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lol I don't have a machine for leather, but have others and have read through the thread, i would love to get one someday so gathering all the info i can. Seems a leather sewing machine is just like any sewing machine, from what i have read, can use a number of threads, needles feet and any number of add ons that will do whatever one needs. I guess my question to all the folks on here knocking the sellers is how in the heck can they send you a machine tuned and ready for every single thread needle combo and gadget that you can think of? How do they know what you are sewing? what you may sew in the future and or what thread, needle and gadget combo you may dream up during your morning shower? Sewing machines are amazing machines and at one time almost in every house, with a company or more selling and repairing in every town, not now they are dinosaurs living on borrowed time now and finding someone that even sews let alone can work on one is rare. I had the great fortune in my working career to buy equipment for a number of trades including textiles it was always in our purchasing contracts to provide initial setup and training but on our part we had to know what we were going to be making start to finish, we had few problems but most all the machines no matter the trade had to be setup or fine tuned for what we wanted. I don't see how any company could provide this service to the private citizen without it costing a lot of money that the private citizen or the industry simply doesn't have. Every person who has ever tried to machine sew anything will tell you that you have to know how to maintain them and tune them. With that said if you cant get reliable training and service and have to be self taught buying a brand new machine isn't cost effective imo.

those are simply amazing!!! How big are they?

cant see it. Not gonna download anything.

you nailed that one for sure!!!!

it appears on some you changed which thread was in the lead you want your stitches to appear like they run from the two closest sides of the slit the ones by 3rd are crossed. What i do the front of the project facing right starting at the farthest hole working towards myself. Right needle in wiggle it a bit pull it through and hook that thread with your thumb and pull it towards the rear of the project insert the left needle in front of the existing thread wiggle it to open the hole pull a bit of the first thread back to make sure you didn't lance it and then pull it through. tighten you stitch evenly, repeat. When done tamp or roll your stitch line. i would also suggest running a deeper groove then make sure you holes are right in it then after you finish sewing tap them down with a hammer.

was reading the reviews of your product one said Tandy sold them also. Sure enough.https://tandyleather.com/products/craftool-pro-detail-rougher?_pos=1&_sid=003668375&_ss=r

i buy those sandpaper things women use for their nails, already on a stick. The women's makeup department is your friend lol. tons of cool stuff for putting liquids and pastes on and off.

Those are nice !!

if it didn't work they probably wouldn't have used it for their ammo either what is nice is it only takes one hand to get out your ammo. But i would go with the shot pouch pictured above too. it could be carried by a strap or around your neck. Here is the pattern pack i meant to show you three different patterns hope it helps.https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/black-powder-bags-and-pouches-1966

https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library/percussion-pistol-pattern-pak-2691

very nice work!

i have an old sears kenmore. yea NO! It wont sew leather! and its not worth the money they want for sewing fabric. If you look at the picture of it sewing 1/4" you can see there is no thread in the machine and the needle holes are already sewn. LOL. They spend far to many words trying to convince you its a good machine.

I am very sorry for your loss, i too love the critters and have had many bless my life.

Why would you want to change? That is some of the best IMO.

where do you get the repurposed leather? Is it cleaned first? what type of leather?

that young man is using a fine grit stone for one thing, you are using a more aggressive grit and by the pictures you are cutting a new angle, i can see at least three angles so your not hitting the right spot, not even touching the original edge yet. Take a black sharpie and cover you r edge then make a pass and you can see where you are removing metal. You will have to correct what you have created first so stick with you diamond stone until you get one nice flat angle. Once you get the angle repaired then go on to finer stones. then what ever you use to polish your edge, strops are ok but another learning curve i would suggest a vey fine sandpaper glued to a very flat surface like your pounding granite or even a piece of glass i use a 1000 grit then a 2000 grit. The reason i suggest the sandpaper is its the same process as you use with a stones so you don't have to learn another technique. Sharpening isn't hard or rocket science , its about repeatability and practice you don't need an exact angle but you need one straight flat angle of about 15 degrees+ - You can always buy something like this it will solve you r problems!! https://www.woodcraft.com/products/honing-guide?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PLA&utm_term=03A21&adlclid=72d0de072a781159cccebc0a28524759&msclkid=72d0de072a781159cccebc0a28524759&utm_content=All Products

you may be able to finds answers easier and faster Use the search feature. or do what i just did open the main tab on "how do i do that "thread scroll down.

I built one and here are my suggestions. Mine is 3" works fine. width is dependent upon what you make and personal preference i think. Mine is made so i can sit on a chair and sit on the base to use it so its short not good ! it needs enough space lengthwise between the jaws for what you think you may be sewing. The top jaw angle is important because it needs to be angled enough so you can use your awl close to the jaws without hitting your hand or haft plus you need the clearance for sewing also. I would add the rotating base i have to turn my whole thing around or turn the work piece plus the old saying its better to have it and not need it...... lastly anything sticking out like the jaw tightening setup will catch your sewing thread every time so you have to figure that out as well... good luck and welcome to the more more things to make club. There is a stitching pony pattern in Stohlmans "the Art of Hand Sewing" also.

width? duh nevermind!!

could be Wyoming! Beautiful!!

beautiful work do you have a machine for those patterns or do you hand punch them? Its an awesome look.

let someone else read it for you? That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of! Its called reading comprehension learn it and use it. Used to be taught in schools. here start with this one. https://www.amazon.com/Deliberate-Dumbing-Abridged-Charlotte-2011-05-03/dp/B01FGMTF02

wowzers you pulled out all the stops on that. That knife work inside is amazing.

you can moisten the loops only with a paint brush dont wet from the whole belt.