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lol! Bug a salt rocks! i now have a nice mostly unused "handmade" leather fly swatter.

That is awesome friend

LOL! and you get a really nice box!

Seal skins or whale i've read are what was used, how they were processed it to be water proof is the real question. Regular veg tanned or any modern methods of tanning leather wouldn't be something i would put between myself and possible hypothermia or death it is in no way waterproof enough. I love to help folks but this is to dangerous for me to help with sorry i wouldn't recommend trying it with leather and certainly not pine pitch i would recommend much more research.

Tandy has a free e library that you can download alot of Stohlman books. About a year ago they had most of them but have changed it up a bit. I downloaded everything back then and yes its my goto library lol. i don't think there is a question i have had about leather i couldn't find the answer in his stuff.

I don't have a pattern but i love to fly fish! But there is plenty of info to make it in Stohlmans art of making cases#1 i didn't look in books 2 or 3. you can find them in Tandys e library i think they are still free to download. in #1 there is a fly rod case and a fly book i know of.

i meant more of the doggy stuff i have pockets for my stuff lol. Also i dont train with treats i use the methods taught by Tom Davis an exceptional young man IMO. I raise American Bullies. There are no Poopy pick up laws here just a friendly little town but my dogs do thier doody in my yard. I could better envision your problem with a picture and maybe help some way.

i did find in one of my old tandy books,2005, a g605/6605 it is 1 cm square if the picture is correct size, they are supposed to be and the ones i have bought are right on with the pictures. you may have to buy an older stamp to get the right one. i do notice however the tandy has 7 lines of dots while yours has six.

dunno if he was right but your work is awesome he should be pleased.

great work indeed you can call it your doody belt lol. Man we live in different worlds I don't need any of that stuff in our lil town.

alot of old tools were hand made, alot of new tools are hand made you may have to make it.

"I guess it is most "art" in the respect that on one side- the outside of the holster- you can get a perfectly straight line of stitch but on the bottom- you have to keep the angle the same from hole to hole to keep straight stitches." yup it does take some practice for sure, its just another sewing method used on many leather items. i run my awl from holster to toe and i try to make sure my holster stitches are straight and even so if i screw up anything it will be the toe piece which can be pulled out and redone. Maybe practice on some dice cups, scope cover or something larger to get the hang of it.

i was of that opinion too until i sat down to rest one day while hunting, a barrel plugged with dirt isn't safe as well and can go unnoticed. i either sew them shut now or add the plug unless other wise asked and also give fair warning of the danger of a plugged barrel if its left open. I put tape over my rifle barrels to keep the snow and ice out as well believe me I've shot a lot of tape off my gun with no bad results. I've also seen some who put a small hole in the toe as well, why I'm not sure.

i hang my stuff up to dry, i sand and burnish until i like the edge, just like anything painted its the prep work before that is the key to a good finish paint doesn't fill cracks gaps or holes on leather either lol. Then i use the wooden end of a paintbrush to coat the edges, just dip it in the paint, i figure the makers have made it the right consistency , wipe the drip and slide it down the edge. But I'm sure as heck not as ocd about it as some I've seen.

that countersunk knob is a good idea indeed.

I especially like the red one Fred both are very nice indeed!

its a matter of taking your time fitting the toe trimming it down until it fits nicely, I use a 45 degree cut ,approximately, on both the holster and toe then glue it in place after that it is pretty easy to sew. use as thick of leather as you can as well. i have never used a wooden piece inside the holster but it could help i imagine if all your holsters were the same size. i do use them on dice cups and such.

Woodworking as a job or craft is not considered dangerous but some woodworkers are very dangerous.

you can paint it up but the spots that are worn off now will be worn off again in about a month. Clean up and restore the important stuff and save your self some time and money.

wholeheartedly agree!

you have to resize your pictures to a smaller size. see at the bottom max total size is 1.46mb

I like both I'm not pickin lol

yea i dont think he would be stitching them they have to fit varying sizes. My guess is just a real tight loop. I round braided a hat band for myself and used a turks head tightly woven around both ends it doesn't slip a bit but can still be adjusted. Hat bands have very little movement or stress put on them so dont need much IMO.

what type of paint? Are there plugs under it?

those are awesome pieces of art friend!!