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  1.   I have for you a Landis 1 for sale...I have stripped it down and cleaned it and now it works much smoother than before.  If anybody is interested God Bless and Feel free to ask.  I believe it is all original.....the parts are all numbered.  There are new needles and some very old original needles as well as two bobbins, we just moved to Oregon so there is also an owners manual and a few other things included........if I can find it.  If there is any interest in this item please let me know and I will add photos.  

     

    Thank you for your time.


  2. On 5/25/2020 at 6:54 PM, KristinaDRawlings said:

    First off, where you live is irrelevant.  The internet Kind of put a stop to postcode marketing.  If you want to make money through leatherworking, you need to increase your market range.  One of the things that doesn't often occur to people getting into leatherwork is that if you do your job well, the gear you make will last a lifetime.  Also, leather's a durable material that lends itself to repair.  Compare that to Walmart, where products are broken *before* you buy them, and people are just resigned to having to go out and buy the same thing again, because it's not worth fixing anything!  In a restricted market, you can hit saturation fairly quickly, plus people will often look to get leather stuff fixed, instead of scrapping it and starting again. A good leather belt will last decades.  There's a limit to how many you can sell to your immediate neighbours.

    Sorry to be a bit facetious, but the leatherwork that brings in the highest rate of return will be the gear you can produce quickly at low cost and sell immediately into a vast, inflated market.  I've seen beautiful leather buckets, but that's probably not what you need to hear!  There is no single answer to this question, it comes down to what you know, what you can make, and how well you can sell.  Buy low, sell high. If you can.

    The word handmade gives your work some cachet, for what it's worth.  Lots of people do care about that and will pay more for it, but I'd say most don't.  That's fine, most people won't be your customers anyway.  You set your price and you make your case for your price.  This costs this much because of this this and this.  You can leave it to your kids, even grand kids, because it will still do its job in fifty, sixty years.  This is the price because it's not just Some Product.  It's a product of your creativity and expertise. Because it has been tailored to your customer's exact requirements.  Handmade can be strong.  It does cost more, and it does take more time, but it can work if you hit your niche.  A globalised niche is a massive market. Be online, be visible.  We make our customers wait for custom pieces.  First, we have to, because there are only two of us working, and second because the stuff takes time.  We find people are happy to wait for something they know will be good, will be just what they want.  Anticipation is the best sauce.

    If you want to go handmade and make money, stay away from wholesale.  Go to the end user and you will be able to charge double what a store will pay you.  The store isn't trying to rob you, they just have costs they need to build into their price, just like you do.  Work the internet. The internet is made for fake news, social aggression and niche craft leatherworkers.  

    Hope this helps, and good luck

    Thank You SO MUCH......

     


  3. Are you talking about the spring that sits behind the spool inside the shuttle?  I have not even messed with that part whatsoever.  After you thread the shuttle itself where do you leave the thread?  Does it just fall over the side and role under the shuttle during use?  I believe you told me that it forms a loop and catches on the needle but I'm not sure how or where to place the thread so that it catches......

     

    At the pointed end of the shuttle I saw in photo an indentation or "catch".....is that needed to form the loop?

     

    Thanks for any help that you could give me.


  4. I could really use some help.....I believe its threaded correctly yet after buying the manual and speaking with other sources nobody can tell me where to place the thread in the shuttle.  I may have a bad shuttle according to one person stating that it doesn't have a "hook" like grabbing piece on the point of the shuttle.  One person wants 200 dollars for a new shuttle.....is that price high?  Does anybody have one for sale for a better price? I could really use some help if you have the time.

    Thanks


  5. Alexis I did not mean you by any means.....

    and to be honest I did not think anybody out there would even care enough or even bother to respond to me......

    I didn't think anybody would even read what I had to say!  

    The person I was talking with stated how "obvious" it was that  I was new to leatherwork and that I needed more experience before he/she would even answer my questions......it wasn't the first time this sort of thing has happened to me by respected sources here........I guess I took it too far.  

     

    My apologies if I offended anybody.


  6. I won't name any names but I've asked some of the "best" here on this site some simple questions and all I've gotten is crap in response

    Can somebody please tell me....

    .....what leatherwork will bring in the highest rate of return?   I Live in Northern California.....

    .....does handmade leatherwork sell for more or does it just take too much time?

    .....what outlets do you use to sell your leather goods?

    ....I just need some honest straight forward answers


  7. On 4/19/2020 at 1:51 AM, CowboyBob said:

    These old Landis #1 are great for heavy & thick material because the only needle made anymore is a size #26 for #346 thread.The needlebar is not adjustable so the only other needle that would work would have to be a longer one you could shorten.If I remember correctly it's around 3" long.Parts for it will be hard to find too.If you do buy it I know where you can order needles from.

     

    On 4/19/2020 at 11:58 AM, DonInReno said:

    There aren’t many of those that come up for sale - if it’s in good working condition it would probably sell for $1000 eventually...if this was a normal year.   I’ve been surprised in the past when older harness stitchers priced to sell have sat for months on the west coast - they really are more historic collectibles than a machine for making money.
     

    At $500 they sell quickly.  At $1500-$2000 it might take a year to find a buyer who just had to have one for their collection and didn’t want to wait.

    If you decide not to make an offer on it I’d be interested in it if it was on the lower end of the price range - I’m just over the hill from you and haven’t seen that one pop up on Craigslist or marketplace.

    May I ask where about you live and how much you would want for it ???

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