Here’s a very nicely edited video from John Neeman Tools showing how their craftsman, Stephen, produces one of their hand-made leather belts.  I encourage you to check out their website to learn more about them.  They are a small group of skilled craftsmen from Latvia and they produce (according to their website) kitchen tools, leather belts, knives, axes, timber framing tools, drawknives, froes and bows.

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My Original Compressor

When I first started making holsters, I quickly realized the only way this knuckle dragger would get consistent dye jobs would be with the use of an airbrush.  I didn’t own a compressor, so I marched myself down to Sears and purchased one of their small, 3 gallon portable compressors (model #15310) for around $120 (with accessories) at the time.  It worked fine – it did the jobs I asked of it for a few years…  Until I remembered you have to add oil to it (actually, I was force-ably reminded of it)!  Yep, it suddenly seized up.  Oops!  Honestly, I’d been wanting a new compressor anyway because the 15310 was extremely loud, like most portable compressors.  I do most of my airbrushing at night, so having an obnoxiously loud compressor roaring along at night probably isn’t the best idea. Read more →