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DSC00237.jpgDSC00102.jpgI got the ones from Angelus - works great.  But truth is, I generally use them just on belts -- most holsters are short enough I can just use a regular dauber... think I can steady my hand for 6" :rofl:

 

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JLS  "Observation is 9/10 of the law."

IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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I saw a tip where a guy singed his daubers with a lighter before use. Maybe that will help.

I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with.

Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day.

From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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Interesting...I'll have to try that.

JLS, I'm loving those saw-tooth leaves!

So much leather...so little time.

 

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46 minutes ago, jlsleatherworks said:

Where can I find these edge markers? 

 

46 minutes ago, jlsleatherworks said:

Where can I find these edge markers? 

Springfield has them, and I think Tandy does too. You might also try Weavers, or go on Amazon and find a better deal.

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Your edges are too wet no matter what you use to slick them. 

I've tried every method or applying dye or paint to edges I have come across.  Small brushes are way too hard to keep right on the edge. I have the Angelus refillable markers but I've found them likewise dangerous and risky to use because it is so easy to have that small pointed applicator to fall off the edge onto the leather's surfaces. It's very difficult for me to get a uniform coat with metal spatulas. Tandy and others market roller-type applicators that you dip into the paint and roll over the edge. These don't suffer from the tendency to fall off the edge but the deep grooves leave marks along the edges. Those roller applicators with a tank of paint underneath them seem way too messy and troublesome to use and really only work for belts or other linear items. Don't try one on a holster!

So I have gravitated back to the old-school method of applying paint or dye -- a piece of very heavy felt held with a clothespin. I buy lengths of 1/2" x 1/2" industrial felt from Grainger and cut them into 1" pieces. Dip them in the dye/paint and daub the extra on the back side of a piece of scrap leather and I am good to go. They're long enough and stiff enough that they're easy to keep perpendicular to and right on the edge and to thereby avoid slipping off it onto the surface of the leather. With a little practice you quickly figure out how much dye/paint to daub off so that there isn't a great glob of paint or big drop of dye that will wick onto the surface leather.

My paint brushes, Angelus pens, spatulas and Tandy roller sit. And I don't ruin any more projects by slipping off the edge and putting a nice streak of dye across their surface(s).

Works great for me.

Michelle

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I tried a spatula just yesterday for the first time. That was an experience. I did find that I had to go much slower than I originally thought. Not a fan. I can see where practice would help, but the potential for disaster seemed quite high.

So much leather...so little time.

 

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On 1/13/2017 at 3:26 PM, alpha2 said:

Interesting...I'll have to try that.

JLS, I'm loving those saw-tooth leaves!

Yeah, I like 'em, but i din't invent 'em.. Stohlman books show that like that since about 1950-something ;)

 

JLS  "Observation is 9/10 of the law."

IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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For edge coat Ive found that a small brass rod works really well. If applying die I use those foam brushes (small 1inch ones), pick them up at harbor freight when I can for like a dime a piece or so. Cheapest place Ive found em. 

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