DieselTech

I wanted to share these dies weaver made for me. I thought they were fairly cheap. But I had 4 made at once & they cut me a break on price. They do make nice dies. These at the time we're $68 each.

Don't laugh. I need more space!

Nice work! Looks great. It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

Weaver makes nice clicker dies as well. Reasonable priced too.

Look into Conceria Walpier veg tan. It is some of my favorite leather.

I thin my pro dye 50/50 with denatured alcohol. I do this because of cost & as well to lighten the pro dye. I think pro dye is too dark using it straight from the bottle. I also lay my dyed projects flat on cardboard & put a fan on it for at least 24 hours.

Are you thinning your pro dye 50/50 or using it straight up out of the bottle. Also instead of hanging your project, try laying it flat on some cardboard. Also when you dip dye it takes a good 24hr or longer to fully dry.

Nice work. They both look great. Top notch!

It is best to have the knife. Or a well replicated model of the knife to make a well fitted sheath.

Yeah I got 1 of the vevor's about a year ago. It does everything i need it to do. I also had some custom dies made by weaver & i highly recommend them if ever looking for cutter dies.

Try going over the stitches with a polished leather hammer. Or a polished bone folder.

@Coloradoguy I recommend buying a second blade for your splitter, then you got a blade that can be sent out to be sharpened & you won't be without a splitter blade while 1 is being sharpened.

I think your blade is not quite sharp enough. Plus if the blade is dull & you are taking a big bite/cut you are actually stretching the belt some & resulting thinner/thicker cuts on the sides of the belt.

Welcome to the group. Nice work. It looks great!

Ah! I think i finally spied it. I think if you antique it, then top coat it. It will no longer be visible.