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Thank you for the stamp information:) That sure puts a bar grounder to shame. God bless

Awesome....again!! What kind of background stamp do you use on this? I've looked for repeating patterns and 'think' I find some, but a second later can't find it again. That is such a nice background. God bless

Welker Handmade Leather Stamps Must be out of business. Website times out and doesn't load....

The two dollar bill was funny. I got a bunch of them at the bank a few years back, just because they had them. Passed them out and watched folks try to figure out where in the cash drawer to put them. One girl, one of the ones who needs a digital clock because she can't read one with hands, she thought it was counterfeit and wouldn't take it. Glad to see they'd be welcome in Russia!! GREAT workmanship on that wallet, edging is beyond cool. God bless

Wow.......such beautiful tools!

Oxalic acid, wood cleaner, at most hardware stores.

Thank you YinTx. That makes it similar to a flat punch I used in the late 60's. Worked fine after I polished it up. God bless

YinTx, what is the shape of the awl blade? Can't really tell from the photos. They only say 'flat'. God bless

I knew I was leaving the door o-PUN to this...... oh well. :)))

Just for the heck of it.....one Newton is roughly the weight of one Apple!! Four and a bit apples to the pound. from the net: Things That Weigh a Newton. In the fruit department, one apple or one orange weighs one Newton. In the sweets department a chocolate candy bar weighs one Newton. While no single currency weighs one Newton, several put together do. One American nickel has a mass of 0.005 kg, so 20 nickels would weigh one Newton.

Bruce Grant book! I like how the braid matches the background work.... fortuitous or planned?

Be double damned sure you restrain the head securely if on the front seat..... seat belts and maybe even a ratchet strap around the seat back. One emergency stomp on the brakes and the head could be junk..... Been there and it hurt. It was an expensive butchers scale..... was...

Is there some particular item that fits in an angle bottomed pocket? Just curious.

In the mid 1970's I was asked to make a hot hole cutter for an Amish harness shop in southern Wisconsin. I ended up with a 1"x1" by 10" long bar of copper with Osborne hole punches screwed in, just like the ones they used for leather on the clicker. Had two propane torches with the fan type flame spreaders to heat the blocks/punches. They had a spare foot operated rivet set that they installed the punch and just a wooden bottom plate to start. They switched to a copper bar for the bottom too, not heated, just soft. Adjusting the flames to keep the punches just hot enough to cut and melt the hole edges. Worked like a champ on their new line of nylon harness parts. Later I made another block set for strap end punches, heated the same way. They'd c-clamp aluminum angles on the edges to provide guidance for the long 6 or 8 hole setup as the nylon was pretty flimsy compared to leather tugs. Worked well too. God bless.

Geez, at first I thought of the Bounday Waters Canoe Area........ but alas, no sting rays living up there in the north woods. So Gurgle to the rescue...... and no lie, sting ray leather belts are only $250. http://www.extraleather.com/product_info.php/genuine-stingray-leather-belt-001-p-191 Who'd a thunk..... kind of neat looking leather though. God bless A thoughtful Armistice Day to all.

Nice to see Bob back in business. When he closed up shop I bought a lifetime supply of awls... None finer.

Around here in southern Wisconsin we have guys that do on farm kills. They skin and then quarter the cow and take it to the butcher shop of choice, if they don't do it themselves. They have hides and don't get much for them. Check your local small town butcher shops and maybe you will get lucky. God bless.

https://www.dotfasteners.com/pull-the-dot-studs.html Pull-the-DOT® Stud 92-BS-18303--1C Government Black Finish 100 pack Finish: Government Black Item Number: 92-BS-18303--1C Pack Size: 100 $15.55

Forget the strap end punch. I got by for years with a water drinking glass or a pop can. Just trace one side, judge center and match the other side. If you screw up, cut a little to balance. God bless Enjoy your new skills:)

With the D-rings it looks ready to put on the horse too. Love it. God bless

Have you got an Amprobe? Current measuring goodie, probe arms clip around the wire and measure current used. Check each leg, first on the troublesome motor, then the incoming lines. Might find some clues. I'm having trouble today with a three phase motor on a South Bend Heavy 10 lathe, virtually the same issues.

https://brucejohnsonleather.com/recently-added-tools/ Looks like 1992 issues you need are not in this collection.

All I get for the AM Leathercraft website, following your link, is 'site not found'. Second try found it.

https://firebuckets.blogspot.com/2010/07/1736-original-reproduction.html Drop Steve Lalliof a note........he is THE man. Found lots of photos online. Edges overlapped and what looks like rivets, another one butted and sewn, another with a sharp ninety degree bend on each edge and butted, sewn. Looks like two 'L's back to back and sewn. Most have a leather or metal rim sewn on. Fascinating.

Those are big old carp scales!! Very, VERY nice work!! Love the old Herter's. Had one an eon back, and a WWII'ish Rapala from my wife.