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    How do I install brass "spots"?

    Ok, well here's my disclaimer, I work on predominately American Indian stuff. That in mind, I usually use brass tacks for anything on leather, but I have seen some studs used and have done the same when convenient. I also prepunch the leather-seeing as the shafts are usually soft. i make sure...
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    Possibles Bag

    I go the cheap route- I take a rag, dab some vegetable oil on it and rub on the outside. Has worked great and makes those stiff belt blanks etc. nice and soft. Don't know if it is actually good but the first belt I tried it on a few years ago has yet to go bad. Scouter
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    Looking for porcupine quills

    Well, I had in mind to tell you earlier but figured that you already knew that if you find roadkill, don't bother if its even begun to swell. When it does this the oils that are released make the quills brittle. Also, when you use full hides you're going to want to use the ones on the...
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    Looking for porcupine quills

    If you cant find any locally, I'd suggest ordering a whole hide. You get a ton of quills and at a lot better quality. When you order quills like CCTP or other places, you often get shorter quills. This might not be too bad, but for beginning quillers it can get frustrating- especially for any...
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    Deer bones for knife handle

    I heard that bleaching the bones makes em more brittle. Is it really true? I've only boiled the bones so i don't know about the bleaching them. scouter
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    Best way to line bag?

    Yhea that seems to work really well, and no one can tell that you did it! I love those tricks! Scouter
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    Strap length

    The only rule I really use is that if you're running with your bag and it decides to readjust itself to the front, be sure it doesn't take you out (if you know what I mean.) A swinging bag full of lead bullets and tools gains quite a bit of momentum! The last thing you want is to be shooting...
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    Best way to line bag?

    That sounds pretty easy. Personally, I never bother with measuring and sewing my liners in with the bag at all. I like to hide all of the back sides of my seams so I sew two bags, one with the outside and one with the inside, where both of the backsides of the seams are facing each other...
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    Best way to line bag?

    Yhea I've used that on a Halloween costume once. I think it was called no-stitch seam or something like that. It wasn't too hard to use as long as you let it cool(I was even impatient enough that I couldn't wait for the glue to dry on the seam that would have taken too long to sew!) But hey...
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    Tipi help........

    Ouch, apparently not enough experience. Sorry for the advise- didn't know I was flying over a shooting range. :surrender:
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    Best way to line bag?

    here's some cheap PC ways of doing it. First, you can use kite string to sew bags. I use it for everything because its 100% cotton, cheap, and easy to find. Another thing, use elmer's glue to tack down the fabric if you don't want to go with a running stich. They had horses and cows and the...
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    Tipi help........

    I agree, if you did stake the center down, then the stake might not have been deep enough for the soil, that goes along with the outside stakes as well. Also, you can bury the poles a little(4in) if you're worried, but that's only for the four main poles. Other things you can try is the figure...
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    Columbia River Dag?

    I sure am! Keep us posted. Scouter
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    first tomahawk build

    Awesome! A scalplock would look great! A friend of mine designed one that looks really great. He took a horse tail and flattened out the skin and cleaned it up a little, then he painted it a brownish red and took some seed beads and wrapped the edges with them. It looks great and looks just...
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    first tomahawk build

    I think it looks great. If you still want to do somthin to it, maybe an inlay of some kind? But I think it looks beautiful as is. scout
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    Made my first powder measure

    I love how it looks like it was made "In the field". Totally cool. Scouter
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    Columbia River Dag?

    I think the CCTP knife is really cool and I have wanted it for more than a few years. I have been asking around and have found out pretty much what the other guys have been saying, so I have yet to purchase one for myself. I tell all of the Boy Scouts doing Indian outfits that they should...
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    Bag in the works

    Thanks for all the compliments guys! What do you think about that fur strap? I am going for an trapper with indian affiliations look, so i thought fur might be the ticket. Any suggestions? I'll try to post some more pics later no tonight- what did you want to see? Scouter
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    Bag in the works

    I've been working on this deer toe bag and all of its "toys" for a while. I plan on making a different strap for it and a buffalo powder horn, but until I get some time, this is what it looks like. Oh, by the way, the lighting for the picture isn't the best, the trim on the bag and the...
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    Columbia River Dag?

    I have yet to get a specific tribal affiliation and doubt I will, but yes, they appear to be tiligit. They're located in the British Royal museum in England. I wish they were though!
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