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Things are great here, she is well again and no holes anywhere to patch up lol. i'm wondering why they couldnt teach you to care for his dressings as you are so far from help? That is just crazy. They taught me then when my daughter went back in because of the fistula they had me teach two new nurses how to do the dressings. Today is the hottest day of the year so far it is 94, but my bbq lid thermometer setting in the sun reads well over 175 I could cook in it without any fuel. I fired my first real piece of pottery this morning made from clay I harvested in the wild. i am now the proud maker of an earthenware pot you couldn't sell for three bucks and only spent two weeks of my time and energy lol. But I've proved to myself it can be done and for little money, i can have another paying hobby. I think i'll make weird raku pot pipes and sell them over the border in communist Colorado lol. 🙂 The wife made chicken noodles yesterday, my grandmother's recipe, Pressure cooked gizzards and hearts, cooked till they melt in your mouth, and homemade noodles fresh not dried mmmmmmmmm......... You take care now and stay warm!!! Chuck

this reminds me of a story. My brother, father-in-law, and son were going to Canada on a once-in-a-lifetime trip. As they crossed the border everything became metric and the son, 20ish, seeing a speed limit sign in KPH asked him how long it would take to get to the lake , thinking he couldn't possibly know. George was stymied for a minute, but then realized he could use his speedometer to calculate because it was in mph and kph lol. His son never caught on to the trick the whole time.

lol I've done that!

pancakes are mostly used for folding knives, so dont need a welt. For a non folder make your welt thinner than the blade so there is some tension built in.

, acetylene cannon !!!! ☺️🍺🍺 life is good. Happy fourth Fred.

google custom embossing wheels. i found this in about 5 minutes never tried the product. good luck to you☺️ https://www.infinitystamps.com/products/custom-leather-roll-dies

Sew the bottom of the pocket to the case, making a basic square. Then, sew the sides of the pocket and attach the snap.

many of these are designed to replicate specific styles of tooling, such as Sheridan style for example. You can easily adapt them to your style with a little sanding, polishing, and elbow grease. If it doesn't fit your style, fix it so it does.

🍺 you rock!!!!

great job !!! i agree with you on the background.

veg tanned leather, no matter the animal, is softened by adding oils such as neets foot oil. This will darken it also but will enable you to tie knots. I would, if I were you, attempt to get samples of the different leathers you are wondering about then do some testing to find what will work. you might think about latigo leather also.

"Without breaking the bank" is not in the conversation; however, the upside is that they hold their value well!

Man, your mom was the coolest!! I did a bit of sculpting in high school as well as some ceramics throughout my life, mostly beer mugs lol, enough to spark my interest. I have an old electric kiln I scrounged but have never used. I plan to use wood for now to make low-temperature fired earthenware/raku. If I like it or the kids like it, I will be making a wheel also lol. i gotta do something, I've been in a funk and have had no motivation to do much of anything. i haven't even picked up my sketchbook or camera for months, it seems. Oh well, now i can look for clays while fishing as well as rock hunting, foraging for food, and metal detecting, at least i won't get bored lol. Have a great day and say hi to Pops for me!!

My sanity has always been questionable lol. So i watch my share of your tube videos and ran accross a guy who makes wild clay pottery. So now I have to learn to make some pottery. I found about four different types of clay so far and am testing them all out. Man, i have dirt and mud everywhere lol. But i think i found decent clay and have made some test pots. dont quite know how i can use clay and leather together, but I'm thinking. Next week, maybe do some rock hunting too. Lots of Jade, agate, fossils, and even opals close by.

Dang, bad luck. I hope you recover quickly !!! You may not be able to pound leather, but you can still read, study, and practice drawing patterns and such. maybe even some swivel knife practice. Get well soon!!!☺️

i don't doubt that a bit. Drills with attachments aren't Sanders, lol. A belt/disc sander is standard equipment in my shop. I use it on almost every project I make. they make great tool sharpeners also.😉

A ruler, a compass, a pencil, a protractor, and a brain. I gave up computer drawing when I retired and haven't missed the constant updates, planned obsolescence, or wasting money a bit.

i would try a sander before giving up, I've thinned small pieces, straps, and such with a belt sander. I also do my edges with a belt sander. Personally, I would only thin what I need at the time because it is difficult. The sander will burn your leather, pretty easily, so you have to be careful!! Buying a thinner piece if you have the choice is preferable, then you have more leather for more projects lol.

Thank you for the good thoughts, and I'll do the same! 🍺

I have a question. Is it tearing out again while riding worth the risk of repairing it? its already happened twice, and you're lucky not to have gotten hurt in the process. I would buy new it's much cheaper than a hospital, and insurance companies don't believe much in repaired equipment.

Man i hope so its been a long year. My daughter was released yesterday and is home. I do her dressing change twice a day. The operation went as well as can be and she is recovering excellently. My work has also been put off, and now i'm going to be working on her house as well. I am glad you have something again to stay in touch, if ya need help find a kid somewhere they can run these things blindfolded lol. Cold beer on the porch time!!!! Life is good🙃even when it's upside down lol.

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This doesn't look like much, but if you ever decide to walk the Continental Divide Trail, then you will come to this spot. From here, there is over 100 miles, as the crow flies you won't see another tree except in the only town along this portion of the route through Wyoming. I never could understand how someone could live in a city, this is 30 minutes from my house and I can spend the whole day without seeing another person, and I can usually see a long way lol. Man, the smell of the springtime flowers was glorious as well as the vastness of the world.

, if I could only have ice cream, I would try it.

Here are a couple of pics of my crossdraw, as you can see it's had some use lol. But its prime use is to keep my original Colt Anaconda looking good, clean, and functional in extreme circumstances. It's made deep to cover the cylinder, closed to protect the barrel, and you can see that the loop is made so the gun hangs at an angle, with balance being the key factor. you don't want your loop fighting gravity.