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happy birthday Friend!!! I hope you have many many more I'll have a PBR in your honor lol. Social life is highly exaggerated. lol A nice cool evening on the porch watching the sun go down with your pop and a cold beer!

very cool!!

I would glue the outer piece then while it's still a bit wet, as in darn near dry, apply it to the under piece. Filigree is sewn around all the edges so in this case the glue isn't necessary for strength its just to allow you to sew it.

seriously though armor was s kept immaculate due to its cost especially if you were in a military

wear it to a hockey game lol.

i just tried to open upcoming events and don't have access, wouldn't that be an area open to all folks?

skive it off a bit.

I use what the MSDS sheet tells me to use. you can get them online for any product made. One other word of safety for those in cold climates right now. If you set up some type of ventilation system in your house you also need to open a window or door to allow fresh air to enter at the same rate as its vented. What can happen if you don't is a negative pressure situation could happen. when that does air is pulled into the house from any place possible like your chimney or heater vent which can fill your house with carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is deadly, invisible, and odorless.

beautiful work my friend!!

find a cheap pillow with the right shape deconstruct it and use the pieces as patterns

your making some nice stuff, i would suggest you try and lengthen the edge bevel. I have built a lot of knives out of saw blades before building my forge and at first, i had the same edge problems. the grind is too steep so it doesn't take an edge well and also will drag in the leather. Also, a nice polish helps with the dragging problem, actually, the blade gets pinched in the cut as it is just to thick What critters have antlers over there in Oz? Or is that a roo tusk lol.

its been a beautiful winter so far with only a couple of -20 days lol. Been hibernating and working on an old bamboo fly pole I bought years ago. Rebuilding it with all new parts then maybe a nice leather case lol. I'm thinking/wishing for more fishing and less work next spring lol. My daughter finally healed up a bit so I'm not over there twice a day she will be having her operation reversed next spring so I have no real idea of my future after that lol. But I will be busy no matter. Glad to hear Pops is good You are both in my thoughts and prayers daily friend even if I'm not online lol. Take care my friend and god bless!!

id try me some camel if given the chance lol. i see tons of info on the web about its use but none for sale.

if velcro works then leather should be no problem. At the least, it wont melt and stick to your gear or catch fire as plastics often do. here is a link for leather fire gear to check out there may be good info here. https://www.enginecompanyleather.com/#/

i would think about sewing them right onto the existing straps if possible. but too thick and they might be uncomfortable.

Making safety gear or parts of for other folks is something to seriously think about IMO. Simply to much risk on both ends if something happens. But you should ask the firefighter what rules or specs it may need, he would know much more about the subject than anyone here except maybe another firefighter. Personally from the training I've had if your helmet strap gets hot enough to burn so does your head and that strap wont be your main problem. Firefighters also usually wear scba when actively fighting fire so toxic fumes shouldn't be a problem. But if you do make it I would seriously ask the one who wants it and make sure he knows you don't know what the specs, if any, are and it may not comply. It's his or her ass out there. If he says there are no specs then have at it. Good luck

dandy lil knife!! I like it alot.

Elk hair won't take the abuse very well, but if he just wants them for show, they may last a while. The hair is hollow and brittle, unlike fur. They would look cool for a while though. Good luck!!

really nice design and great contrast.

it's highly flammable and very dangerous to inhale who cares about the leather think safety. not to mention the quantity you would need, simply not worth the potential problems. A crepida is a light shoe. Good luck.

it sounds like you want to make a double-sole moccasin. or maybe a Roman Crepida. already beeen done lol. glue doesn't make your sole fall off, using the wrong glue just doesn't work to keep the sole on. Like using water-soluble glue in a possibly wet environment, ie sweaty leather shoes. soaking your shoes in acetone wont be a good thing think about this if the glue has tiny holes in it making it permeable then it won't glue anything with any strength or reliability especially if it's water soluble glue and water can get in the tiny holes. Reasonable experiment IMO no. Make a nice pair of mocs and be done overthinking this.

you rock !!!!

sweet !! making your tools is half the fun.

Saddle soap isn't just soap, it is also a conditioner it has waxes and oils that condition and add moisture back into the leather. When the directions are read and followed it doesn't leave a residue, if it did no one would use it on saddles in dusty barns. However, it's made to be used on a wide variety of leather products not just saddles. Follow the directions and always test it first that way there is no risk. cleaning leather isn't rocket science, just takes some common sense.

what Fred said!!! test it in an inconspicuous place first.