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Amazing! Every one as good looking as the next.

There's a guy on this site KenJWan that makes awesome boots. I would try and get some advice from him.

That is pretty darn nice!

maybe some washed sand glued to a piece of paper or even some duct tape. then cut out the mud pattern from it and gently tap or press the impression into the leather.

That is the key what you really need to know about the edge quality is it the knifes fault or yours! If you cant sharpen it correctly throwing more money at it wont help a bit. Buying decent quality sharpening tools would be more beneficial.

you can find this info in fabric sewing books, you may have to learn how to adapt to thicker leather but garment weight leather would be the same. There are some sewing books that cover leather as well.

from the google search on "best fuel for alcohol lamp". "The two best, least expensive fuels for the alcohol lamps are denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol; grain alcohol), and methanol (methyl alcohol; wood alcohol; methylated spirit)". I personally use denatured or everclear in my pack stove, any alcohol burner is very dangerous because alcohol burns with no visible flame so you may not see it on fire until to late. I once dropped an alcohol burner on my carpet when i was a kid all you could see was brown burn spots forming and getting bigger with no flame at all it was scary because i couldn't see the flames to put them out.

wow those are nice! Orange thread would look great imo.

Your right but that doesn't stop them from buying the product and that is all Tandy wants them /us to do, buy their product so they make them affordable and they cant do that with top grade steel because just selling to pros wont pay the bills friend. Tandy has and always will be a seller of low to mid range tools imo and that is what started the leather craft business as we know it and what brings new blood into the craft.

many people use the tools interchangeably also. lol

thickness, length, shape, hardness and tempering will cause those differences. Yup hobbyist's read and watch videos same as pros.

lol a concealed carry carrot.

What an awesome woman your sister was and you too my friend! Heartfelt condolences and prayers can never be enough to heal the pain you feel but always know your friends are here to offer what help and support they can. God bless you and yours.

i like that design friend.

Please excuse my ignorance but what does "apprehend abundant" mean i 've never used or seen those words in a sentence like that?

Its a good choice for lower price decent knives, alot of customs are made from it and really a round knife doesn't necessarily need to cost 200 bucks or be the toughest steel in the world to be good we need to remember Tandy sells to hobbyists mostly so they may only use the thing a couple times a day or less where a pro may want and can afford a better steel that holds up for serious daily cutting. 62 Rockwell hardness is plenty and it will do that if treated right.

d2 has been used for years in knife making and is pretty good quality steel, that would lead me to believe the problems are associated with the hardening and tempering processes. Quality control issue IMO as we can see from the posts some folks get good knives and some don't.

those rebar buckles are super cool imo, how redneck can you get lol.

they are fun as heck to throw with. i keep one in my hunting pack and use it to scare game out of the trees. You can toss a stone a good long ways for sure and they are really accurate after some practice. A black powder ball pouch such as this would work well and you could hang it from a thong around the neck.

Those are great yea I'm a noob lol.

No more than cutting out a regular pattern. I have spent most of my whole working career over 30 years learning computer technology all the way from dos and a floppy disc to cad drawing, i have had enough of that crap. Learn, update, relearn, update, oops now its obsolete, spend more money, relearn ,update blah blah blah etc not for me any more i do leather because its fun and relaxing. If i wanted to learn another program it wouldn't be for building more plastic junk to throw in the dumps. Anyway enough of my tech rant I bet you could also make them out of wood ,similar to the stamps they use for printing on cloth or paper.

lol yea me neither i was way off!! "Andy Anderson Design Western Walk & Draw Gun Belt and Holster Set as patterned by Andy Anderson and made famous by Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood among many others. The famous Western Walk & Draw Gun Belt and Holster Set is also known as the Spaghetti Western Gun Belt and Holster Set as well. This Andy Anderson design was unique in a variety of design factors with the most notable being a Reinforced Holster with a contoured Hip Plate for stability." So is that why john Wayne walked like he did? lol i posted a really interesting video on the history of movie holsters a long time ago on another thread here i will have to re-watch it i guess. what is interesting is the fact that the movie gun holsters were reinforced so that the cylinder could rotate while still in the holster allowing you to draw and cock at the same time, that is what made the quick draw.

beautiful work friend that jacket rocks! I would love the the thicker leather its gets colder than he## here but the wind is what is the worst, pushes that cold right through regular clothing.

Both look great!!! yea its a slim Jim, IMO, the only difference is because of the revolver shape. The slim jims were made for the black powder guns of the day that had the reloading lever under the barrel so have another little hump. Dont know much about the term walking holster i figure it is something left over from days past when they had pommel holsters and such that identified the holster as being carried on the hip or belt. You would get a pommel holster for you saddle and a walking holster for when on foot. Some folk put in a welt that matches the width of the trigger guard then taper it down as it follows the barrel, i never have but it reduces the stretch caused by the trigger guard in that area as it is used over time.

its a great idea very easy and simple.