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I'll bet sharpen em lol. I use the inner tube out of an old high pressure sodium lightbulb for my disposable blades and as a steel for pocket knives.

That's nice work there! Do you have plans you are working from? I was thinking of making one this winter.

dull chisels ? omg lol yer scaring me now. at least get a 1500 grit belt for your belt sander then you can let it do the humming.

i made a set last year but i didn't have a pattern either had to make one, it wasn't much just a pattern for the back piece. They are pretty simple to make, just straps mostly I can post some pictures if it would help.

Beautiful work!

very cool idea!

You take care of it the same way you would a saddle for example , veg tanning is thousands of years old so its been put through some rain storms. I use neatsfoot oil and water proofing on my stuff before hand as well if they do get saturated i dry them well then apply some more neatsfoot oil then re water proof. I wouldn't think your hunter friends would want to get thier ammo , guns and knives that wet either. Personally my belts are under my rain gear when its that bad or in the tent lol.

LOl kinda ironic statement since people have been working leather since the stone age. I sharpen my disposables too No need wasting the earths valuable resources is my outlook. But to each his own is my motto. I use so many different cutting tools that its a necessity kinda like washing dishes imo just hum a tune while doing it and its over before you know it.

wow working great here seems much faster now also. Thank you all for this wonderful forum!!!!

I got this same thing sent an email to admins and also posted but no response so far. I had to go into my browser settings I am using edge and allow the site. No problem now loading it but stills shows as an unsecure site.

when the time comes and if you still feel you need a prenup then dont do it, marriage is about life , love , and sharing everything good and bad. Been together over 40 years lived together about 7, 6 kids, before we tied the knot and it is the greatest thing i have ever accomplished .

getting a site not secure problem today ( NET::ERR_SSL_OBSOLETE_VERSION) Some pictures wont open. Every time i click on something i get the message and have to override the warning. i can still get on obviously but its jacked up a bit.The connection used to load this site is TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1, which are outdated and will be turned off in the future. When these are turned off, you won't be able to load the site. The server should use TLS 1.2 or later.

Very interesting, great advice and logic and i agree with it completely. I think most folks fight that cost per piece problem because of a couple of reasons. Either they went to college and majored in business as i did and were taught that this is one of the first thing you need to find out if your business plan will work or they got online and tried to build a business plan from one the get rich sites or they read some of those articles you mentioned. Also when going to a bank for a loan that's about the first thing they want to know and your loan may depend on it accurate or not. It does scare a lot of folks simply because as you said there are plenty of variables and hidden costs associated with a product as well some don't understand depreciation of tools for example or how it is figured into cost per piece or how you are eating that cost at the beginning but making it back up in the end that is if your still in business lol.

I sharpen my awls different than Nigel. I sharpen a flat on the tip and polish the sides this way i dont have to sharpen all four sides but i can just run it across a piece of 2500 grit sand paper i have glued on my hammering stone. i do this by using one of the four edges as the tip then simply angle a bevel down to the opposite edge. I can then always see the leading edge put my finger on it and keep my holes running the same direction I polish or reshape the sides by holding my awl flat on the edge of the stone and use my small stone or a piece of sandpaper wrapped or glued to a flat steel polishing it. I find its easier for me to keep the edges parallel and straight by moving the paper or stone and keeping the awl steady, kind of like using a file on something. i dont know if i can load my picture the site is kind of jacked today and i have no attach button on this.

getting a site not secure problem today ( NET::ERR_SSL_OBSOLETE_VERSION) Some pictures wont open. Every time i click on something i get the message and have to override the warning. i can still get on obviously but its jacked up a bit.

it's all about math 8 spi for example one stitch = 1/8th inch so your stitching has to be measured in 1/8th inches. measure your stitch line then do the math if it doesn't come out correct then use a different spi that fits or lengthen or shorten your line. On this wallet it would be of little consequence to make it a few mm bigger or smaller to make your holes, chisels or punches come out even. That's what mock ups are about and patterns are for, getting the small stuff correct so it all goes together easily and quickly every time, doesn't matter what is making the holes. I also noticed on your wallet your holes on the sides are punched with your line on the sides of the holes on the bottom the line is in the center of the holes that little bit of difference will throw you off by half a stitch as will the rounded corner your corner holes are out of line so the stitch length will be affected

alot indeed especially for a great dane very nice looking and matching leash?

it appears the free stuff is back at least for me, i had to contact them to get my password back about a month ago and they set me up but the library wasn't there now it is all back. I will down load all the free stuff this time lol.

yes you can veg tan it but it still will be a thin leather so may still be to soft for your purpose. here is a link to some good info.https://braintan.com/barktan/1basics.htm

https://archive.org/details/leatherwork00wils/page/n3/mode/2up

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58293 this is on 18th century williamsburg this one has some interesting info on the laws in effect for leather work.http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48588/48588-h/48588-h.htm

https://b-ok.cc/book/5407613/192e68 main site =https://b-ok.cc/s/leather craft

https://archive.org/stream/cuirdorhangingsi00csel?ref=ol#page/24/mode/2up?ref=ol . Some cool stuff here although many books on leathercraft aren't shown its a great reference on the books out there that were written. https://openlibrary.org/search?subject=leatherwork

I like your personal style of tooling. Its very clean.