Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

[dibadiba]

wow, that hook is awesome man. belt you're wearing looks great too. how exactly does one make a hook?

[.jacob]

Thanks guys.

The hook cost ~$40 in supplies. I made it in a craftshop under the guidance of a silversmith. It's simple to make but requires patience and the right tools: acetylene torch, silver saw, file, hammer, more files, etc. Basically you cut the silver wire to the length you want and bend it to the proper shape. Then to create the taper you hammer the wire and flatten it. After it's been flattened you saw the edges of the tapered bit away and file the hell out of it to turn the square tapered bit into a round tapered bit. The last step was wrapping the small silver wire and soldering.

[m1sterko]

Thanks guys.

The hook cost ~$40 in supplies. I made it in a craftshop under the guidance of a silversmith. It's simple to make but requires patience and the right tools: acetylene torch, silver saw, file, hammer, more files, etc. Basically you cut the silver wire to the length you want and bend it to the proper shape. Then to create the taper you hammer the wire and flatten it. After it's been flattened you saw the edges of the tapered bit away and file the hell out of it to turn the square tapered bit into a round tapered bit. The last step was wrapping the small silver wire and soldering.

way over my head but you prolly can make some money by selling these to ppl like me. x) im sure others maybe interested too!

[Advantage]

I dunno but browsing this thread all the stuff made by different people look the same? there's like a motif inspired by a certain brand.

Anyway, do you guys use a sewing machine or something? those stitches are so clean and straight! I've been experimenting with leather but i don't have any kind of sewing machinery so I do them by hand but at the end of the day my hands are fucking sore and the stitches aren't as perfect as I want them.

Or do you just punch the holes with the sewing machine then stitch em by hand?

Thanks.

And btw corter you do make nice stuff. Your stuff looks so well made. ++

[m1sterko]

we like tanned leather.

sex sex sex

[corter]

i use my teeth.

[revoked]

Corter, why is it so hard to get in contact with you? I PMed and e-mailed with no response :[

[corter]

Corter, why is it so hard to get in contact with you? I PMed and e-mailed with no response :[

i'm getting on that right now man, for some reason i'm getting a ton of pm's and emails, it's hard to keep track and still work my day job. tomorrow everyone'll get responses...i know i'm so late now on this one anyways

so a couple newer things, experimenting with fabric

and a new set i really like

[m1sterko]

on the last set of pictures what sortra leather is that?

looks real interesting

[corter]

thanks man. it's a 5oz drum dyed brown, i just polished it up a bit as it's naturally a more matte color

[dibadiba]

sneak peak of somethin I've been workin on. using leather from a store on the mainland, had it shipped here, the best money could buy. buttery soft, totally free of any range marks or imperfections.

[corter]

^looks cool man. english saddle leather? that's what i use

here's a cool wallet i got to make, a skull "bea man" type piece.

and how it loads up, i really like how there's just one big pocket, you could fit like 20 cards in it and it's still pretty thin

[dibadiba]

^ I absolutely love how those style of wallets are just one large piece. looks really cool how it goes from unfolded to folded, pretty crazy that they can be pretty small and hold so much as well.

[dso]

^looks cool man. english saddle leather? that's what i use

here's a cool wallet i got to make, a skull "bea man" type piece.

and how it loads up, i really like how there's just one big pocket, you could fit like 20 cards in it and it's still pretty thin

Corter, this wallet is sick. How much is a custom piece like this going for?

[jackers]

Such a sick wallet Corter.

[Kranky]

Bringing up a dying thread.

Just a snap wallet, but it's the first I'd ever made.

Made this about a month ago, & it's been in my pocket since.

[mrpenguin354]

Made this wallet to go with my Strongholds, which sadly are going up for sale tonight because I have no ass to fill them out. This wallet will be going along with the jeans, gotta keep them fades (or lack there of in my case) going.

You see correctly folks, flannel houndstooth lining and one YYN highlight along the top. I was trying to think of creative uses for my extra string and figured I'd sew with it, worked pretty nicely after waxing it.

[unlucky]

I've got a bunch of these QR buckles. If anybody wants a belt with one, I'm making them from raw Domestic veg tanned 15 oz. for $65.00 including shipping. pm me or email me at [email protected] if interested.

[unlucky]

This belt is made from tow pieces of veg tanned horse butt. It's about 1/4" thick.

[.jacob]

Nice. My creation (old):

[unlucky]

Very cool! Where'd you find the buckle? Is it 1.5?

[.jacob]

One and a quarter I believe.

I got the buckle from Ludlow's of London.

[corter]

heres some watch straps:

my current strap, hand dyed a vintage wine red (not a real pam, I built it)

new project:

[silence_kid]

heres some watch straps:

my current strap, hand dyed a vintage wine red (not a real pam, I built it)

new project:

those are beautiful corter!! you should make in black though for dressier watches. corter=master of leather.

[corter]

haha, thanks man. you can see my next project under one of the straps, black ostrich leg. i'm also making one in tobacco, should be pretty nice. my first exotic leathers.

[Heritage.]

I can't believe how expensive some watch straps get. Watch addicts must be rich people.

[Heritage.]

For example, these:

[hollowsleather]

Hi Superfuture.

Nice stuff, Corter. I'm a big fan. I'll post some of my recent stuff in a moment here.

[hollowsleather]

Here's some of what I've been up to lately...

Belt pouch is a good way to keep a few things close by, and keep soft packs from getting crushed.

Here's a journal/wallet thing. Good for listmakers.

classic style wallet:

Sorry for the picture heavy post. Let me know what you all think.

Most of this stuff will probably be for sale once I figure out reasonable prices.

[hollowsleather]

And some stuff I use personally, dyed with an "antique" brown finish.