I have recently started building up my leathercraft kit have a go at attempt to make my own stuff.
I know have a new appreciation for these guys and girls out there who put out these beautiful pieces of leather work, getting to such a level must take months and months of practice.
I have bought most of my tools cheap from eBay and had some advice on what I would need, the rest has been watching YouTube to learn.
So the first thing I was told to do was start making bits from card. So lots of time spent making templates.
Then started getting some hands on practice on some strips of leather, trying to get some of the groves, stitching burnishing etc
Last night I thought I would have a go making a axe mask for my GB SFA. I finally got around to ordering some dye so started simple and made a template from the existing sheath (made a small change in the curve) and cut it out in leather and dyed it.
Also glued in the welt using the on glue I had avaliable (gorilla glue)
It's not a great fit but it will do.
This morning I got on and used the stitch groove and put diamond stitch punch before heading to work.
Back home and I glued both sides together
This evening was spent doing a quick test stitch on a little loop for a lanyard
Before moving on to the sheath.
I don't have any large hole punches or studs and tools so plan on using some leather thong and leather toggle to act as a closur for now until I get what I need for the next one.
I made some mistakes, forgot to bevel the curved edge before burnishing, marked the leather with general clumsiness and when punching though the leather with the awl it went a bit wonky on the back.
But over all for my first attempt with tools for eBay I am hopeful for the future.
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I know have a new appreciation for these guys and girls out there who put out these beautiful pieces of leather work, getting to such a level must take months and months of practice.
I have bought most of my tools cheap from eBay and had some advice on what I would need, the rest has been watching YouTube to learn.
So the first thing I was told to do was start making bits from card. So lots of time spent making templates.
Then started getting some hands on practice on some strips of leather, trying to get some of the groves, stitching burnishing etc
Last night I thought I would have a go making a axe mask for my GB SFA. I finally got around to ordering some dye so started simple and made a template from the existing sheath (made a small change in the curve) and cut it out in leather and dyed it.
Also glued in the welt using the on glue I had avaliable (gorilla glue)
It's not a great fit but it will do.
This morning I got on and used the stitch groove and put diamond stitch punch before heading to work.
Back home and I glued both sides together
This evening was spent doing a quick test stitch on a little loop for a lanyard
Before moving on to the sheath.
I don't have any large hole punches or studs and tools so plan on using some leather thong and leather toggle to act as a closur for now until I get what I need for the next one.
I made some mistakes, forgot to bevel the curved edge before burnishing, marked the leather with general clumsiness and when punching though the leather with the awl it went a bit wonky on the back.
But over all for my first attempt with tools for eBay I am hopeful for the future.
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