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  @Sandstorm9562Күн бұрын

  I wish I hadn't watched this - now i need one!!😂

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  @sleavesleatherКүн бұрын

  Sorry for enabling you! 😂

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  @jamesw.34913 күн бұрын

  A draw gauge does the same. I prefer a draw gauge.

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  @sleavesleather3 күн бұрын

  Cool! They’re pretty close in functionality, work with what you know and like.

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  @garyt3hsna1l824 күн бұрын

  Can you make shoe laces with these? nice tool.

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  @sleavesleather4 күн бұрын

  Out of thinner leather? Probably, cuts strips as narrow as 3/8”

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  @alanhill7697 күн бұрын

  That workshop is a bloody disgrace. You should be ashamed of yourself. How the hell do you find anything ? What is even worse you took a video of it. We cannot complain about your standards when you even don't have any.

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  @sleavesleather4 күн бұрын

  Wow you’re a fucking ray of sunshine! Thanks for your support.

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  @alanhill7694 күн бұрын

  @@sleavesleather Your welcome Have a lovely day.

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  @sleavesleather4 күн бұрын

  By the way, the shop no longer looks that way, it’s actually no longer a wood shop. I do leather now and it’s so clean you would be proud!!

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  @alanhill7694 күн бұрын

  @@sleavesleather Well done. Don't you feel good.

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  @beverlyrobertson679615 күн бұрын

  Thank you for your time.

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  @sleavesleather14 күн бұрын

  Thank you for your comment! And for watching 🤘

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  @achadhaamoratsim7098Ай бұрын

  Why not test it by actually trying to skive instead of slicing?

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  @sleavesleatherАй бұрын

  Skiving, cutting - they both show how sharp the blade is… didn’t think it mattered.

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  @achadhaamoratsim7098Ай бұрын

  I’ve found that it takes a much sharper edge to solve than to cut.

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  @sleavesleatherАй бұрын

  Care to share your KZread channel?

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  @jenniferrowe72802 ай бұрын

  That’s a great tip. Thanks for the share! Have just received some that I bought from Temu (just to try as only now starting out) as don’t want to spend a huge amount initially. Awesome shirt BTW! ❤️🤘

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  @sleavesleather2 ай бұрын

  Thank you! Still using the same Skiving knife to this day. I’ve had to strop it since putting this video up, but no further sharpening. Hope those ones you picked up work for you, I was the same when I first started, I’m upgrading some tools now and will probably upgrade my skiver soon, but getting nearly 3 years from an inexpensive tool like this works for me!!

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  @gregsmith2843 ай бұрын

  Push hedge when you sharpen and drag it when you strop

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  @sleavesleather3 ай бұрын

  Thanks! I’ve learned this since the video, even better skiver now!

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  @stevecorry21185 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the step by step. I feel that I can do one now without trouble.

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  @sleavesleather3 ай бұрын

  Glad it helped

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  @wb9tpg15 ай бұрын

  I see you follow the AFS shop philosophy like I do. Any Flat Surface

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  @sleavesleather3 ай бұрын

  When I was still doing turning I sure did! Not any more though, have to keep things a little cleaner for leather working.

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  @gone33945 ай бұрын

  So what dye is being used and then you dilute the dye you buy even further and you do this with all dye?

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  @sleavesleather5 ай бұрын

  It’s all Fiebing’s Leather Dye. I use alcohol or Fiebing’s Dye Reducer, if it’s all going to be used in a single day I use alcohol, if I want to store the dyes for later use I use the reducer.

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  @littlegirllost26545 ай бұрын

  Bought one, OMG dull as crap and I use one a lot

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  @sleavesleather5 ай бұрын

  Have you tried to sharpen and polish it? I’m still using this same one from the video.

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  @geoffreyboyling6156 ай бұрын

  I have one of those knives I scraped and sanded off the red paint from the handle to reveal the wood, which has quite an attractive grain, and now it is more comfortable to hold I sharpened the edge on progressively finer oil stones to remove & grind out the tiny secondary bevel to make one bevel about 5mm long; by hand without using a honing guide, then followed it with a strop It has turned out surprisingly well, very sharp, and has become one of my favourite knives, for both cutting and skiving

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  So many people still think just because it’s a $12 skiving knife there’s no way it can work. I agree that better steel will hold an edge for longer and may last for years with regular use and proper maintenance but you could buy 5 of these for the price of one high end knife and have them last nearly as long!

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  @PerrynBecky6 ай бұрын

  Well I feel so much better knowing there is at least one more wood worker out there that has disaster areas after their big marathon projects. Looking forward to the rest of the video.

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  I guarantee you and I are not alone in having a messy workshop after massive projects! I have since moved into leatherworking, as you’ll see in my newest channel content. This has reduced the size of messes I make now, mostly confined to a single workbench which can be cleaned up in under 30 minutes most of the time!

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  @danielosborn42723 ай бұрын

  My workbench is always a mess but I know what’s what I’m eventually going to get shelves so I can organize everything.

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  @hamptonconsultants48156 ай бұрын

  Great video. This is the kind of content beginners like myself need to see. I’ve been crafting with leather since 1978. 🙂

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Ummm…. 1978 and you still call yourself a beginner?! I’d say at least “seasoned pro”. Thanks for watching and commenting!

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  @hamptonconsultants48156 ай бұрын

  @@sleavesleather when you think you are to the point you can’t learn anymore you need to reevaluate your ego and your skills.

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  Totally agree, I’ve only been at this for a few years now - while I have some knowledge to share I still have much more to learn!

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  @gm_fatboy6 ай бұрын

  I have this Amazon "skiving" knife. Yesterday I spent almost 1 hour sharpening it and skive a piece of leather, but it doesn't work well at all. Of course, I didn't know the right way and used only leather strop with green compound, but still, I'm not happy. I don't wanna spend more money to buy one more sharpening/honing set and just think about buying a pro or almost a pro skiver. Could you recommend not a very expensive skiving knife? Thanks.

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  I’ve never searched for one, I’m actually still using this same one. If I were to buy a new one, at a reasonable price. I’d look on Etsy, there are some really amazing knife makers on there that offer some great skiving knife options. I’d also reach out to the leather suppliers, most of them will have tools available and would be able to offer options in your price range.

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  @ianknight20536 ай бұрын

  I would have preferred to see you actually skiving with it.

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  I appreciate the feedback.

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  @JohnClothier6 ай бұрын

  that was really interesting!

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  Thanks John! Happy to see you’re still around 👍

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  @bryantravis12246 ай бұрын

  What kind of adhesive do you use to keep the sandpaper on the wood

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  @sleavesleather6 ай бұрын

  Hey Bryan! I just watched the video again as it’s been a long time since I uploaded, I’m not sure what part of the video your comment is referencing. The only sanding portion I could see was the final sanding of each piece and that was just me holding various grits by hand while the lathe was spinning. If you could provide me with a little more context I might have a different response…

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  @jarodmorris6117 ай бұрын

  If anyone ever tells you you have to drill on the lathe or even you should....show them 2 of the same style pen where one was drilled on the lathe and one was not and ask them to tell you which is which. There's no way to tell. It's a 50/50 guess, but no way to tell if was drilled on a drill press or on the lathe itself.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Thanks, don't have to worry about this any longer, but maybe someone will find your comment helpful, I know I would have back when I was still pen turning.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  You could also do both. One of each for a multi colored approach.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Good idea!

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  What do you use to dilute your dye with? Regular alcohol?

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Yes, I use a 90% Rubbing alcohol.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  This is genius

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Thank you, not sure about being genius but it sure has helped.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  How about your bottle? Where is that from?

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Those are from Amazon, search needle tip bottles, I use larger ones now.

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  @beverlyrobertson679615 күн бұрын

  YES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE. THANK YOU.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  Where is the needle tipped applicator bottle from?

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Amazon.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  Making a new thing is the fun part of leatherwork. Experimentation always leads somewhere new.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Very true. More experimentation coming soon.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  Where did you get it?

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  I believe this one came from Amazon, it's been a couple years since I bought, so can't 100% remember.

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  @Ms_AP_8 ай бұрын

  Lowes sells rubbery garage floor mats that would work too.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  I'll keep this in mind.

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  @lweismann9 ай бұрын

  A good technique tip: Go both directions when sharpening on stone or steel. Only Pull back when stropping.

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  @sleavesleather8 ай бұрын

  Thank you for the tip!

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  @ifonlysolutions4011 Жыл бұрын

  What chuck is that?

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  @sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

  I don’t remember the exact model but I got it at Busy Bee Tools in Calgary.

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  @ifonlysolutions4011 Жыл бұрын

  @@sleavesleather Thanks. Looking at picking up a chuck for my Shopsmith to make plugs. What lathe tool were you using? Looked like it had a replaceable tip?

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  @sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

  It was an Easy Wood Tools carbide tip, there’s a few different versions out there depending on your budget. Just search “Easy wood tools” on Google and you should find various tools like this.

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  @alxhiding Жыл бұрын

  the problem is that your angle is way off. there is a better tool for this job specifically for skiving knives made by nattools, gets you a better angle than that. but it's not necessary, just doing it by hand will produce a better result due to better angle. also way too much polishing compound

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  @sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

  Works great after the work I did in this video. I appreciate the insight though.

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  @CyCrowFPV Жыл бұрын

  Really good to see that it can be improved. I have the same knife but haven't used it long enough for it to be overly damaged yet. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. - Subbed!

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  @sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

  Hey Chris!! Thank you for the comment and for subscribing. Happy to hear you found this useful. I’ve been using this skiver for almost a week now after sharpening and it still works as good as it did at the end of the video.

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  @Stevieboy7 Жыл бұрын

  Wonderful job! Only suggestion would be rather than doing heavy sanding at the end of assembly, I would trim with a sharp knife to make the edges flush. This allows you to have a perfectly smooth edge, rather than with sanding where you have a fluffy mess that you have to go through 6 grits to get smooth and flat. Kind of like using a router to trim flush in woodworking, vs just trying to sand it flush with an orbital sander.

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  @sleavesleather Жыл бұрын

  Appreciate the suggestion! I have a half decent skiving knife that should the trick - if not I'll use a fresh blade on my snap knife. I'll see how it goes and implement into my workflow if it works well for me. Might have to give a little room for this cut in the template.

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  @wildfirewoodandmetalworx2409 Жыл бұрын

  Great video man! I’ve always used a thin sheet of Mylar material. Sand the front and back with 320 grit and cut into strips.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Hopefully someone else will find this useful, I know I would have back when I was making my own blanks.

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  @akwilson252 жыл бұрын

  Where did you get that purple scale from?

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  @sleavesleather2 жыл бұрын

  That thing is a few years old now… pretty sure we picked that up a Walmart. It’s a Starfrit if that helps…🤘

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  @robb97312 жыл бұрын

  That’s a nice pen. The shape is 👌

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  @sleavesleather2 жыл бұрын

  Thanks Rob! This is one I wish I would have kept.

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  @robb97312 жыл бұрын

  Yellow 👌

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  @sleavesleather2 жыл бұрын

  Thanks Rob!! Yellow it is 🤘

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  @JohnClothier2 жыл бұрын

  Great to see you back Mike

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  @sleavesleather2 жыл бұрын

  Thanks John! I hope to be fully back soon, just figuring out some logistics.

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  @JohnClothier2 жыл бұрын

  @@sleavesleather can’t wait. Always enjoyed watching you making. Leather work looks amazing!

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  @lizzedwards59942 жыл бұрын

  I would really like step by step videos I’m going to try making my own blanks and would love more step by step videos

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Sorry, no longer turning pens, but there are a whole bunch of step by step videos out there.

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  @chriswalters59362 жыл бұрын

  mike hope u r doing well man i love the blank can u give me a shoutout on the next video im a new subscriber and woodturner wanna do a collaboration with me. chris

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Thanks Chris. Sorry, no longer doing pen turning, all the best with your journey - I enjoyed it but had to move on to something else.

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  @johngmccune2 жыл бұрын

  I like your format just the way it is -- without detailed nuts and bolts extraneous to the specific thing you're presenting. One thing that drives me crazy about some other KZreadrs is what I would call an unconscious disregard of the viewer's time: way too much babbling about nothing.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Thanks John! On to a different hobby, new content coming. Not sure what format I'll be following but will keep this in mind.

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  @MikeTwoPoint03 жыл бұрын

  I always keep a spare set of bushings in my earlobes

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Good advice.

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  @geraldyoung2643 жыл бұрын

  Thank you so much, I feel better about the state of my workshop...... much better......... much much better

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Hahahaha, my new shop no longer ends up looking this bad, ever.

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  @alanhill7697 күн бұрын

  I was gobsmacked it looks like a hand grenade was tossed in the night before, and the only thing that settled was the dust

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  @jaycelliott23 жыл бұрын

  For us newbies at this. Where do you get this specific pen kit that you showed? A quick search did not pull it up.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  I bought all of my kits from William Wood-rite(sp?).

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  @bethoven9663 жыл бұрын

  How make the metal

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Not sure what you mean, but with this being 2 years old, I'm sure it no longer matters. Sorry I didn't reply earlier.

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  @bethoven9663 жыл бұрын

  Hi men

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Hi

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  @G0FightWin4 жыл бұрын

  Are you still making plugs?

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Nope, making leather goods now.

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  @jamesrask14474 жыл бұрын

  enjoyed your clear, concise video. unfortunately your music is LOUDER than your voice and tenitus makes ears ring.I played video to hear YOU.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Yup, was still learning, sorry.

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  @pegwinn4 жыл бұрын

  I’m new to pen turning. So I appreciated the show and tell on the modified slimline. I am not a fan of the hourglass shaped pens just yet. So, I see this as something I will certainly do. Thanks for taking the time sir.

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  Hope it worked out for you!

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  @smudgiebear64514 жыл бұрын

  What is the honeycomb? Is it made or purchased

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  @sleavesleather7 ай бұрын

  3d printed materials.