Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

[john m]

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veg-tan Belt clip and card holder/wallet set.

[Arsenal!]

Corter, sorry to abuse this thread to get a hold of you, but can you check your supermessages?

[aspanol]

A new custom belt i made for a friend!

[corter]

Corter, sorry to abuse this thread to get a hold of you, but can you check your supermessages?

will do, but in the future, email's best- trying to keep business out of the thread

[ashkaun]

I wanna make my own leather stamp, have any of you guys found a cheap way to do this? or am i going to have to like, craft it out of those metal clays you can get a jewelry shops

[aspanol]

Some new customs i am done with!

[Hobb & Nill]

Ashkaun: You can get a custom stamp from a company called tuffcase. You send them an equalized jpeg and they lazer cut it into a high density plastic. They said it's good for a few thousand stamps or more, strong plastic. They have different sized starting at around $45.

Some recent work:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5EKxHEicQpQ/TORgiYBrs4I/AAAAAAAAAaA/a43_sbTVvFk/s1600/key+holder.jpg

[coleslawyum]

Wishing I had more time to craft some leather, but here's a recent finished wallet. I also realized that to be a good carver and stamper. its going to take years of practice.

Tools of the trade and the mess I make.

Outside.

Inside.

Detail.

Finished.

[donkeykong123]

wow the detail on that piece is amazing

how long did it take to finish everything?

[coleslawyum]

Thanks! I usually work out the design on paper, then I draw on the leather. That takes the longest. I think total hours of work including drying is 3 days.

[Hobb & Nill]

Scasi, your AF1 proto is super classy! Is that a repro of a historical piece? I love it.

Do you guys ever get any of the Japanese leather mags? I just got an issue of Daytona Bros, basically a catalog of all the japanese leather goods brands, and then several tutorials and patterns to go along with them. I've p[icked up a few techniques, but its kinda hard...no english.

[ThinFinn]

^^ great work there coleslaw...+!

[R.B.]

hobb & nill, never heard of daytona bros magazine, quick google, a bit surfing by pictures, interesting stuff. nice work though mate, i like that glass's case, esp the grooved and stitched cross round the back.

coleslawyum, have to agree with dk123 and thinfin, that’s some impressive work! i went back in time in this thread trying to find pictures of some of your other work but there not appearing, do you have an online gallery of all your pieces somewhere?

anyways, inspiring stuff as always, bye

[poopslushie]

holy fucking christ, slaw, that detail is out of this world

[aspanol]

New key rings!

[CMCiA]

gave you rep coleslaw, but i'll say it here: thats some amazing shit!

[Max Power]

Great work coleslaw +rep

[MikeS]

Shameless plug (so I can post something eventually in PYC)

I have a large amount of leather stamps im looking to trade for leather. Nature/wildlife, cars/trucks, full zodiac set, ect. If you want some leather stamps and want to trade some leather im looking for both heavy and light leather. Pm me if interested.

[eternaldrake]

Hey, sorry if this isn't the thread for this type of question, or if its been explained in detail and I didn't see it, but I was wondering how to start leatherworking. Things like what hardware and machinery do I need, where to source leather from, how to work out basic designs etc.

[f50fan]

Hey, sorry if this isn't the thread for this type of question, or if its been explained in detail and I didn't see it, but I was wondering how to start leatherworking. Things like what hardware and machinery do I need, where to source leather from, how to work out basic designs etc.

Im not a leatherworker, but it depends on what you're going to be making. Most of the tools you'll need will be hand tools like blades for cutting leather, awls/punches for sewing, swivel knife for carving, setters for rivets/snaps/gromets, etc.

Im sure if you tell us exactly what you want to get into, the resident leatherworkers here can help you out a lot.

[eternaldrake]

Im not a leatherworker, but it depends on what you're going to be making. Most of the tools you'll need will be hand tools like blades for cutting leather, awls/punches for sewing, swivel knife for carving, setters for rivets/snaps/gromets, etc.

Im sure if you tell us exactly what you want to get into, the resident leatherworkers here can help you out a lot.

mostly just smaller stuff at least at first, like wallets and belts and card holders

[coleslawyum]

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. I hope to carry the tradition of the great Wyoming carvers, some day.

[hollowsleather]

f50 pretty much nailed it. Start small, awl, mallet, knife, thread.

By the time you're done with a few projects, you'll know what you want for the next one.

[john m]

f50fan- if you want you can buy a starter kit from tandy leather factory there's small kit with everything you need to get started mallet,stamps,swivel knife,thread and needles and more .....thats what i started with and when your skills improved you just buy better quality tools.

These kits are really nice for practice cause there's some little projects like wallet ,key chain ,money clip...included

i dont know if you will understand my shitty english but take a look at tandyleatherfactory.com

[aspanol]

Iphone case

[scasi]

[scasi]

Messenger Bag

[jigrushable]

Hello all. Been making bags for a while now. Here's one of my latest.

Calfskin on calfskin hold-all.

16x14x5

Picture taken with a point and shoot.

[corter]

very cool, welcome! machine sewn? what sort of machine do you use?

[jigrushable]

Corter,

Thank you! I have several machines.

For heavier/thicker leather like nubuck, I use an old Juki and a Pfaff. I don't know what model the Pfaff is, it's quite old. For lighter material like calf or canvas I have a Singer 20-U. Another is a Mitsubishi DB-170.