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Nice work, Love'em.

Wow, that is cool. I dig it. Note to self: Gotta go down to the creek and see if I can find me a monitor lizard.

Thats a neat design to make a drop holster. very cool.

That's really cool. Its gonna be real satisfying using that on a hunt.

I like It!!

I had to do some googling to look up what an acrylic dye is. "What is acrylic leather dye? Fiebing's Acrylic Dye is a long lasting, strongly covering leather paint for redyeing already dyed leathers. It allows you to dye dark leathers a lighter shade. It can also be used for painting patterns on smooth leather. I think that since its closer to a paint, its sitting more on the surface of the leather which is why a resist might have stronger results, than when you are using oil based dyes..

I recently picked up a Flexcut Mini-Pelican Style Carving Knife. It works real good making tight turns. Its similar to a clicker knife in blade shape, but the fixed blade isn't replaceable, so you have to sharpen it regularly.

man that's perfect. Looks good!

That's good stuff. Well done!

Those are nice!

A quick little project, putting suggestions to use. 1 old pair of jeans, and a pile of pennies. That did the job. Appreciate the suggestions!.

Thank you sir!

Yea, it could be adapted for a lot of uses. I've just been wanting to run my camera off a powerbank so it doesn't die so fast. For taking photos, the regular battery lasts a very long time. When you try to run video, it eats batteries quick.

I'm finding uses for some leather scraps. I've been needing a way to mount an external battery pack on my tripod for my SLR. Quick and simple. There's just a flap coming down from the center post. I cut a whole where the post runs through the flap. Then,I made a simple pouch for the power bank battery , and I attached a strap that also wraps around a tripod leg. I used a snap so it can detach from the leg. Works pretty slick. I'll make a few more to give my go-pro cameras external power. Those go-pro batteries always seem to die when I'm not looking.

That's a good clean design. Well played. I really like that.

Good Lookin' Holsters!!

I use barge, straight out of the can. I have not attempted to ever thin it, and I havn't had a problem. I also store it inside, so its always 66-72 degrees-ish. I could see it getting real thick, if it was stored at lowers temps. Mine is honey consistency.

Another suggestion. You said "I cut myself usually when hand sewing - poke myself with the awl or needle." Work on sharpening your awl and other tools. A well sharpened awl with slice through leather with light pressure, that you can control. When tools are dull, it takes much more pressure and effort. When having to muscle your tools to work, there's a much higher likelihood that something slips, which causes an accident.

Hmmm. It sounds like you need to re-think your process on how you handle knives. Statistically, if you work with sharp items long enough, you'll eventually cut or nick yourself. BUT, when it keeps happening, that comes from improper handling. I'd recommend re-thinking how you go about your process to cut away from you, and how to keep your fingers out of the path of the blades.

That's great!! I have "packing iron" too. I need to start just picking various holsters that I like and try to replicate them.

The one thing I've read is that you shouldn't shake it, stir it...agitate it, cause that's just adding oxygen to rust the iron. - but it still works, even when there's a rusty solute.

The hardware store sells these aluminum binding posts cheap. You could quickly polish the head shiny. They come in different lengths, or you could cut the post to whatever length you needed.

Love that. nice work.

Here's a jar of mine. Its now just over a monthly old. I dyed my project at 1 week. Before I used it, I removed the steel wool, and ran it through a coffee filter. At one week it was pretty clear, but since then its developed this delicious rusty color. I've scooped crud off the top about once a week. But, I just dipped a scrap of leather in it, and it pretty much still instantly turned it black. There doesn't seem to be any kind of ill effect on the leather from the vinegaroon looking rusty. It still works great. Just test a piece of scrap in your before you use it on a real project to make sure you get the effect you're looking for.

That is a cool looking hide. I'd love to see the finished holsters when you're done.