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Making a Leather Bush hat

Here's an old tutorial, from 2010, I made for Youtube on how to make a leather bush hat. I figured it'd make a good first 'how to' for instructables since I've always been a follower, but haven't...

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Restoring A Vintage Steamer Trunk

Trunk restoration is a combination of wood working, metal craft and leather work, so it helps to have some experience in all three fields. The hardest part of the entire project is in the preparation...

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Creating A Bush Knife From An Old Hand File

I love making my own tools. From chisels to crooked knives, the process, I feel, binds that tool to you and personalizes it in a way that gives it value that a store bought item can't. On this one, I...

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Making A Flint And Steel From An Old Carbon Steel File

I had a bit of file left over from the bush knife instructable, and decided I'd make myself a new firesteel. Since I already knew that the file was fully tempered, high carbon steel,  it would be...

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Flint Knapping Indirect Percussion Tool

As an avid flint knapper I often like to make my own tools. One of the most popular materials is the copper for flaking and hammering tools which is, unfortunately difficult to locate in the sizes you...

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Super Silent Compressor Built Out Of An Old Fridge/Water Cooler

When you're working indoors, an ordinary compressor can be pretty loud and distracting. The only other option is to invest in a silent compressor which can, easily, cost 3-4 times as much. More than...

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A Simple Pair Of Moccasins With Canvas Gaiters

I've always wanted a pair of moccs that were more than just a pair of slippers. I was looking for comfortable footwear that I could wear in any weather condition and that would stand up to abuse, all...

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How To Make High Grade Natural Beeswax Leather Polish and Conditioner

Years ago, when I started working with leather I would often use the commercially available polishes on the store shelves, or the proprietary blends found at the leather craft stores. They ended up...

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Using Sketchbook Pro To Look Like An Artist Even If You Aren't One

The first thing I did when, when I purchased my first 10" android tablet, was to was to scan the play store for apps that would help my in my obsession to create. Not to sound like a commercial here,...

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Etching On Any Surface Cheaply And Without The Use Of Chemicals

This is another of my proprietary processes that, up until now, I've pretty much kept to myself. I've used the Paasche air eraser for many years, and with most people using chemicals, I've turned it...

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Making A $70 Glass Etching Tool For Less Than $10 Comparable To The Air Eraser

Question; Can you create a safe, effective, air powered, glass etching tool, that is comparable to air eraser for under $10 and using materials readily available in any home? This instructable is in...

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How To Make A Leather Bushcraft Hat

I had made a fantastic video tutorial on creating a bushcraft hat, but after being online for the last 6 years YouTube decided to remove it without telling me. So now, unfortunately I don't have...

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Lost The Nut On Your Guitar? No Problem, Here's How You Make Another

My favorite instrument is a cedar body Spanish classical guitar, but unfortunately, when traveling across country, it got a bit to much sunlight and started to warp around the bridge. So, I removed all...

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Need A Capo For Your Guitar? Build A Cejilla

After Finishing the custom nut for my cedar body Spanish classical guitar, which you can see here; "Making A New Nut For Your Guitar", I decided I'd have a bit of fun with some further custom work and...

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Canoe, Kayak Building Form And Steam Box From Recycled Pallets

I've built several canoes/kayaks over the years, often using salvaged and recycled parts, so when I saw an ad for free pallets on Kijiji, I figured it would be a good time to make an instructable on...

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Quick And Easy Lapstrake Clamps For Boat Builders

When you venture into the world of boat building, you quickly realize that standard woodworking clamps are pretty limited in their functionality. The design of the woodworking clamp incorporates...

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'3rd Hand' Leather Stitching Clamp

When I teach leathercraft, I tend to focus heavily on stitching. You can have the most perfectly formed and cut piece, with amazing tooling, but if your stitches are crooked or uneven, you simply...

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Perspective Drawing Grid

One of my biggest passions is airbrushing, and as an airbrush artist, I'm often commissioned to scale up smaller images onto larger surfaces. My wife, on the other hand is a perspective type of artist...

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The Frontier Homestead Garden Set

I like to practice, what I call 'free building'. Free building is where you create on whim, where the shape and design of a project flows from your own instincts and experience rather than any set...

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Retrofitting Vintage 1920's Headphones With Modern Sound

I was at the local flea market recently and happened upon a vendor selling vintage headphones for $5 and ended up picking up three pairs on a whim. My original intention was to adapt them to work with...

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