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13 minutes ago, RockyAussie said:

If you have a press of some type you just keep making use of the shorter bits ...depending on the value of material used somewhat. Don't have much problem getting the tongue holes in the right place with this method either.:dunno:

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Is that what this is for?

 

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3 hours ago, hwinbermuda said:

Would you be able to use some for keepers for future belts?

Yes...and I've done so,  using one of the scraps for several keepers, leaving the other scraps "long".
 

 

1 hour ago, DJole said:

dog collars?

Sure. They'd be plain, but would last forever.

1 hour ago, Tugadude said:

+1 on dog collars or cat collars.  Key fobs, sure.  How about watch straps?  Another thing they might work for is an adjustable belt such as those offered by Colonel Littleton.  I'm not suggesting a direct copy, but his adjustable belt is pretty cool the way it works.  Essentially it is made of several pieces of leather and the buckle stays in the same hole regardless of you gaining or losing weight.  There is a 2-prong hook that fastens on the side that provides 8" of adjustability.

 

Watch straps - I'd need a good splitter for that. My skills with a skiver/knife could never reduce this stuff to a usable thickness and have it smooth and even. Hmm...good excuse to assimilate new skills and practice! Thanks ;)
 

9 minutes ago, RockyAussie said:

If you have a press of some type you just keep making use of the shorter bits ...depending on the value of material used somewhat. Don't have much problem getting the tongue holes in the right place with this method either.:dunno:

Whoa!! I had considered "artistic splicing" of pieces, since it needn't pull a truck, it just has to hold up your pants. LOL! BUT--
Your pic made me scratch my head for a minute or two, as to how these pieces were joined in a chain - it was only the "tounge" that's hanging down in the pic that gave it away - "chain link" shaped pieces folded with one hole over the other, then feed the next through the (now single) hole. Brilliant!

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Wow. I'd have to say, yes! Hahaha.
I SURE didn't expect to see a die like this!!!!

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Posted (edited)
10 minutes ago, YinTx said:

Just looking at it closely, maybe not.  It'd need to taper at the waist.  Anyone know what it is for?

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Yes, it's oval instead of a radius/taper in the middle, but what else could it be for? I guess that scale is everything - Assuming it's about 2"-3" across, it could be used to make a linked belt like the one pictured. If the punch were 4"-5" long, a whole bunch of other uneducated, complete speculations as to purpose, might result. ;)

In any case, ideas for using small pieces for larger projects, was exactly the point of my original post. Gotta love it!

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46 minutes ago, JazzBass said:

Sure. They'd be plain, but would last forever.

Meet Sadie the Destroyer.

Oh, I know! She looks harmless enough. Ha! It's a trick! You've heard of the rift in the space-time continuum? Sadie. Really. 

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So much leather...so little time.

 

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Sorry for the off topic, but could not resist - your Sadie is a real beauty! :)

And my 2 cents on the topic. Perhaps it could be leather hairpins.

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11 hours ago, YinTx said:

Is that what this is for?

 

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No That shape would not work for inter joining links but maybe in useful for feeding some rope through and folding over to have another rope slide between. Horse halter type stuff maybe.

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10 hours ago, ABHandmade said:

@alpha2

Sorry for the off topic, but could not resist - your Sadie is a real beauty! :)

And my 2 cents on the topic. Perhaps it could be leather hairpins.

?? like these

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Or perhaps the hair bar would be easier. Many just use a wooden dowel but I reckon a piece of cow horn looks a bit flasher

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SORRY I just coudnt resist:wub:

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22 minutes ago, RockyAussie said:

Or perhaps the hair bar would be easier. Many just use a wooden dowel but I reckon a piece of cow horn looks a bit flasher

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Yes, I meant this option. I apologize for the fact that my creepy English is sometimes misleading.

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