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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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are very welcome and I hope it might come in useful somewhere .

@CJJ Thank you . @MarshalWill Thank you , it works well for small patterns . @Hags Thanks ! Good idea . using small ones for tools/parts ? @Fraulein I just use a straightedge the width I need ( 3/8 inch in this case ) to make the pattern size I want. There is no lay out other than the first 2 lines at 60 degrees ( that is just what I use ) , then I just move straightedge over for each cut. I could NOT get close to straight freehand with the awl

Thank you ! Thank you very much ! While I have used a swivel knife for this small pattern it is much quicker and a it easier to use a stitching awl . It cuts nicely without worry of going too deep . Bigger patterns still get the swivel knife ,

Just needed something to do so I have been playing around with these .

I have never been able to get Red out of it , you may have better luck .

Looks like you nailed it !!!

Yeah right you are , I make 2 sizes ( real thick hair and not so thick hair ) and thinking about doing some smaller for little girls . Nice !!! I might be up to that much hand stitching , I may borrow this idea . Very nice Chuck !!!!

Thanks ! I may just have to buy some bamboo skewers . Thank you ! I thought that "women's stuff " comment might draw some attention ...............

but hey , it gives me something to do when other things are slow

Nicely done and a very cool design !!!!

Could just be the tip of a piece of barbed wire that broke off and healed over ..........

Thanks guys !! I did not know about the flexible super glue but I think this will be my next move . I have cycled this one 200 times and it is holding , now that may be more than " fair " for the price I will get , I just would rather they not fail before they are old and ratty looking .

My question : leather glued to metal and under both tension and then compression will hold up how well over time ? Can't really see a good way for a mechanical fastener , is there a better way ?