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  1. chuck123wapati
    I meant dont let the comments of some upset you, your experience and love of the craft are needed and wanted on the forum i look forward to seeing you work.
  2. chuck123wapati
    dont let the comments of one ruffle your feathers friend Sometimes the written word can be mistaken.
  3. chuck123wapati
    Thats a great idea!
  4. chuck123wapati
    It was 34 degrees here this morning i don't think you have long to wait lol.
  5. chuck123wapati
    Those are nice wish I had a friend like you lol.
  6. chuck123wapati
    You are the future and an inspiration to everyone here and to the craft! Don't ever stop your work is magnificent.
  7. chuck123wapati
    Gotta show that steel lol. Great work on the sheath!
  8. chuck123wapati
    LOL well I wasn't exactly planning on making these but i have always loved a good self induced challenge. Thank you.
  9. chuck123wapati
    Thank you.
  10. chuck123wapati
    Here is 1/4" by 1/3"
  11. chuck123wapati
    remarkable work indeed!
  12. chuck123wapati
    Yes as Matt said the native Americans tanned with the brain of the animal harvested. I mentioned those different hides more so you could get a reference on the thickness of the hides used for each part of the moc. The bottoms were much heavier than the tops. If you've ever seen a pair of Mocs made traditionally they are very soft, thin and comfortable tops with heavy soles, each tribe had their own construction designs as well. the Apache even had a toe guard of rawhide for use in cactus. One thing to understand about older footwear is that they were cherished much more than now and native Americans as well as other races would take them off and go barefoot before ruining them in mud or water. Good luck with your project and look forward to some pictures!
  13. chuck123wapati
    I feel much the same The time taken to create a tool is just as important as the work it does. here are a couple tools I made for myself.
  14. chuck123wapati
    Thank you I appreciate that.
  15. chuck123wapati
    beautiful awls
  16. chuck123wapati
    8 oz will be pretty stiff for the uppers. Traditional mocs were made of Moose or Bison soles with deer or elk uppers.
  17. chuck123wapati
    OK i get it! I'll rephrase my comment. If you want to know if you are in danger of ANTHRAX then do you own real research don't try and find the answer on social media or take someone's word on it until YOU read the data FOR YOURSELF then if you cant understand it go to YOUR doctor and ask him/ her to explain. I researched and found its one in three hundred million chance in the US to even get it then there is medicine available to fight it so its not even worth thinking about IMO.
  18. chuck123wapati
    almost done
  19. chuck123wapati
    Lighting is very important as well as seeing i use a pair of reading magnifiers under a magnifier headset lol. Your leather shifting is also a consideration.
  20. chuck123wapati
    A bit more work!
  21. chuck123wapati
    lol literally far less than 20 minutes to this point where I will fine tune it. No computer no 3d printer, no cad program, no waste of time building a piece of plastic that wont last a week. I will go out on a limb here and say all of the older stamps were made just like i made this, with hands and a hand tool. You can see in the op picture where each was stamped as there are places where the stamps didn't line up such as the area right in the middle of the picture.. PS excuse my stamping i didn't allow enough time for thorough casing so the ridges didn't stamp in well.
  22. chuck123wapati
    That stamp is really nice.
  23. chuck123wapati
    Beavertail makes beautiful leather! Anyone would love that.
  24. chuck123wapati
    across the points of the x, the tip of each point is the corner of the rectangle of the stamp. i would bet that the original was a hand made stamp if the chair has any age to it.
  25. chuck123wapati
    let me see what i can do then i'll send you a message tomorrow. Can you measure it for me?
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