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found this site never ordered from them. https://alltribes.com/southwest-jewelry/belt-buckles/texas-ranger-buckle-sets/ i found aa bunch of custom makers but man are they expensive.

first off a punch doesn't have to be razor sharp or soon after you hit it with a maul a few times the edge will roll and be useless. if you can see any amount of flat on the edge then it needs that taken down to non existent but not thinned or sharpened as you know sharp to be on a knife. I use a very fine sanding belt 400/600 grit on my belt sander so not much metal comes off and slowly turn the punch until i take down that flat edge keeping the wide bevel intact. what ever method slow is the key and paying attention to removing only enough metal to eliminate that flat area. I'm sure you can do it many other ways but thats the tool i have that works best. the idea is to end up with a good stout edge that tapers to zero and is still even all the way around and is strong enough to smack with a hammer. good luck!!

man that is cool but it looks like a finger could be lost pretty quickly too if not careful.

those look great to me. I think they worked out just fine, i like that cloth interior.

thank you its very much appreciated.

1. you can fill it with epoxy. 2. you can cut off the tapered part drill it out a bit, be very careful of splitting the handle, and glue in a new piece of hardwood dowel then re-drill and taper it to fit the ferule and awl blade.

wow that is cool. Do you have patterns for all of these or do you create as you go?

i'll bet she loves it.

great job, yes cut the edges, bevel and /or sand then burnish them. Follow your stitches to make it look nice and even. pull only the stitches out that run off the leather under the other set of stitches, not many will notice the extra holes.

i wish it were, not many roos in Wyoming lol. Elk and deer here.

those are beautiful. I love that lacing especially.

those are fantastic what liner and leather weight?

your right on with this sentiment the utmost first line of defense is being aware, most criminals are very cowardly, meaning if your looking at them or notice them they probably wont make you a target. 30 years working a prison i have seen very well trained officers get taken, why because they weren't aware of who was around them. Watch everyone around you all the time, see what they are doing and why they are there before they get close enough to do you harm. i still do it out of habit having carried a toolbox into cell blocks alone for many years, no one gets behind me without me turning and looking right at them. If someone seems suspicious look directly at them so they know you see them and above all believe the hairs on your neck. As for the door situation open it but dont go out until you look around and get your eyes focused and be prepared to shut it fast, criminals depend on those doors locking behind an unaware person after they shut then that person has lost thier escape if it feels weird don't go out, shut it. I'm done now lol. except for this if your standing in a line of ten people anywhere in this country two at least will have felony records some places many more.

i like all three, the bear track is my favorite though those blemishes in the leather add to the look.

both quite simple the solar plexus is that really soft spot right under your rib cage in the middle of your chest its easy to find just take your thumb and push in there you'll know instantly how it would feel. The brachial stun is on the side at the base of your neck its a group of nerves right at the base of the neck and what all the movie karate chops used to simulate.

i have to agree with that ole geezer lol. It isn't bad at all. I like it! I have the one you sent me right above my workbench on the wall and enjoy it every day.

awesome is all i can say! also teach her the solar plexus strike with the blunt end of that and a brachial stun. We were taught many self defense moves at the prison i worked in, a desk top staple gun opened up makes one dandy sap too.

heck yea!!!

Tell your Mum yes we do, my son tans them the old fashioned way, brain tanning, then we will be making them into period style stuff from the mountain man era. i love those old binos even though they are only about 3 power lol i use them with my black powder shooting gear. My favorite restore ever was a sunbeam mixer if i remember right it was the model 10. those old bullet looking ones with a ton of accessories. I have since given it to my daughter and she loves it. At almost 100 years those things will run forever and do anything a new one will.

go back to what works for you! Your just buying names now and spending more money for no real benifit.

what do you make the most of?

Beautiful work as always. your stuff always top notch and unique.

now that is cool!!! i love it!!! i have a very old lead pot stove that is so old the brass pump is separate from the canister, i guess before they figured out the internal type pump lol. i like restoring things so much my son brought me these old binos for my birthday one year. they were found in a lake lol and had to be completely disassembled to get all the dirt out.

Hell yea man!!!!! way to go