PastorBob

WOW! Nice work! Really like the tooling/ carving. Great job.

Thanks for sharing your work! Always great to see another artisan's work. That closure is referred to as "ball and post" or "Sam Brown". Something you might add to allow it to open a little easier is a tiny slit on the edge of the hole. Place the slit on the opposite side of the direction where there is natural tension when the case is closed (I would guess on the side of the hole farthest away from the edge. Great work!! Not that you have to purchase a tool for the hole, you can use a blade to slit it, but here is a picture of a tool used to make the Sam Brown hole. This will give you an idea of what I described above.

As mentioned above, a cheap arbor press from HF would work great, but you can also sandwich your stamp and leather between a table top and a piece of wood and slowly crank down some C-clamps...leave it for about 15 seconds or so, depending on how wet and thick your leather piece is.

I would not glue it. When you tension it in order to staple, it may pull either the glue off the board, or fibers from the leather causing imperfections in the surface. Chrome tan is normally pretty stretchy and would do better with just the stretch and staple method. IMO. Make sure to post pics when done.

https://www.springfieldleather.com/Buckle-Monti-AntqBrs-1-1-2

I use the same thickness thread, but use Rhino thread (or maybe it's Rino) from Springfield Leather. It's a good thread and comes in many colors. I think it is less expensive than Ritza.

What is the price please?

Most of the larger box humidors are all lined with cedar. The largest portable humidor I have made is a 3-finger. I have not added any lining to it. Most of the time, I leave my cigars in the cellophane wrap they came in. I have had no issue with transfer of smell or anything to affect the taste.

I would definitely pull the old thread and try lining up the stitches in the prepunched holes. Worst case, start over (maybe cut off the sewn portions and make it a tad bit smaller). Best case, it all lines up in the existing holes.

Those are some nice looking holsters. I am also a southpaw, but hang 'em on the right.

Yes Indeed! Very nice. Love the stitch lines. Great job!!

That is awesome Chuck! No better book to cover than that one. She will have this one for years! Fantastic job on tooling. Love the depth, and carving on the celtic style cross.

another great project! Thanks for sharing.

Welcome to the forum from SW Missouri. Enjoy the craft!

Thank you! That is one of Sergey's tools.

That is definitely an easy pattern, Chuck. Thanks for posting the photo

Veg tan that cat hide, if there's any left.

This is the type of case I make. No hardware. Slips on the belt. Got the idea from Chuck Dorset on Weaver YT videos.

Very nice. I had thought about making some. Still some tools I would need to buy, but wow, 4 hours?? That's a lot of time. I really like the tan one. Great job.

Thanks for that feedback. Humidity is better since move to Missouri, compared to Atlanta for sure. How long are you guys soaking your holsters? May be why I struggle to get really good exterior molding...I am not soaking it long enough.

Looks like a fun project and I am sure he will thoroughly enjoy that. Probably get a frog and some marbles in there too. I did a quick search for dinosaur backpacks and nothing cool really popped up. Good luck with your project and make sure to post pics.

How long does it take to dry? I dip mine for about 10 seconds and it seems to take a couple of days for it to dry out.

Wow! what a difference a year makes. much improved.

I just checked the site. It's not listed anymore. Must have bought the last one.