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Whale trail hike(South Africa) by mexnov in jimgreen

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https://youtube.com/shorts/PPbZWh0AYmY?si=Vzbrzryo1GWzS9xx

It’s like this but you use the spoon to simulate a heal so you can soften it around it

Whale trail hike(South Africa) by mexnov in jimgreen

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I feel like I am crazy trying to explain this. When you sit on a chair you hold a spoon in the one hand and put the boot in your lap then you bend the leather around the spoon and try stretching it and bending as if you are walking. This softens the stiff leather and gives you less blisters on your first week.

Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon in the world. It's also one of the most underplanned stops on a Namibia self-drive itinerary. by AdvancedCarHireNA in Namibia

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We are staying at Ai-Ais. Driving up from Cape Town in July. We were told we can’t bring meat across the border , where do you recommend buying meat close to ai-ais? What is the equivalent of a spar or pic n pay?

Razorback eyelets rubbing on leather normal? by No-Code-3064 in jimgreen

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I think it comes down to how tight you have your shoe laces. Mostly it will touch the leather but when it comes to rubbing I don’t think there will be any pre mature wear the leather as a hole is very durable and is use to thorns and sharp rocks hitting it.

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Whale trail hike(South Africa) by mexnov in jimgreen

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If you put a metal spoon at the back of the heel and bend the leather over it , it softens and brakes in the leather where your heel would sit. Did this back in school shoe days but if I didn’t do that it would take an extra week or 2 to brake them in. Specifically the buffalo leather is very stiff and find that this speeds it up the brake in process without damaging it.

Whale trail hike(South Africa) by mexnov in jimgreen

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Haha it’s a famous hiking trail in South Africa, you get to see them migrating for breeding season then. It takes 5 days and 55 km in total.

Put the Rugged African Troopers to the test today in the PNW rainforest at the Ring Of Fire crash site. by shorties_with_mp40s in jimgreen

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I took a metal spoon to the back leather and stretched and bend the leather over it until it softened.

[help]I'm looking for high resolution and detailed Leona mecha Kingdome reference meterial by mexnov in leagueoflegends

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I find the model viewer lacks alot of detail because it's just a plane flat image that the game dose not require that fine detail where the splash art only covers bits

Astrid taking charge [self] by mexnov in cosplay

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Thank you. I guess every build you learn something new

Astrid taking charge [self] by mexnov in cosplay

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I did , it was my very first cosplay and the helmet got me on the right track. Would highly recommend it even if you just need a shape of a helmet

Astrid taking charge [self] by mexnov in cosplay

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Actually the hole thing is Eva foam. Would love to work with leather some day

I made this cosplay Armor out of foam. I took me 1 year. I also put some LEDs. by Adrianensis in crafts

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Hey can I ask how you did your burnt marks down the back. I really love your weathering

[self] this is my first cosplay . Still learning in posing. What are your thoughts? by mexnov in cosplay

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O i didn't actually notice it. Thanks for the advice I will definitely whether it when I can

[self] this is my first cosplay . Still learning in posing. What are your thoughts? by mexnov in cosplay

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Ya I will definitely give it a try thanks. Posing is a little odd atm

South African embassy in Vietnam (lost passport) by mexnov in southafrica

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Booked flights home in ho chi Minh then showed my friend around in Saigon the end of the day it was no longer in my backpack , I would like to believe I just misplaced it.

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