DieselTech

Thanks for the info & knowledge. I've been on & off leather craft for about 8 years now. I have decided to start buying some higher quality stamp tools. I've had the cheap stamp tools flake the chrome off over time. Next will be finding a custom makers mark stamp.

Thanks that's what I was hoping someone could tell me. I cant wait to try that stamp tool out. I mainly bought the BK Sheridan style stamps, but fell in love with the looks of the lattice basketweave & have to have it. Thanks for your input. I appreciate it.

They should use that as a promotion video. That's pretty amazing.

Thanks appreciate that. Much appreciated.

I'll have to see if I can find that video, I would like to see how the cobra class 26 does. I would think if the Class26 can do that, then a class 4 will surely punch thru kydex, with the correct needle selection. I appreciate your time & knowledge. Thanks.

Yeah I was curious because Cobra said it will sew thru plastics with the correct needle selection. I was just trying to get a idea on how thick of plastic & what types of plastic. Thanks. I appreciate it.

Guys & gals in feburary or march I'll be getting a new cobra class 4 sewing machine. My question is will it sew thru kydex plastic used in holsters & knife sheaths? Will it sew thru a plastic bicycle seat pan? Some type of flexible plastic. No sure what yet thou. Thanks any & all help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks TonyV I appreciate the input. Yeah I think the cheapest Barry K stamp I ordered was $34 dollars. I've heard the impressions his tools make are top notch. I figured it was time to try them out. I'll have to do some experimenting with it & dyes when it shows up. Yeah I miss the Craftool Pro stamps that were short lived, due to high pricing. They were a fine stamp tool.

Guys & gals I pulled the trigger on a few Barry King stamp tools. Man them suckers make a guy cry. But they supposedly some of the best made. I ordered the Barry King #2 lattice basketweave stamp & I'm curious if any of you guys & gals got 1 & use it. How does the stamping look? What's the pattern look like when its dyed? Or is it best to leave it natural or apply a antique type gel on it? Thanks any & all help will be appreciated.

Them look sexy! Nice work. Do you offer them with & without a Trapper knife? Sweet setup.

If you can find them anymore, they are Craftool Pro # X2840 & X2842. These are a solid stainless steel stamp tool, & some of the best Tandy ever offered. It is sad that Tandy ever dropped this line up of stamps, because they were deemed too expensive.

Yeah Southerngunner I bought a couple higher priced basketweave stamps, & they got 4 alignment tabs on them 2 stamps I bought. It's got a raised tab/locator on each corner of the stamp & as long as you get the 1st line of stamping straight, it goes good stamping/tooling. The geometric stamps get me messed up, & I've not perfected them at any level.

I'm going to try the wood chisel method later on this evening & see what kinda results I get. I'll keep everyone posted. I appreciate the advice everyone. Thanks its greatly appreciated.

Thanks I was reading about this method somewhere on the forum. I have been using a hollow hole punch on each end of the slot & then cutting it out with a razor knife. It works, but at times gives less than desired results. I got some high priced wood chisels up to 1½" wide. I'll give this method a try later on & see how it looks. Thanks for the advice.

Ok thanks. I thought about that, but wasnt sure on how well it worked. I got 3 sizes of 1", 1½", & 1¾" oblong punches I want to buy, but dang them suckers are expensive! Thanks again for the advice.

Guys & gals I would like to try my hand at making pancake holsters & sheaths. Which oblong bag punch should I buy to get started with? I know most duty belts are usually 1¾" wide, but most of my belts I make are 1½" wide, which punch size & from who should I buy? Thanks any & all help will be appreciated.

Nice work! It looks sexy!

I think your oak leaves look great! Great work. For the stitches I would get a seam ripper to cut your thread to take apart & re-stitch. You probably will have to cut every stitch with the seam ripper. I'm just learning back grounding myself, but I think the checkered back grounders are easier to use. I got a pebble back ground, that seems harder to execute. I'm not sure on measuring for your welt, I always lay the knife in the sheath, before it sewn & visualize my welt shape. Also to make your sheath look better/more professional, you should burnish your edges. Nice work & thanks for sharing.

Well dang it! You are supposed to take a couple pics before you sell it. Yeah basket weave is soo nice when its executed perfectly. I have my hit & miss days when tooling the BW. Thanks for the kind replies.

Yeah thanks for the info & video. I'll watch it & see what I pick up. Yeah I bought the Al Stohlman on how to saddle stitch & read it a few times, it's got some great info it to.

Thanks I should of researched it some more before commenting about what technique it was.

I think that braid technique is called a magic braid. If you need to investigate further.

Yeah I want a power skiver & strap cutter, but just cant afford them. I recently decided to order a cobra class 4 sewing machine & it's going to wipe out my fun money i have stashed. Yeah i watch guys that have been using this style skiver for years & they make it look soo easy to do. I know i wont have the required skill/ technique to use it like they do. Thanks for the info & advice.

Ok guys & gals, I got this swivel knife from James Linnell, & here is my 1st cuts with it. It's a really nice dual bearing swivel knife. I also got 2 other blades. A 1/4" hollow ground & a 1/4" angled. I'll have to try the other 2 blades & see which blade I like the most.

Ok thanks. No when I thin a belt in the buckle bend area I thin it out from the buckle bend to the end of the belt. Basically I thin it from the buckle bend to the end of the belt. Roughy I thin 4-6" of the buckle end of the belt.