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I dunno but i pierced my thumb twice today does that count?

nice job and a great idea for the fix!! I just did a rebuild on an old Hunter holster the guy had a small heritage 22 six shooter in a SAA holster and wanted it to fit right lol. it would have been just as easy to make a new one.

nope but the sponges and cotton balls nail sanders. things like that. That can be used as applicators or finishing.

or get those sanding stick things women use for their fingernails, very handy on small things. The makeup isle is your friend, lots of goodies there for finishing and dying.

great job !! Nice stitching indeed.

hey you gotta tell us what you picked.

Very nice!!

beautiful case i like that texture.

nope i'm an idiot too! lol Living in a out the way place i have exactly three stores i can go look in before ordering on line. All are hardware or feed stores that carry a very limited supply of anything meant for leatherwork or anything else for that matter. So as I rummage through life I have collected tons of hardware for everything from automotive to wood working to leather piled up all over. On top of that my wife used to buy "HUGE LOTS" to resell from ebay didn't matter what lol. Need a few thousand little white buttons for shirts? My strategy is to buy anything i run across that may someday work out for something LOL I figure it'll give the kids something to do when I'm gone.

yes they can be sewn by hand or machine. It would take an industrial type machine but just a few tools by hand anyone can learn to saddle stitch. if there is a tandy store near you they may even teach you.

this may be a dumb question but why do people make bdsm collars comfortable? Isn't it sposed to hurt?

yup!!

that blue thread sure looks good! That is one nice set!!

a leather or even a brushed bronze plaque like the corner pieces would look good also, if no one can help you here maybe a local trophy maker could engrave a plate for you.

that is absolutely the coolest cartridge case pen i have ever seen!

you can use mild steel if you want to i have some made out of plain old nails but beware they can stain your leather black I usually test mine out on a piece of scrap before using them on my project., vinegaroon is made from iron and vinegar it is a traditional black leather dye sooo... don't ask me how i know but don't file down your iron tools near your leather work stuff or you will have nice lil black speckles all over your leather magically appear when it gets wet.

3m used to make a weather-strip adhesive for autos that was yellow. I used to on a lined holster about 30 year ago and its still stuck tight. this is either it or its waterbased grandchild lol. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b40069421/

contrasting thread does look nice but it shows up any irregularities in the edge. Once you get a good method going on forming you should be good to go with any thread combo. I saw in the video posted the people used solid forms and then ran a bone folder along the stitching on both sides. Also an uneven glue line inside will screw up your edges

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i think you are getting better every time you make one and if you use the same color thread the edges wont show so bad. if you can sell them make them. I quit smoking gars this is hard stuff for me lol.

"My wife was surprised on how nice it came out. Now she thinks I can build anything out of wood but I’m no woodworker. So be careful if you decide to tackle one of these on as you’ll also be expected to remodel a kitchen." whaaaat......... you made it to 50 before the wife found out you could do something constructive? how the heck did you pull that one off?

I live to repurpose, 63 and never bought a new car in my life. Been there for sure the wife thinks i can do about anything after 40 + years lol.!! Most of my good hard wood comes from old furniture or a friend who does hardwood floors lol. I made my kitchen cabinets out of Cherry tongue and groove cutoffs that he gave me. Right now i have a really nice solid oak twin bed frame that's going to be my tool box or something. Good luck in you new home improvement career lol.

My little one room garage is a combo blacksmith, welding, woodworking and auto repair, and whatever else i need room for. Half my time is spent moving crap around. let your son borrow them they will be gone in a month LOL. my son is now in his 30s and guess what he has to hide his tools from me lol. If i walk by and see one i take it especially anything 1/2" and 9/16" i'll bet i bought a dozen each of those two in his short time as a teen with a truck.

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definitely very nice!!!! Love the looks of the natural woods contrast and your design is awesome. My feeble attempt has gotten to small i may have to borrow your inspiration and make a new one lol. Been torn between a real type tool box or a stand such as yours.