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Cute story about Jay Lynn....

10 or 12 years ago I went to my first Leather Show in Pasadena. The buzz around the show was about a prank that Jay Lynn apparently played on Ellis Barnes. If you use any of Ellis' tools you know that the first and second knuckle on your left hand is going to be black and blue from being hit with your maul because the tools are so short. I guess Jay Lynn had teased Ellis about this in the past, and had made some tool extensions that he brought to this show. I had just walked up to the Hackbarth booth where, a few minutes before, Jay had apparently demonstrated the use of the extensions and announced their availability at his own booth. :rofl: I didn't know Jay Lynn or Ellis at that time, but I'll never forget the ribbing Ellis was getting. Now that I know Ellis, I would have really liked to have seen Jay's demonstration!

I still hold Ellis personally responsible for the the arthritis in the knuckles of my left forefinger! :lol:

BTW...Lonnie showed me the new Hackbarth tool blanks at the Wickenburg show...they are considerably longer than the old ones!!!

Troy...thanks for the catalog info...I didn't know he had one either!

Bob

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Troy,

Yes he is like McGyver. I knew him through this venue because I was helping someone with his machining of a benchrest Tinker Toy. I also have a few of his tools as well.

Bob,

Also have some extensions as well.

Regards,

Ben

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A very old thread, but Jay Lynn is coming over to measure my 82 yr old belly for a belt and holster for my Colt SAA pistols. Jay is a long time friend and traveling buddy to shooting matches. He was pretty good!  Troy gave him a good recommendation!

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On 2/8/2025 at 6:53 AM, butchlambert said:

A very old thread, but Jay Lynn is coming over to measure my 82 yr old belly for a belt and holster for my Colt SAA pistols. Jay is a long time friend and traveling buddy to shooting matches. He was pretty good!  Troy gave him a good recommendation!

Tell him "Hello" and that many people still value his stamping tools. Quality endures. We just stamped off several that we will be taking to the leather show in Prescott in a couple weeks. 

Thank you also for resurrecting this thread. Reading the names of responders is a list of friends who have a had lot of influence on us over the years, and some continue to!  

Bruce Johnson

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A very old thread, but Jay Lynn is coming over to measure my 82 yr old belly for a belt and holster for my Colt SAA pistols. Jay is a long time friend and traveling buddy to shooting matches. He was pretty good!  Troy gave him a good recommendation!

 

Jay Lynn said he was going to Wichita Falls to a show and sell the rest of his inventory.

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