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That striped elastic that is used to under a horse to hold the saddle on.....girth strap.... Roger

...you'd be surprised how handy it is !! Roger

Thanks to all for your help. Frodo, I would agree with you but the customer specified elastic....I'm using girth elastic so it should last fairly well, and at the very least I'll learn something new. Roger

Thanks Dikman, back in my mid 20's I worked as a maintenance fitter for a timber yard and they made mallet heads, paint brush handles, hence the little hammer, and Jarvis Walker fishing rod handles among other things...the owner did a bit of a shonky on me, so when I left I loaded the back of my ute with as much as I could....luckily a mate of mine bought him out so there was no drama over the " aquisition of goods " Roger

I want to make some ammo belts and pouches with elastic bullet loops. Can you sew them by hand or do you need a machine ??....if by hand , how ?? Roger

Made a couple of pocket ammo holders and a fly wallet.....first ones, ( buggered up the stud hole ) a bit rough but getting better....I think...I hope !!

I've started doing a bit of leather handled tool restoration. This is my geologist pick I've had since I was 10, cleaned it up, re-pointed it and replaced the plastic spacers with brass and leather from an old pony club saddle I picked up at the re-cycle shop for $4.

Thanks for the downloads Fred, always welcomed, especially anything by the god of leatherwork. Roger

Thanks Rocky, impressive work !! Roger

Thanks to all for their replies. Roger

Showing my ignorance here, but if you don't ask, you don't find out....with the trend of leather bags with wooden ends, how is the leather attached to the wood ? is the stitching just for effect ? Second question.....When wet forming a pouch, I assume any carving or stamping is done first and then positioned accordingly in the former ? Curiously yours Roger

Nice....I assume they are double thickness ? Roger

Thanks Rocky but it's a bit of a trip for me....I'm in Tassie. Roger

Doc, it's the remains of an old hide that I've probably had 30 odd years, about 1/8 thick. Its hard, stained, very dark on the outside but great for experiments. Roger

Just joined yesterday, hoping to learn stuff...here's a couple of jobs I've done recently....please feel free to critique . These were made with old pieces of leather...bit of a test run Roger