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YES weather you can get a grant or not both personally and for the young folks you will be mentoring. Just my opinion but i believe the more personal knowledge you can pass on the better its something people just cant google to get and it will be lost.

if your file was wouldn't cut it then it is good high carbon steel however you don't know what type so normalizing it and then re-tempering might or might not get you a good blade as you don't know the proper temps to do that, steel types have different temps and processes so not knowing the steel type is the problem, also not knowing the steel type you don't know how hard it can get. It could also have been work hardened. Having said that i would if i wanted to try and make a blade from it would carefully cut and grind it without trying to heat it and lose its current temper. I have made a few knives from saw blades and they work well but it is time consuming. Use water to keep it cool as you grind it, if you discolor the blade then you have changed the temper. thats a great looking first try and will do the job if you haven't lost the temper.

i just bought two or three of these, they were on clearance and were cheaper to buy than the hardware on them. I bought them for the hardware so just cut it off and tossed them in the bin i can deconstruct one if you would like to see how these were made. But they are just a piece of leather for the center then sandwiched inside a thinner piece and sewn down the side and rounded a bit. Store bought isn't as nice as most here would make so deconstructing might not help alot.

i'll third it! I have a75 mgb with some jb parts also. i use it alot.

http://creperubber.com/en/ here ya go leather will always get wet try this it may be the answer you are looking for. this may be a better place. https://www.frankfordleather.com/crepe-sheets/soleflex-crepe.asp

both are very nice!!!

Thank you Dwight i was wondering that would seem to be an important measurement . Yea the wild west 1847 to 1890s roughly 50 years. The tv wild west 1903 to 2021 120 years and still going. I had a nice pic of have gun will travel rig it is in the Buffalo bill Cody museum got to see if i can find it.

beautiful work friend!

I was wondering how you measure the holster placement on the belt so the holsters come out in the right place on the hip.

i use fiebings mink oil alot. There are plenty of leather care products in stores that carry ranching supplies.

test it on a piece of scrap.

Awesome work friend.

use a resist in the areas you dont want the dye. I use eco sheeen it is a finish for leather work once it is on no dyes will absorb.

it looks like he airbrushed his weathered look on. Very cool project! if you don't have an air brush maybe some light washes of transparent acrylic paints to achieve the effect.

try 19th century book binding.

awesome ! good luck with your rebuild friend.

look in mcmaster carr they sell gasket materials

i use polyester wadding for my slings and such it doesnt break down like foams do over time.

was just an example for the math.

o take the number of holes in the bottom and divide the circumference at the stitch line of the outer piece by that number. That will give you the space between each stitch. Example 10 holes in bottom, outer circumference is 20 cm =20 cm / 10 holes in the bottom piece = 2cm between each outer stitch.

take the number of holes in the bottom and divide the circumference at the stitch line of the outer piece by that number. That will give you the space between each stitch.

i like that alot!

i use an awl to make the second hole. example i use a chisel for the holes on the bottom round then use my eye and my awl for the other side. spacing them farther out as needed. do you have a round form or something to put inside the object to hold the shape while sewing?

There are some variables to the 'period' southern Cali or northern? What years ? after 1849 gold rush days or before which would be more Spanish influence. Southern Cali in the early 1800s would have had mostly Spanish influence while after the gold rush of 49 and farther north trends would have been more European influence.

beautiful!!