My firsts ever!!!

[Outdoordude]

Ive been going to Bardsters house for a few friday evenings now to learn a bit of leather working skills. I love it and it has been great.
So on friday the first piece of many i hope was produced.
I made an axe mask for my axe.
Its made of a type of leather which i forget the name of but its got a reddish quality to it.

Apologies for the bad pics. I forgot to put it on macro!

I loved making it. The stitching wasnt great as i didnt pull the thread tight enough. You live and learn!
Thanks for looking!- I would thoroughly recommend getting tuition from somebody who knows what they are doing to learn a craft or skill.

 

[Niels]

Looking good man

 

[Elen Sentier]

well done, much better than I could do

 

[Outdoordude]

Looking good man

Thanks Mate!

 

[Outdoordude]

well done, much better than I could do

Thanks elen. Im sure you could if you put you mind to it!

 

[Elen Sentier]

Thanks elen. Im sure you could if you put you mind to it!

t'aint the mind, Dude, it's the hands! No grip and clumsy as all hell

 

[Outdoordude]

t'aint the mind, Dude, it's the hands! No grip and clumsy as all hell

 

[grey-array]

Flying start there Dude ^^,
nice work, and yeah each piece you do, you learn
and sadly it never stops, and if you think you do, well there was a man once who said, I'm not young enough to know everything ( who had that magnificent quote in his motto on this forum XD?)

Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Outdoordude]

Flying start there Dude ^^,
nice work, and yeah each piece you do, you learn
and sadly it never stops, and if you think you do, well there was a man once who said, I'm not young enough to know everything ( who had that magnificent quote in his motto on this forum XD?)

Yours sincerely Ruud

Thanks Rudd. Yeh ive heard it never stops. I looked at the price of leather and it is sooo much. This could turn expensive.

 

[grey-array]

Take another look on the price of them tools, you'd better prepare for a life with double shifts XD
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Bardster]

Excellent Stuff Jacob, the leather by the way is Latigo.

 

[Keith_Beef]

Well done, it's a great start.

You'll find that your stitching gets straighter and more evenly spaced as you practise. I've found that it's not something that anybody can really teach you, it just comes from your fingers doing the same movements and getting more comfortable with them.

Oh, and one day you'll find that your camera will focus on the sheath, and not on the tree root and leaf litter behind.

 

[Dreadhead]

nice work looks like youv caught the bug

 

[Outdoordude]

Excellent Stuff Jacob, the leather by the way is Latigo.

Thats the one Paul. Just forgot it thats all!

 

[Outdoordude]

Well done, it's a great start.

You'll find that your stitching gets straighter and more evenly spaced as you practise. I've found that it's not something that anybody can really teach you, it just comes from your fingers doing the same movements and getting more comfortable with them.

Oh, and one day you'll find that your camera will focus on the sheath, and not on the tree root and leaf litter behind.

Yeh LOL. Forgot the camera want on macro. LOL. Thanks for the advice. Ill keep practicing.

 

[Outdoordude]

nice work looks like youv caught the bug

Thanks. Sure have caught the bug.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice work.

 

[Angst]

be careful of bardster....he won't stop there.....he'll get you carving an axe sheath next....out of seasoned oak...and make you awl it and not allow use of pliers...fingers only!!!

lol....well done m8....leatherwork is most satisfying.

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[thedawnawakens]

I'm no expert on leathercraft but that's a super effort there. Top job! {~_~}

 

[Barn Owl]

Nice piece.