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Thats looks great!!!!

I would surly know both sides of the story before throwing accusations. I would think if breeders could stop diseases then dog allergies would be a thing of history. Sadly though not so some dogs don't show allergies for years after birth. I have a beagle she is the boss of my other three papered American Bullies and if she says bark they bark. $9000 bucks worth of akc registered dogs ran by our kennel saved Beagle lol.

stain and finish both pieces as you intend to do with your projects if there are no noticeable differences then you should be good to go. leather should have a natural sheen to it and different sealers will enhance that each in it own way.

Pumice has a property whereas its softer than some things but harder than others so you can polish paint because its harder than pumice but take off you skin clear to the meat with it because its harder than skin or in this case leather. Realize Fred stated his cleaner didn't have pumice in it so his reasoning may not be spot on. Can you use it That's up to you no ne here is going to stop you or argue the point. As a leather worker intent on helping folks and giving good information I would not recommend it. ok when you stain them do they look the same?

if your leather is dull like the area i scratched and stained and not glossy then yes you have damaged the leather.

pumice on leather one swipe across the leather. first pic with no stain applied, second with stain applied. yes it damaged it. so much for experiments leather and car paint must not be the same. you use it on your feet because it takes off dead skin its an abrasive.

good luck my friend.

here's a tip from an old leather worker who does it the "same old way".. Buy a pumice stone and you can abrade, or in your words, "take the gloss off", the skin side of your leather so glue will adhere to it. pumice /pŭm′ĭs/ noun A light, porous, glassy lava, used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a polish and an abrasive. yea I know I have used the stuff, I've turned my share of wrenches. Pumice comes from volcanoes and is very aggressive on skin, leather is skin. The pumice will damage it. if you don't believe me go wash your car with it. Its not a guess its a fact google pumice then use some common sense and ask yourself if you think it will damage leather.

I don't see the need for pumice as you said it damages the surface of the leather as for the soap itself I have no idea, I would try saddle soap first.

But maybe a guy could make each end of the belt replaceable. Such as I have done to this buckle end to add inches to this belt. that would allow any bullet loops or designs to stay centered on the belt as it gets enlarged or shortened.

your right as usual, my opine is if he wants it now then he wants it to fit now. 8 or 10" inch difference means a completely new belt of any type especially with bullet loops added. I didn't read that large a difference into the mix.

plus I would make it to fit him as he is now. He may lose weight or he may gain weight but he will be happy with the fit now and if you do have to enlarge a ranger belt it isn't hard to do down the road as Fred said just change the billet.

if you can get his old belt it probably has his natural curve already wore in to it.

Welcome!! and I look forward to seeing your work.

Very cool idea!!!

those are nice work indeed. they make nice magazine pouches too.

I used to bow hunt Antelope from a blind next to a water hole and spent many hours watching birds and all the wildlife.. There was always somethign to watch coming in. It seemed as though the critters just waited their turn lol.

I use my belt sander lol.

beautiful work!

if you left the strap as thick as the holster you could skive or sand it down a bit on the inside. as Dwight says it will stretch bit naturally more so if thinner.

I have some antler.

i use a paint brush for edges also but i use the tip of the handle dipped into the edge paint and laid sideways along the edge of the leather.

I think one of these days I'm gonna try a spray bottle.

that is a nice sheath indeed .

beautiful. and interesting, we have magpies here too they look a bit different in marking but hey are black and white too. I didn't know that about their singing.