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I'm in Texas so that won't be a problem. I chose one of the darker belt blanks to begin with though. Can I still expect it to darken more even with the resolene on it? I thought the point of the finish was to protect the leather from changing any more after it was done?

That's the route I was thinking of going, but I was hoping someone who had done it before would verify that it was the best way. I don't want the tooled portion to be as dark as the edges, so I need a way to make the dye lighter when applied.

I made a belt and did the edges with dark brown Fiebings dye and left the stamping in the middle natural before applying resolene and antiquing. I like the overall look, but I had expected the natural portion to get darker with the antiquing. What is the best way to go back over the natural finish, stamped part with dye to darken it a bit?

I got under the kitchen sink and tried a few things. For the benefit of others who make the same mistake, the only thing the wife had that would touch it was Soft Scrub with bleach. I suspect Comet would have worked too since it was the abrasive action in the Soft Scrub that cleaned it. I'm just glad I didn't get any on carpet.

I took the top off of this old bottle and the stuff just went everywhere! It's on the Formica counter top in my kitchen and I got some on the tile floor also. I've tried water, acetone, and alcohol already and none of it really dissolves it. Any tips?

I clicked through the page and did find some that were the type I'm looking for. It's a simple piece and I can figure it out I'm sure. It would just be easier to start with a worked out pattern that I know is good from the beginning.

That looks really good but it's a different style that I was thinking. Military rifles used to be issued with the type I'm intersted in, and most target shooters still use them. The sling I want to make makes two loops, one to put your left arm through and the other your hand. That braces the rifle to keep the left arm from moving. I've found pics online, but no plans.

I've searched the forum and haven't come up with what I'm looking for. I want to make a basic two piece rifle sling, the kind that has an adjustment for your arm to go through and an adjustment for your hand to go through. All that I've seen are made in two pieces with a frog on the back piece that lets you cinch it up for storage. Anybody got a pattern? Paul