
Squid61
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About Squid61
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Rank
Member
- Birthday 04/30/1944
Profile Information
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Gender
Male
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Location
CO
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Interests
All leathercraft.
LW Info
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Leatherwork Specialty
Accessories and artistic; strictly hand crafted, don't have and can't afford machinery.
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Interested in learning about
I'm sure to have questions about a variety of topics.
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How did you find leatherworker.net?
online search
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Yes, poke it through from the blade end back out the top and be careful not to damage the blade edge.
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You might consider a soldering/woodburning iron with a spade shaped tip; smaller, easy to maneuver and won't eat batteries. I just use a lighter.
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I do the same, sand in one direction only.
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Looks great, thanks.
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What thread size best fills the hole and do the holes close well after hammering?
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Yep. Came sharpened, just a strop and it was perfect.
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I've been struggling with cutting leather since I got into this hobby. I've tried a Japanese style knife and found it far too alien from my normal knife grip to be useful, I tried utility knives and found them too awkward for anything but straight cuts and I tried hobby scalpel/craft knives but they require a finger grip similar to a pencil which my arthritis doesn't allow, I also found the blade flex difficult to mange on tight curves. Since I also work in wood carving using a Mora 122 knife I decided to try a Murphy Sharp Point Leather knife No. 2 with a 3 1/8" blade which is similar to the Mora but with a much thinner blade. What a difference, I can now make straight cuts with ease and following pattern curves is a snap. No more wrist discomfort or grip fatigue and my grip is now consistent between the two hobbies.
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I've looked at machines, the REX on Amazon looks reasonable for the casual user at under $400 . Most of the "heavy duty" Singer and such are really not good for much more than garment leather from all I've read. So far everything I've sewn including a few clutches and a purse for the wife look better saddle stitched than they would lock stitched so a machine wouldn't have helped. I don't suffer any pain stitching and can go along pretty fast using a sharp awl, blunt needles and smooth jawed needle nose pliers, I have discovered that awl stabs bleed more than needles but needles hurt worse.
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Is the casing .pdf still available? Can't seem to get the link to work.
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Alpha2, can't tell the size but it looks like a vintage meat tenderizer for home kitchen use.
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New to leathercraft. Retired Aerospace Test Engineer with a lot of time available so I plan to be an active crafter. For those interested in user name origins mine is the year I entered the US Submarine Service thus the "Squid" tag.