Making a Leather Travel Journal with Pen Lock
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2019
- This video demonstrates my process of making a leather travel journal with a pen lock closure. The pattern for this item is available on my website:
I start off by cutting the pattern into individual pattern pieces. Then I demonstrate the entire assembly process, from cutting out the leather, to burnishing and sewing.
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Great work as always. Thanks for sharing.
Very unique one piece design. Great video. Thank you so much for this video and for making your pattern available.
Thanks! And thanks for watching!
Adams LeatherWorks you bet. Just subscribed as well. Never hurts to learn different techniques and you inspire me. So thank you!
Your cutting skills are super impressive! Thanks for the video, I really like the pen lock.
Thank you very much! Lots of people use similar pen lock setups, but I probably found one of the more complicated ways to accomplish it! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting.
She’s a beaut Clark!!
Nice and easy in you professional hands!
Thanks for watching Alex.
I like the concept that you used for the pen “holes”. I’ll probably incorporate that into a cover that I’d like to make.
Can you provide a larger template for larger journals/bibles, etc? Thank you.
I do have a problem when it comes to edging anything under 3 oz. I use a #1, I forgot the name of the company of the edger. Ranch tool something like that. They come with five removable heads. They work great for the money. Great job, I purchased the acrylic pattern of the journal that you are doing. I hope it comes half as nice as yours.
Jim
Awesome working. Magnífico trabajo, felicitaciones.
Thanks Victor!
I love it!
Thank you!
Love it mate! Just subscribed from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Awesome, thank you!
Beautiful work!
Thank you!
Show de bola amigo,lindo trabalho,sem falar na perfeição. PARABÉNS.
Obrigado por assistir! Eu aprecio o elogio. Tenha um ótimo dia!
Made that skiving look waaay to easy lol..great video and great tutorials as always
Thank you Pablo - the round knife does an okay job at skiving, but I've seen some people use Japanese style leather knives to skive and do a super nice job of it. I need to add one of those to my collection one of these days. Take care, and thanks for watching!
It is fantastic waw ❤
Him: *Casually hand skives leather with a round knife* Me: *Screams internally*
Haha!! Me: I sure hope I don't screw this up since I can't really re-shoot this clip.
I'm always afraid I'll skive the skin off my knuckles! Probably should buy a more appropriate skiving knife, but I"m too cheap. Thanks for watching! :)
I screamed internally because he did it so well
Barry King 0, 1, 2. Nigel recommended them. They work really well. The 0 works on 3-4 oz like a dream on granite surface. Flesh side first, then grain side.
I'd like one with just the pocket for Field Notes on both sides. I'd never use the credit card slots. Love the pen lock.
Amazing Wowww
Thanks!
It is great 2 C U do other things besides Holsters. I just made something similar for my journal, but I like 2 carve so I carved a 3d tree face into the Front and back covers. By the way I only do custom leather so sometimes it's nice 2 do 4 me. I am also in the great state of TEXAS. GOD'S BLESSINGS LEATHER BROTHER ✝️⚾ 🙃
WOW
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Wow! So much inspiration! Thank you. Never got the idea of burnishing leather...what product was that you applied before slicking? I might give it a try (that and using a sander/dremel is genius! Must try this as well! It looks so clean!)
Thank you! I used Gum Tragacanth to help slick the edges, but there's lots of different chemicals out there, but Gum Trag is all I've really used. Just beware that Gum Trag will block dye penetration, so be sure you only apply it after you've dyed your edges. Edge painting products are also popular, but I've never liked them. I don't recall exactly what I did in this video, but I typically slick with water first and hand burnish it (to avoid burning the edge from too much heat). They I dye the edge if I'm dying the product - it's easier to apply the dye if the edges have been slicked first. Then I'll burnish with either Gum Trag or a 50/50 mixture of beeswax and parrafin and my drill press burnisher. Then polish the edge with canvas or denim.
Can you please tell me where do you get your leather tools and supplies from?
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Ron's Tools Montana Edgers... They are kinda expensive but worth every penny.
Those are nice looking edgers! Thank you.
@@AdamsLeatherWorks they are incredibly sharp, designed for light weight leather and they feel great in your hand. I would recommend starting with a number 2. They are made and sold by a omish guy. There are a couple of UA-cam reviews.
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Thank you!
Very nice work. What is the sewing machine you use ?
Thanks! Cobra Class 4
What are you using for CAD? My best bet right now is LibreOffice but that doesn't let me curve any edges on my patterns
I use Adobe Illustrator for my patterns. I've heard good things about Inkscape and have it installed on my laptop that controls my laser printer, but only use it for last-minute edits while I'm in the shop. Otherwise I prefer to use Adobe Illustrator. Here's a video that shows some feature comparisons (not affiliated with this guy in any way - just thought it might be helpful). ua-cam.com/video/R68ugh7SVM4/v-deo.html
@@AdamsLeatherWorks thanks! I knew shifting over to Linux was a bad idea. Do you print at home too? I just picked up a print job from office Depot and all the measurements are just slightly off.
how much?
Hello, Nice video! Your pattern link comes up with a 404 Error. Is it still available anywhere? Thanks.
Hi Shirley - I had to migrate my site to a new platform. Thank you for letting me know the link was broken. It should be fixed now. :)
Nice work! How thick is the leather?
Thank you - I believe that was roughly 4 ounce leather.
What is it that you put in the edges?🙈
Gum Tragacanth to help slick & burnish the edges.
Will a 12" x 24" piece of leather be enough to make this project?
Yes - that should work fine. Depending on how you lay out the pieces, it will take roughly 10" x 20" of leather.
@@AdamsLeatherWorks awesome, thank you
What is this for leather? Where can i buy it?
This leather is Wickett & Craig. I buy it directly from Wickett & Craig.
It appears that you are very proficient and comfortable with your round knife! However I would bet you a dollar the scar on your index finger of your left hand is from a round knife?. TH
Do you live near an airport? I feel like I keep hearing a jet 😂
LOL - we live outside of town in a rural area, but my shop is about 250 yards away from the highway. You're probably hearing the 18-wheeler tire noise.
just me, but what is the point if you don't talk to the people you are doing this for??
Is it a necessity for someone to verbally narrate the process before the information can become useful? Diresta, Make it Extreme, Laura Kampf, Craftsmangus, Hahns Atelier, etc. - none of them speak, but by watching their process, I've picked up a lot of great tips & techniques. All that aside, I just enjoy making videos and if they help just one person along the way, then I'd call that a success. Maybe one of these days I'll get around to buying a quality microphone so I can narrate future videos. Thanks for watching!
@@AdamsLeatherWorks no it's not necessary. Great video!
@@AdamsLeatherWorks you literally laid it out step by step, what more is needed?