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i think it came out pretty darn good!

is that curly maple?

Looks like you will fit in just fine. Welcome!

cool!! How would you handle that corner? notch it?

Thanks, I'll sure test it out, and it may work just fine, and if not on this, another project. I bought a side of utility-grade chrome tan from Tandy to see what it was like. BTW did you know a 17+ year old cow, according to the tag, is only about 30" wide in the middle lol. Just a note to those who order online, you get what the folks who go in person don't buy!! In this case about 10" or more was taken right down the back, then probably returned, as there was also some pen lines down the edge and on the rump area someone had something partially laid out with pen marks. I won't bother sending it back. I knew there would be problems you don't get in person, but it was cheap and just something to try out.

I have an idea for a project. It is a copy of a canvas military bag done in thin chrome tan 4 oz. I haven't done much like this, so I need some advice on how to finish leather edges. Here is pic of the bag edge. I don't need it to look exact, but just a finished outer edge that looks good on both sides. I've done edges in cloth, and figure I can skive down and roll the edge like cloth, but an easier, more correct, or diferent way would be great to know. Pics would be helpful to me as well as future folks. Any edges and processes are welcome!! Thank you for reading and for any info you would share.

I hope you are doing well and he gets you fixed up. Yeah, there are things in the world that don't need electronics or computer programming to work or to be safe. Hot water heaters and furnaces are at the top of the list IMO. I've worked on everything from home boiler systems in residential to 750 hp coal-fired boilers heating a complete penitentiary. I've been trained inside out and upside down on carbon monoxide safety, and there are ways to do the job just as safely without the complicated BS.. OH and yeah Those old round thermostats you just turn to the temp you want is all anyone ever wanted. Why all the extra programming crap when everyone in the world knows no one uses it because it's a PITA? oh dont get me started lol...

That is the coolest thing I have ever seen or heard!! You are an exceptional person and a brilliant thinker.

That is cool indeed !!

All is not lost; now you have a basic wallet pattern to use, just take it apart.

lol I posted the tandy wallet kit above, I think it's 30 bucks. Thats a kit wallet if i ever saw one. They're a good learning tool. The second time you stitch them back together, you learn what is wrong with them lol.

I think they accept crappy leather from the tannerys and just don't do their diligence and send it back to them. Instead, they know they can sell it onlione, and if it's returned, they just sell it again to some other dummy online. If you order online, be prepared to get second best at best.

https://tandyleather.com/collections/wallet-kits/products/classic-bi-fold-wallet-kit

It's been a warm winter for me, this last week in the high 50"s and that's in farenheight lol. No snow, but the wind is still blowing pretty good. I have been able to get my old bow down and shoot a few arrows lately its been so nice here. I decided to take it down to the bare bones and shoot totally traditional (American traditional). LOL, all it had was a flipper rest, but I pulled that off and used a piece of my hair on elk hide for the rest. Man, did it ever quiet the thing down. I haven't shot much in the last few years and had forgotten how relaxing it is. Been trying a three-finger under release, and built a couple of diferent tabs, but i dont think I'll change from my old ways.

Those are a PITA!!! and pretty much useless except for making money on callouts.

ok I don't rant much anymore, but today is an exception. You know, we used to just call it bitching about really stupid shit. Anyway, I went to buy some hearing aid batteries yesterday. I'll repeat HEARING AID batteries. They changed this round little pack to a childproof thing, Big letters and everything so you know your kids will be safe if they swallow a battery smaller than the size of a friggin pencil eraser. You have to cut each little battery out with scissors, two cuts for each little battery in a ten-battery pack. Now I'll go out on a limb and say MOST people who use HEARING AID batteries have kids at least 20 years old, not only that, they probably also have some form of arthritis and possibly just possibly some vision problems, as well because they ARE FRIGGIN OLD PEOPLE. Can anyone see the stupidity in this besides me, a man whose youngest is 22 and has arthritis in both damn thumbs? Now, as I was writing this i just realized the whole friggin package is small enough for a kid to choke on before they even knaw through it getting to the damn batteries, so it wouldn't help the dumb little shits anyway.

Buy up all the yardsticks/ Metersticks ? lol you can, I hear they aren't making them any longer.

I'll add to what Bruce was saying about the good tools. Not only good, but the right tool for the job, they were invented not only to make the job easier but also safer and to keep you healthier in the long run. The right weight maul or mallet to do the job, a good sharp knife, is essential, also, so your muscles and joints, especially, don't overstress, or the properly sized awl and needles for the thread size, and don't be afraid to use pliers so the joints in your fingers don't take the abuse. Just a couple of examples that affect you over time, kinda like loud noise and wearing earplugs. It may not seem like a big deal, but a few years down the road........

beautiful!!!

I guess I know where you got your need for structure lol. There's a time for everything on a farm, but not much extra time for anything else lol. But I bet you remember some fun in those hard times. We did just that, but with no 100 acres, just our back yard, we grow a huge garden most years, we used to raise meat rabbits, we can everything or preserve everything we grow, and make i also make my own wine. Man, it makes a guy feel good to work in the dirt in the fresh springtime earth. Gardening or farming is a structured life, and when you're retired and don't truly need it for survival is a lot less stressful. I would say it's good food for the soul you would be surprised how much energy it will give you.

Don G has an excellent vid on antiquing.

Tape has its place; I don't use it all the time, but I think it is the right tool for the job in this case.

Find a heating air conditioning shop, they can cut it maby even have something you can use, they cut and bend tin/sheet metal.

lol with tape 1. Apply tape; you can even buy repositionable tape, sew. I doubt it takes a minute to use the tape. And no glue on the grain side!!!!

https://tandyleather.com/collections/adhesives/products/2535-650-tanners-bond-adhesive-tape