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man i have just been setting here looking a this for at least 15 minutes, I don't know what to say but it speaks loudly, to me it tells such a story of hardship in its beauty. You surely put your heart into it friend. it is an awesome piece of work.

Those are nice are they the tandy sneaker kit? or a different pattern. never mind i read some more doh. Thanks for the link. Holy cow just saw the price 60 bucks for soles and a pattern at Tandy thats kinda pricey IMO for sneakers.

Now thats a swatter!!! lol

excellent!

That is nice, it could easily be used for hunting, fishing etc. also its a very versatile design

i have done a bit of leatherwork all throughout my life but as i retired i started doing it more to add a bit of cash to the sugar bowl. I'm 62 also and no its not to late to start at all friend. Good luck!!

Sorry i didn't write the book but yea like Fred said.

https://www.rhinestonebiz.com/c-417-rim-settings.aspx

fantastic!

yw there is alot of free info there.

those scraps make for some good practice & nice key fobs

wow my eyes are old.

https://storage.googleapis.com/leathercraftlibrary/Archives/PDFs/Vintage-Doodle-Page-Collectors-Set---Series-D2.pdf

He's a happy lil guy!

beautiful work and a really big job!! Wont those rebar hooks mar the weapon, i would seriously think about covering them with something if they are metal..

what fredk says a certified letter with an invoice in it and keep all of your communication. And above all what fredk said in another post just the other day don't do it for free and get the money up front you now have an excellent story to tell the next folks who want this from you.

holy cow you have been busy. All are really nice you do some great tooling.

awesome info Fred some of the first traveling salesmen lol. "Guess who got more attention? More photos in local & national papers?" And it was probably the same back then.

oh man that stinks! I have a nice wallet with a big dye stain right in the middle of it. Or sew up the cut with something weird, add a few old clock parts and call it diesel punk.

dont charge for the sample it will make you look good and you can make up that little cost many times over

You are not alone friend these folks inhabit the cowboy scene as well lol. We had about 60 years give or take of the real "wild west" but the movie west goes on forever.

lol thats quite funny yea i would get a bike about every four or five years the mechanics was my problem my dad was a mechanic and would show me once but i could use his tools anytime. my first and last traditional coaster bike a huge Hiawatha with headlights, fenders and the works ended up plain jane with sissy bar banana seat and ape hanger bars

2000 grit sandpaper 5 bucks. i use 2500

Nah not for me.

Instead of buying washers use coins they are much cheaper. Barry king maul you can get a deadblow hammer for a few bucks or even a cheaper maul for much less. the exacto is good for real light leather but the blades flex to much for thicker stuff, get a box cutter or similar with a bit thicker blades. If you are handy building a stitching pony is pretty easy, i made mine from an old pallet all i have in it is the cost of two carriage bolts, nuts and washers. you can also make a scratch awl, i use an old ice pick card for templates can be any heavy paper from cereal boxes to present boxes you shouldn't ever have to buy this stuff, recycle. the tandy pro line of stitching chisels are pretty good,also you dont need all of them. what i do with tools such as these, stamps and such are buy them when i need them that way i dont have stuff i will never use like a four stitch per inch chisel. on the chisels i would buy a two prong and a four or six prong in the stitch per inch you want.