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.
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I was over at Springfield Leather's website, buying some sides and saw they have 'wallet interiors'. Wow...272 choices. https://www.springfieldleather.com/Interiors-Kits/Wallets-Interiors
You might find what you wish in that selection.
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AB, just had the idea that one of those suture needles in a swivel knife type holder would let you 'flow' the hair lines very well. The triangular cutting surface would be below and behind the swivel point so some nice curves could be made quite easily.
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Photos, please
Most of my tools are Gomph, not collecting, just got good deals. I have brass keeper molds and some long ones for bridle work.
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One of the Tandy library downloads ( I think) had something about putting in hair with a glovers needle. I just thought of something else entirely and looked at my suture kit. There are curved triangular needles that would do the 'hair' trick nicely. Go here and look at the third cutting needle down from the top. http://www.micromed.com/en-US/surgical-suture/suture-needle_needles/
In some kind of needle holder that would make awesome hair grooves as you could easily make a curved track.
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Mark,
That Gfeller site sure brings back memories. In the late sixties every geology student at the several mining colleges out west had at least one item made by 'Roy Gfeller--Casemaker--Polson, MT'.
I had a Brunton tripod case and the field case with belt.
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Finally found a buckle at Steck's. Also a few dollars lighter in the wallet. Ten or more coffee table books on Colt's, Winchester's, leather worn by cowboys and lawmen, all used books.... slippery slope. I grew up with a Colt SAA and an 1866, so it's all fine and fun! Now to convince one of my horses that shooting next to her ear is okay. Got the feminine ear plugs for her and they work fine. The draft horses are even calmer....just stand there and look when we shoot.
Dwight, still keep getting a 404 error when trying http://www.dwightsgunleather.com/
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Australian lace maker..... you are right!! I'd gotten mine so long ago I forgot the name. They came out of an Amish harness shop in southern Wisconsin.
https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/catalog/item-detail/09-1050s-2-3/kipskin-leather-veg-tanned/pr_3804/cp_/shop-now/leather/veg-tan-natural/kipskin
Same stuff with another name. I had to look up Napa and found it included calf skin as well as kid or lamb leather.
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Morton's toe..... Now I know. My second toes are 3/8" longer than the great toes on both feet. It has caused me some grief with steel toed boots which I wear almost constantly.
Now I have more to read!!
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