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Making things from leather keeps nagging at the back of my mind, but when I go a-browsin', it gets a bit hard to work out what I do and don't need.
Things I'd like to make...
Sheath for a woody copy, no firesteel holder or dangler.
Axe sheath.
Hatchet sheath-thingy that fits to a belt.
A belt.
Journal cover to fit the larger A5-ish Moleskine notebook.
Maybe some sort of stiff leather box that can hold a bottle of ink (glass, Parker Quink size).
I am more inclined towards sewing than rivets. Not really interested in tooling or other prettification. Everything finished in darkish brown is fine by me. I have a leaning towards brass for fittings.
Tools that I have (off the top of my head): one of those corrugated safety rulers, a sailmaker's palm, A3 cutting mat, a bunch of scalpels with plenty of blades (light cutting and tidying up only, I assume), various hammers and probably a mallet or two.
My noob questions...
Am I right in thinking that the blonde veg tanned leather is the right thing for the sheaths and belt, and probably the ink bottle box? And that this is the stuff that can be wet moulded before being dyed and finished?
What, if any, are the differences between shoulder and back?
Waxed thread - seen linen and polyester ('Ritza'). Is either better?
What do I need for sewing? Seen some spikey wheel things for setting out stitches, and punch things that make spaced holes all the way through. I'm aware that I need proper leatherwork needles. Two needles, or an awl and a needle? An awl with a little bobbin or just a plain one?
Am I missing a trick if I eschew rivets?
What sort of cutting tools? I guess I need something for cutting out the pieces, and punches for making holes, but what to get? Will the cutting mat start falling apart when I use punches?
Finishes. Dye, some sort of wax? What about the edge finishing stuff?
Thanks.
Things I'd like to make...
Sheath for a woody copy, no firesteel holder or dangler.
Axe sheath.
Hatchet sheath-thingy that fits to a belt.
A belt.
Journal cover to fit the larger A5-ish Moleskine notebook.
Maybe some sort of stiff leather box that can hold a bottle of ink (glass, Parker Quink size).
I am more inclined towards sewing than rivets. Not really interested in tooling or other prettification. Everything finished in darkish brown is fine by me. I have a leaning towards brass for fittings.
Tools that I have (off the top of my head): one of those corrugated safety rulers, a sailmaker's palm, A3 cutting mat, a bunch of scalpels with plenty of blades (light cutting and tidying up only, I assume), various hammers and probably a mallet or two.
My noob questions...
Am I right in thinking that the blonde veg tanned leather is the right thing for the sheaths and belt, and probably the ink bottle box? And that this is the stuff that can be wet moulded before being dyed and finished?
What, if any, are the differences between shoulder and back?
Waxed thread - seen linen and polyester ('Ritza'). Is either better?
What do I need for sewing? Seen some spikey wheel things for setting out stitches, and punch things that make spaced holes all the way through. I'm aware that I need proper leatherwork needles. Two needles, or an awl and a needle? An awl with a little bobbin or just a plain one?
Am I missing a trick if I eschew rivets?
What sort of cutting tools? I guess I need something for cutting out the pieces, and punches for making holes, but what to get? Will the cutting mat start falling apart when I use punches?
Finishes. Dye, some sort of wax? What about the edge finishing stuff?
Thanks.
