As a newcomer to leatherwork I find this mans helpful advice invaluable and without people such as Chuck to advise us we are incompetent at this art,so please Chuck ,please keep teaching us the correct procedures .
First time I burnished an edge I over pressed and rolled the edge a bit. Luckily it was for a 1,1/4 inch tooled strap bracelet and the effect of a rolled edge beside a deep groove line actually added a really nice 3d bordering effect around the tooling. Sometime mistakes are lessons, sometimes they're a great addition!
The embodiment of what all UA-cam videos should be: clear, concise, informative, no BS, straight to it and wow crammed full of 100% immediately useful and relevant information. Outstanding presentation! I won't show you any of my projects over the decades, but I've made hat bands and belts and wallets and holsters and knife sheaths and purses...all functional but they won't win any blue ribbons. Can't wait to see what other videos you have!
I learned leather-crafting from my mother and have been doing it for years. Weaver makes excellent tools, but more than that, Chuck your videos are always such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for all you do.
As usual right on point with your tips and knowledge. Thank you very much. I"m really learning a lot. Could you please, please, please do a tour of your shop and show us your setup. Pleeeeeeeaaaseeeee
I pressed play and I looked away to grab a snack while still listening... and for a moment I wasn't sure if I was watching Weaver Leathercraft or America's Most Wanted with John Walsh lol. Great content, thank you for the wisdom!
i started leather work about a year ago i am 62 now and its my first ever hobbie.when i started i found your channel.i loved every since helps me heaps all your tips its great.keep them going.thanks grant from Australia
Love these kinds of videos. I was a moderately skilled leather worker 20 years ago, and I'm returning to it now.... much of it is like riding a bike, but there's just as much (or more) of these basic skills which are totally lost on me. I never did figure out edge slicking, even way back when.... and it's still a little bit of magic for me now, so I'm looking forward to trying out your tips from this video.
I Love your Channel and especially your subscribers! 👉I would like to Sincerely Thank You All who helped me out with all of your wonderful suggestions!👍👍👍
Few tips: 1. t take out a rivet that had glue on it simply heat it up with a soldering iron. 2. Never use aluminum rulers, the chances of the blade jumping onto the ruler top and from there onto your finger is very high, use only stainless still rules. 3. Don't pay ridiculous money for leather dyes, I buy powdered pigment mix it with rubbing alcohol and get amazing dyes for a fraction of what you being charged at the store. Also I always rub the leather (after it's being dyed) with the cheapest Vaseline, it gives it an amazing look.
Hello Chuck. I have jumped my box cutter slightly and taken a small sliver off the side of my straight edge. Now I use a piece of quarter inch square steel bar as my straight edge. Works great.
Enjoyed the video, did similar mistake with the beveled edge too wet, then slicked, and ended up mushrooming the edges. Yep, have to let them dry a bit. Thanks Chuck
Two weeks ago, decided to get some tools and learn to work with leather after almost a year wanting to do it. With this video I have discovered what i have been doing some incorrect things like with the edge burnishing, to much pressure. And a few more things not to be done :). In fact, all your videos are so useful, that yesterday i did suscribe. Thank you very much, I am learning a lot :)
Kevin Noll exactly, and the previous guy at my local national chain store (I don’t want to mention names, but it’s initials are “Tandy Leather”😂) would just sell me what I needed in order to do what I wanted to accomplish, but refused to tell me how to use it. As far as I could figure, he wanted me to attend their weekend “classes” so I’d have to buy more materials, just to learn a technique. That would have taken me decades, and I’m no spring chicken. UA-cam in general, and Chuck with these Leather Element videos in particular have helped speed up my learning curve immeasurably.
Hi Mr. Chuck, I am from Pakistan and have been learning so much from your videos. Please let me know how to color chrome leather according to our choices. Thanks a lot to make people learn the art.
I did leather carving as a teen and at 60 I am getting back into leather working due to your videos. I was addicted to watching you create that beautiful holster and now am obsessed with the craft. Weaver didn't have several of the tools I wanted (67-6970, 67-6976, 67-6978, 67-6982); therefore I am on the Email notify list. I intend to eventually acquire all the tools needed for real leathercraft (to make a holster, boots and one day a saddle). Thank you very much for your well done, informative videos.
I recently had a slip with a stitching awl. Turned out to be quite a gusher when I stabbed myself in the meaty part at the base of my thumb. Since then I've learned to adjust how I'm using that tool to avoid poking myself.
I don't actually do leather work, but I've always wanted to. I've learned a lot about it from you and I'm ready to give it a go. I want to work with leather because I'm a woodworker and I want to make leather and wood pieces.
I actually find some crossover from wood to leather, namely working with veg tan in terms of tooling and carving and knowing how to mark and cut. Good luck!
I'm a sucker for bronzing my leather when dying it, I always think there isn't enough dye so end up going over it 3 or 4 times...noted and will make sure I quit doing that. Also at times, too much presure when burnishing. Thanks Vhuck, great tips Sir.
I have come up with my own trick for the beveler tool. My glass burnisher does not have a handle on it. I lay my glass burnisher off to the side along the edge of my cutting mat. The leather piece I am beveling lays on the cutting mat and is pressed against the flattest part of the burnisher's edge. This serves 2 purposes: 1. The burnisher is rounded and even the thickest leather seems to slip under the burnisher with a little bit of pressure. 2. Laying the burnisher on its side gives me a place to rest my hand while holding the leather in place with my fingers... I can now run my beveler along the edge of my leather while maintaining a much higher level of control over the leather and the tool.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Do I do leather? Not pre watching this video. I am a fabric guy and wish there was somebody with this insight with sewing. Love the box cutter tip. Can use it anytime . Looks like I'll be starting leather work. I appreciate all the work that went into your video. I have a few up on UA-cam and I learn more about video production from super high quality videos than months in school. Thanks again. Videos of this quality are like discovering a new star.
I've had a utility knife skip onto the ruler and straight into my thumb. I was cutting picture mount board, not leather, but it's a similar situation. Respect the blade!
Thanks for these tips, Chuck. As a beginner, I've made some of these mistakes myself. One thing I've noticed is that too much tension in the stitching will distort the product, especially if the leather density is inconsistent. Do you have advice for choosing leather/spotting problem areas? What cuts are most suitable for particular projects?
Hi Simon, Usually the belly is where you have to watch out for spongy areas. But for the most part the rest of the hide should all be usable. Belt makers will usually tend to go for the back or bend area of the hide, it has a tighter grain and uniform thickness. As you get up in the neck area of the hide, the weight will may fluctuate a little bit. Hope that helps!
If the stem is long enough to allow it, heat the end of your edge beveler and bend it back around so it is hooked (just enough that it’d hang from your pinky finger). That way you can hold behind the edger and pull towards yourself, using your thumb as a guide and for stability. Also, no more stabbing the end of your finger on a bad day.
Chuck In my area we have a lot of buckskin from the deer that the hunters kill I’d really like to see a video done with the hair on hides maybe some winter arm guards or something to that effect I really love your videos I’ve been going through all of the old ones they are an inspiration to me
Can you do a video dedicated to zippers, (bulk vs precut, attachment, zipper tabs, etc)? I have seen zippers used in a few places through these videos but I have yet to see an overview of what to know when working with zippers.
Thanks for the great tips, Chuck. I'd like to begin leather crafting, and I'm experienced enough to learn from the mistakes of others when I take on new tasks or hobbies.
7:38 Wow, i have been having this problem for awhile, my edges sometimes have a lip on either side and now i know what im doing wrong. Not so much pressure! Thanks for this video!
Saw the title and knew I had to watch. Great video. The production and information were both top notch. Little things like remarking that the camera would not pick up a detail then describing it to us were very professional. These were all things I did not know. Thanks.
Thank you for making this video, over all the years in worked on leather, I have committed every sin you pointed out, lol! Looking forward to your next video.
5:00 learned that the hard way today, bless, I was lucky with how little I was hurt. I wasn't holding the knife, leather or ruler correctly and sent the blade right over my hand. Was left with what was basically a paper cut from a blade that could've gone about and inch into the top of my hand.
Thanks for the info, I really like your videos Chuck, a trick I picked up with removing stubborn screws is with a side cutter, just replace the screw afterwards
These were some great tips. I see what I was doing wrong all this time and yes I used a few bandaids. Thanks so much for all the tips. I definitely like your style of teaching. Keep it up.
First time I tried dyeing, I poured the small size Fiebings bottle into a tray to dip dye a 8x10 panel of veg tan, only i lost control of the piece and it ended by soaking up the entire bottle of dye . So yeah, waste happens. It turned greenish like Chuck said but fortunately after a couple of months things evened out and the green sheen disappeared.
The leather helps to keep the cutting board from sliding around on top of the marble slab. It gives a nice sturdy surface to work on. Chuck explains this a bit more in the following video around minute 1:30. ua-cam.com/video/oSWTUaBuo8c/v-deo.html
I've done too many of those! Here's another, lots of contact glue spread like marmalade is no stronger than a light, even cover and may well show through as bumps and waves on thinner leather.
Chuck, when you made the holster you put a temporary stitch in the main seam. Could you have used a tacking stitch, a simple single needle in and out stitch.?Then when you remove, snip one knot and pull the entire thread out? Robert
I am just barely getting my toes wet. I have been crafting with leather scraps from a furniture store.. I have a cuff that I'd like to add a stone with a window to. Does that make sense ? I have a photo example. This is a gift for a friend and I am hoping to turn this into a long term hobby. I love these videos and I'm learning so much ! Looks like I need to buy a lot more tools as well. Thanks!
The worst issue I always have is that the edger cuts off too much of the soft leather, and I have to dye and slick to "hide" it. Very frustrating. I resolved this issue by buying an edger #1, and it only removes a small amount of the edge, and, I keep it sharp.
I love the stuff on the wall behind you. I'm new to leatherworking. Haven't actually started quite yet but am trying to learn about it before I begin. I want to make a leather mask from a pattern but I want to modify it. The pattern leaves the edges raw and does not have a metal band for making the mask conform to the face and allowing adjustment. I want to add one and I know one method is to sew a strip of leather over (which I've read also makes it more comfortable, but I don't want stitch lines. So, I was thinking of folding over the leather (cutting it longer than the pattern). I'm using somewhat thin leather so I'm wondering about the best wan to get it fold smoothly? Should I score it on the bottom or top (or both) to get it to fold? By "score" I mean use whatever tool it is that does an imprint for where holes get punched for stitching. Or is that not necessary with thin leather? Thank you for the tips. I didn't think about what hitting the surface underneath would do to the tools.
You make some awesome videos, and have a great last name. Lol! My last name is Dorsett as well. I grew up on a farm doing more "primitive" leather work. Over the years ive honed my craft more. Taken alot of tips from your vids. Good job sir
Thanks for all the great info! Im brand new to all this. I was wondering your thoughts on conditioners vs oils vs waterproofers? Basically what's the differences and when to use what? Again thanks for all you do!
As a newcomer to leatherwork I find this mans helpful advice invaluable and without people such as Chuck to advise us we are incompetent at this art,so please Chuck ,please keep teaching us the correct procedures .
Love these videos, but you guys need to invest in that second camera for the closeup shots.
This, this, this, this!!!
I agree.
💯
and talk a little slower
First time I burnished an edge I over pressed and rolled the edge a bit. Luckily it was for a 1,1/4 inch tooled strap bracelet and the effect of a rolled edge beside a deep groove line actually added a really nice 3d bordering effect around the tooling. Sometime mistakes are lessons, sometimes they're a great addition!
The embodiment of what all UA-cam videos should be: clear, concise, informative, no BS, straight to it and wow crammed full of 100% immediately useful and relevant information. Outstanding presentation! I won't show you any of my projects over the decades, but I've made hat bands and belts and wallets and holsters and knife sheaths and purses...all functional but they won't win any blue ribbons. Can't wait to see what other videos you have!
I learned leather-crafting from my mother and have been doing it for years. Weaver makes excellent tools, but more than that, Chuck your videos are always such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for all you do.
As usual right on point with your tips and knowledge. Thank you very much. I"m really learning a lot.
Could you please, please, please do a tour of your shop and show us your setup. Pleeeeeeeaaaseeeee
I pressed play and I looked away to grab a snack while still listening... and for a moment I wasn't sure if I was watching Weaver Leathercraft or America's Most Wanted with John Walsh lol. Great content, thank you for the wisdom!
i started leather work about a year ago i am 62 now and its my first ever hobbie.when i started i found your channel.i loved every since helps me heaps all your tips its great.keep them going.thanks grant from Australia
Thank you, Grant and hello from the US! We're so glad the videos have been helpful!
Love these kinds of videos. I was a moderately skilled leather worker 20 years ago, and I'm returning to it now.... much of it is like riding a bike, but there's just as much (or more) of these basic skills which are totally lost on me.
I never did figure out edge slicking, even way back when.... and it's still a little bit of magic for me now, so I'm looking forward to trying out your tips from this video.
I Love your Channel and especially your subscribers!
👉I would like to
Sincerely Thank You All
who helped me out with all of your wonderful suggestions!👍👍👍
Few tips:
1. t take out a rivet that had glue on it simply heat it up with a soldering iron.
2. Never use aluminum rulers, the chances of the blade jumping onto the ruler top and from there onto your finger is very high, use only stainless still rules.
3. Don't pay ridiculous money for leather dyes, I buy powdered pigment mix it with rubbing alcohol and get amazing dyes for a fraction of what you being charged at the store. Also I always rub the leather (after it's being dyed) with the cheapest Vaseline, it gives it an amazing look.
Thank you and have a nice week.
Thank you, you as well!
Awesome how you get straight to the point with no side stories about kittens or
Other unusable stop , Thank You
Hello Chuck. I have jumped my box cutter slightly and taken a small sliver off the side of my straight edge. Now I use a piece of quarter inch square steel bar as my straight edge. Works great.
You are really in your element! Your energy and knowledge are inspiring. Thank you.
Done all of these but the beveled into the hand, hopefully this keeps me from doing it. Thanks for the tips and the video!
I like this guys energy.
Oh how I love no nonsense of this! Just, here are common mistakes, don't do em'! Great video.
I hear you Chuck. I sure get into the thorn bushes when I get in a hurry. Patience is a virtue!
Thanks for those tricks, Chuck. Truth be told, I've done those mistakes many times.
He's got such a good on camera personality for this. Very helpful, cheers!
Enjoyed the video, did similar mistake with the beveled edge too wet, then slicked, and ended up mushrooming the edges. Yep, have to let them dry a bit. Thanks Chuck
Thank you. Very informative. I appreciate no fluff.
Two weeks ago, decided to get some tools and learn to work with leather after almost a year wanting to do it. With this video I have discovered what i have been doing some incorrect things like with the edge burnishing, to much pressure. And a few more things not to be done :). In fact, all your videos are so useful, that yesterday i did suscribe. Thank you very much, I am learning a lot :)
Thank you for your comment and for subscribing - that means a lot!
For a newbie this is gold. Thanks.
"Don't do this" videos are a great idea. I've done the beveller-into-finger trick. Wasn't fun.
Not a fun experience!
DrLeroy76 I have glued leather lace onto a strop so it only hones
the actual blade, man that must hurt though.
Same here. The "All-in-one" groover and beveller tool is so bad about that, and those tips are sharp!
I hit my finger with the piercing awl .... 😳😳 never know there is so much blood in my finger ..🙄
Good stuff as always, thanks Chuck! Man, I wish I’d known even half of what I’ve learned from The Leather Element back when I was first starting out.
Kevin Noll exactly, and the previous guy at my local national chain store (I don’t want to mention names, but it’s initials are “Tandy Leather”😂) would just sell me what I needed in order to do what I wanted to accomplish, but refused to tell me how to use it. As far as I could figure, he wanted me to attend their weekend “classes” so I’d have to buy more materials, just to learn a technique. That would have taken me decades, and I’m no spring chicken. UA-cam in general, and Chuck with these Leather Element videos in particular have helped speed up my learning curve immeasurably.
Hi Mr. Chuck, I am from Pakistan and have been learning so much from your videos. Please let me know how to color chrome leather according to our choices. Thanks a lot to make people learn the art.
Every time I enjoy watching your tutorial videos. Thank you. Very clean , fast & useful. This is a great opportunity to know you man. God Bless 🙏👍
I did leather carving as a teen and at 60 I am getting back into leather working due to your videos. I was addicted to watching you create that beautiful holster and now am obsessed with the craft. Weaver didn't have several of the tools I wanted (67-6970, 67-6976, 67-6978, 67-6982); therefore I am on the Email notify list. I intend to eventually acquire all the tools needed for real leathercraft (to make a holster, boots and one day a saddle). Thank you very much for your well done, informative videos.
Very good video.. Iam just beginning workin with leather... I knew methal and brass much better
Hi Chuck, I am a newcomer to leather craft. Your videos are making my new hobby so enjoyable. Keep it up Chuck. Cheers mate. 🇬🇧
Awesome, thank you!
I’m just starting out and this series is great... guilty of smashing my edges in too much already.. now I knows what I’m doing wrong... thanks
Thank you, Seth - glad the video was helpful!
Thanks for the helpful tips! This'll help a lot as I'm endeavoring in my leather work.
Thank you for watching!
Great tips for us newbies. Keep up the wonderful teaching moments.
I recently had a slip with a stitching awl. Turned out to be quite a gusher when I stabbed myself in the meaty part at the base of my thumb. Since then I've learned to adjust how I'm using that tool to avoid poking myself.
dont bleed on the leather
There are some big blood vessels in the base of the thumb. Makes a really bloody mess if you manage ti cut yourself with a blade there.
Ouch, so sorry this happened! Hope you're all better!
I don't actually do leather work, but I've always wanted to. I've learned a lot about it from you and I'm ready to give it a go. I want to work with leather because I'm a woodworker and I want to make leather and wood pieces.
That's great to hear, Chris! We hope you enjoy leather working!
Wheew. You're in for the long haul if you start working with leather. It may ruin you for woodwork.
I actually find some crossover from wood to leather, namely working with veg tan in terms of tooling and carving and knowing how to mark and cut. Good luck!
I'm a sucker for bronzing my leather when dying it, I always think there isn't enough dye so end up going over it 3 or 4 times...noted and will make sure I quit doing that. Also at times, too much presure when burnishing. Thanks Vhuck, great tips Sir.
Chuck's a good guy. I'm guessing that coffee or mountain Dew is a big part of his day.
The dude's got ENERGY!
Again, a great informative video Chuck, I should have watched this first, I now recognise a few of my mistakes.
Really good advice for a beginner, much appreciated Chuck!
Tnx for advices...I'm new in this gorgeous world of leather :)
I'm working on soft and light leather, lamb leather. Can y'all do some videos on how to handle it. Sew, make harnesses, gluing it. Thanks.
I have come up with my own trick for the beveler tool. My glass burnisher does not have a handle on it. I lay my glass burnisher off to the side along the edge of my cutting mat. The leather piece I am beveling lays on the cutting mat and is pressed against the flattest part of the burnisher's edge. This serves 2 purposes: 1. The burnisher is rounded and even the thickest leather seems to slip under the burnisher with a little bit of pressure. 2. Laying the burnisher on its side gives me a place to rest my hand while holding the leather in place with my fingers... I can now run my beveler along the edge of my leather while maintaining a much higher level of control over the leather and the tool.
Wow that was the most concise video I've seen in a while and I learned a lot
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Do I do leather? Not pre watching this video. I am a fabric guy and wish there was somebody with this insight with sewing. Love the box cutter tip. Can use it anytime . Looks like I'll be starting leather work. I appreciate all the work that went into your video. I have a few up on UA-cam and I learn more about video production from super high quality videos than months in school. Thanks again. Videos of this quality are like discovering a new star.
Thank you so much, John!
I've had a utility knife skip onto the ruler and straight into my thumb. I was cutting picture mount board, not leather, but it's a similar situation. Respect the blade!
Definitely worth watching.
Your videos will help me take my past meager workmanship to new levels.
Thanks! A little scary for this novice already making mistakes…but perseverance wins the day!
Thanks for these tips, Chuck. As a beginner, I've made some of these mistakes myself. One thing I've noticed is that too much tension in the stitching will distort the product, especially if the leather density is inconsistent. Do you have advice for choosing leather/spotting problem areas? What cuts are most suitable for particular projects?
Hi Simon,
Usually the belly is where you have to watch out for spongy areas. But for the most part the rest of the hide should all be usable. Belt makers will usually tend to go for the back or bend area of the hide, it has a tighter grain and uniform thickness. As you get up in the neck area of the hide, the weight will may fluctuate a little bit. Hope that helps!
@@WeaverLeatherSupply Thanks for the advice. I'll bear this in mind when I make my next purchase.
Jeff from Jersey here! Thank you it did help.
thank you for taking the time do help everyone, you are a great teacher ..i really appreciate you sharing your knowledge
You are very welcome, we appreciate the support and your comment!
If the stem is long enough to allow it, heat the end of your edge beveler and bend it back around so it is hooked (just enough that it’d hang from your pinky finger). That way you can hold behind the edger and pull towards yourself, using your thumb as a guide and for stability. Also, no more stabbing the end of your finger on a bad day.
You have made some great tutorials 👌
Thanks Chuck. Keep em coming please!
Chuck In my area we have a lot of buckskin from the deer that the hunters kill I’d really like to see a video done with the hair on hides maybe some winter arm guards or something to that effect I really love your videos I’ve been going through all of the old ones they are an inspiration to me
Your video's have helped me out so much! thank you for making them :)
Can you do a video dedicated to zippers, (bulk vs precut, attachment, zipper tabs, etc)? I have seen zippers used in a few places through these videos but I have yet to see an overview of what to know when working with zippers.
Hahahaha! 2 out of 3 and that's not bad. You must have watched Mars Attacks a few times. I love it. Thanks for the tutorial Chuck.
Thanks for the great tips, Chuck. I'd like to begin leather crafting, and I'm experienced enough to learn from the mistakes of others when I take on new tasks or hobbies.
Thank you, I’ve looked at a lot of videos on UA-cam and your videos are some of the best, you do a great job explaining.
Thank so much!
I’d like to hang out and have a beer with this dude. Always great info.
Very Informative. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.
This is very helpful! Touched on several mistakes ive been making, time to go make something with my new knowledge!
7:38 Wow, i have been having this problem for awhile, my edges sometimes have a lip on either side and now i know what im doing wrong. Not so much pressure!
Thanks for this video!
Glad I could help! Thanks so much for watching!
fantastic roundup, thanks. i've had to learn a lot of these the hard way - wish i'd had this to watch first.
Saw the title and knew I had to watch. Great video. The production and information were both top notch. Little things like remarking that the camera would not pick up a detail then describing it to us were very professional. These were all things I did not know. Thanks.
Thanks so much!
Great video! Can't wait to get started
You gotta love this guy! ❤️🙋🏼♀️ thank you!
Thank you for making this video, over all the years in worked on leather, I have committed every sin you pointed out, lol! Looking forward to your next video.
5:00 learned that the hard way today, bless, I was lucky with how little I was hurt. I wasn't holding the knife, leather or ruler correctly and sent the blade right over my hand. Was left with what was basically a paper cut from a blade that could've gone about and inch into the top of my hand.
So glad it didn't injure you badly - that's not a good feeling because there's nothing you can do in the moment!
Thanks for the info, I really like your videos Chuck, a trick I picked up with removing stubborn screws is with a side cutter, just replace the screw afterwards
Love the safety tips!
I cant stop watching this
These were some great tips. I see what I was doing wrong all this time and yes I used a few bandaids. Thanks so much for all the tips. I definitely like your style of teaching. Keep it up.
Thank you so much, so glad the videos are helpful!
Really impressed with the presentation, videography, editing and explanations, I got what you meant straight away and I don't do leather work.
Thank you, it's always helpful!
Awesome bit of practical advice from a knowledgeable teacher; great as always! Thanks Chuck!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Here is a question: Do you have advice for removing embossed stamps (eg initials) from a leather tag?
I've not tried dying yet but dying more than once seems like a large waste of dye to be honest. Great video for tips.
First time I tried dyeing, I poured the small size Fiebings bottle into a tray to dip dye a 8x10 panel of veg tan, only i lost control of the piece and it ended by soaking up the entire bottle of dye . So yeah, waste happens. It turned greenish like Chuck said but fortunately after a couple of months things evened out and the green sheen disappeared.
4 yrs late to the game, but amazing advice. Thank you
Why did you put the cutting board on top of the leather in the first example? Seems unnecessary? Thanks for the video.
The leather helps to keep the cutting board from sliding around on top of the marble slab. It gives a nice sturdy surface to work on. Chuck explains this a bit more in the following video around minute 1:30.
ua-cam.com/video/oSWTUaBuo8c/v-deo.html
Great tips! Thank you for sharing!
So I purchased stoned oil side leather for the firefighters pouch. How do I seal it to keep it from bleeding out the black dye
I wish I'd seen this before my first project.
I've done too many of those! Here's another, lots of contact glue spread like marmalade is no stronger than a light, even cover and may well show through as bumps and waves on thinner leather.
Good tip! Thanks so much!
Chuck, when you made the holster you put a temporary stitch in the main seam. Could you have used a tacking stitch, a simple single needle in and out stitch.?Then when you remove, snip one knot and pull the entire thread out? Robert
You absolutely could do that, as long as it's a strong enough stitch to keep the pieces together!
Quick,concise,informative👍👍
Very helpful! Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing, Chuck
I am just barely getting my toes wet. I have been crafting with leather scraps from a furniture store.. I have a cuff that I'd like to add a stone with a window to. Does that make sense ? I have a photo example. This is a gift for a friend and I am hoping to turn this into a long term hobby. I love these videos and I'm learning so much ! Looks like I need to buy a lot more tools as well. Thanks!
Hi Arielle! Thank you so much for watching and we''re so glad the videos have been helpful!
The worst issue I always have is that the edger cuts off too much of the soft leather, and I have to dye and slick to "hide" it. Very frustrating. I resolved this issue by buying an edger #1, and it only removes a small amount of the edge, and, I keep it sharp.
Thank you for all Notes and warnings
Thanks Chuck, useful advice as always. ( More armour soon please - maybe a series of tutorials?)
Love these tips. Using water base die I notice the leather can get very stiff. What is the best way to restore the suppleness after it dries?
I'd like to make a quiver. I'm fairly new but I'm willing to go for it. Thanks... Luna
That's awesome, we hope you do go for it!
I love the stuff on the wall behind you. I'm new to leatherworking. Haven't actually started quite yet but am trying to learn about it before I begin. I want to make a leather mask from a pattern but I want to modify it. The pattern leaves the edges raw and does not have a metal band for making the mask conform to the face and allowing adjustment. I want to add one and I know one method is to sew a strip of leather over (which I've read also makes it more comfortable, but I don't want stitch lines. So, I was thinking of folding over the leather (cutting it longer than the pattern). I'm using somewhat thin leather so I'm wondering about the best wan to get it fold smoothly? Should I score it on the bottom or top (or both) to get it to fold? By "score" I mean use whatever tool it is that does an imprint for where holes get punched for stitching. Or is that not necessary with thin leather?
Thank you for the tips. I didn't think about what hitting the surface underneath would do to the tools.
You make some awesome videos, and have a great last name. Lol! My last name is Dorsett as well. I grew up on a farm doing more "primitive" leather work. Over the years ive honed my craft more. Taken alot of tips from your vids. Good job sir
Thank you and very cool on the last name! Thank you for your comment!
Great information/ refresher! Thanks Chuck keep on doing these please
Thanks for all the great info! Im brand new to all this. I was wondering your thoughts on conditioners vs oils vs waterproofers? Basically what's the differences and when to use what? Again thanks for all you do!