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now for the dirty lil secret no one tells, sometimes we just use spit lol. and don't tell me you haven't licked an edge or two when you're in a hurry.

you can burnish with plain water.

Absolutly!!

On grooving, Be groovy when groovy is cool!! Here are a couple of pics of my dogs collar, it was made by me in 2020. I grooved the stitch lines and you can see the diference between the inside and outside , The outside is great with really no need for grooves. The inside, on the other hand, shows that only the embedded threads remain and needed a groove, or the thread would be completly gone. A couple of points, dogs wear collars pretty much 24/7, unlike bridles, halters and such on horses that get a couple of hours once a week, so needs are quite a bit diferent. You can cut a collar completely through lengthwise and the two pieces will still have the same strength as the single piece, so running a groove lengthwise is of no consequence, while cutting or stitching across the collar at any point can ruin its strength when done improperly. Third, if you feel removing that half mil of leather with a groover is doing terrible things, you can create a groove deep enough without removing leather very easily, just with a wing divider, just dampen the leather as for stamping, which is how I make them. So to not do it when it's needed is just bad workmanship IMO.

It means they want to make it a plausible enough reason so they can write grants. Surveys are easily slanted for just that purpose. The way i see it, the problem was solved about 5000 years ago, they are called books lol, and ya keep 'em in a public library. Remember way back when people used to read them before their brains were turned to mush by technology and instant ten-second answers. A simple Google search and a guy can find dozens of these NPOs for leather already, all doing and saying the same thing.

No responses back? Just my opinion, of course, but if it's a college program, it's about writing grants for a made-up problem, which this is. Surveys are shady at best because they are always slanted to prove the need. Approximately 30% of U.S. nonprofits receive government grants, translating to over 100,000 organizations that collectively receive around $303 billion annually.

People who know absolutely nothing about the craft want your knowledge so they can make money tax-free. And it's a Mission. lol.

My dogs do the same. Deer crap is their favorite rub. They've also been sprayed by a skunk, and their leather collars have held up great so far. As for water, they have a pool and sprinkler they drench themselves with daily in the summer, leather will work just fine; it has for thousands of years on dogs, cows, horses........i built two of these for my Bullies in 2021 and they are still going strong,

i'll bet it evens out with time. I intentionally put on dye with a sponge to get a mottled effect, and most of it disappears after a month or so. Plus, the sun will darken it further,

That sounds like work!! I love to hike; however, Nothing like being alone with your thoughts on a beautiful morning. That is a nice harness setup; it shouldn't be too hard to duplicate. I have some American Bullies that I made leather pinch collars for, and I had to make the hardware for them also.

We have what's called fresh side, basically just the uncured cut of pork belly, but it's some good eating too fried up the same way. I have to remember bacon looks diferent depending on the country. lol. I used to cure and smoke all my own Bacon. I used the pork butt cut, which is actually a portion of the front shoulder or the loin, which is Canadian bacon.

'Pictorial Carving Finesse' by Al Stohlman has the info you need if you can find it. Tandy may still have it in their library, that's where I downloaded my copy. I dont think there is just one stamp, you have to use multiple stamps to get the effect.

Yup i have a long pan i filled with oil just high enough to dunk the edge in It may get changed lol, super cool Elk grips were my original plan to build one when the plastic handles gave up on my cheapie last year. So it was lying on my bench, and my son asked if he could have it. I said Sure, let me trace it out on a blank first, My adhd kicked in, traced it, then figured I might as well cut it out, then might as well......forgot all about what I was doing and here it is, lol. It's only a matter of cutting off 4 brass pins for an upgrade.

I like it, its a good design for sure.

You don't need thick leather for books, but you can use whatever you want to. I've made a few sketch books, bible covers, and vow books for weddings. There is a lot of info on the forum, i would search bible covers, book covers, vow books and such. you will also want to get info on bookbinding in general. Good Luck!!!!

They also don't glance off as easily as a hatchet or a small axe, and one of the main reasons I started carrying them instead. They are much safer around kids; for that reason, I have half a dozen hatchets or so, too Yeah, it will outlast me by far, I'm sure. It's going to Elk camp in a couple of weeks for its break-in by the fire pit. I got a great temper on it. I quenched just the cutting edge and left the spine soft, so it should be a good, strong, springy blade. It sure took a nice edge; it's scary sharp. I understand that completely and agree, I'll just quote our Pres. on our immigration problem, then leave it at that. "Turns out all we needed was a new President." I pray you folks at some point can also do what we were able to pull off. And yes, I taught my kids how to use sharp tools !! Thanks, man.

You did great man That is a good first start. I would try dip dyeing the leather black to start out; it won't scratch off, so half the battle is won. Have you searched the forum for these? I know I have seen a couple of threads on the subject.

lol thanks yes, it's a tool above all made for a purpose, keeping the blade clean and dry and keeping my body parts in order. On that note, and to those making outdoor gear that may read this. One coat of whatever you use for conditioning or waterproofing may not be enough. Give it a day or two to soak in well, then, if it has gotten stiff and dry again, give it some more. This thing was bone dry again this morning, so I gave it another coat.

I'll bet those gangsters will just go down and turn 'em right in when you do.

yea, i have a smaller glass weldwood bottle with a brush that I transfer to. You can also replenish the acetone as needed if it starts drying up. i usually put a bit in the can after opening it or transferring.

Oh so you need to build complete panels from scratch? maybe use fiberboard or whatever it was like antique and vintage vehicles used. Look up some vintage restoration stuff to study the process. Also some newer panel building techniques where they use and shape foam, Ive watched some of those on utube when doing my MGB.

I'm partial to elk horn myself lol.

oh man, that sounds good, the wife took us off pork and i love the stuff lol. Really missing bbq ribs and bacon and cracklings mmmmmmm.

Ritza tiger thread is good stuff it works great on outdoor gear as well as indoor. Any thread will wear and fail if you don't set it into a groove; that's the key for dog collars and such especially.

That's what I use too