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Probably personal taste, but I don't like those clips. I've had a couple instances where the case would push up and off of my belt when I sat down. Now I just use a belt loop, maybe with a snap at the bottom so that I don't have to undo my belt to add the case. /dwight

Well thanks all. I decided against antiquing, but I cleaned it up a bit with some Fiebings cleaner/conditioner, mounted it on a backer board, and hung it over my workbench. It looks good to me.

I made this leather panel some 30+ years ago for a briefcase that I used to carry. The briefcase eventually fell apart, but I saved the panel. A while back my wife pulled it out of my storage, and she thinks I should hang it on the wall in my work space. I might do that, but since I tooled this way back before I knew anything about stains and antiquing, it's just plan with a little dye in the background. Before I hang it I'm thinking that some antiquing might make it pop and maybe hide some of the stains and watermarks that it has acquired over the years. Or maybe I should just leave it as is? What are your thoughts? /dwight

Thanks. I tooled it before molding, using the Dragon's Scale stamp from Sergey Neskromniy: https://leatherstampstools.com/regular-series/72-tool-for-leather-craft-stamp-62-dragons-scale-size-12x14-mm.html When I molded it I just laid the damp (not wet) leather over the knife and worked it down with the bone folder, being careful to not pull too hard. I also made release cuts around the bottom as I was going. I think that helped to minimize the stretching. Here's what it looked like while it was drying: /dwight

Thanks. That's Fiebings Pro dye. English Bridle for the main body, and Dark Brown for the edging. Plus Tandy Hi-liter to bring out the details. /dwight

Looks great. And thanks for the detailed description of the process. I often learn something new from your posts. /dwight

Thanks all. Yes. A little bit of both. First I stamped them, then I went over them with a beveler. Gives them a little more depth that way. /dwight

A friend of mine received a knife case for Christmas, and his wife asked me to make a case for it. I didn't get it done before Christmas, but I did get it done yesterday. Now I just need to get with them to deliver it. As always there were a few mistakes along the way, but hopefully only the people in this forum will notice. Overall I think he'll be happy with it. The inside of the case is lined with glazed pigskin to protect the knife from the hardware. And yes, I managed to forget to attach the belt strap until after I had glued the lining on, so the stitching is exposed on the inside. Doh! /dwight

Looks sharp. He'll love it.

Nice! A multi-pouch for a multi-tool. Ingenious. /dwight

I think if you are making one you could make it any size you want. The author of that page even mentions that you could scale them to any size, just keep your pin circles the correct size for your pins and spaced appropriatly. /dwight

A while back I was looking for a center finder and stumbled on this site: https://www.instructables.com/Homemade-center-finder-tool-quick-cheap-easy/ I haven't actually made one yet, but it looks like it would be easy enough to do. /dwight

My wife just pointed out that I shouldn't give one to my son. I should give it to his wife. /dwight

FWIW: I've made a couple guitar straps for friends and family. I used Crazy Horse leather for the liner, then just burnished the edges as normal. The Crazy Horse and Veg-tan burnish together just fine. /dwight

Well since fire conditions are decades in the making, I seriously doubt that it's any one administration at fault. Thanks. It's actually glazed pig skin. Makes for pretty decent wallet liners. It's kind of stiff at first, but loosens up over time. I made a small wallet for my wife entirely out of the stuff and it's working out quite well for her. /dwight

Great idea. I'm going to have to make one for my son since he never finishes anything. Just as soon as I get one.... /dwight

Thanks. Thanks. We have a fairly decent air filter on the house HVAC system, so if I keep the fan running to circulate the air through it we typically aren't too bad in the house. However the Air Quality Index hit 202 this morning, which is very unhealthy for everyone. It may be time to run away and try to find some cleaner air. /dwight

Hi all - Been gone awhile dealing with life stuff. But with the heat outside lately combined with the smoke from the wildfires all around us, my wife and I have been fairly cooped up inside for a while. To keep from going completely stir crazy, I decided to make myself a new wallet since the one I did last year didn't quite have enough card pockets. I took the pattern from that one and made it a little longer, then added an insert to hold my license and insurance info. The nice part with that is that I can pull the insert out and only take that if all I need is my license and insurance.

If you are only going to do a few things as a hobby, my recommendation would be to just learn about hand stitching. It's really not that difficult, and there is a bit of a Zen aspect that comes once you get in to it. /dwight

Wow. That is just phenomenal!!! So this was originally posted 7 years ago. Do you still it? How has it held up over time? How about a couple of current photos if possible? /dwight

I would imagine that a holster that incorporated RFID fabric would only have the fabric on one side between the phone and the body. The phone would still be able to receive signals from the uncovered side. However I doubt how effective that would be. The radio waves from the cell phone would still spread out around the holster, so the protection would probably be minimal. /dwight

Perfect. I can run with that and make one specific to my phone. Thanks. Wow. That went fast. They just announced the availability of the mesh less than a week ago. If it went that quickly I'm sure they will be bringing in some more, so you might want to keep checking back. /dwight

Personally, I use a Champagne cork. The bigger knob on the one end is easier to hold on to. /dwight

I'm not sure how well it would work for cell signals, but Rocky Mountain Leather Supply has some RFID Blocking fabric that might be worth looking at for this: https://www.rmleathersupply.com/products/rfid-blocking-thin-fabric-0-1-mm-self-adhesive-back?_pos=1&_psq=RFID&_ss=e&_v=1.0 /dwight

Those are gorgeous. The tooling is excellent and I love the design of the holster itself. Any chance that you would have some patterns available? /dwight