tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post6455962143522616488..comments2022-05-08T12:40:11.093+01:00Comments on Musings from the Workbench: Socket SetAlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-75392093681479198192008-01-18T12:05:00.000+00:002008-01-18T12:05:00.000+00:00leatherman, alas I'm undone in that regard then - ...leatherman, alas I'm undone in that regard then - 'tis only an old belt. The irony being I have family who ran a tannery (using oak) for some hundreds of years until comparatively recently, and I don't have one square inch of their product.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, you get to keep the link 'cos you demonstrated with the parrot comment that you paid attention ;-) <BR/><BR/>EG, I have some suspicion Alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-54544649310877815222008-01-13T05:03:00.000+00:002008-01-13T05:03:00.000+00:00As a leather washer manufacturer I would only caut...As a leather washer manufacturer I would only caution that the type of leather used for this tool application was a solid piece of SOLE leather vegetable (oak) tanned.<BR/>This type of leather is also great for parrots to chew on....<BR/>www.twinleather.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-9182023022237609252008-01-12T16:24:00.000+00:002008-01-12T16:24:00.000+00:00Very good shape to the handles, Alf, and a decent ...Very good shape to the handles, Alf, and a decent size. But why protect the ends of the handles at all? If you're going to be beastly and use a hammer on them, won't that dislodge the leather? I've never really understood why traditionally leather washers were sometimes added at the ferrule end - if they were supposed to absorb shock, why not just hit them less hard?<BR/><BR/>EvergreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-28207637845105458252008-01-12T03:02:00.000+00:002008-01-12T03:02:00.000+00:00The news about Woodworking Magazine is quite timel...The news about Woodworking Magazine is quite timely since I was just lamenting here recently about how it is not available at my local Borg Bookstore. Wunderbar!Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-29140476163877329852008-01-12T02:55:00.000+00:002008-01-12T02:55:00.000+00:00Such pretty things...the shapes are beautiful, enj...Such pretty things...the shapes are beautiful, enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com