nstarleather

I think the roadmaster is gone but I have more of the metallic Stead Stuff. Send me an email and we can discuss. nstarleather@shtc.net

Like yes and no...like material is only going to be a real factor with exotics like croc, shell, stingray, etc...the material cost in a watch band made from $2 a foot leather and $20 a foot leather is 10x but the cost in one band is till just a few dollars at the most. Same goes with hardware unless you get into precious metals like gold, silver or platinum. I'd say most of the cost would be labor and craftsmanship, cutting by hand, stitching and fancy edge finishing is where most of the "real cost" differences are if it takes a skilled crafts person working in an area of the world with higher wages a long time to make it, then you'll eclipse all the material factors very quickly when it comes to cost. Of course then you have marketing and brand but those are kinda abstract and have varying amounts of importance depending on the customer.

What color?

Wanted to share a trick I discovered. We use rivet backed conchos in a few of our items and we’ve had 2 issues in the past that have frustrated me: 1. Small rivet backs are hard to set in thick materials like a quality belt or on our case barrettes. 2. The small backs pull through eventually on heavy use items like wallets (I have a private label customer who uses Buffalo Nickel conchos). In the past I had sourced separate larger “Concho backs” to solve the pulling through issue from but they didn’t help on thick materials. A couple years ago we found out that the cap for line 24 snaps are a perfect solution. Because they extend down into the material they work great for thicker materials, but can be pounded down even for thin ones. I apologize somebody else came up with this already, but I haven’t seen it elsewhere.

I agree we tens of thousands of patches but it's definitely not artisanal...I suspect you could do it in a way to come out with a high quality belt but people tend to cut corners. Brand new model with the screen and all like $10k-$15K...used with a less advanced interface $3K-$6K used.

These things are cool...I used one to sew velcro to patches...it's very "one use" but if you have the volume it can totally be worth it. Not nearly as expensive as you'd think, especially used.

Yeah they were just trying to guess at a reason...and it's probably the same reason UPS or USPS gave them "weather issues around the country have caused delays" (without even looking at the route). I will say as someone who ships, we do get a lot of customers mad at us for things that happen after the item has left our control; they think we can somehow on our end push a huge carrier to find one little package when it a couple days off the delivery estimate. I once had a person who ordered "standard shipping" get really insistent that I ship out a replacement order Next-day Air ($50+) because the post office had apparently lost their item.

That's crazy...such waste but with pennies for material I guess it doesn't matter.

This is the part that blows me away...so much labor...6 layers. Like so easy to just one or two and use decent material...it shows that they must pay next to nothing or have it all done with machines laminating huge sheets.

Hey! We do this all the time, in a factory setting: we use a big sublimation press to iron upholstery scrap 300 degrees from the suede side to be safe. Occasionally from the grain side depending on circumstances. Occasionally some leathers don't like ironing and wrinkle up and burn but it's rare. You can use a household Iron too, just more likely to stretch use whatever setting is 300 degrees or under.

Sorry for the delay, just saw this! Yes I do have all the double colors: Bourbon/blush, Olive/Blush, Grey/Blush, White/Blush and Burgundy/Blush

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskACobbler/s/idFZ7rWmtD

I have this Model D Herman Schwabe clicker that runs on and the head lowers but it's making a terrible noise and lacks power. It might need a new pump. I have working clickers and this one isn't vital, so I figured I'd offer this one for sale here if anyone wants it for parts or has the expertise to repair it. $500 OBO Clicker block not included. I'm located in Ruby SC and I can help arrange a truck shipment or pickup. Alternatively if anyone knows someone in the Southern USA that can repair these I'd appreciate the contact.

A couple more Horween for Sale. A waxy leather called Spartan Canoe $5 per foot: Lastly Some Cognac Boundary which is very CXL-like $6 per foot:

Great I hope I have some stuff you'll like!