leather

Hi...recently joined BB and one of the members contacted me straight away to do him a sheath...I had a quick look at the pics available and said yup yup....very happy to get a commission so quickly. A week or so later I picked the monster up to start work and noticed how slim the leading edges...

Hello fellow leatherworkers, and those interested enough to read this. I am looking for a resisting finish for working withe the fiebings oil dyes. I heard the Resolene finish works for the spirit based dye from Fiebings but wont work for the Oil dyes. And as I am getting into some...

Hi...finally got round to trying out the larger stamps I got from Sir Kerne....these patches measure 6x6cm...hand-darkened edges, made 12 and by the time I'd awled every single one of the 480 holes I'd had enough lol! hope you like! regards, Sonni

Hi...Kal asked me to do him a custom version of my 'signature sheath' (that's what Angela always refers to it as anyway, not I, sounds arrogant lol)...among other things (he's a hard man to please) he wanted it in a mix of brown and mahogany with a tooled border and the firesteel loop dropped...

Hi...4 hand-made/hand-stitched firesteel holders for sale at reduced prices for BCUK'ers...they're made from two different thicknesses of leather, 2.5mm and 4mm full grain veg tan and hand-dyed with Fiebings brown, stitched with black artificial sinew and polished up with brown 'finish'. The...

Barely have my poor hands healed up after last years Moot and I get asked to do 70 bracelets for Heinnie Haynes.... managed to get them done from scratch over three long days....thank god for strap cutters! at least this'll give that Fenna bloke something to chuckle about....:p stamp was made...

Hiya....just finished a small batch of these...belt loops on the back, though I string a bit of paracord through the flap and wear mine round my neck...kool little things that I enjoy making, hope you like! regards, Sonni

Hi, I bought myself a Canon s120 as a camera that is small enough that's not a burden to carry almost everywhere I go, but still with manual controls for Aperture, Shutter, ISO, WB, etc. It came with no case, te official canon one is a half case style; I have been learning leathercraft, I...

hi...just finished these...9 belts is enough for me to require a holiday afterwards lol...i love belts as much as anyone alive, but making them wears me out...i'm getting old lol and happy new year to y'all! regards sonni ps....now taking bets on who will say ''theres only 8...

Hi, Ive just managed to get some off cuts of 0.8-1mm leather and want to make some tinder pouches. Was just wondering about sewing. Do people think i can get away with a machine on this thin leather or by hand with an awl. if a machine then perhaps a special needle? I dont want to start...

We're moving house in two weeks (back tae Scotland!) so I'm dropping the prices of everything I currently have on sale to raise some extra funds. All prices include postage (first class signed for) for the UK. Overseas will cost a little extra but no problem just let me know :) First come...

Hi All, Just to share one of my local secrets as a new boy, i buy leather offcuts of various sizes (up to pretty big) from the UK Hide company. Their main lines are full hides for car interiors, but they have a good stock of other leathers, and the guy who runs it is quite happy to sell off...

This spring we have successfully built and sailed a leather and wooden stone-age boat here on the west coast of Norway. I thought I would share my experience with you all :) It all started when we came to help out on Godjord farm, just north of Bergen in a small town called Manger. The farm is...

Hi....after a couple of months of collaboration and with artwork design help from mountainm and kerne i am now able to offer leather patches to bcuk'ers at the special introductory price of just 5gbp....this will include fees and 2nd class post! these patches will cost more elsewhere online...

Hey everyone, I finally got around to getting some of my last years stuff on the forum as I was swamped past months. I have about 6 project coming in this week to show you guys, off which the British postal service lost one! This one is 2.6 mm vegtan belt I am planning to take into production...

Just finished my latest batch of sporran type possibles pouches so here they are for sale on BCUK first :) The pouches come in two sizes, small and large. There are pictures below of each pouch next to my swiss army knife for scale. the small pouches are still tardis-like and can fit a fair...

Hi...thought i'd get everything out to see what it looked like altogether...i've been doing a lot of mixes with browns/black/mahogany etc and different finish permutations and wanted to see the over-all effect...hope you like!...sorry for the naff idoor/flash photography, pouring outside...

Hey folks so I'm looking to purchase a decent hat, I found a promising one here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003YTDN9Y/ref=s9_simh_gw_p193_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1FPC6PXRVME05JASZ6EE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358549767&pf_rd_i=468294 but I don't really know enough...

hi...just finished this yesterday...tried some new effects and colours...the dyeing/painting alone took about 2 hours or so...hope you like! i've made another with some modifications and a more complex dye-job that took about 4 hours...should have pics on here tomorrow, needs assembling...

***WITHDRAWN***Hi...Gransfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet sheath for sale.....made from lovely stiff 3.5/4mm veg tan shoulder and embossed with with my makers mark...hand-dyed brown...black artificial sinew, thick welt, black edge kote and brown finish with brass press stud....£22-50 by paypal and...