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XD once its worn and dirty, it wont look so....fabulous. as of now its santas elf material.

I have on video, recording myself walking away to see the jacket, and I saw people out the window and immediately turned around with a hilarious look. XD

OK! so these were the stages. I actually filmed it to make a video, well see if that gets posted... im not sure if this leather will be the shell, or if I will actually make one. The leather is a bit weak, so I may end up making something better. at the very least all seams will have an inch and a half of leather strip sewn on with a machine. I got this far just today. havent started the sleeves, since they are the hard part.

So im trying to upload pictures and progress of this jacket im making, bit the file size limit is q.4 mb and its not even letting upload that. I tried to crop the first photo to make the size smaller and it destroyed it. How do i upload larger sized photos and files? This picture is hilarious Pls help

the small piece is the before, large is the after. I used the deer hunter and trapper tanning orange bottle stuff. took 2 bottles for 4 sheepskins. It tightened up the grain and gave it a more rigid smooth finish. it definitely was not leather before xd sorry for shit pics

my test piece looked much more like leather, less loose and dry. Went ahead and used the tanning solution on all my rugs. Let you guys know in a day or so how they look

will do, thank you much.

well, the rugs I have, the black ones have darker skin, and the light ones have lighter skin. The leather soaks up water like veg tan, how can I tell if it is tanned? I got a bit of it wet, it seems more like wet skin than leather, are there any other tests? Judging by the way it soaks up water, if its stiff when it dries, that would imply its veg tanned, right? EDIT: since it is so skin-like when its wet, im just getting some basspro tanning stuff and tanning one of them to test, there is no way this stuff is leather, its like wet raw hide when you get water on it.

Something as simple as using a test piece, I cant believe I didnt think of that. I will test getting it wet, thank you. Not all rugs are actually tanned, some are only pickled. Apparently pickled fur will fall out if it gets wet, which means a jacket made out of that, would fall apart in no time.

my main concern is this. I cant find anything saying how the fur rugs I bought are tanned. I read that if they are "pickled" they can be tanned, does anyone know if that is true? is there any way to tell if its tanned already? The leather is a bit weird, unlike other shearling. I want to make a jacket with them, but its pointless if it starts to shed and fall apart after little use. the main reason im asking is I have almost 400$ in leather, and would rather ask a question and spend an extra $20 to keep it from being ruined. Of course, otherwise they would be looking down, or up to me. horizontal looks mean we are equals, or something.

Can fur rugs be used for garments, jackets, other projects?

I found this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/125232778793?hash=item1d28748e29:g:6PsAAOSwAoViO7Uj according to the internet, this type of tan doesnt hold up to moisture and use, but can be retanned. Is that true, will it hold up if its retanned with a better tanning solution? Can the fur rugs be used, retanned? where do most people source the fur hides for garments? thanks amigos

I got my boat anchor! works well, very happy with it. going to attack some elbow pads to a flannel for the first real use. The stitch length im getting isnt the factory spec, but its probably about 7 an inch, since I dont need bigger stitches than that, it should be fine. at some point I may look into restoring it to factory spec, but I read the thread on that, and it looks a bit intimidating and precise. thanks guys.

proper boat anchors!

my lord that is one hefty machine! He said like 200 and I figured he was overestimating. Its just the head im buying. Sounds like one of the better old patcher machines. definitely going to be careful moving it. Thanks so much wiz!

Its a singer 29k60 with the longer arm. will be looking and testing tomorrow, very excited. Does anyone here have an idea on how much those weigh? hes saying nearly 120 lbs

I will have to ask tomorrow what model it is. Its truly incredible that those machines still work, and how much they can sew! I dont have any plans on stressing mine like that, or sewing soles to shoes. finding parts isnt something im too worried about if the machine is in great shape, but it would be a nice piece of mind to be able to buy spare parts and keep one machine forever. I cant believe how smooth some of those run. I really like the older one, I will just have to see what im looking at. thanks for the links

thanks wizcrafts! I now have an idea of what to look for/test. If im getting tiny stitches, will I be able to find the parts needed, or should I just avoid it all together, im getting it for 500$ If you cant answer that without the model, I will understand. thanks again

Im buying a singer 29 from a guy at work, and Id like to know what things to look for. I read that the stitch length adjustment seems to be the first to go, but I want to know what else I should look at? Common fail points, etc. Im not actually sure which model of 29 it is, I will ask tomorrow. Ive been learning to make shoes, havent been posting here much.. want to get a patcher for this and for patching, now seems like a good opportunity

I saved a picture of this the first time i came across it. very cool indeed. those 3d printed forms are brilliant, so many uses with that sort of technique.

I was the one that posted this, I didnt realize I wasnt signed in. I dont have plans of using this kayak on frozen waters, its warm here. I was only thinking pine pitch for the seams. I have done research, its hard to find much. The only real bit of info i found was that they used sinew stitching since it swells when wet, to seal the holes.Im going to give it a shot, even if it sinks, it will be a neat thing to have. I figured oil tanned leather would be waterproof enough, if coated in beeswax or something, ive seen cloth boats sealed with a beeswax mixture. I may need to look at kayak forums for info. unfortunately I dont have seal skins :/

these turned out beautiful

so does it just rest against your side without any support? Either way it looks good.

I dont use a thread burner, but I would imagine rechargeable batteries and a charger might help.

I ended up going with pockets that dont have flaps over them. They were perfect, or at least they are in very cold weather. If you dont have covers on your pockets when its snowing, but still warm enough for the snow to melt, the snow will melt and drip into your pockets I will post pictures of the jacket when i finally get around to finished the lining around the neck. So far nobody seems to have noticed the jacket was made by me, so I must have done a half decent job!