle to get it. A heavier maul might help, it will certainly put more force on each tap. I am going to get a bakelight hammer tomorrow. It seems to need less arm/shoulder effort and everything seems to cut like butter. There will still be plugs though...
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Wow! Great work! I love how you joined your lining! I’m just finishing my first purse and since it’s for me or a friend, I slacked off on the lining. Now I have to go back and make a new one or I’ll feel lame. Lol
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Pretty pony! Beautiful stitching! Gorgeous edges!
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My craft tool needed sharpening a few times since I bought it, but it’s only 3 months old...
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Mares leg rig
ScoobyNewbie replied to plinkercases's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
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Very cool!
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Hahahahahaaa!
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Is that a reindeer cape?
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I would go A. It would be Ironworks or Glassworks Otherwise I would capitalize both words, Leather Works, but the dash looks awkward, and I wouldn’t do that.
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No problem.
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I wonder now if you couldn’t use neutragena soap. I inherited a HUGE bottle and the Tandy saddle soap says it’s glycerine. That’s what neutragena is.
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I don’t know either, but I love seeing it the few pieces I have found! I also love the honeycomb/webbing markings some of the veggie tan has. Does any body know where that comes from as well?
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Gretna, Elkhorn, La Vista! For the win Alex! Lol.
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Homemade tools and ways you have saved money on tools
ScoobyNewbie replied to JenGranger's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
Hey! I have always been an advocate of getting the right tool for the right job! And then using it for a door stop, or table leg shim. Lol! -
Cool!
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Okay, I forgot to talk to the guys today, but Renee said that buff, buff, buff is what you do and then seal it with Satin Sheen or other matte finish if you don’t want shiny. She loves her resolene, because it’s water proof.
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Okay, I’ve been using my diamond point chisels to cut all the way through, on all my projects. So you suggest using the stitching guide (pricking irons?) to mark and stitching awl to press the holes. I have found that I am getting too close to the edge a lot with them. But I do really like the speed that they offer. Do you get faster with the stitch guide and awl? Or is it just that I need to cool my jets? I also see that you didn’t stitch the bottom middle on your wallet. Is that an aesthetic, or is that to let it close properly? I did a wallet, and the pattern had me stitch all the way around. It sits open on the table. I don’t like that. How do I stop it? I’ve just started using Glover’s needles, and I like them MUCH better than harness or stitching needles. They cross in the holes a lot easier. But they are also MUCH stabbier.
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Cheaper? More colors? Braided? Waxed? Sign me up!
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Ouchie! Hello, my name is Scoobie, and I’m a cheap rat b...... Still very cool though. I use an eight prong, diamond head chisel. Your heads seemed farther apart, but thinner and more rounded. You obviously hand stitch, are you having any problems getting both needles through the holes, or do you open the holes with a fid after making them? I like small, close stitches better then big, loopy stitches. How many stitches per inch do you get with your new chisel?