MikeRock

Dwight, Is there an illustration in the SASS handbook to show holster cant, angles upon clearing leather and the 170 downrange rule? God bless Found the PDF online.

Look in Vogue magazine to see how much the high-end purses go for. And none of them are anywhere as beautiful as yours. In fact they are not a third as nice. Shoot, you put a one-of-a-kind and ask $10K, you're in the ballpark and there would be "cat fights" over it! -Valerie Weihman-Rock (Mike Rock's wife)

That is an absolutely amazing purse! This is really excellent - sets the bar up high! I've not seen one so fine! The side-detail herringbone design is beautiful and unique. Would love to see more pictures of this! (The display idea is cute, but not worthy of this excellent piece. I envision something like a 1900's on-wall sconce?) Again, WOW! -Valerie Weihman-Rock (Mike Rock's wife)

Where did the blade come from? It is a beauty! God bless

Yikes...I can feel the strike and the rod bend!!! Nice

Holding in left hand......right hand thumb sweeps open the catch. Holding open in left hand, right hand picks out money or cards. What am I not seeing.....

What a wonderful way to begin the day. I have a very nice old Durkopp 17 with that exact needle plate. I will get some Christmas ornaments off the top of it and get some photos today. Next to it is my 29-4 that needs a screw for the bobbin carrier. Now I can start finding the few parts I need to make both run again. The 29-4 came from a friend who did automotive upholstery until Agent Orange claimed him some thirty years ago. I took out a piece from curiosity......now maybe I can replace it. Bad habit...note to self, "Don't take stuff apart.....that you can't put back together in ten minutes".... The Durkopp followed me home from the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, WI a few years back. Just need a threading diagram I think. God bless

Simply email the photos to yourself. There is a little window that lets you resize down to something that fits well.

Fun book, thank you! Lots of good stuff in there. God bless

The disappearing rivet trick I have some cowboy cuffs, leather cones that went over the wrist to protect the shirt cuff and help prevent injuries as well. The rivets on those are steel and darned near invisible. I just thought of them. I'll measure and fiddle and see if we can put the rivet issue to rest. Fun stuff.

That's a big piece of lint on the original display. It's in the book photo. I had to look. It looks like the rivet body is not much more than 1/8", so the 5/16" diameter head leaves 3/32" of rim all the way around the head and splash/expanded part, plus the expanded part is actually curved back around and dug into the leather. That would hold the leather in compression quite well. If you load and unload from a loop you'll see there is very little pressure placed on the rivet. I think I'll turn some copper rivets down to size and play with this a bit. How's the weather up your way Chuck? I just had a friend from Troy, MT tell me how nice it is up there. God bless

The rivet heads are quite clear, nice circles. Measuring and scaling from the .44-40 cartridge case under the rim, I get a diameter for the rivet head of 0.323", 8mm. The diameter of the splash is equal within reasonable limits. No washers, and this thing has held together for this long.... When you look at it, there isn't that great a force trying to tear the rivet out, just holding a friction fit on a cartridge case. God bless Hope you can see the two rivets, or at least the one on the left.

That looks like a block for printing. Any sign that it was blocked up with wood?

In the book the rivet heads are distinct. I had to put on a second pair of reading glasses to see them clearly, but they are there. I am still puzzling over the inside. It looks like the splash from the tube is there, but very finely divided. I question how much holding power that minor bit of expansion has. I can't resolve a washer on the inside no matter how hard I try. Like putting a rack on a fat doe..... just wishful thinking. Yet, it is obvious, the loops are still there 140 years later... I'd love to talk to the collection owner and get first hand impressions of this belt. God bless

I'd like to see the other side of the knife on the far right. It has a familiar shape to it. If it is a file, it is a 'feather' file for sharpening Japanese pull type saws. If it has a set of coarse file teeth on only the opposite side it might be for working horn. I have one from the mid 1700's. At a rendezvous there was a 'lant horn' maker who showed me how it worked. He heated the cut open horn, pressed it flat, then filed both sides. He made it nice and thin. When in a candle lantern it provided a nice diffuse glow. If you can photograph that opposite side we might find something cool.

Sounds like a clicker die or custom punch is in order, but you knew that. You guys getting hit by a big blizzard? BBC just mentioned it. God bless

What are the dimensions? Round hole punch, followed by slot punch (will have rounded ends), then two opposing cuts with strap end punch? I wonder what it would cost to make two dedicated punches? If you are sanding or grinding to finish, would just a single round punch make the outside, then grind it down?

Skip, are you on OldTools? Under what name? God bless

The leather and stitching is identical to mine, so I'd say it was made by the company. You have to know what you are doing before you take the first step off the ground. Are you climbing a tree with pole gaffs, or vice/vise versa? I had a few scars on my chest before a timber guy read me in on the gaffs and how to set them in the bark to get to real wood. Copy what you have, rivets and all. Waivers are nice to have. Get one! If you can do a saddle or good rivet work you should not be afraid if this. Those haven't seen a tree in thirty years or so..... God bless

Well, I just got jolted back to reality. W.B. Place in Hartford, WI used to be THE place to get deer, elk and similar hides tanned. They had an awesome line of clothing made from these hunted hides. Well, Tasman bought them out and closed the tanning to hunters. They make clothing and purses now. Check out Tasman, their listing had loads of deer hides. I had friends in Hartford and every visit over there found me with new deerhide gloves, usually five pair. Friend died and now the tannery is gone..... https://www.tasmanusa.com/deerskin-leather-gallery

https://www.cochiseleather.com/leather-wrist-cuffs.aspx https://oldtradingpost.com/leather-cuffs-c-408_421_97/ I've got a couple original sets. Your extension sure fills the bill. I've spent too much time in the ditch with gas and water lines. Did a lot of repair work after the Rapid City Flood, burned up a bunch of Wrangler shirts and Carhartt jackets.

Chris, $45 or maybe an interlibrary loan will get you this. Great book. I asked about a movie holster and folks here led me to this book, among others. It has the information you need. Packing Iron: Gunleather of the Frontier West by Richard C. Rattenbury Western gunleather is an icon of American frontier lore. Packing Iron celebrates the artistry and innovation of the craftsmen who designed the gun rigs of the old time cowboys, troopers, lawmen, and Hollywood heroes. This unique art form is fully described and richly illuatrated with more than 300 exciting color photographs and nearly 100 rare historic images. In the pages of Packing Iron you will discover gunleather produced by historic government arsenals, along with the famed frontier craftsmen like Collins, Meanea, Gallatin, and Heiser.

I can copy the pages you need. I see a used copy for ONLY $318......wowsers. Drop me an email. mikerock at mhtc.net. God bless

Awesome! Love this place!! God bless