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Thanks @fredk .

Nice work !

Back at the experimenting . I am lookin for old aged look , not quite sure how to get what I want . This is in the neighborhood , just not the right house . suggestions appreciated .

Looks like a fine start and she will love it !!!!!!

That does look good .

Very nice

Nicely done !!!! Pretty good disguise . I assume the notch is for first grip finger ? I am so glad that it's unloaded , wouldn't want to get shot through this screen . LOL !!

Todays iteration working on Chucks idea kind of ( still can't find my Sam Brown buttons ) and without a real hair band . I think this will most likely work with a real hair band except it will just loop over the rivet . If anybody else tries this ...... post it up , I ain't above coping a good idea

I can't wait to see , you always amaze me with your stuff .

I cut 1/4 inch strip from the leather I am going to use and wrap around the thickest part of the object , 2 pen marks , lay out flat and add whatever for stitch lines . Th is will be my total width .

Chuck ............. you Sir are what is known as Mensa material !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks

O K , thick haired lady said that she couldn't quite snap it . Her 16 year old daughter with not quite as coarse hair was able to and it worked well for her. So my take away is it might work for most ladies , also being veg tan you could wet it and stretch it over a broom handle or something . Well you never know until you try ............. so back to the drawing board !

Let me know how it works for you please . I have a woman trying this one out and should hear from her tomorrow but a larger sample size is always better

Thanks ! All is good , in fact I am kind of happy to provoke such discussion .

@fredk Probably would work and I guess I could stitch it to the leather but this is 5 oz veg and I don't know if it would shape-up right but this might be the way to do it .

I am just looking for something a little different than the oval and stick , nothing wrong with those . Whatever , it has to be easy to do and hold I think the lace would be hard to do and would have to be on the outside . I was going to try a Sam Brown button but I can't for the life of me find mine .

@Klara Yeah , it might not work but I have a girl with a head full of hair that will test it and see . I will be sure and post pass or fail .

is what it would be called . Works good on my table swab , gonna give it to a girl I know that has enough hair to test it . 3 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches wide when open

The only bevels I have are from starter tool kits , like most tools they will work just fine . The more you use them the more things you will find you can do with them . Some times you will have to tip a bevel and just use a small portion in tight places . The pic I posted was done with a Z-B 701 ......... came with a cheap starter kit . Like Fraulein said PRACTICE is all it takes .

OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I don't claim to be very good at letters here is what I do. Choose the font and size you want Print what you want out ( resize if you need to ) Once I have it like I want I cover both front and back with packing tape Transfer to cased leather with ball end stylist , cut with swivel knife , bevel and do any other tooling you want The fancier the font the more difficult it is for me !!!!!!

Great , sounds like you know what it's capable of . I worked with a gunsmith for about 3 years and that is where I found out about it ..

Cotton wheel on a grinder and some of this compound . 240 may be as course as you want and I would finish up with 400 myself . You will find a 100 uses for it once you try it , the coarse grades cut pretty quick . https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/paint-metal-prep/abrasives-polishing/polish-o-ray~/ Just noticed you don't have the grinder ........ sorry about that , Good luck

That is nice work and might be just a tad fancy for a roofer .......................... and should last a very long time

Very very NICELY done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!