tas
Leather Worker
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Post by tas on May 17, 2014 17:52:20 GMT -5
I acquired some leather gear last year and attempted some small projects , they turned out ok , I think I like practical stuff more than decorative although it's probably due to my skill level. I did attempt a dear head using some of the tools . I also recently picked up a singer model 29k patching machine and hope to find some projects I can make from this . Here's a couple of things I've done so far Attachments:
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Post by Wild Bill46 on May 18, 2014 18:54:38 GMT -5
The sheath, and deer head, were a nice beginning. you have some good ideas now act upon them, your gonna be ok !
The machine In ignorant about ! I hand sew everything that I don't lace.
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tas
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Post by tas on May 18, 2014 23:53:37 GMT -5
Thanks bill I am getting better with my hand stitching , havnt attempted the tooling bit again yet
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Post by Wild Bill46 on May 19, 2014 10:06:42 GMT -5
Tas ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A few pointers, might be in order here ; While learning hand stitching, or sewing, it is always wise to learn it correctly in the beginning !!!!! 1.) for this reason, I recommend going to, www.youtube.com type in (Nigel Hermitage) he has one of the best collections of videos for stitching, sewing. If you study him, Your work will become more proficient, and faster. 2.) As far as tooling goes, now your among a big group of us, and all we can do is practice, practice, practice, and scrap pieces , are the best medium for this. You will see a marked difference in your own self. Also on www.youtube.com look up Bruce Cheney for tooling and Bob Park is another. Don't be intimidated by this aspect of leather, its FUN !!! Happy leathering. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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tas
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Post by tas on May 19, 2014 15:47:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice and links bill
I'll be sure to check them out
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Post by Papy Polygrip on May 21, 2014 22:09:42 GMT -5
Ya Bills advice is what I would suggest also.
As a matter of fact there are lots of good tutorials for leather working on you tube
type in Bruce Chenney on the you tube browser he has several examples of his tooling
I have posted links to leatherworking books I have in my library here in the forum
that will help you a lot.
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tas
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Post by tas on May 22, 2014 5:28:40 GMT -5
Great thanks mate I'll have a gander
Regards Craig
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Post by 4bleatherworks on May 27, 2014 22:17:51 GMT -5
Welcome and I love the machine! I hand stitch most of what I do but its because I cant seen to work the machine I have LOL!!!!
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