Straps cracking

[RockyAussie]

BTW your advice on the rectangles and sliders at the Buckleguy is spot on. Re the extension method it helps when people are buying as presents as they can get it shortened quite easily. And for getting older and slower, well so long as your getting wiser that's OK .

[ffjdh]

18 hours ago, MADMAX22 said:

FFJ I would take a second look at that leather your using. I assume its about 5oz or so? Hard to tell from thepick. Ya may wanna step it up a bit. I assume your bunker pants are like the bottom half of an FFE correct (wore those things alot in the navy). They are relatively heavy and dont necessarily move with your body well and can put far more stress then a normal pair of suspenders is use to seeing. 

The leather is just under 9oz.  That should be adequate for strength, right?  Not sure what FFE's are but these sound similar to what you are describing.

[MADMAX22]

Yeah that should be fine weight wize. Maybe the stress, or being overly dry, or just a bad section of leather. 

FFE (fire fighting ensemble)  http://www.dcfpnavymil.org/Equipment Des/Systems-Equipment/Equipment/DCRS Kits/Firefighting Access Personnel Kit Complete/FF access kit Personel/ffe/ffe.htm

[Boriqua]

Hey Rocky thank you for the piece on the keeper. Very nice detail I will have to put in my memory bank!!!

[ffjdh]

At what point do you wet form the leather, before or after applying the resoline?

[Halitech]

you need to do all wet forming/molding before you apply your top coat (in this case, resolene)

[Fat Dog Leather]

hi Rocky,

 your buckle extension method is a great idea to avoid turning horn back/exotic to eliminate cracking the gator or to just to add additional length when material is limited. 

thanks for sharing this clever idea!!

Fat Dog - Jeanne

[RockyAussie]

6 hours ago, Fat Dog Leather said:

hi Rocky,

 your buckle extension method is a great idea to avoid turning horn back/exotic to eliminate cracking the gator or to just to add additional length when material is limited. 

thanks for sharing this clever idea!!

Fat Dog - Jeanne

Thanks Jeanne. I hope you caught my post and video on the skiving machine roller.Check my You Tube if you haven't. You might want to follow as I have a heap more coming soon. The next one coming is on colour edging belts quickly by hand. I mostly use edging machines now but the rough edges on croc backstraps make finishing off by hand a better end result. Regards Brian

[Fat Dog Leather]

Brian, I am off to buy the roller foot for my skiver and if needed utilize your adaptions. Your advice is spot on for my alligator challenges.....thank you ! Thank you !  I look forward to future info. especially on edge work as exotics / gator is always a challenge. 

A huge hug from me to you! Jeanne