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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

To make my tools more comfortable, I've been using wine corks (I have an endless supply). I just drill an appropriate sized hole through the center and push it onto the tool. Usually that is all I need, but I have had a couple where I had to add a drop of glue to keep it from sliding down. /dwight

Welcome to the forum. Where in Idaho? If you are close to Meridian I may have to come over and let you show me your Singer. /dwight

The only dumb question is the one that isn't asked. So ask away. And welcome to the group. /dwight

I've been wondering about him myself. Haven't seen anything from him for a couple months. Hope all is well.

I had some spare time yesterday (crappy weather meant no yard work) so I went back and incorporated the suggestions. I went out to the hardware store to pick up a burr with a smaller ball and finer teeth, and I ran it at a higher speed. This made it easier to control the rotary tool so that I could get a cleaner line. I also tapered the base away from the letters a bit so that I don't get the shadowing anymore. Next up will be to do it again on a smaller head. /dwight

Looks great. And congratulations. /dwight

Beautiful work. You'll sell out in no time. What is your source for the metal clips? I have several granddaughters that would love a grandpa-made gift like that. /dwight

I've considered that, and it will probably happen sometime in the future. But while Delrin may be easier to cut than steel, it's also a lot more expensive. A quick look on Amazon shows that a 1/2" thick 6"x6" slab would cost $25. For this one I was able to use materials and tools that I had on hand so it didn't cost me anything to go play. But yes, I can definitely see a Delrin version in my future. And after playing with steel for a while, I should be able to get really good at controlling my rotary tool. /dwight

That's beautiful work. How did you make the stamp itself? I can't imagine that you did that by hand with files or a rotary tool. /dwight