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Hi, thanks @chuck123wapati that makes sense. I wet form, let it dry then add dye and finish?

Hi, Cruising through this thread I am experiencing the cracked leather from a bend in a belt I just put together for the wife. The leather is a belt blank from Tandy and I skived the bend on the flesh side to about half to make it easier to fold. After dyeing a couple of coats of Eco-Flo black dye and a couple of coats of resolene it is now cracking. Did I put too much resolene? Can I go back and add dye and try to reseal. Should I have used a conditioner as mentioned in this thread before I tried to bend it? I have attached a photo to better explain. (don't mind the dog -- he's my hangaround) I appreciate and value your knowledge and thank you in advance.!

HI, I've watched several videos where he hand stitches without a pony while building something but don't believe I've ever seen a show and tell of how to do it, (properly). I'll have to check that out.

Hi, Welcome to the forum. Most folks are understandably hesitant about clicking on links that takes them offsite so you may not get much of a response. For folks have difficult posting pictures because most phone picture sizes are way too big. I've learned to take the picture on my phone and text it to myself to make the image size smaller to post. Others here will have other and probably techniques. But, I did take a peek at your images on reddit. Pretty cool and comfy looking, especially the low top Inca style.

Absolutely THIS!! And, welcome to the forum.

Hi, this is some really neat craftsmanship. Can you share about how many hours in total it took to create this? Not including the design time, just from (about ) the time you rolled out the leather until you made the final touches.

Oh, I had plans to go that but work cut into my plans. DEFINITELY planning on it for next year. ~JL

There is a leather sewing machine sales area you can post your machine. I'm certain it will sell pretty quickly.

That's a big daddy! one day.....

Hey Chuck, your craftsmanship has really come along way. Your son should be proud and you bet he'll be the talk of camp. No doubt business will be coming your way! Love it!

Hey not too shabby for being only 80 years young! My uncle told me years ago, 'gettin' old ain't for sissies!' I'm 58 and he's right,. You have a great attitude and a loving and supporting family. Don't let anyone tell you, == you still got it!

Hi I'm not an expert by any means and surely the moderator will jump in, but I should think pictures and a price list would be instrumental. Also, you should decide if you are going to sell in lots or individual pieces. Lots of collectors from across the world visit this forum so you should also let everyone know if you're going to limit shipping or not. You should also place your city as a location if you want to attract anyone local who can stop by. Also, if you have any machinery there is another category on this forum for just those types of items. Good luck!

For your second project I think your work is really coming along. I've made a few wallets and like @PastorBob said, laying really thin leather on a flat surface and then I place something equally flat usually my acrylic ruler on top leaving just enough of the leather showing to get after it with some canvas and gum trag or tokonole .

As a huge CZ fan... HOLY SMOKES! That is super looking! How are you taking care of the retention ?

THIS!! My wife rolls her eyes how I go about 'designing'. LOL!

Didn't notice it until you brought it up. Looks great and I like the simple borders. Really great job. And like @Hardrada said, I wished all my first attempts were as beautiful as this!

Great job. The plain veg tan color makes it really pop out. Now I see why you need to do the shifter. It looks like a great challenge. Let us know how you go about doing that one.

Ain't that the truth! My uncle told me a long time ago that a hobby doesn't have to be expensive but you can sure make it expensive!!

We need a Houston show... Great idea. We need a Houston Show!!

Boy I was so excited I had to post that it was a success!! @Techsew Ron and @Uwe thank you very much!! I took the instructions that was sent and from there it was as exactly as was described!! Worked like it did at the shop before I brought it home! So... part of my next steps after I got everything working without pressing the lever was to figure out why the thread wasn't picking up from the bobbin but I did think that once the forward vs reverse lever was figured out I thought it should just work....and it did!! Wished someone else was there to take that picture of me!! I know some folks here get freaky about shared links and its totally understandable so ... spoiler alert, this is a link to my personal MS OneDrive share drive. I uploaded the video from my phone. Will a virus drop in your computer because you select the link? These days nothing is 100% so ..... how does that go? caveat emptor ? https://1drv.ms/v/s!AnZ0zsCyoIMZiBQA0uD66cLelBlu I was just so proud of my self that my toy is FINALLY working that I had to made the video!! Here are some pictures for those that don't care for the video link: I would be hard pressed to tell you the ounce I had but I'm guessing 3/4? The gray pieces is what the shop had laying around to show me that it was working. I'm thinking it's at least 4/5 oz and its' doubled over. So all together, that's pretty thick! And don't mind the thread going everywhere. I was too excited to go find my pair of scissors. Thanks again you guys!!

Thanks @Techsew Ron I'll try that when I get home and will let ya'all know if that solves my problem.

Thanks, @Wizcrafts I called them just a bit ago and spoke to a very sweet lady on the phone who said she would send me something. I am looking forward to it!

Thank you, @Wizcrafts. Can @Techsew Ron help me with a link to download the manual? Thanks

Hi Here is a picture of my servo motor. Let me know if you need anything more. And thank you in advance!!

Hi thanks at @Constabulary I am printing it out to take home to compare. From first glance I think it has more precise directions. @Wizcrafts The funny thing is that the lever was not pressed and the foot was walking forward and everything is working fine when it left the store! Which I think now leads me to what @Uwe said; I took down just the head . It may be the servo motor not going in the right direction? Fortunately, I do have a manual but the translation has room for improvement. I'll go home to noodle around on this some more. I was able to find another local mechanic who said he would be able to help and spoke English so if anything, I have to just wait and spend a little more to get this guy humming. Thanks all.