Arbor press.

I use a floor model drill press with dies to set kydex eyelets. More than enough power to get it done right.
 
Spot on Paul, spot on.

We did know a different Leather Factory back in the day, heck half the place was dedicated to shoe supply which was kind of nifty because I could get sole leather for my armor making and that stuff was amazing for impact resistance. The leather was much better, and yea I started with the parent company in Fort Worth and that was a different place for sure, they even had tapestry cloth as well.

The leather was amazing, its the stuff that Al Stolhman preached about in most of his books, stacked at least a hundred sides per pallet and they were more than willing to let you dig and wouldn't let me put it back when I found what I wanted close to the bottom.

Its not the same place at all, only one place here in San Antonio gets my money and thats the big Leather Factory store all the way across town, but the manager I've known since 2001 and he has worked at the head office and does listen to the concerns of his customers. He listens and he always pleases. The only leather provider that has never disappointed me after all is said and done. He makes it right and goes way beyond the expected. I have a much closer little Tandy store, but it always seems to fall short, but is good in a pinch for dye and hardware.
 
Gotta add, I loved that they carried rubber heel caps. Makes ones boot repairs easy! Now I havent been able to find an inexpensive alternative for my boots! I took my daughters boots to a (what the inlaws referred to as tops in his field) boot repair guy and got back something I'd never figured, synthetic heel replacement for the stacked leather and another synthetic heel cap that was GLUED on! Yea Glued! It came off in a couple of weeks. I wont go there again
 
Are they cowboy boots? I'm not familiar with anything in the cobbler field, but I find it intriguing. The local cobbler shop is really cool. The mom and pop that run it are really sweet and they even have a glass case with Cold Steel and Spyderco knives. Every time I'm there to pick up some dye or whatever, I try to watch them work through the open door leading to the shop.

If it's stacked leather, why can't you fix it yourself? Gotta be something suitable that you can tack on the stack, no?
 
Strigamort said:
Are they cowboy boots? I'm not familiar with anything in the cobbler field, but I find it intriguing. The local cobbler shop is really cool. The mom and pop that run it are really sweet and they even have a glass case with Cold Steel and Spyderco knives. Every time I'm there to pick up some dye or whatever, I try to watch them work through the open door leading to the shop.

If it's stacked leather, why can't you fix it yourself? Gotta be something suitable that you can tack on the stack, no?
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Yea, cowboy boots and I could probably do it with some more sole bend, special stuff that is hard to find anymore since the Leather Factory stopped carrying it. I'll have to ask the manager if he still has some in a dark dusty corner. The heel cap material is a nice hard rubber that I can get in sheets but where is another trick. That and tacking the heel on is a trick in and of itself. I dont have one of those nifty iron shoe tree's that seem to be everywhere back in the 70's but now the only place you see them is in antique store for a silly price.
sheathmaker said:
Only Calf skin…..the cattle were not yet mature.;)

Paul
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But oh lordy the Brontosaurus skins were like butter! One side would last years!
 
You can modify your makers stamp to fit in one of Weavers little wonder presses and have a snap,rivet,eyelet etc setter all in one, the 250ish your going to spend gets you a very versatile tool. I have a half dozen of those things in the shop and love them. They are adjustable and have a stop so there is no chance of over pressing a snap or smooshing a rivet, with an arbor press you won't get that. For the maker stamp I just use the medium clicker press, the large one would probably crush the stamp flat.
 
i had a stamp made to mark my kydex and ordered it with a 3/8 diameter shaft in the last inch , so i can fit it in my arbor press that i use with my eyelet dies...it works pretty good..
 
I didn't realize how many years practice it was going to take to make sheaths like yours. Going to need to start eating a little better if I'm going to be around that long. Dang, I really like those jelly donuts too. :D


sheathmaker said:
Noah is the only one authorized to disseminate that information. He was in charge of the livestock etc.:cool:

Paul
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