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Tandy sells piping leather & it's a 1-2oz leather. It looks to me they used rope as the piping, then sewed the 1-2oz leather around the rope. I myself have yet to try & make a rolled leather handle, but I think it could be done with 2-3oz leather.

Thanks WalterF, was the oak leaf & acorn tooling pattern in with the sling template? I've been thinking of ordering some of his patterns. Very nice work. Just love the sandals. You just got to post a pic when both of them are finished.

Thanks, I went ahead & ordered 2 veg tan calfskin's, 1 veg tan sheepskin & 1 veg tan goat skin. It gives me or the customer another option to pick from.

Merry Christmas to all!

Yeah I notice the vids I was watching were quite old & he has changed his process up a bit. Refined I guess I should say. His saddle soap/ water burnishing on edges with canvas is pretty amazing too.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I appreciate it. Yeah I've come to the conclusion the more practice the better the outcome. I got another idea I'm going to try on the butterfly next. Lol stay tuned & will see if its success or failure. If it's a failure I consider it a lesson learned.

Beautiful work! I love the slings. Almost reminds me of a Don Gonzales pattern. Love the custom birkenstock sandal work as well. Very nice quality stuff coming off you work bend. Just awesome.

Thanks yeah I think I'm going to get some kidskin & the calfskin, just to have another option for uses. I'm also just trying to learn floral & figure carvings & been practicing. I just love working with new veg tan leather. Thanks I appreciate your input & knowledge.

Looks awesome! Nice floral work! May I ask what you used for weight media? Shotshell pellets? Thanks.

I think edge paint would be you best. Don Gonzales neatsfoot oils, then dyes & edge paints for 1 of his last steps from a lot of videos I've watched. I get a high gloss effect on my veg tan leather edges with gum Trag & hand burnishing. A lot of times I'll do a brown dyed holster with the edge dyed black & then gum Trag & burnish. Looks like black glass on the edges.

Nice work! Very smooth, sleek & beautiful. Awesome work.

Ok thanks I'll pick some up to try. Would the calfskin be better suited for pistol holster lining? Thanks.

Thanks fredk. I'm trying to get a idea what I might need to use for a thin leather for card pockets & stuff like that. I thought maybe the calfskin being tight grained & such would be better for card pockets & linings if need be. Thanks I appreciate your knowledge & input.

Looks good! I like it. Is inverted leather carvings, where the figure/picture looks like its sitting on top of the leather. Appears to be sticking up/out. Thanks.

Guys & gals I'm curious as what I can use for wallet linings, clutch wallet & purse linings & projects of such? A lot of guys recommend veg tan kangaroo or goat skin. Well kangaroo is a bit out of my price range at this point. I was thinking about veg-tan calfskin for my linings of projects, or even sheepskin. Can some of you professionals give me some advice/direction to go. I mainly only use veg-tan leathers at this point for my projects. I was thinking veg-tan calfskin would be tight grained & also would dye well. Thanks any & all help would be greatly appreciated.

@Tsiatko how did your speed reducer setup go on your Consew rb-5. If you got pics to share I would love to see them. Also could you list the parts you bought to perform your update to your Consew RB-5 sewing machine. Thanks.

Well practice butterfly #2 with a super shene resist. I think it looks better. Lol too bad i cant merge parts for 1butterfly to the other or vice versa. I'm thinking for my 1st two figure carvings, they are not overly bad.

Are them the checkered Barry King bevelers? I see BK has lined bevelers too by that leather stamping. Thanks for letting me know your most common use size of bevelers. I appreciate it.

Yeah I started buying some Barry King tools here & there. I might buy his #2 starter set, think its 18 tools total. BK curved thumb print set I'm starting to like. I got mostly high end stamps, lmao probably more then I need. But I'm starting to find out the stamps got uses in other spots. My 2nd butterfly looks better, I think. I'm doing a super shene resist on it. I'll post some follow up pics 2mrow.

Thanks RockRash I appreciate the comment & encouragement. I did swivel cut another 1 & the swivel cuts look better. I Also think a set of steep angle bevelers would help. I'll practice some more. Lmao I guess at least it somewhat resembles a butterfly.

By any chance got any pics of your project to share with us all. Also I've read here recently on the forum where a couple people were having fiebings dye issues. Not taking right or being blotchy.

Thanks 327fed, nice setup you got there. Is the big stamp a makers stamp or a stamp for like Revolutionary reenactment society? Thanks for sharing them with me. I appreciate it.

Nice work! Looks awesome! Love it & the subtle carvings on it. Beautiful piece.

Guys & gals dont laugh to bad, but I'm trying to learn & teach myself figure/floral carving thru reading & videos. Can any of you professionals give me a couple pointers on carving a butterfly? I'm trying to do a coin purse for Christmas & would like to carve a butterfly on the back of it. Thanks any & all help/pointers will be greatly appreciated.

Are they a lined dress belt? Could we get a couple pics to see what we are dealing with? Have you tried sticking new tape to it & then removing the new tape? Lots of times that works for me to remove the tape residue. Sounds like your tape might be getting old. Keep us posted.