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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

Thanks! Can’t wait till I get the chance tomorrow.

Good morning everybody, Its been a long time since I’ve made a holster, much less one with a pig skin liner. In the past I after I sewed everything together I wrapped the pistol in saranwrap then wet the holster and stuffed it in to mold it to shape. Now if I glue the pig skin liner before sewing it all together and then wet the holster will the pigskin stretch too? I’d hate to tear it all up! Thanks! Dano

Thanks everybody! Actually I found one at Wally World, just have to wait and see if it’s round. If not I’ll file it round I guess. Dano

Good morning everybody! Just getting back into leather working and trying to get my tools. Usually I just go to Tandy’s but I’ve moved and the nearest store is over 80 some miles away so I’ve turned to Amazon. But…..twice now I’ve ordered a #5 edge tool to round the edges of my project and twice now I get a tool that doesn’t have a radius cut it’s square and it skives. Hobby lobby has some but only small ones like #2&#3. Online at Tandy they show no #5’s. Anybody know where I can get a #5 edge tool that has a radius? Thanks!