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Anybody have the MF Indigo Board Shorts and willing to sell? Size 32 or 34?

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I made this as a gift for a friend.  I'd love any supportive critique and suggestions so that I can improve.  Thanks!

Bummer, the wallet looks excellent. What type of leather did you use? Yes, my pony is a beefy, and I think that the angle of the photo makes it look thicker than it really is. I'm really happy with its performance so far, and it only cost me about $20 in materials!

I recently built this stitching pony with a friend. It's made from beech and some purple heart on the base.

General advice. Chromexcel scratches very easily so watch awl placement and fingernails. Burnishing is mostly the same just takes more patience. Ive had great luck burnishing with wood instead of plastic bone folder or canvas.

Thanks for the response, Howler. I have some natural chromexcel and plan to make a purse for my wife. She's been asking me to make one for her for a while. I'll do a little test with a cocobolo burnisher and see how that turns out. Thank you!

Up until now I've been working mostly with veg tan. I'm doing some work right now with Chromexcel for the first time. I'm curious if any of you have suggestions for burnishing Chromexcel...or any general advice for working with this type of leather? Thanks!

Thanks, and yeah, haha. I like how it looks kind of off center...

Yeah, that's a different look, and cool. I like the way that your stitching looks. Can I ask...what tools are you using to create your holes, and what kind of thread are you using? I've been trying different combinations trying to find the results that I like.

Bummer...the wallet looks great. Is your concho upside down?

N-O-R-S-E...I use contact cement and apply with a brush for most of the stitching I do, but I use it sparingly. It looks like your edges are separating quite a bit. It's hard to tell but maybe your stitches are a bit too far from the edge too? Happy burnishing.

What do you guys use for burnishing your edges?

Gum trag and elbow grease isn't working for me!

I'm assuming that you're burnishing veg tan leather. After beveling the edges and sanding if necessary...I'm having some success lightly wetting my edges with a sponge, then rubbing lightly with Fiebings glycerine bar soap. Next, I rub some Fiebings yellow saddle soap into some canvas (don't load up too much) and begin burnishing.

I am also interested to know other techniques that people are using.

I spent my day making a bifold wallet and lots of belts.

Corter, those split key rings kick ass. Well done.

hollows, the quality is superb. everything looks so even and pristine.

it's refreshing to see another style of stitching on here. great work.

a friend asked me to make him a belt so I gave it a try. i had never made one until this week. he wasn't sure what he wanted so this is what i came up with.

After close to 15 hours in the shop I finally finished up this mid-length wallet. The arcuate was treated with Obenauf's LP and bathed in the California sun for 3 days.

I recently inherited some leather crafting tools that belonged to my grandfather and started learning to make stuff. There's a lot of great work in this thread...i'm really inspired by guys like Hollows and Corter. I still have a lot to learn but I'm enjoying the process!

Iron Heart does a Traditional Hickory Stripe Logger Pant.

I wreck in my engineer boots, no problem.

The edge is repping hard in this thread. xxx

Just put up the Self Edge "Never on Sunday" denim shirt (small) and SExT11 jungle cloth pants (29x29) up on Ebay, for anybody who is interested. Grateful to SE for creating such excellent clothing and for providing superb customer service - unfortunately, these items don't fit me as well these days.

Check it.

i picked up a duck vest at the sale. the button holes were mistakenly stitched for 5/8" instead of 1" so I'm replacing the 1" buttons with some vintage BSA buttons on it tonight. stoked.

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nednil agrees. this shirt kicks ass.