MarshalWill

Good job on those. I wouldn't have thought to use the stitch awl for the cross hatching. I've done it with a swivel knife in the past. Maybe I'll try an awl next time.

That's a fine cover you made. It's most suitable for the purpose. The pen is a nice touch, too. I have a few classic fountain pens but never got into using them, other than for calligraphy. I haven't done any of that for quite a time, now. I do appreciate a good pen, though. Nice work, I hope it is fully appreciated by your family some day when you're no longer around.

Thanks for the test. No, still not getting any notification emails. I can't help but think it must be something simple.

Welcome to the forum, Zippin. Mighty nice work you're doing. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Clean. It's nice to see a belt without a lot of foofooraw on it. Very nice work.

I just went back to the settings and enabled emails for all notifications. Maybe that will help.

Thanks. I'll give that a try. Will post back if that works. Edit: I just checked and that option is already chosen.

Keep that one for sure. I don't have my first one or even the second. I do, however, have the third one I made. The first went with the pistol when I sold it. I still have the pattern, though.

I have yet to get any notification of replies to threads I've posted in or want to follow. I have checked these points in 'Notification Settings': What gives? I must have some setting wrong but darned if I can figure it out. I remember this from the first time I was on the forum and eventually I just stopped checking. There are some outstanding forum members here but this makes me less apt to participate. I'm back to give it another try so any suggestions are most welcome. Thanks.

Looks good. Everyone has a first one. Now you can start making mods as you see things you want different. Congratulations.

Looking good. Those leaves look just right. Enough background showing to set them off.

This is a good design. Don't zippers like to work flat? The zipper where you put this one has no stress on it. I would think the zipper on the side might be a point of failure unless it is much like this one just moved closer to one edge. I also would like to see how it would be worn on a belt.

Looks great! Nice work.

Thanks, guys. Interestingly enough, where most other makers of the time would stitch a toe plug in a holster like this, M&W never did toe plugs, or at least as near as I can tell they didn't. Hey! After 14 years, I'm almost up to 30 posts.

I've always liked historic pieces so I decided to make a copy of this Main & Winchester holster. I had to make a new pattern so I modified one I already had on hand. After the piece was done, the pattern got a few adjustments so if I make another one, it will be even closer to the original. I didn't have a maker's stamp big enough so I went around my stamp with a border tool. It came out OK.

Looks good. Sometimes nothing is better than oak leaves.

Looks good. I like BW stamping done parallel to a side or edge. The side snaps look different in the finished photo. Did you change those to magnetic or something? I've done that. It's an annoyance for sure but it doesn't take away from the overall effect.

Thanks. It looked that way but I wanted to verify that.

That new one is beautiful. Certainly a step above the putty knife. Is it sharpened on one side or both equally?

What about other knives? Anyone use others? My favorite is one I made while working in the saddle shop. I copied the one Charlie Miller had made and used for just about everything. It does more than most.

It's been a while since I've been on the forum. I figured this thread was as good a place as any to post again. I haven't been overly enamored by round knives, having not used one much in the past. 10 or 15 years ago I made one just because I didn't have one. I made it out of a saw blade and it cuts great. I'm still not sold on it, though.

I suspect the only thing that could happen with stainless wool is that the vinegar would clean it. In food processing, they build stainless machinery so there won't be oxidation (rust) contamination of the food. No rust = no oxidation = no vinegaroon.

After the baking soda bath and rinse has dried completely, I put EVOO and Lexol conditioner on it. A light coat of EVOO seems to help neutralize the acids in the leather. After that, I think it's mostly personal preference.

I keep mine in mason jars. I never really tighten the tops but I suppose I could. The stuff gives a nice, rich black for over a year. I have some that's a couple of years old. It produces a medium grey which is fine as a base for a nice dark brown color. I can rejuvenate it but it's nice to have the grey so I just make more when needed. Yeah, it is magical. I don't use black dye anymore unless it's with leather that doesn't take the color.

You have a picture of that toolbox? I've been planning to make a new one and am looking for ideas. Thanks.