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This is kind of like the debate in the shooting world, "are you a reloader or a hand loader?". I tend to think of Leather Crafter as a hobbyist or journeyman sort of level. Probably because lower grade leather and hides are often sold as "craft grade". Or in many things, Handcrafted or Homemade? I think "homemade" carries the connotation that it's not really professional grade. "Hey, it's pretty good for homemade". Bite me ... 😬

Zowie. Maybe epoxy a small guard plate over it.

The first place I landed when I took up the hobby was some "leathercrafter" kind of website, so that tends to be my terminology.

How would you secure the lace? This is something I've thought about trying.

I go "Activity" "All Activity" both phone and laptop. For me it shows read and unread.

An AndyTube video got me started measuring bobbin tension on domestics. One less variable. Most people don't bother.

I scrolled back through your posts to last February and don't see anything hidden from view. I'm pretty sure if there was a problem requiring your posts to be removed, somebody would give you a heads up. BossLady runs a pretty amiable establishment here. Not to say a software kerfuffle couldn't cause a problem, but not likely.

Well, the Big Dogs are going to have to solve this one. I'll watch and learn.

If it's not a lot of trouble, a pdf should be a lot more compact. I know we have a lot of those military manuals for sewing machines floating around and even a high res scan is under 10 megs. 11x17 would probably be larger. If it's as easy as swinging past an office supply place in your travels, and it can be done without damaging the original, it would be a fantastic thing to preserve. I saw a copy on ebay that sold for $50! I would at least chip in for the expense.

Legal is 8.5 x 14". Yeah, your right. Sunday morning brain cramp ...

11x17 is standard legal size. I don't know if a Staples could scan it or how much trouble it'd be. Large format stuff can be expensive.

Kudos and bonus points to @NerdyLeather. Definitely got my eye out for a hard copy. Is that longer than a regular 8.5x11 sheet? I'm just wondering if an office supply type place might be able to scan a pdf? I'd certainly chip in to cover the cost.

@David Hall, my friend, that is a 15 year old post, the original poster hasn't been seen since 2013 and the website he lists is defunct! Stranger things have happened but I wouldn't get my hopes up!

Well, now you're just showing off... I think that's called a "Hoyer Lift" and it's used for lifting medical patients. Not a bad idea. Some insurance company probably paid big money for that thing.

Let's tag @AndreasB to be sure he sees this.

Exactly. I saw that the question was about conserving a family heirloom. I remembered reading a while back that museums had stopped using conditioners.

@Crestare you saying it feeds the material through at an angle? Or does it feed a straight line and the stitches are at a slant to the line? The latter is just a needle choice.

This Wikipedia article on museum level leather conservation may be of interest. If I recall correctly, current thinking in museum circles is to not use any oils, balms, conditioners of any kind because they found that in the long term, they did more harm than good. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_and_restoration_of_leather_objects I've tried neatsfoot oil a couple of times and it made the leather soft. I see plenty of people here who use it regularly and love it.

That means your table is too pretty. Make it work!

Yeah, that's exactly the guy in going to call ...

In the kitchen for stainless I use: 1/2 Quart Water 50ml Hydrogen Peroxide 1oz Citric Acid I don't know why the mixed units. That's just how it came to me. Do your own research. Prolonged exposure to citric acid will leach zinc from the brass.

Wow! I thought I looked high and low. If they're available overseas, they must be available here. Thank you!

i'm kind of stuck looking for bed hinges. They're originally from a Wheeler & Wilson D12 (Singer bought W&W in 1905 and this 111w156 is related to the D12). I need to work back and forth under the bed and up top. Flopping around on the bench is a pain in the ass.