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very interesting!!! to me it looks like the sole is stitched over and back down on the zigzag stitch, possibly so you can resole the shoe. There appeaqrs to be a stitch running over the zigzag stitch on the sides you can barely make out in places.

I actually changed my pattern a bit so my strap would go in front of the hammer also but that will be on future holsters. I would sure like some more info on those quick disconnects where did you get them?

3rd pic on the right a soldering iron tip without handle and an electric soldering iron very old. pic 4 is a doozy all I can think of that I could use them for would possibly be to temporarily hold up one end of a stud or board so one person could do the job of two for example setting floor joists or some such.

The smell dissipates after a bit so not a big problem especially after all the other smells from finishing get added, I've used it for years on both wood and leather with no problems. I clean my steel wool with a shot of brake cleaner and a good blow with my air compressor. Its kinda like BLO and beeswax that was used for many things back in the day everything from gun stock finish to oil cloth, I routinely use vinegar to remove rust from old parts and oxidation from old copper switches in my older vehicles. Here is a sheath I did well over a year ago it wasn't neutralized just let dry and finished, After tooling I dipped the pieces completely in vinegaroon and then let dry. The black goes through 100%, it hasnt tarnished either the snaps nor the brass knife and doesn't smell any diferent than any other leather product.

Nice work those look really good! I like the closed toe.

Thank you I made the grips also, I carry with the hammer down mainly because I don't live in a city lol The one I carry daily in my pocket however is a different story.

That is vey nice indeed! What tools did you use?

they look really great! I think I would have ran a strap through those slots, like bullet loops to hang the bells from is that how you did it?

LOL I don't if its the fastest but it sure is one of the coolest I've ever seen. I just had had to google the correct answer LOL so I typed in = The fastest singer in the world? Carl Terrell Mitchell, stage name Twista from Chicago, Illinois, is an American rapper known primarily for his Chopper style of rap. He is the most famous for holding the Guinness world record for being the fastest rapper in the world in 1992.

there ya go! Just like any art form there more tools and techniques than a guy can imagine, you simply cant buy all of them at once nor do you need to. What I do whether painting, leatherworking , gunsmithing , etc. Get a plan for the project then you can get the tools and materials you will need for that project, do that project. Next project, get a plan get the tools and materials, after awhile you will develop a tool kit and all the materials suited to what you like to do. So you're on the right track and answered part of your own question make the decision on what you want to carve or tool then everyone can help you pick the tools you may need.

Thank you.

very cool! just like ridin a bike.

Oh ok sounds like a fun experiment indeed. Its gorgeous here to if your a penguin that likes 40 mph wind storms with gusts to 65 LOL I live on the edge of the red desert but we have had well over 30 inches of snow this year. But not bad today it was above freezing we went out and had to dig up some of our drifts so the deer could find a bite to eat that wind packs the snow in like cement. May god bless you as well.

how about some spur straps or a quirt pretty straight forward and not a safety risk if you want to go all cowboy or maybe Hat band or belt. Something she will be able to use and show off to her friends will keep her interested.

I can see that now, they must have been painted or finished to match the leather, is that a worn thread from a stitch above the rivet on the left still cant figure how the bottom and top wouldn't pull away at least a little bit without being sewn did they glue also back then? yes not a lot of pressure so they would easily hold on their own.

Actually blacksmith apprentices made washers, rivets, and nails among other mundane parts, as part of their apprenticeship learning process and as busy work back in the day. me too! and am wondering how one rivet in the center would hold down all the outer edges of the loop strap, seems it would pull away or cup at the top at least after awhile it has to be stitched also I would think.

Thank you I will check that out this sure isn't a finished pattern by any means but a good start I think.

Thank you . You said it perfectly I,ve used the rivets and Chicago screws mostly because its a work in progress and they let me modify any problems much easier than rippin stitching, as I get the pattern worked out and measurements more solidified I will get out the thread and do em up right. I am also leery of the snaps and if they will stay snapped after some break in. The back strap I am toying with is a 3/4" strap that attaches about midpoint of the back and I am stiil playing with the final way to tie it down, its funny but the same length strap can be tied a bunch of ways, across the chest and back to the front strap which makes really secure, down to the opposite belt loop in front like suspenders , or around under the arm and back to itself.

The leather belt loops are exactly what I use for my suspenders also. Thank you.

Thank you.

I will!

Thank you.

Well what do you guys think? This harness is what I came up with to utilize my holster as a shoulder holster also. Originally I was going to hang it from the front strap in a vertical position but found this to be much more comfortable the weight is much easier to carry and is spread more evenly over my shoulder. I still haven't decided on where to place the strap / straps that will hold it on my shoulder but am leaning towards just going down suspender style to the opposite belt loop. I built the holster with a 15 degree cant so really any holster with that cant could be adapted to this.

or just a round nail and a washer.

rivets back then could have been made by a blacksmith out of mild steel or bought they also had copper rivets. The one in the center looks like a copper rivet with a soft steel washer. On May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss secured a patent for his denim jeans with copper rivets so rivets were available for use.