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beautiful rig, the stitching rocks!! and those tools are top notch for the job. I got to ask though why the nylon strap? it throws the build a bit.

So whatcha all makin? "leather work" covers a BIIIG subject. 500 buck budget to makes shoes? 500 buck budget to make wallets? 500 buck budget to make saddles? 500 buck budget to make leather coasters? Pretty much an open ended question isn't it? i will give some of you folks from other places a little heads up not all US citizens are rich or even close to it, many don't have even a hundred bucks to spend on a hobby. I for one have to make my tools, buy used or find a decent substitute i already own.

would be great at cutting coasters out! mug bottoms and the like.

is that for a seahorse? lol Great looking work!

any and all you can find! Here is a cool one https://ia903101.us.archive.org/18/items/thedecorationofl40286gut/40286-h/40286-h.htm or this one https://ia601600.us.archive.org/33/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.155482/2015.155482.Leather-Work-A-Practical-Manual-For-Learners_text.pdf https://archive.org/details/americana?query=leather+&sin=&and[]=subject%3A"Leatherwork" knowledge never gets old.

beautiful work!

now that s funny!!!

letters are the absolute hardest thing to do IMO. reason, every brain knows what they are supposed to look like so any blem is noticed. You are doing a great job.

i've looked all over cant find any except similar, not the exact font, antique on ebay.

a slicker or burnisher of some type? I would say made for a special purpose indeed. looks like a guy could lay a strap flat and burnish the edge and top at the same time maybe

i have two Dremel's and one off brand, one Dremel approx. 35 years old single speed but still runs fine, the ten speed Dremel not used much, my off brand motor , bought at wallymart, is used a lot , it is variable with the cable extension and about ten years old now. BUT i use Dremel bits and all Dremel discs and such. As i posted on another thread about power tools a cheap motor will run good bits a long time but cheap bits will kill a good motor quickly. If you are money tight you can use a cheaper motor but spend wisely on the bits and accessories and buy quality.

or the neighbors crab apples lol. man we used to make a mess. Stewarts pics always bring back the memories.

take them off chuck em up in a drill and use a file, if they arent to hard then a stone.

really nice work!!!

lol i should said she sorry yes she does lol. haha LOL yes i ve seen that look before for sure lol

thank you I love to make for my family.

thank you !

great job friend very nice and clean looking.

oooh yea!

We are at war, its an economic war and they are winning because they know its a war and we don't yet. But i have to agree on US tools also and buying vintage /antique.

that is good work friend! The basket weave is right on, the border needs some work as posted above it should also cover/camo the ends of the weave

Thank you.

thank you! maybe a two step process impregnate the two pieces separately form them then sew them together then seal the inside. Wonder how that would effect sewing them up besides making any gluing impossible.

my American bully got scolded yesterday for chewing up one of our lawn chair pads lol.

Your story brings to mind this they also supplied the UP shovels, picks and such, after they got into power they made millions. can you imagine how many shovels it took to build the panama or the UP. Oliver Ames was the president of the Union Pacific Railroad, while his brother Oakes was a Massachusetts congressman. But before they assumed their respective positions, the brothers ran a successful business selling axes and shovels to gold-seekers in California, and making millions in the process. The duo later supplied shovels to the government during the Civil War, for excavating the Panama Canal, for mining Pennsylvania coal fields, and for digging the New York subway system.