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great job !!

it must be really small i cant see it?

do your self a little test, take a piece of scrap and bend it, see what happens then put resolene on it let it dry and bend it.

pretty nice job indeed!!! On dog collars you want to make sure your d rings are welded, at least on big dog collars lol. What finish did you use? did the creases appear before the finish or after?

that is so nice i would have to hang it on a string around my neck so everybody could see it. To nice to be hidden in a pocket.

oh heck yea i wish i had the heart, and the money, to cut one of those up lol. Could you imagine how cool a Hudson bay lined brain tanned buckskin scabbard would be!

When i use edge paint i do it like the video from the company that sells it. don't know why, following directions isn't always my first go to. i make my edges in different shapes from flat to round and if i want them to look nice and smooth i edge paint them no matter the finished shape. But I'm not ocd on edges. to me edge painting is more of a sealing, transition, completion than it is an absolute technique that needs to be followed to the letter. just another tool in the artists box. IMO

i made mine like Garypl but added a strap so i could carry it over my shoulder like a quiver. I used to walk a lot hunting and it sure made it nicer to carry that way. i think a buck stitch would hold up if that's the look you want to go for. The brain tanned stuff is more period correct i guess but a guy can make his stuff out of what he wants to. maybe a bit of both worlds lol.

Thank you yes on self defense type holsters they are on the opposite side. I designed these to be for hunting, recreation type carry where the extra split second needed to wrap your thumb isn't so critical. It works great for this application its very easy to find and use for the fluffy folks.

take about a 1/2 " strip of leather of the correct thickness and press it down around the shell case at the tightness you want it to hold the shells, mark where you would want to put your stitches then lay it flat and measure it. That should give you the amount of leather needed between stitches and you can multiply that to get your overall length for the top piece. it appears that the one you show is sewn with more width at the top than the bottom making the stitch patterns somewhat vee shaped if it were to be deconstructed and laid flat. You can figure that by measuring the cartridge at the top and bottom both then draw it out on paper and make a stitching pattern . Some tweaking will be needed to get it perfect. I like you idea of a flap I,ve lost a bunch of ammo trying these things out and went back to pocket carrying my ammo. lol I wish you all the luck and am waiting to see the outcome.

another proper way to apply edge coat. https://tandyleather.com/collections/supplies/products/fiebings-edge-kote And for dye try a piece of felt instead of a dauber. dont get it dripping wet squeeze some back out. The old fashioned thick bluish grey kind not the blanket material felt

Here's the deal, everything you are ever going to make has a purpose. That purpose is what you use to decide materials of construction, leather types dyes, rivets, threads etc. You will get a dozen answers and about the same amount of arguments on what material to use. Suede has its uses as does everything else. The holster debate will go on forever, personally I don't line holsters unless its wanted its a waste IMO guns have no feelings, they don't feel smooth or rough texture and keeping a gun/holster clean has more to do with the owner than the leather but that's not the question here your making collars right? i feel that same about phone holsters too, line em or not it doesn't matter the phone doesn't care, only the guy giving you the money cares. I think there is some confusion in discussions here as each crafter has his own methods depending on how he sells. I sell, as do others, to customers based on their wishes. Some sell in bulk , make a dozen of something and sell it at fairs online etc. Some are hobbyists making literally anything they want or need, some are making a living at this or at least attempting to and sell preconceived products, all exactly the same. All these things dictate to some degree what you use and why you use it. What a person likes against their skin is purely a matter of personal opinion so making a blanket statement that this leather or that is the best is just silly. I suggested suede for a dog collar but you can sure as heck line a collar or anything for that matter with any leather you want or not its up to you. So with this rambling on of mine I'm trying to get to a point i think. What you really need to confirm is what you are making. why you are making it. how you are going to promote it. and how you are going to sell it. That will decide, to a point, what materials you will need and why you will use them. If you like suede lined collars make em, if you like smooth lined collars make em, make both and see which sells best to whom ever your intended market is.

Sounds like Easter to me lol. definitely a tried and true procedure.

thanks oh yea if ta cant buy em make em lol. thanks

That is a nice rig!!

Tandy sells edge coat in black and brown maybe some others, i just use the two. its thicker so wont run or bleed and it covers any uneven dye problems on the edges. I let the customer decide on lined or unlined for dog collars but the edge coat goes on both anyway. Liners can be any leather you want ,with a lot depending on the dog breed heck i made collars for my Bullies out of two 10oz layers, but they are big dogs.

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both the awl blade and knife are 1095 i buy it soft in 2 inch flats. after shaping i heat it to an orange red hot non magnetic, then oil quench. i do that twice ,I then temper it at 400 for a couple hours and let it cool slowly down. it usually comes out about 56 rockwell. The awl was quite tricky as it cools and heats really fast lol so getting it into the oil before cooling was fun. This skiving knife is chisel ground.

Thank you Pastor. I make a lot of my own tools lol.

i once asked an old carpenter what the difference was between an apprentice and a master carpenter. He laughed and said the master knows how to hide his screwups. the way i see it is you have three choices . 1. an apprentice = keep trying to dye the edges perfectly and throw all your screwups in a bin and lose money. 2. Journeyman =Dye the whole thing and sell it for the same price and hope the dye doesn't bleed. 3. Master= cover it with a liner and sell it as the high QUALITY leather work you want to sell, and you can do it for more money. Just my opinion but you commented on another post that you wanted to sell high quality leather work, well an unlined collar isn't high quality work. How ever if you are intent on selling unlined collars then I use an edge paint and apply it with the wooden end of a small brush, simply dip about an inch of it in the paint wipe the extra drip off on the container and run it along the edge using the side of the handle

Simple but effective lol, they are going with the holsters i posted the other day.

LOL brings to mind an old west saying. They couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.

i read the reviews, they made me laugh a bit. they aren't really that hard to figure out how to use are they? I mean without instructions lol. God bless you as well friend!

So i was thinking i might make one of these for the wife, i have a question. What if a guy was to sew a thin leather book mark to the inside front cover so you could put it between pages when you close it. Do you think that would work? or would it tear up the pages? I need to think on this a bit.

That rough out does look nice indeed.