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I am about to finish up my first pair of chaps. I have been trying to decide what to do about the buttons for the pockets. Finally decided to go with leather rolled buttons, but can't find anything that tells how to make or attach them. I would appreciate some help...and maybe a couple photos. Thanks.

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Tony Henrie

westerntrailrider.com

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Thanks for the replies. I've seen that video, but was hoping for something on a rolled button as well as the fold-type he shows. I'll probably just end up doing it the way Richard shows.

Tony Henrie

westerntrailrider.com

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Not sure but you might be talking about what some people call toggle buttons. Here is a picture of some chaps with a rolled toggle button.. Also a video tha tgives one way of doing them. A togglle is formed by taking a triangular piece of leather and rolling it up. once you have secured your roll you can cut the end to even them up a little. Lets see if this is what you are reffering to. If not perhaps you can supply a picture as an exampel.

http://on.aol.com/video/how-to-make-a-leather-toggle-517261904

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Here's a button I've done. I'm sure I'm not the first. Rolled and glued the cylinder and then put it in the drill press and drilled out a series of holes in a line, cleaned it out with real thin Japanese wood chisel and saw.

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Here's one in action on my bike lock device. It's a two sided affair that takes two U-locks. I got tired of people stealing my bike in SF and decided I needed two to thwart them. This has been out in the weather now for close to a year.

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Nice button ! The next thing ya know they will be stealing your locks !

I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.

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