MikeRock

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.

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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.

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Danne, The term 'scary sharp' came from the Old Tools site. Twenty some years back there was a thread on sharpening, everything from using an old flat rock to diamond stones and water stones, even finishing with buffing. We regard tools with some reverence even, and 'scary sharp' means properly sharp if you will. There is some limit to just how sharp a tool should be to be useful, and also some limit on how dull we should work before sharpening. I don't know the list population as of today but it is a good number of folks. Some of the 'scary sharp' stuff involves working with graded abrasive papers on a backing plate, whether an old chunk of granite or a plate glass chunk. Down to 2000 grit with just those papers I can shave my forearm easily. Stroping, as we do with head knives, applies to wood working tools as well, from a pocket whittling knife to the finest compound curves on a molding plane blade.

Sad. I grew up trapping mink and muskrats, fox and coons. The news report on some channel said that they would allow animal skins/furs, like goat, and cow, that were a byproduct of meat or milk production. Sucks.

You can store the Skippy jar upside down. The liquid effectively seals the lid/jar joint. Learned this 50 years ago watching dad store paint cans upside down. Never a scummy half dry film of paint when opened again.

I thought it would be quicker to take it off list and go over some fine points. Sorry I bothered you.

I m not asking to ship or to do the work. I've been making metal chips for more than 55 years and thought I could help you define your problem to your local guys. Sorry.

Is it the fluted piece you mean? Email me at <mikerock@mhtc.net>.

I just put a M66 S&W and an M9 magazine on the Canon scanner an the dimensions on the print are within a 1/32" of reality. Barrel diameter, cylinder length, trigger guard.....the only iffy thing was the front sight, being further from the glass plate was not in focus. A little imagination and I got that within a 1/16" for length and height. Looks like it will work. Beretta magazine, being more shallow came out right on the nose. I'll throw the M9 itself on in a while....dinner's ready! God bless

Not crazy at all!! Best machine going. Takes a bit longer to make a set of tugs is all. God bless

Somehow turpentine and leather don't seem right.....does anyone use turpentine? Woodworking, okay, carnauba, beeswax, linseed oil and turpentine, great for handles from plow handles to hoes, rakes and shovels. God bless

Gary, That sounds like it would come real close to Sno-Seal for application and effect. Nice recipe! Thank you. God bless