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    @fredk Thank you Sir !

    @SUP I agree .Changed from 1 3/4 height to 2 1/2 and it is more pleasing .

    @MarshalWill You are exactly correct , when I increased my border width  that portion turned into a cylinder  and as you say, does help the look .

    @Klara Thank you very much  !!!!!!  don't know how long they will be a tight fit but I really think it will be quite a long time, I am sure one could make some sort of ledge inside  ( silicone or hot glue or something ) when they are made to insure no problems . Let me know how yours turn out please .

     

     

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    O K  I had to try another size just to see how they might look in a bunch . Had to wet the top as it was just a little too tight and it spread my top stitch in the back. I won't bore ya'll with any more as you get the idea . 

    Thanks for all the kind words everybody !!!!!!

     

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    3 hours ago, fredk said:

    Back on topic chaps; I reckon a few of these, in different heights, dyed in red and green with Christmasy type decoration might be a good seller at Christmas markets

    Brilliant idea !!!!!!!   

    You know an adjustment to size and invert it , might make a flower pot wrap.................

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    @SUP The " rim " idea is a good one .As to the pattern it is just one I came up with so nothing fancy but here it is as best as I can explain .

     

    First picture is of it on a 1/2 inch grid if that is how you work . Second picture is my attempt at describing it . I used a 50 something year old tin class method of drawing mine ,  but a quick search on the U tube yielded a few ways .  If you go the math route , diameter  x 3.14 , the small arc is 4 5/8 but I made mine  4 7/16 for a tight fit.  For me the lay-out and step method is  easier and works just fine .   The only thing I think this guy did that might not work is start with the larger arc and for my use I started with the short arc as it the critical dimension  1 1/2" , base can vary some ( larger or smaller )

    Hope some of this helps .

     

     

     

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    Valid concerns @YinTx for sure !!

     

     These have around a 125 degree melting point and I have no idea what the flash point is. We have always " ringed " new container candles to get a better burn , doing so seems to change how they melt ( burns more straight down ) . Most times the wick will fall over before the sides melt . While we don't  ever leave them unattended being cautious is NEVER a bad thing and Thank you for calling me on it .

     

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    It says if you don't know where to put it ......... put it here .  I am always thinkin about different things to make out of leather , so I come up with some "off the wall " stuff.  May run this by the local florist and see if she thinks she could do some dry flower arrangement and maybe sell a few . About the right size for a entry way of maybe a small bath , just a little decoration kind of .

    You may be able to tell........ I skipped the first few days of floral arrangement class    LOL !

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    Not knowing exactly the projects , maybe once the pattern is cut go ahead and punch stitching holes , just mist the leather for tooling . No you won't get the best results for tooling but maybe acceptable . You can also dye slightly wet leather and to be honest I do that quite often  ( I find it helps to even out the color ), having pre-punched stitching holes you could move to stitching with minimal drying .

    I am assuming you are teaching the basics and not an advanced class , all this just to say do as much as can be done before wetting the leather and then wet only as much as is absolutely necessary  .

    + 1 on the hair dryer

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    5 hours ago, fredk said:

     

    See, psychology,  the customer is drawn by the £2000 price sign and even when buying at the lower true price in the back of their mind is the thought they got a big discount bargain, £x instead of £2000 

    OH  it works , we have a local store that has a " Going Out of Business Sale " twice a year !!!!!!  When they are not going out of business their prices are about 10 or 15 percent cheaper AND morons still fall for it every time .  

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