DieselTech

I think that would make a mess of your leather. But I am not 100%sure on this. I would put a sanding drum on 1 side of the buffer & a cocobolo burnishing wheel on the other side. Or the old fashion way with waxed canvas, a touch of water & some saddle soap & elbow grease.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. Lol I got a fringe knife, now I gotta cut fringes. No I'm not sure what I will use this knife for yet. It looks like it will be handy in spots. I thought I would try this knife before buying a half mod 2 Damascus. Everybody that does own his knives, say they are a treat to cut with.

Thanks bruce. I am hoping to make some shows next year to meet all the great people in the leather community. Idk if that picture of the knife is the exact knife I'm receiving or if the knives are built to order.

I use both a drum sander & a belt sander if things got crazy with construction.

Thanks. Much appreciated. I make knives on & off for sale, but sometimes it's nice to get somebody else's custom knife. I would have more if funds would allow it. Can never have enough knives.

Guys & gals today is my birthday, & I am another year younger. I put a whisper in a few ears, about what would be a really nice birthday gift. Well my sister hooked me up. With a Shaun Woodsum Damascus fringe knife. It looks like a sweet cutter. Can't wait to get it & try it out. Now I need his Luna knife & the half mod 2 knife.

Look up this thread on this website. Think this might get you fixed up.

Yes I can. The black swivel knife is a Owden with a 3/8hollow ground blade. I cut most of my straight lines with it. The Copper colored swivel knife is a ZhongJiang with a 1/4" hollow ground blade in it. I do most of my cutting with this knife. The Silver swivel knife is a Crafttool with a 1/4" angled ZhongJiang blade. I do my fine detail work with it.

I would say your presser foot got bent. I don't know that for sure. But that is my guess. I guess your needle bar could be slightly bent, but really doubt that.

Thanks. I appreciate your kind words. Yeah I dabble a bit in knife making too. Yeah my buddy has been showing that wallet to everybody he meets. I think he is tickled with it. Yeah my swivel knife work needs some more practice thou. I also know you really need to have multiple variations & types of swivel knife blades. Lol or at least I do. I got tired of swapping blades so I bought multiple different swivel knives to find a knife that fits me well. Thanks again for the encouragement.

Good work, takes time. 15 hours in a belt, I usually have more time than that.. It seems belts, wallets, knife sheaths, & holsters seem to be my money makers. Or should I say my hot sellers. It seems to me, that different leather items may be hot sellers in 1 area & not the next area. Like leather items are regional so to speak.

Looks nice! You did a great job making that bag. Very Classy!

I have heard some of the well known professionals say. Just because 1 piece of leather dyes the way you want. Don't always expect another piece of leather to dye the same, even thou it was cut from the same hide. I think you might like the Preval sprayers. You can spray dye different effects & colors. I broke down & bought a cordless air brush for applying dye. I have only used it twice but really like it.

Looks awesome. Beautiful work. 100years from now somebody will really appreciate & admire the work that was put into this case.

I would like to see what that machine actually performs. Old iron there. Back when they made things to last.

It is a shoe & boot sole stitcher I believe. Used only for sewing/ stitching shoe & boot soles on with. I believe they had models A-L in the landis 12. & I believe the Model A was the first of the series/models.

Thanks. I appreciate it. I was not sure if you could own /possess elephant leather. Holster looks great!

Looks good to me. Nice work. May I ask? Is that real elephant leather? Where in the US. Is the best place to purchase it? Thanks.

Maybe a Pfaff 335 thread tensioner/ thread check could be retro fitted to this machine.

Thanks. I appreciate it. I watched that video here recently. Then went to a metal fab shop & purchased a 8ft section of 1½" stainless steel flat strap.

Thanks. Yeah I was going to hand cut a 10-12" wide strip out of the side of leather. Then run it thru the strap cutter for whatever given width I need.

Also a plastic handled long screw driver works good. Put the tip of the screwdriver on the suspect area & put you ear on the end of the plastic handle.

Looks nice! Great work!

I'm not sure, I have not tried my saddle tan dye yet. I do dilute my dye at a 1:1 ratio, & have had good results at this thinning rate. The other color to look into is Spanish brown.

If you are looking for a caramel color, you might look into the colors Saddle Tan or British tan.