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i think it will last for years! The blade isn't sticking out to cut you and it wont fall off so your good to go IMO. your front piece took all the form and the thickness of the head so that's what made it pull down in the back. a bit. No one will ever notice.

I bought both of these online several years ago, The throwing hawk was hand forged at one of those living museum things, the camp hawk has a 20 " handle. I will have to do some thinking on where exactly. My old brain don't remember so well anymore lol. Neither one is branded.

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wonderful work your going to get me to making these if your not careful lol.

And you are awesome at it!!!!

you are right cars aren't the best example maybe. But you know the automotive industry has a diagnostic program in all vehicles and an interface right on the dash that could easily tell the owner the same info as the mechanic but guess what you cant see it or use it unless you buy special equipment. Buy a professional/industrial grade wood lathe or any other professional/industrial grade machine of any sort and see what you get for service, training or instructions. Professional/industrial comes with the assumption that you know how to use your equipment.

Leather machines are industrial machines intended for companies that train their workers.

welcome from wunerful Wyoming!

looks thinner than 3/16th get an accurate as you can measurement. Are you replacing straps or making something else?

i've made a couple for my hawks. I'm sure you could adapt. they wrap around. And like Frodo says don't lose the looks she's a beauty.

welcome from Wyoming.

your welcome! good luck and look forward to see what you make.

you posted one! its as good as any others.

great idea!! a guy could carve, paint or wood burn some decoration you may want to flatten the bottoms a little so it'll sit up straight.

Maybe maybe not learn with a grain of salt! The lacing it self was for the main purpose of adjustment still is. There are no experts on wearing or using chaps giving you answers me included. I'm sure part of it may be safety part of it comfort part of it because as the lace broke out on the range and there was only enough left to tie them on by one hole.

the tandy library has some free ebooks also.

i didn't know that what a shame. But like you my career with computers started with dos and ended when i retired and i plan on keeping it that way lol. I only use them now for this.

Staged pictures like this were very common, photographers would set up at carnivals, dances, just about any public events here is a picture of my great grand daddy taken in about 1920 from what i can gather. It was taken at t a local happening of some sort. i have found other pictures in the local museum where he lived of the set but none of anyone with his clothes so surmise some or all of them were his own. We used to have the chaps and i put them on couple of times when i was a kid. I'm sure the artifacts and some of the getup were probably props. If you can enlarge the chaps you can see there are holes to completely tie up the front but only a few are used. My feelings not having actually ever had to wear a pair for work is that they probably didn't lace them all the way for comfort as much as safety, A belt for example could hang up on a saddle horn also but I've never heard of anyone being drug to death while hung up on a saddle horn? you can see how uncomfortable it would be completely tied as compared to one or two ties. My brother just let me know this photo taken pre grandma which is pre 1896.

i would suggest this book if you are really interested to learn about that portion of our history. Goes into every detail. The most comprehensive book i have ever read.https://www.amazon.com/Great-Plains-Walter-Prescott-Webb/dp/0803297025 i would suggest this book if you are really interested to learn about that portion of our history. Goes into every detail. the most comprehensive book i have ever read.https://www.amazon.com/Great-Plains-Walter-Prescott-Webb/dp/0803297025

excel is awesome once you learn how to write those formulas. Had a kid from Canada i teach me while he was incarcerated for fraud. Smart kid anyway. i created a data base for my motor pool. 67 vehicles and i could tell you exactly every penny, every mile , all service records and when the next maintenance was due. It cut down paper work for my mechanic by 75% and i could print out my budget stuff in minutes. If i were to use anything for my inventory it would be excel.

Hey that's a good idea and i have some.

i used a putty knife for a skiver for a long time. If its good steel it will hold an edge. you know a guy could build a very simple cutting tool that works on a fulcrum just like he does it basically longer handle with a blade on it like a paper cutter only smaller, sharper and cooler lol.

couldn't have said it better !!

so that is what the curved one is for cool indeed!

wha, who, me?