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some more old sewing machines. what i wouldn't give to try using one of these bad boys...

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pedal powered lathe in the gunsmithing exhibit. like that franklin?

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inspiration from old leather goods... one of these wallets was from 1774! its amazing what a powerful preservation technique tanning is...

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we went to the tennessee state museum in nashville last weekend. suprisingly cool. here's an old steam powered fire engine.

toshi wallets.

toshi made a really good run of his wallets this weekend. really cool to see them all stacked up and ready to go. this might not look like much, but they are all handstitched and edged. that sh*t takes awhile...

shout out to aG for letting us into his shop this weekend, thanks tons!

cuffs.

cuffs laid out for a trial run.

stamps for casting.

engraved these stamps in linoleum blocks this weekend. i'll send these up to be cast in metal tomorrow. hopefully they'll work well to deboss leather goods...