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Beautiful! and close lol.

A piece of brass plate will work also you will notice the multiple size hand punches have a brass stop attached..

Make one of these or both they are made from stainless all thread and I used leather washers and brass nuts to make the handles. One is just a rounded point like a pen tip. I made two lifter tips one shaper and one pen point. just chuck up the all thread in a drill and use files to work it down to shape. Because I did the same darn thing and I couldn't see the price in store bought lifters these are simple to make.

beautiful rig!

a 1" wood chisel will work , or you can sharpen up a good quality putty knife such as this if you have a belt sander and with belts up to 1000 grit, then go to a arkansaw stone or 2500 grit sand paper, then polishing compound on a strop. I,ve even used my belt sander to skive once in a while.

AWESOME!

I have a small wooden knob you could attach in the middle of the seat lol. Sorry I couldn't help it and I don't really have any other suggestion as most cycle seats I have ridden on were slippery also.Don't get mad at me i'm just kidding around a bit.

LOL sorry I crushed your crumpet friend didn't mean to! I get it about the lack of younger folk doing hands on type of work its happening here to I guess they just cant find an app. for it. Again I apologize if I offended you in any way I was just funnin a bit with the Starkie blue AKA smurf poo, it is a very fine abrasive indeed.

you need the proper solvent for the product you have sprayed, water based acrylic =water for example. Your cleaner needs to be able to dissolve whatever you are attempting to clean up. Most finishes and paints list the proper solvents for this job.

New millennial name ….. same old product. Gives me the blues.

you throw a nice loop there.

You could put your mark on a leather tag, then they can remove it and keep it if they want. Everyone is happy.

ditto he does cool stuff with minimal work indeed. Made me a wallet and also designed a phone case wallet combo with the minimalist idea of no sewing.

you might google removing scratches from leather boots or shoes I found a lot of good info that way.

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Here's a great cheap skiver if you have the knowledge and tools to shape it without losing the temper. Its a heavy duty putty knife sold at Walmart that I remade into a skiver. Its good steel and holds an edge well. They sell a thin blade and a thick blade this is the thick blade, 1.7mm grind it to about 15/ 20 degree angle and you'll have a decent knife for about 7.00 bucks

If you're ever in Wyoming look me up we'll do some 300, 400, 500, 600 yard shootin I have a few fun guns. Including an old Mauser lol.

Damascus has become the fad steel of choice its very cool looking and good steel if done correctly the grind is the most important part. Knives and axes have been built with only the cutting blade made from quality steel for centuries welded to lower carbon steels but it has to be done correctly that's for sure tack welding doesn't cut it and with todays steel prices there is no need really in a small blade such as that. Seems the knife business has its share of low quality just as the leather business or any other, its to bad greed has won out over personal integrity in todays world.

1095 for one, still one of the best high carbon steels and what I use in my blades.

Buy one bottle and give it a try, from what I know of acrylics, I paint in oils and acrylics both, is they are mostly the same, its the amount of pigment that make them better or worse quality. I've used them on leather with no problems. Also you could read the msds sheets for both and see what is really in them or what the difference is.

Be careful photography is addicting, you will find yourself taking that new camera everywhere, oh and do they ever have a bunch of toys that go with. lol you can take beautiful wildlife photos like this closeup of a Doe Deer.

Damn fine work!

nice knife indeed as Conrad says circular saw blade works great that's what I used.

yes a lot of the airsoft are the same or very very close , I used my sons p92 airsoft for a form for his real 92 worked great. but some also cost some bucks one perk is they are fun to shoot lol.

Stihl is a German company I believe so the axe head is a European type. Very cool the classy sheath design fits it beautifully.