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1. leather crafter, someone who can make key fobs, basic wallets, sheathes, and such from premade kits or pattern packs,you will find them and their supplies at Hobby Lobby. They have a limited skillset and usually have no inclination to further their knowledge of the craft. 2. Leather craftsman, someone who can make their crafts from scratch using only the basic supplies, they can design, determine the correct leather and supplies needed for the project, and finish it without help or supervision and it will look professionally made when done. 3. Leather workers, the poor slobs who do this for a living lol, Tanners, production workers in shoe factories, piece workers etc. Working with leather because it's the job you found at the time.

My new burner!!! works well the first pic is at 1 psi the third is at 10 How hot is yellow hot? really hot about 2000 F. I could only go about 12 psi before the flue wasnt large enough. i can get it hotter lol And yea the welding sucks

kangaroo lace wrap it just like paracord.

Use a good boot waterproofing and buffing on the sheaths and thumpers, then take care of them like a pair of good boots. On the dog collars, an initial oiling with NfO, then the dog's own oils keep them supple unless they are really water dogs on a daily basis. Acrylics tend to crack and peel when actually used on stuff that flexes, then do no good anyway. Plus my ignorance of its chemical properties and laziness to look up possible problems I wouldn't put it next to my dog's skin on a permanent basis.

Thanks everyone !!!

Second time is a charm LOL. If you ever get large lumps of fresh meat, age them them about a week in the fridge before freezing them, it helps a bunch. A favorite cut of cheap beef we like is the London broil, its basically just a really thick chuck steak and usually are tough as nails. To actually enjoy eating them I sprinkle them with Accent, meat tenderizer, then use a fork to tenderize them working the accent into the meat. A good sprinkling of salt and pepper then broil them about 7 minutes to the side, and let them set for about 5 minutes before cutting. they come out medium rare but the real secret is slicing it super thin at an angle across the grain of the meat. so you would cut the steak at about a 45 degree angle. I went fishing yesterday at the world-famous Miracle Mile, its about an hour's drive. This time of year its about five miles long lol the lake is way down. we caught a few fish and they are going into some brine today for smoking its still a bit warm but if i start early in the morning it may work out. Here are a few pics of the place, San Pedro Mountains. ever hear of the San Pedro mummy? the mile from the bridge doesn't look very spectacular, wild rocky mountain bighorn ewe, we had to stop to let them cross the road lol.

i haven't had a Matt Dillon rig since i was about 8 or 9 lol I still have my Fanner 50 but the holster is long gone. It sure sounds like a fun project. He shot someone every week so he needed a lot of bullets. I still watch the show and check out the holsters. Some of the bad guy holsters are pretty cool too.

It's a 1911 what do you think holsters looked like in 1911 lol I see em all the time around here. yours look great!

Dang lot of good work and really good materials. I like the bag!!!!! But heres your problem, I can buy a duffle bag for 17 bucks online. I can see you are new to leather work and selling your work. Here is a thought on making a success out of your endeavors. Think about it this way: what type of person would want your product. Does that type of person have a reason to buy your product over others on the shelf. A guy who wants a mil spec type duffle bag usually has a reason for a well-made rugged bag to hold some sort of crap. hes not really looking to spend big bucks especially when he can get one made for an army for under a 20 spot. Now if you change your pattern, colors and hype, you can sell a gym bag or a traveling bag to a guy with a few more bucks in his pocket and one who may be wanting to show off a bit in public, you know a guy who doesnt want to look like he is carrying a 17 dollar duffle bag to the gym every day. Bikers also use these types of bags and want something a little cooler on their custom Harleys. Good luck to you and I wish you all the best. you have a good idea but maybe the wrong customer base for high quality products

heck yea you have a nice summer coming up to enjoy some good eats. Dont get me going on that corned beef, I love me some hash, and eggs for breakfast. I usually corn a couple of elk roasts every year if I have enough but they don't last long lol. We have one on St. Patrick's day. I've gotta start wrenching on the burb, summer is about over, and the mornings are getting brisk. The hummingbirds are starting to thin out last week we had about a dozen at the feeders now we only have one or two. They were eating over a pint of nectar every day its crazy how much they eat getting ready for thier adventure.

very nice !!! in a year, you won't be able to tell the old from the new. they will darken naturally in the sun and look better with age.

Nice looking stuff, I like the pocket sheath. I made one myself, it's not shaped the same but does the same work., I also carry a small tin of cotton ball /Vaseline mix and a short striker made from a hacksaw blade with my ferro rod it will start a fire in seconds wet or dry.

very nice work my friend.

Good thoughts!! I'm gonna throw you folks a bone, suppressor cases !!!!! Be the first on your block and you're in.... there is a lot of good money in custom work and you can make a decent living but beginners arent gonna get it, plain and simple it takes much longer than a week to learn to make a decent "custom" holster for every gun out there in every style imaginable. A good many folks like to put thier multiple-thousand-dollar weapons in quality leather, but most of them that buy high-dollar guns know quality and they know leather holsters and they know beginners just cant cut it. I'll also add the best selling guns right now are really cheap and no one will pay 300 for a holster for a 250 dollar gun and why you sell 10 x more. So like you have shown its a bit more complicated issue than just waking up one day and saying "ima be a holster maker". Here in my town, the local gun store has a big box full of used leather they get on trade-ins for 5 bucks a pop. po folks buy them instead of anything new so another rock in the road to riches from holster making.

oh heck yea!!

Without knowing exactly what yoU are attempting. You may have to experiment with a few beaks to find the best way to sew it on but yea it should work fine, I've seen leather used on toys and such before that were designed for rough handling. Resolene will stiffen it, or you can use acrylic floor wax also in place of the resolene if you have it on hand. I dilute the floor wax a bit with water. they will both darken the leather. so do some experimenting to see if it looks right to you. Acrylic paints work well on leather. A lot of folks also make earrings from leather scraps Good luck and have fun!!!!

Yeah this isnt a small burner, My forge burners have a .030 size orifice, actually a mig welding tip, with the forced air on at 10 psi they can melt steel. They can run both naturally aspirated and with forced air. Higher-pressure burners are scary loud indeed.

they say spam won ww2, it was shipped everywhere, especially to Russia, where it saved their asses from starvation and turned the war. I love it fried crispy, but i can't eat that much salt anymore. Potted meat is much weirder, as it's a meat spread Pate pate-type stuff.

Potted meat is kin to spam, it's the sludge from the bottom of the barrel LOL. looks gross on a cracker. Heck yea fix that old thing up its better than the new ones by far it'll still be cookin when you arent. I have so much to do before snow flies, I have fish to smoke but haven't had the time, plus my wine for the year and my other spirits lol. I built a burner for my kiln but i think it may be to powerful, at 10 psi it shoots a flame about 16" and sounds like a jet engine. Its bigger than my forge burners. They are made from 3/4" pipe; this one is 1" pipe, i didnt think it would be that big of a change. I:m thinking it will heat to fast. I have a backup though i pilfered a burner out of a turkey fryer and hopped it up with a larger orifice. Say hi to pops for me and have a great day!!!

Nice work!! high and tight holster.

You can buy a couple of harness needles and some tiger thread, or you can use a speedy stitcher. If the sheath is machine sewn, the speedy stitch will work fine. personally, if you're doing these repairs a lot then go with some john James harness needles an awl, both diamond and round, some tiger thread in various colors and sizes. also some contact cement to reglue, then of course the cleaning,conditioning and buffing supplies to make it shine.

That's the problem with unknown steels. it depends on what type of steel you have so its hit and miss if you get a good temper. Most can be though with some experimentation on some scraps. you have to re-harden the blade, then temper it. you can get by with map gas on small blades if you can keep the steel at temp throughout the whole length of the cutting edge. P.S. I made this at home, does it count lol. and my putty knife skiver was the inspiration.

i like the conchos if i did anything to this, which i wouldn't, I would make the tail on the holster strap a little shorter. Oh damn, no tassels, this ain't no peep show yer dancin in.

That is one of the nicest for sure my friend!! It is excellent IMO, matches the revolver perfectly.