pearlygirl555 Report post Posted August 17, 2010 Ooo, you've got good smileys here! I've joined your forums because they look friendly and I'm teaching myself to make moccasins, so I'm sure I'll be asking a few questions. In fact, I have a couple right off the bat: The style of moccasin I'm embarking on first will be machine-sewn and it's been recommended that I get Star Ultra Dee DB-138 for making the soles, and the same thing in DB-92 for everything else. Any day now three hides of 8oz buffalo will be showing up, so the thread will be used on that. As I look online I see a lot of similar thread that is for marine use and seems to be all polyester rather than the bonded cotton/poly; can I use this instead? I understand that you'd like the thread to not cut through the material being sewn, but the descriptions I'm reading for the marine thread make it seem not too harsh. Also have a friend who would like to make a skiving knife for me. Do they all have that flattened mushroom look, or will a flat curved blade work as well? I had a poke around the site and realize there is a ton to see here. The galleries and member links I've followed so far have featured amazing work! Is there a page that has answers to questions like those I've asked, which are probably ones the longstanding members have answered ad nauseum? Or does one just continue to barge in and ask the equivalent of "how do I tie my shoe" when flummoxed? Thanks in advance for any and all clues, hope everyone is having a great day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted August 17, 2010 Welcome to the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted August 18, 2010 P.G. -- We're glad you found us. There's literally years of information on these forums, which is best searched using Google. For example, if you're looking for more information on a DB-138, you'd use the following search term: site:leatherworker.net DB-138 This limits your search to this site only. However, feel free to ask questions here, as well. Get familiar with the different forums, so your sewing machine questions go in the sewing machine forum, etc. That way, they'll get noticed (and hopefully answered) by the folks who are knowledgeable in that area. -Alex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearlygirl555 Report post Posted August 18, 2010 Thanks to you both for your friendly replies! Yes, I plan to spend more time looking through the forums, got a little exploring done yesterday and more yet this afternoon. Knowing the Google format for searching this site is particularly helpful, thanks much for posting it. I had been looking for a different format based on some other chat forums I'm familiar with, this one is laid out a little differently. Have a good one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
