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i get hardware form https://www.strapworks.com/default.asp?sscid=a1k3_chaqi and my leather from slc leather .com buckles from e bay or amazon. hey arashikage the meaning of life is procreate and family philosophy of life is a smile on a dog dealing with stress. is a simple matter of mind over matter, if you don't mind,it don't matter

DEEP BELLY LAUGH WELL, I guess when you do not get an answer, THAT is an answer all in itself looks like I have left the reservation and am alone on this journey, Got any ideas Biscuit?

why you lucky lucky so and so !!!! good luck.!!!!!!!!!!!

8mm 6.5x55 38 special 357 maybe a 30/06 lol do not remember

The Government of Commiefornia has no right to ban the sale of any damn thing. It is up to an individual to make the decision on what to buy, not the government edited +what about the Indian tribes? not allowed to make deer skin moccasins? does this mean if you kill an elk for food. you have to let the hide rot away wastefully?

I found the picture THIS is UGLY I needed a copper funnel, with a 2'' outlet, So I made one from 1/2'' copper pipe And I am PROUD OF THE UGLIEST FUNNEL EVER MAD

I NEVER laugh at another's art work, especially when I am making ugly old cars with 357 motors in them post that hammer so we can all see its beauty!!!!!!!

I am working on purse for SIL I am adding a strap that will sew to the back.inside. Loop up then down, sewn to the front of the purse how can i secure the loop to the side panel ? The loop is to give the top support and to be decorative on the front, attached to a D ring on the back

a TRUE handmade leather item , would by definition be made using a flint knife and a deer bone as a needle

Went into the local monument store in the near by town. The lady was busy, but took the time to ask if she could be of help. I stated I saw a small piece of granite by the dumpster. and asked if I could have it She said yes. Small is such a subjective word. what is small to me may or may not be small to you.

I commend you on the idea, Kudos BUT, SKIPPY? really? SKIPPY? Choosy mothers choose JIFF..LOL LOL I am a choosymother -------

i thought that was my idea !!!!!!!!!!! great minds think alike mason jar user

Where at in CO ? I used to live in Ridgeway LOVED IT !!!!

I do not hit with it. it is more like 1 tap try this hit a stamp with your poly mallet then hit the stamp with a regular hammer do you feel a difference?

I bought a nice teflon/plastic hammer to strike my tools with. I do not care for the bounce so I grabbed a blade pin off of the D8 dozer. LOL wrapped it in leather. it weighs a pound or more. it is my weight to hold items still it is an anvil it does not bounce

hand made is something mad by hand, granted that sweat shops use sewing machines to turn out stuff but the difference is, They are turning out production and not one of a kind items So, In MY opinion,which if you add a dollar you can buy a cup of coffee,,hand made means an item that is not turned out in production form but made one at a time by a craftsman, not an hourly production employee

i ended up staining the item first then dabbing paint on the letters.wiping off the excess easy easy

please ignore this if you already are aware, I was playing around with some min-wax stain.And discovered that min-wax natural #209 will darken the lettering just like antiquing will. also, i put some on a piece that had already had mahogany antique applied, it seams to make it very shiny

thanks fred, press and move is also working on the '3'' round stamp

it is brass,, i press it 3 times no heat i set it on a 4'' x 4;'' piece of metal. press the center, raise the press,slide the metal over press it then slide it to the other side press it as long as you do not move the stamp from the leather. you can move it anywhere and a 24'' cheater bar on the handle

it finally showed up / cell phone case 3 1/2'' x 1 1/2'' pressed with a 1 ton small press

I pondered this idea for a few days, then came up with an idea I took a piece of copper pipe and beat it flat, then annealed it Then I beat it into the shape i wanted then i drilled a couple of holes, wrapped it in leather added a strap to hold the watch...I have to stop here. I need a longer snap here is the finished watch band less the longer snap

I am working on the same problem as you at this moment. The last bag I worked on i stiffened it up with a thin strip of metal,,that bends with the bag and ''springs'' back into place I am incorporating it into the 4 side corners and the opening...

maybe i did not ask this question correctly . I do not know the correct name of the corner I am making. it is 2 pieces of leather placed finished side to finished side sewn together then turned inside out to reveal a folded seam with out stitches showing. what i want to do, is add a thin strip of metal or rubber tubing, in that seam, to help stiffen the corner i know what i want to do, i do not know how to incorporate the stiffener into the seam and am seeking suggestions from those that may have the knowledge i am lacking below is the seam and the seam with the stiffener held together by hand