MikeRock

That looks good enough to eat! Say, how about cutting a big 'bite' out of one edge of the coaster.....like an eclipsed moon.... that would get the recipient thinking. A bit to much eggnog and he might try another bite! God bless

Thanks! That particular book has great measurements for most horse harness. His 'folksy' style wore a tad thin after about ten readings, but he darn sure gets the points across and gives almost a stitch by stitch procedure. God bless, and a Merry CHRISTmas to you. Mike

Making Harness A Step-by-Step Guide. Driving - Farming - Mule - Single & Team - Pony - Cob - Horses - Draft Lewis G. Martin and Daniel S. Preston. From Kayo Fraser at Wild Horse Books. 255 N Boulder Road, Deer Lodge, MT 59722 Email books@wildhorsebooks.com Kayo Fraser - 406-846-3686 Mountain Time I'm putting in a plug for Kayo as she is a friend. God bless

Dwight, I'd add one thing. After cutting off, smack it once, to enlarge the shank. Then begin the peening and then the 'purty' smack. Sometimes when doing the peening around the top of the fresh cut the rivet might loosen a bit. That's why the initial smack. God bless Mike

Any idea how long this endures the ravages of every day life? If the edge gets scuffed, would one just repolish the surface and be at least part way back to this gorgeous finish? Looks like a miracle in a jar. God bless

If you can figure out how to do that on human skin you could put the tattoo industry out of business!!

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:)