Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

[corbu]

i have an extra copy of al stohlman's the art of hand sewing leather. if someone wants it, let me know. i'll ship it free to anyone in the US.

[FALERBRAND]

i Made a dog collar the other day for a friend....its thick as a belt, but thats the way he wanted it.

Edited July 6, 2012 by FALERBRAND

[wholume]

Hi guys, wondering if anyone knows any good place in bangkok for leather/silver supplies! Tools,hardware,leather maybe?

[FALERBRAND]

Today I went to the farm where i buy bees wax for my leather pieces. While i was there i was able to take pictures of their bee colony, chickens and some other cools stuff. The farm also sells flowers, small amounts of organic produce, and different varieties of eggs.

Old combs getting ready to be cleaned and re used

and the final product!

and an italian brown wallet

[Friday]

Tried out some burgundy and black Chromexcel on a couple of iphone cases. It molds to the shape of the phone nicely.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Friday

[onestar]

Figure this is the right place to share this stuff.

I've made lots of products for friends, and recently decided to cast a wider net. Just started an Etsy storefront, and we'll see how that goes. Check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/...tarLeatherGoods

Keegan

And some pics:

[corbu]

i just finished reading through this entire thread and am really impressed by how much everyone has created and improved.

i decided to finally try my hand at it by making a passport holder... 5 oz tandy shoulder... learned a lot making it and still have tons to improve on... especially the burnishing. i dont know how some of you do it so well!

[fadingblue]

A bag I made for my mom this week:

MORE PICS HERE

[FALERBRAND]

HI guys. this one is done now but when i took the pictures i had a little more sanding and burnishing to do

[xallanx]

I recently inherited some leather crafting tools that belonged to my grandfather and started learning to make stuff. There's a lot of great work in this thread...i'm really inspired by guys like Hollows and Corter. I still have a lot to learn but I'm enjoying the process!

Edited July 21, 2012 by xallanx

[Friday]

Made a watchstrap for myself yesterday. Burgundy Chromexcel, Panerai style pre-v buckle.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Friday

[FALERBRAND]

Friday I like your strap, I have made a few watch straps for my personal watch but have yet to come across a great source for watch buckles. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Edited July 23, 2012 by FALERBRAND

[corter]

Shop stuff, belt making

[onestar]

Horween Chromexcel outer, natural inner. Keegan

onestarleathergoods.com

Edited July 26, 2012 by onestar

[lazybum]

Been a while. Distractions kept me away from the worktable =/.

Managed to squeeze out a couple of horsehide stuff

Billfold

Coin Pouch

[Friday]

lazybum - so clean as usual! They are both really nice, the coin holder design is great.

[marineabilly]

My latest project - Horween Chromexcel belt.

[zissou]

Well, if anyone was considering picking up the Tandy hand press and some die sets, they're all half price this month...

[hollowsleather]

I feel a great deal of respect for many of the makers that post here, but every time I see some Lazybum work, I feel downright envious. So good. Every time.

[lazybum]

Its a great honour, but you flatter me too much hollows! There is still much for me to learn and improve on. And definitely still a long way to the standard set by the top tier Japanese craftsmen!

[simontuntelder]

Its a great honour, but you flatter me too much hollows! There is still much for me to learn and improve on. And definitely still a long way to the standard set by the top tier Japanese craftsmen!

You really surpass many of the Japanese craftsmen that I have seen. Better start thinking about doing this full time, man.

[Moonshine]

Hey Guys,

Here is my latest card wallet - made from brown Horween Chromexcel leather and black crocodile hide. This combo worked out better than I thought it would, and hopefully the guy I built it for feels the same! Thanks for looking!

[lazybum]

You really surpass many of the Japanese craftsmen that I have seen. Better start thinking about doing this full time, man.

There's a lot of craftsmen that are way better too. Plus my knowledge and skills are still considered pretty limited and narrow.

Take this guy that I recently found on the net for instance. I don't think he hand sews everything, but even if they aren't, they're still mind blowing in every other rights. It is true artisans like them that really humbles me.

Besides, I take way too much time per item for converting to full time to be viable.

Edited August 9, 2012 by lazybum

[JustinPHL]

http://badowers.com/shop/cordovan-card-holder/

$170? Is that a bit excessive or is Cordovan really that expensive?

[hollowsleather]

Top grade shell is almost $90/sqft. The fanciest veg tan costs $9/sqft.

[JustinPHL]

Top grade shell is almost $90/sqft. The fanciest veg tan costs $9/sqft.

Well that answers that then. I think Id throw myself off a bridge if I messed up a shell piece...

[fadingblue]

Bag I made for a friend last week:

Edited August 11, 2012 by fadingblue

[Friday]

Got a batch of some oiled burgundy and I really like it, so I decided to knock out a long wallet. Still relatively slim for a biker wallet, but definitley heftier than the usual 3oz veg tan I ususally use for this one.

[MikeS]

Hey Guys,

I was curious if anyone would possibly be able to get a hold of/sell me a small scrap of Oxblood Cordovan? I need a small strip for a repair on an Iron Heart mid length. All I need is like a strip maybe 3/4'' wide by maybe 4'' long. I have searched the net and can not find anything that doesn't involve buying a big piece for top dollar.

If someone could sell me a scrap I would be really appreciative. Thanks in advance.

[corter]

http://badowers.com/...an-card-holder/

$170? Is that a bit excessive or is Cordovan really that expensive?

Assuming that wallet is a 3x8" strip sewn together, you're looking at making 5 per sq. ft. - even at top dollar (which that cordovan does not look to be) it's $18-20 worth of material. Assuming whoever made that was a professional, it couldn't have taken more than 25 minutes of time (non burnished edges, not shined or brushed, etc). The perils of wholesale means the shop probably bought them for $80 and the customer gets charged $170.