MikeRock

I know that. She was asking for the machines. The splitter was illustrated with the first. I figured there are enough youtube movies she'd have gotten the point. Been making ropes since 1962 when we had the ranch in North Dakota. A hand on the ranch told a story once of making a hawser sized rope. The fellow he was making it for had a nice big truck. Rope maker tied of the far end to the towing ring and told the truck guy to put in in gear so it would move as the rope shortened. The rope machine was put on a large timber, propped up behind the timbers on a barn door.....big stuff, 4"x12" stuff. After walking all afternoon with the balls of twine, laying the rope, he started cranking, and cranking..... He was sure the truck was moving, the rope got tighter and tighter.....but he was sure the truck was moving. All of a sudden the barn door timber gave way, the machine and a days worth of work and twine shot out toward the truck and ended up in a heap. The fellow had put the truck in 'low, low' gear......It was my friends fault for not checking. He pulled out the undamaged rope machine and set the whole pile of twine on fire. He charged the guy for all the twines and made him a rope using a small tractor in high gear to pull against.

The top one is like mine...... it was $90 on ebay. The one down below is like my friends. You can see how the bent metal hooks are captured by the pieces of wood. He just used spikes and washers to make his. I'm sure there are youtube videos of these working.

Look on ebay for rope making machines. There are a few different approaches. I have a four strand cast iron gizmo made a hundred years ago. There are some nice ones made of wood and some steel hooks that work great. A friend made one of the wooden ones and used some spikes, bent up, for the hooks.

Tiger-touch.com It pops right up.......

https://www.bigduckcanvas.com/waxed-canvas/ All Leather/Waxed Canvas Cotton Duck, Brown - 10 oz – District Leather Supply_files/waxed-canvas-brown-10-oz try to copy/paste this and find District Leather's site. I went back to look at District Leather and it looks like they dropped waxed canvas. They had good stuff. Check sailmakers shops in SA. God bless

Places that make cardboard boxes in quantity usually have their own die making operation. You might look around for a company like that and see if you can buy some. Heck, have a salesman call on you about making product shipping boxes for you... you don't have to order, but the contact might be valuable. God bless

With the gator skull and all the antlers, you could make the Florida version of the 'jackelope'.... Nice shop! God bless

Yeah, why DO belts get shorter as we get older.........'tis a mystery.

Looks like it would fit the early Harry Potter movies.... cool purse!

Scroll down the forums to here: https://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/59-saddle-and-tack-accessory-items/

Brass is copper/zinc. Bronze is copper/tin.

Rahere, Remember when spinning, you must over twist the twines you will be reverse spinning into pairs, as you will be untwisting them as you twist the pair in the opposite direction. God lbess

Dikman, Thank you. I have been making metal chips for nearly sixty years and have surfaced and polished up a bunch of round/head knives. Hard backed, hand sanding is THE way to go on this gently curving surface, as well as the flat. God bless

An orbital sander has a rubber pad that will not flatten the steel very well. Wet-or-Dry paper, backed with a chunk of wood will work faster and flatten what you have. 120 to 600 grit should be all you need.

I see the UK site carries the little saddle trees: Miniature Saddle Tree 3 1/2" Seat 5 1/2" Overall with matching stirrups

Still can't see the tips. Are they sharp on the ends or flat?

Look like sculptors bush tools. Better photo would help a lot...... and a view straight down on the pointy ends too.

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You might want to check out this most comprehensive thread. Landis 12 G Outsole Stitcher moving, cleaning, partial disassembly, resurrection By AlizabethThomas, March 28 in Leather Sewing Machines God bless.

Black Horse, Do you know approximately where in the download that is addressed? I have the PDF file from the Tandy book store and it's a mess trying to find text that isn't spread over three pages. God bless

Same request as Rev Moore. Download from where? Anyone got a copy to download from?

Thin rubber gloves, nurses/doctors gloves. Gets sweaty after a while but work fine for allergic reactions. I also second the handle plastic dip stuff. Thinned, it goes on nicely, and thinly. I wonder if heat shrink tubing would work on the body of most tools, swivel knives and stamping tools.

Outstanding workmanship.....not much else to say.... That is fine. God bless