SpruceMoose

Ya, he said it's not part of the magneto, some weird buckle, or just a really bad photo of a regular buckle

I'll ask my husband tonight, he works tractors, usually vintage-antique. What you have circled doesn't look to be part of the cover, looks more like a metal strap part of the magneto sticking through a hole in the leather

Try a Antique tractor forum. I looked up a few videos of antique magnetos being refurbished and there doesn't appear to be leather on them, it may be a very short time frame they were used, could be why you can't find anything

Being in a location where buying tooling leather in person is not generally an option, I am always wary of buying online even from reputable sellers. As we all know, many sellers re-grade there stock, so buying an A/B grade Wickett and Craig or Hermann Oak may not actually be A/B, and I've had some bad experiences with this, even from some reputable companies. Being a smaller business, I am in no position to buy a bunch of hides at once unfortunately, so that is out of question currently, as I know tannery direct purchases can be a fantastic approach. What are some of your favourite suppliers of tooling leather in Canada?

Good to know, especially that we can still buy the dye, just have to bite the bullet and buy bigger quantities.

Techsew 2700, i know the parts number for the feet and such, easy to come by, I've got some extra presser feet and may modify them myself instead of buying more. I should say as well, I'm not talking about it not being able to climb an abrupt huge ridge of material, it just slips often on skived layers. Various materials, not just slippery leather.

I'm having trouble with my presser foot not walking up and over layers, I'm guessing a foot with teeth would fix this? I'm slipping often, and it's driving me nuts. thanks

Thanks again, I seen you other post in supplies and commented on the dyes as well. I hope fiebings won't become hard to get.

From what i've gathered, they purposely keep all chemical dyes out of stock because they now have to ship them differently. Hopefully no shortage coming though! A few cheaper places that i've found that you can order right online without calling is Zelikovitz and Martin equine and pet products. Every time I call in Tandy to order in Halifax they don't have the colors i need and theyre weeks away. Also, from your last post on my thread, Cains tack shop in Dieppe(near moncton) has fiebings dyes.

Thanks, i've never heard of that place before, it loos like they don not generally advertise to the public. I go to Cain's tack shop in dieppe, they have some good stock, but lacking in the solid brass.

Checked them out before, mostly plated stuff. I try to only use solid brass. Thanks though I did find a nice Canadian source in case anyone sees this thread and also in search: https://shop.aaronmartin.com/Hardware/folder/355 they are a harness/saddlery hardware supply. Great prices and selection, and actually categorized from light to heavy duty. Stainless, some plate and brass

Thanks! Probably a little too far away. I do love buckleguys quality and prices, but every once in a while i get dinged bad with customs and duties.

Anyone find any suppliers that have better prices than BuckleGuy for bulk purchases? Preferably Canadian. I find it's getting harder to find good prices, everyone is jacking up solid brass hardware prices. Like 5-6 bucks for 1? Ridiculous. I buy from Canada and still find the conversation cheaper than some of the Canadian sources I've found. For quality and style options. I've scoured the internet but thought maybe one you have found some little hidden source, a stretch I know! I've already looked through the stickied supplier list. Open to international outside of North America, but wary of quality, it can be hit or miss. Thanks!

The time it would take to properly test out an unknown homemade edge paint would be the time it takes to wait for an order. Unless of course you are just testing things out to see what works in the mean time. I wouldn't use an unknown in work that is to go for sale or an order especially for edges, they flex and move and get rubbed and chaffed so much with use. Personally, I find regular acrylics, even high end ones, don't look nice on leather like the acrylics made for leather do. There's lots of Pre formulated and long time tested edge paint works great and goes a long way, imo. I like tandy's ecoflo edge flex paint(rebranded Fenix, works just like it has. The only 'ecoflo' product i've ever used that works decent for me, imo.)

I should add to what i previously said, i have nothing against mass production or folks who run larger leather businesses. I more have an issue with the lying that is coming along with it in many instances. Something something 'usa' darling western leather resellers claiming they are the individual artists, local handmade small mom and pop business. You're a reseller, stand by it no problem, don't lie.

There's certainly always been the cheaper options out there, but man it seems so much more prevalent in so many corners of the market. Currently Etsy is so flooded with cheap tooled western leather(some actually looks decent and is indeed hand tooled) That is mass produced somewhere, that it shocks me sometimes that people find my shop and pay quadruple the amount. A million shops with the same cheap branded tooled western items, or someone stitches on bad mass produced tooled patches to bad mass produced Chinese bags and charges the same as me....and people pay(either that or ridiculously cheap prices) Blows me away. I gebnerally ignore it, but often do a bit of market research to see whats selling and what customers are saying they like or dislike in reviews, and the amount out there is just wild. The worst part to me is that these 'middle man' shop owners take the praise as their own hand skill, and the bulk of the customers think these items are all made by some nice lady in America, when the reality is some mass production style workshop where people are getting paid crap wages to pump out tooled leather. I don't mind the ones that charge cheap in some ways, but Some charge and promote their work as though it's a mom and pop shop run and created by one person and that does always irk me. Oh well, the world keeps spinning, and they'll always be people who seek out and know the difference just by looking.

This is the worst. Failing to take dye precautions! Ah the projects that have gotten the ol, 'i guess it's all black dye for you' after painstaking hand painting a decorative scenery. I've got these heavy bulbous votive candle holders that fit plastic shot glasses perfect, me or the cats can't knock it over. There's a fellow on etsy who 3d prints 4 oz dye bottle holders(weighted i think) too. I used to sometimes use to big of brushed for hand painting, the get more done faster...but...they like to pick up too much dye and sometimes drip, even after a quick blotting on paper before, the horror. I use smaller brushes now.

Forget to stock up on unfreezable liquids for Canadian winter and have to ration lol......Speaking of which it's about that time...

Beautiful work, very clean and sleek designs, edges, stitching. Love that camera case! Once you get selling it becomes more comfortable. Try Etsy, or maybe you might enjoy more in person local selling.

Don't get me wrong, i love the look of some of the leather, distressed, oily, pull-up, nubuck, every tannage and finish imaginable.But man, it's wild how much of the currently most bought/trending handmade leather products are made from leather hides that just scuff and scratch so easily, if you just look at it the wrong way it gets all dinged up. On occasion I'll dig into some market research on current high selling/trending handmade leather products , and when i start into reviews(great to find out what buyers out there like, dislike etc) many customers do not like this, even though they like the look initially, many do not expect it to get so scratched, scuffed and just wrote off from just touching it. I find it slightly baffling that these types of leathers are so widely used. I can see it for folks who sell in person or have products in shops, at least then customers can feel the item and know what they are getting. On a side note, I live in an area where buying leather in person is not usually the case, and even with research on certain types, it's disappointing how much leather that's been bought over the years that just sucked or at least was not what was expected, even high end brands, just a light touch from a finger scuffs it. Some sellers won't tell you or get almost annoyed/offended that you ask how easily certain leather marks. I mostly dye my own either way, but i do like having some nice pre dye on hand, and i find it harder to find. Outside of dying normal tooled leather items,Recently started to dye milled veg tan to satisfy my soft bag leather needs. Just a small rant! What do you folks think, has it always been the case?

It's already on auction, i started it low, either way not too worried it came with a bundle of tools I bought for next to nothing. Too big of a barrel for me, trying to downsize doubles and unused to tools to make room for new. Thanks for letting me know!

Some marked, some unmarked, prices and details in listings. Shipped tracked and well packaged. Tools may need cleaning, oiling, resharpening/re-profiling. Eye Blinder Punch/Die ( I apologize for the expensive shipping, but these are heavy!) https://www.ebay.ca/itm/334976160064 Marked USMC 60Y 2X : https://www.ebay.ca/itm/334976156507 Unknown shape, one even, one offset: Marked 'J. Beaudry' 3' :https://www.ebay.ca/itm/334976135340 Unmarked: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/334976147017

Al Stohlman Swivel Knife Turns smoothly. No blade. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/334977761310 Shipped tracked and well packaged. North America Only.