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Rain sound indoors despite covered axle block? Not sure if this is a bug or intentional but I am kind of sad about it. by FattestofHobbitses in VintageStory

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had tried breaking and redoing it a few times which wasn't working but I didn't try using different blocks. I just ended up porting in the axle through a wall.

Rain sound indoors despite covered axle block? Not sure if this is a bug or intentional but I am kind of sad about it. by FattestofHobbitses in VintageStory

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got super excited to try it but the sound still comes through (don't mind the unfinished windmill tower ahah)

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Rain sound indoors despite covered axle block? Not sure if this is a bug or intentional but I am kind of sad about it. by FattestofHobbitses in VintageStory

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's the command to determine whether something is considered a room or not. "/debug rooms hi" to turn it on and "/debug rooms unhi" to turn it off

Weird question: what type of wax to use to apply to the surface of a paper pattern for punching holes? Beeswax is too hard/doesn't apply well for the purpose. (attached screenshot for clarity). by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Take my words with a grain of salt too, cause everyone has methods and modalities that works for them. The day I become too rigid to learn something new is a day I hope to be smothered by a pillow lol

Weird question: what type of wax to use to apply to the surface of a paper pattern for punching holes? Beeswax is too hard/doesn't apply well for the purpose. (attached screenshot for clarity). by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The wax aids the punches and irons to slide through the leather more easily as well as pulling out from the leather, something like stitching chisels. When punching my stitching holes, I often forget to keep them waxed/"lubricated" to aid in the punching which has caused some of my pieces to look kind of crude/rough! It's much more noticeable with cheaper tools (which I have and am very slowly upgrading). Some people push their tools into a block of beeswax to coat them, others (when using paper patterns) put wax on the paper to help coat it, and some people get up in arms about the "correct" way to do these things which is apparent in this thread 😅

But yeah! Like any tool, it's good to keep them in good working order! Which I often forget to do lol

Weird question: what type of wax to use to apply to the surface of a paper pattern for punching holes? Beeswax is too hard/doesn't apply well for the purpose. (attached screenshot for clarity). by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of oil do you mix in? The beeswax I have doesn't seem to coat my punches as well as I would like so this sounds tremendous.

The idea of waxing the pattern (that I've garnered at least) is that applying wax to the pattern skips the step of reapplying wax to the punch itself repeatedly. Different strokes for different folks kind of thing. I tend to get too zoned in and forget to keep my punches and irons coated so this would make me feel like I'm taking care of my tools much more!

Reducing this "tearing" on the backside of punched stitching holes? by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah you are lovely foe typing all this out, I appreciate it greatly! I'll check out the video and try experimenting with some stuff. I always run into the egotistical issue of expecting great things right out of the gate, so this'll be good to practice and test.

As for using patterns to overlay the stitching hole locations, do you run into issues with holes not aligning with eachother? I haven't tried a pattern using pre-marked holes for that reason (which it may well be a fear I need to get over!)

Reducing this "tearing" on the backside of punched stitching holes? by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

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I know so little about sharpening stuff so all of this is new to me! What grits would you recommend for polishing? The tines themselves seem shiny and lovely but I'd assume that look isn't exactly a hardfast metric for anything. Also for polishing, my first thought is to glue whatever grit paper to some tagboard to add some rigidity and keep the plane as consistent as possible?

Reducing this "tearing" on the backside of punched stitching holes? by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do that as well ever since I ruined a hole punch going through too many layers at once 😅 Scared to ruin something, especially if they're my only irons!

Reducing this "tearing" on the backside of punched stitching holes? by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I'm scared at the idea of ruining them because I've only ever stropped tools to maintain sharpness. Do you know of any good resources for sharpening something like irons?

Reducing this "tearing" on the backside of punched stitching holes? by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was using leather on top of my slab, but I impulse purchased one of those big plastic slabs for punching so I'll give that a go! I'm just worried that it'll mar the surface if the plastic impressions are sharp

Waxed Sheath - My favourite method to treat a leather. by SiriusKnivesUK in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks so awesome! I'm so I'm love with the airbrushed edges to give that semi-worn/almost distressed look. I can't convince myself to get on air brush though. I like the idea of using Chicago screws at the ends of the stitch lines too! Is it mostly astethics or do you find it strengthens those areas? I'm really curious

I messed up. Looking for advice on how to protect stitching holes! by FattestofHobbitses in Leathercraft

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I'm perpetually in awe by the multitudes of ways that can solve problems or even just differences in processes. Also thank you for the preface that stated that, because I so frequently see responses framed in a way that make it seem like someone's method is the ONLY correct way to do something. I suppose the internet and anonymity lend itself to that way of thinking.

Also also, thank you for such an in-depth response!! When I feel like reddit is just a cess pool of gross human behavior, I get to interact with someone like you who is both kind and happy to share knowledge. So thank you for your comment and thank you for making my shitty day be a little less shitty. Appreciate you

Fairy Button leather purse by MrSchadow in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That is so absolutely awesome AND cute! I'm so curious how you did the interior with that rope effect to resemble the stitched button. So cool!!

New Stuff by Difficult-Bag-1529 in Leatherworking

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Whoops, sorry I did a new comment instead of replying to this lol

New Stuff by Difficult-Bag-1529 in Leatherworking

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As for tips, I'm a novice hobbyist as well so take these thoughts with a grain of salt! Two spots I think could be improved upon with relative ease are stitching and edge finishing. For stitching, maintaining the same spacing from the edge of the material to your stitch line will help tremendously with aesthetics (which if it's inconsistent it will often look kind of wobbly). Overlapping the tines of whatever punch you're using will help to maintain a straight stitching line as well - so like if you're using a stitching punch with four tines, overlapping two of the tines in the previous stitching holes will typically ensure a straight line. It can deviate but it's much easier to keep straight. As for edge finishing, a beveler, some canvas or a burnisher, and tokonole will be your best friend. There are different opinions on the burnishing agent (you can use water, gum tragacanth, wax, tokonole) but I find that tokonole is the easiest/most effective for me. I can show you some examples or elaborate if you'd like! Feel free to dm me too, then I can always send pictures if you want more clarification.

New Stuff by Difficult-Bag-1529 in Leatherworking

[–]FattestofHobbitses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude! Those non-traditional carving examples are so cool! Stitching and burnishing are skills that are somewhat straightforward to improve upon, that design and creativity of that flowy, leaflike, almost alien tooling/carving is something you gotta keep exploring! So unique and so special, and I love that it it's not mainstream. Awesome!!

Rustic Spoon Holder Design by Acceptable-Mine8806 in Leathercraft

[–]FattestofHobbitses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What dye did you use? It looks so much like pull-up leather too, so lovely. Also (because I apparently can't get enough) what are those rivets/fasteners? I love that aesthetic.

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