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Thanks for the video, unlike him I have 4 corners and I’m not joining the gusset like he did. I have the outside piece overlapping the gusset. Wish I had the names for how gussets are joined up. Anyway, the wax string following the hole pattern for stitching worked pretty dang good. I cut gusset long for safety but marked with pen the dimension of the string inside. As I stitched my way around meeting in the middle the marks were true so I cut gusset and punched a few holes. I’ll try to post a pic tomorrow.

Trying here too… I posted this question in How To but no one’s stepping up. I’m making a bag 9”x5-3/4” of 2mm thickness leather. I’m stitching by hand and have layed out and punched the holes about 3/16” from the edge. The 4 corners have 1” radius. My search here came up blank so I’m asking…do I add all sides together and subtract the circumference of the 2” diameter or work from the dimensions of the sewing line? I tried the old string around the outside all the way around and the string layer over the sewing line. Outside strings 1-1/8” longer. I’d like to learn how to get it right the first time and not trim it to fit or piece it together. Thanks! Dano PS I’m laying the outside panel on top of the gusset.

Good morning everybody! I’m working on a small bag about 8”x12” and need to learn how to figure how long the gusset has to be. I tried laying a waxed thread all the way around the side piece like the video showed but it came out way too long, like 2”. Sooo…..I’d like to get it closer the first time. The sew line will be 3 /16” from the edge so does that mean the dimensions are now 7-5/8”x11-5/8” ? That makes sense to me…. Any sound reliable advice will be greatly appreciated! HELP! Dano P.S. Thought I should say the panel will overlap the gusset, panel on top.

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Hey everybody, is the ark finished? I’ve been using embossed leather to make some wallets. I got some embossed leather from the Amazon jungle last year and was very pleased with what I got, it was pleasant to look at, semi rigid/stiff, and each piece was at least 8.5”x11”. To my bad luck the same stuff isn’t available unless I wait a month. I’ve tried other vendors there and what they sent me was limp as a wet rag and/or nowhere near the stated dimensions. Online I’ve seen some great looking stuff but scared it’s not going to be as stiff as I want. The nearest Tandy is over 90 miles from me, miles are no problem, I just have to take 85 thru Gastonia and you can ret assured you may be in a parking lot for a long time. Soooooo…….some online stores list their product as having a “soft” or “medium” hand, I’d love to find something about as firm as poster paper. Is that a “medium” hand? Any suggestions where to buy? Oh….Ive searched Etsy and seen a few things but I can’t get an answer to my questions from them. Thanks, Dano

Good morning everybody, Over 6 or 7 years ago I bought two rolls of 1/8” kangaroo lace from Tandy. One is Tejas and the other is pro. They have been stored in a cool dry place all this time and the other day I got them out to lace a project I’m working on. When I try to pull either one of them through the hole they both break! Even if there’s no hole they will both break way too easy! Has this happened to you? Is it because they have dried out? Will it help to put them in a humidifier? This is a bummer, I’ve only used a little of these 50 yard rolls in the past. If there’s no solution I guess they will be used to braid necklaces. Thanks! Dano

Good morning everybody, I got into double loop lacing the edges of about everything I make but the other day I caught a boo boo I made in the first couple of inches in the beginning. This left me with no choice but the pull out the lacing until I got to the bad part. I was then left no choice but continue lacing until I got to the part of finishing the lacing. This wasted about 8 inches of lace! Is there a video or at least some diagram of how I could of laced “ backwards “ once I fixed the boo boo instead of cutting the lace off? It looks so simple but it’s very hard for me to figger out. Thanks! Dano

Good morning everybody, Years and years ago in a far away land I too was into leather craft. Tandy’s was just a hop and skip away and materials were easy to go pick up. I loved to lace my work with 1/8” kangaroo lacing but now online it looks like it’s not that much available anymore. There is other lacing like, deer skin, Latigo, Kodiak, calf. I did buy some kangaroo online from a dealer but the edges weren’t chamfered and clean and sharp as Tandy’s. I’ve seen the videos on the tube about making my own lace but I’d probably not do well there. Sooooo……other than kangaroo what are you using? If you’re using kangaroo where do you get it? Thanks! Dano

Now this is frikkin’ awesome! Looks like a lot of 3d printing? Thanks for making me want one more now, Dano

Thanks everybody for the replies, If I do go ahead and buy one I’ll get it from Amazon. I’ve sent so much stuff back there anyway. Thanks again, Dano

Good morning everybody, Hand powered sewing machine caught my eye the other day. YouTube videos were cool, looks like once you deburr everything and lube it up good they work fine, with a little learning curve. But…..if sewing leather wallets and maybe a holster now and then what needle and what thread is recommended? I’m dumber than a box of rox when it comes to thread size and needle types. Can you guys help me out here please? Thanks! Dano https://a.co/d/dXY8qik

Thanks everybody, worked out pretty good, the pigskin is hard to use a beveler on though. Wants to rip.

Thank you Paloma for the pics, I figured this is how you did it. I’ve tried but for some reason I can’t get the angle just right and can’t get it sharp enough to cut clean. I’ll keep picking at it I guess. Thanks again! Dano

Also….which side did you work? Left or right in my picture? Thanks, Dano

So you did this with just a twine and rouge or file it first and clean it up with cord/rouge? My last ordered said it “rounded edges” but it too was square. I’m about to give up and go crazy……. Thanks, Dano