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    cured some bacon

    This is a follow-up on my post above with a picture of the bacon I made using my technique above. You can ignore the bowl of burnt ends from some pulled pork.
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    cured some bacon

    I would agree with the above that you need to keep them in the smoker longer at real low temp's. I do quite a bit of smoking and I dry cure my bellies in the fridge for over a week, using Cure #1 and misc. spices. Then I put them in my smoker, where I cold smoke them (theoretically it should...
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    Hello from Arizona

    Welcome, Rob, from a neighbor who lives right across the road in Peoria. This is a great forum! :hatsoff:
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    new holster

    I wouldn't do anything to it....it looks antiqued and well worn just as it is (assuming that is what you are trying to get). Just leave it alone. :thumbsup: :grin:
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    HolsterWorld

    Just an added postscript, after the holster has settled down, dried completely, etc.... I don't have a need for the hammer thong. The fit is great! BTW, thanks Wick for the info on why/when the hammer thong is needed. :hatsoff: :grin:
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    HolsterWorld

    I take all the criticism as positive. The leg thong was there on the one holster because it was made totally with oil tanned leather and had a tendency to grip the revolver. I am still way down on the learning curve (recognizing that Swampy is the comparison for quality) and have some...
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    HolsterWorld

    Just finished my latest: Carving leather, overlaid with oil tanned leather with spots. Carving is old-style, swivel knife only. I still need to add a retainer thong on it. Pictures are not the greatest I only have one revolver, 1851 Navy, so all the holsters I have made are for it. I...
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    Ben Avery Range-Phoenix AZ Open House 3/31-4/1/2012 Revisited

    Probably can't read all the detail, but you can see that it is every accommodation imaginable. Here's a path to that map (you can enlarge). http://www.azgfd.gov/outdoor_recreation/basf_facilities.shtml
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    Coolest holster in the whole world

    I will join in the large crowd to heap praise on your latest effort. There's history on those flap-over holsters, as noted in that great book, Packing Iron. Hope you aren't laid up too long with that rotator cuff. Let me know if I can do anything for you during that time. I will forward...
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    Straight Razor Shaving

    No, that is my point. Two hands is not easier for me. Admittedly, there are a few spots where I point the blade end to the left, because I can't get my hand to hold the blade pointing to the right. But using two hands is definitely not easier for me. :v
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    Straight Razor Shaving

    Okay, since its my topic, I guess I can do whatever I want with it, other than start a war. So I am going to try and get it off the metallurgy and back to the basic shaving operation. :rotf: I have an observation and a question. The observation is that since I started shaving with the...
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    Straight Razor Shaving

    HERE WE GO AGAIN!! ANOTHER TOPIC FROM HELL!! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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    Straight Razor Shaving

    :dead: At the risk of starting another "Post From Hell", I wanted to let everyone who joined in to my last post (I think half the world did) know, that my theory of my lack of skill in sharpening a blade was my downfall in using an old fashioned straight razor. I am now using one with the...
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    Hello from good ol' Germany

    Welcome to the Forum! Say hello to a former exchange student we hosted here in Arizona and who is still a very good friend (he and his whole family). He grew up in Otterfing and is about to get his college degree in Munich. We spent 3 weeks at the family home while visiting Bavaria in 2007...
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    Navy 1851 Holster TIGHT Slim Jim

    I have to agree with you Willie....oil tanned leather doesn't work the same after wetting as chrome tanned leather does. I added a leg tie to this holster and it really isn't as tight as it was to start with. It just takes a small amount of hold-down now for an easy draw. I guess I am happy...
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    Navy 1851 Holster TIGHT Slim Jim

    Well, I ventured into some new areas, with help from Swampy. Here was the criteria I was going after: 1. Make my own pattern 2. Do one out of oil tanned leather; i.e. a soft holster 3. Make it look older 4. Use some spots 5. Make it a Slim Jim style Assessment: 1. Even taking Swampy's...
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    Holster Disappointment

    Thanks for that input, Crockett. It will be considered in my future efforts towards better holsters. :hatsoff: :grin:
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    Me and my father

    As above, make sure either you or your dad save a copy of the picture (or others like it) over the years and don't let them get thrown out with the trash. You will wish, like I do now, that I had some of them. :nono: :thumbsup:
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    Holster Disappointment

    Thanks everyone for your positive comments. As I said, I'm happy with the build, but not the finish. I will continue to work on improving that part of my leatherwork. :hatsoff: :hatsoff: :hatsoff:
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    How much blood is to much?

    "Handmade" doesn't just mean you made it by hand.....it also refers to how much "hand" you sacrificed during the making of something. A significant part of the makeup of charges for items you make are the cost of bandages, pliers to remove needles from your fingers, super glue to close cuts...
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