Where can I find embossing plates for Union and Confederate leather equipment nowadays? Somebody on here mentioned Weaver et al. several years ago, but it appears that none of them carry 'em anymore.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about (end result):
By the way, sorry the picture's so big; I didn't realize it until I'd already posted.
From what I understand, people often use Angelus leather paints. However, from what I understand, they're basically just acrylic paint. Is there some important difference, or can I just use regular acrylic paint on my projects?
Whenever I try to skive the edges on belts, I get really inconsistent results. Some areas end up skived very deeply, others barely at all. This causes them to look very unprofessional, especially once I apply Edge-Kote. How do you go about getting a consistent skiving depth?
Please don't answer with "get a skiving machine"; that's out of my price range.