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d-2 is high carbon AEB_l is stainless That's the biggest diff. Both make excellent blades. Folks tend to talk up certain steels but in the end its the tempering that makes the knife.

what you will learn is that leather will form to whatever shape you make it form to, by the time your done making your briefcase it will be flat and not a flop. Just keep going.

you have the knack pretty darn good job there.

very nice my friend and i do the double too. glasses and magnifying visor.

You are buying the best of the best in brand names my friend you can get just as good much cheaper. Sorry but paying 140 bucks to punch a hole in leather is just dumb when there are plenty of good alternatives so I guess my answer is no they don't perform better that cheaper alternatives. I will say i have never used a Blanchard but i will also say i have never needed one my cheaper ones are fine. I use craft tool pro series diamond chisels and they work well for what they do. if your making bags totes and boxes you will need punches. The punches are for cutting inside corners, Card slot ends, strap slots and such. As well you will need a stitching clam or all that hand sewing will be really sucky to do. You might also get rivets or snaps and a setter. Strap cutting tool is also helpful.

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oh Jeez in your country too? I don't know what to say anymore or how this entitlement crap ever got started its friggin insane. Vegans do have their place but are ignorant of basic human biology. These virtue signaling types kill me, If they met me during hunting season they sure wouldn't like me and my smoker LOL. or me hanging my critters in the garage next door or me tanning my hides. But if they met me on a day of foraging for wild edibles they would follow me around like half jacked off dogs lol. Keep that old bbq going man the new are crap unless you buy really expensive you wont get anywhere near the quality. Hope your folks are doing well my friend hang in there and have a great day !!

thank you! You know i didn't know how much i just missed practicing. I used to shoot every day after work to get rid of the stress man it still works.

beautiful steel there my friend!!

Fantastic art there my friend!!! Really to nice to set on.

Thank you Pastor I appreciate that very much.

Thank you.

no problem Fred if you need more info or pictures let me know. Thank you! Thank you.

whats nice you can clock your arrows so that when you reach around and pull one its aligned with the string and ready to knock up with out looking.

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it is leather two pieces of 10 oz formed in a vice. The holes are the same size as my arrows 11/32" the basket 3" deep 14" circumference it is not adjustable the arrows fit tight so it doesnt matter the length between the basket and holders but the original was 14" so this one is too. I have others and they are all about the same length give or take. i used the metal frame from the original It is aluminum. One other thing Fred there is a piece of foam that goes inside the basket to keep the arrows from knocking around, i use the closed cell springy stuff, don't know what the name is. They keep your arrows nice and protected from knocking around.

Sounds like you need to do some trapping. Mine came on a PSE, first compound i owned, now I'm liking shooting the recurve again. Great way to spend an evening practicing.

Probably not, here in the states the big thing is to stick them on the side of your bow. The old one was such a contraption. I hate them, they ruin a perfect shooting bow. Every arrow taken off changes every shot, they are hanging out front and increase the movement of the bow so critters see you faster plus you have to put your hands out in front to get another arrow. As you can see i changed mine to a belt quiver , it hangs behind me so its out of sight and i can get an arrow without scaring everything off. plus i can get through the woods without losing them. I used it about one day as intended then fixed it.

The old archery bug hit hard, I'm going hunting this fall. My old quiver needed replaced so here it is. All veg tan of various weights. Bison brown mottled on and a bit of that antiquing. I tried a little free hand work with the tooling and also some lacing. The basket lacing is mostly Mexican round braid someday i'll fix it. NOT LOL!! Arm guard is next. Its not my best work, i wanted to do some practice on my tooling and this where i do it, on my own stuff. I used the aluminum from the old quiver as the frame for my new one.

why would neets foot oil or mink oil harden leather? i've been using both for years with no trouble. Your current process sounds good too why change?

Hey how have you been? i finished up the truck yesterday, everything new under the front end and ready to go. We caught a few trout at the lake too last week and man i'm eating like king Charles. Fresh trout caviar and smoked trout served on home made toast and washed down with some home made wine, very rare wine indeed lol. Darn its tough being poor lol. Spring is here now and the work starts I'll be tilling up the garden tomorrow and getting it ready also cleaning the garage for some knife making and hide tanning.

yup i;ve been there just set and watch the little bugger. They give you a glance every once in a while like "What?" second night about 3 in the morning i hear him rooting around in my lodge, I hit my flashlight and it blinded him so he's runnin around looking for the way out which isnt easy in a round tent with a small opening and two layers of canvas lol. I'm peeking out from under my fart sack yelling and carrying on trying to get him out without getting sprayed, covering my head up every time he made a lap around my bag. My friend hears the commotion in his tent and starts to come over so there i am yelling at him now not to come in the skunks back. I hear silence then " well what the he** you want me to do about that? Then this muffled type laughing, i could hear him out there trying to stifle himself to no avail. All the while this skunk is roaming around and about ten minutes later he finally finds the door. Man did i get the shit in the morning, every skunk joke you could imagine, and most of them stunk lol.. My dog got hit last year in our front yard yes that recipe works pretty darn good. i have some on hand now.

i glue then trim both pieces together with a sharp knife.

BFH!!