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Leather Modeling Tool from a Nut Pick (Boy Mechanic, 1913)
A tool for pressing outlines into damp leather, made from an ordinary kitchen nut pick by rubbing its point smooth and rounded with fine emery paper so it marks the leather without cutting it.
Beginner
Twenty minutes
Instructions
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1
Read the Boy Mechanic
Read the Boy Mechanic
"It is called a modeling tool for leather and may be purchased, or, one can be made from an ordinary nut pick."
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2
Dull the point
Dull the point
Rub the sharp point and edges of a nut pick with fine emery paper until they are smooth and rounded and will not cut leather.
Materials for this step:
Nut Pick1 piece
Emery Paper1 piece3
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Use it
Use it
Dampen the leather on the back with as much water as it will take without showing on the face. Lay it on a level, non-absorbent surface, put the paper pattern on top, and trace the lines through the paper with the tool, using a straightedge for straight lines.
Materials for this step:
Harness Leather1 pieceTools needed:
Ruler4
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Modeling tool troubleshooting.
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History and honest limits
History and honest limits
From **The Boy Mechanic, Book 1** (Popular Mechanics, 1913), p. 351 (checked on the archive.org scan boymechanic0000unse_n5a8).
Materials
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