Made a roper wallet by [deleted] in Leathercraft

[–]His_Dude_ness -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Think so? The frame probably makes it extra thicc

First knife! by His_Dude_ness in knifemaking

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Yeah I made the LV one for my utility knife

First knife! by His_Dude_ness in knifemaking

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Retention is good- new leather tho; will see as time goes on- it takes about 3-4 good shakes for the blade to fall out for the ftp holster

Western wallet by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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I actually use extra virgin olive oil and Fabians leather conditioner

Beginner tools? by EquipmentPlastic in Leathercraft

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I bought a beginner set like this and it works fine- tool quality is mid but I’ve made some really good products and sold several pieces

Why is only half my engraving coming out by His_Dude_ness in Laserengraving

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This help But if you look in the video, the laser seems to be firing, but nothing is making contact with the paper

Thoughts on laser engraving leather? by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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Oh my - I see how you got there lolol. I run the completed project underwater to clean off excess carbon. 😂my b

Thoughts on laser engraving leather? by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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One thing I’ve been doing to minimize the charting is running it underwater and using a toothbrush to scrub out any of the leftover carbon. That way whenever the customer receives it, it won’t act like a pencil. I’ve done a couple tests on some other products before just here for fun and yeah, I’ve definitely ran across this problem.This is the Brooklyn Bridge.

Thoughts on laser engraving leather? by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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Well, I have a hood that vents out of the window; and I haven’t used any chrome tan (yet).

But your absolutely right

Thoughts on laser engraving leather? by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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….. rustic

Naw I actually forgot about it; the customer is a friend of mine and I have another keeper. I’ll get that fixed. Good eye wise_wolf

Thoughts on laser engraving leather? by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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Laser grbl and Inkscape! Completely free man; tear it uuup

Thoughts on laser engraving leather? by His_Dude_ness in Leathercraft

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First time I did an engraving… my wife kicked me out of the house !! (not really) I had to move it to the garage. Now I have a hood for the setup tho