Im gonna make a reccomendation here. When you have a decent amount of stamping to do and you intend to cut out the piece as shown here, leave a little extra leather around the intended final shape. This allows the leather to deform while carving, but also lets you cut the exact final shape without it being distorted.
another option is just to put some packing tape on the back of the project, you need to put it on before the leather gets wet, but it will keep the shape of the project while your hammering away.
@@M4st3r0fN0n3you don’t need to soak the leather completely through. Water only needs to soak about halfway through to accept tooling. The flesh should still be dry.
@M4st3r0fN0n3 The first thing you have to understand is that there are as many different techniques to 'correctly' carve leather as there are people doing it, probably even more since some kinds of leather have different needs. With thick leather like higher than 4oz, you don't want to completely saturate the leather. It will lose the structure it needs to hold the shape you're carving into it. You may have gotten good results doing this because you learned to adapt, but you haven't gotten the best results you could have, and you probably worked a lot harder than you needed to as well. If you apply the tape before you werlt the leather, it will hold pretty well even after it gets wet. Packing tape and masking tape both work well and press it into the leather firmly when applying it.
As someone who's watched for a long time, personally I don't mind the 'reset' and doing more beginner videos. I'm not a crafter though and just enjoy watching the content, people actually leveling up their skills might feel differently.
As a long time follower, I enjoy the "remake"/"revised" videos ❤ Its entertaining, but it also fits with the whole theme of the channel lol. You have the OG bracers video for people to reference if they want, and since then you've leveled up and now have these awesome hound bracers to show for it!
I'd love to see a "You Made It to the End Screen" design, in old-school computer font (think "Oregon Trail") and a screen frame around the words. Maybe even a level counter, like "1,000" or "Master." A "life" counter at one and a half?
Those look amazing. I'm a blacksmith and cold metal worker, so I've made plenty of steel bracers, but I've been working on my leatherwork and leather tooling with some historically accurate quivers that go on the belt instead of the back. Making my own leather strips and belts since you made it look so easy. I even smithed by own leather tools. I still have a way to go before I'm at your level, but that skill keeps getting leveled up!
This is the way. I’m the opposite. Tried leatherwork as a kid in scouts and I’ve been doing it as a side hobby my whole life. Now I want to do some smithing because I wanna make my own knives and tools.
The regular bone tool will do the same as the glass. Ive done it and it works just fine. In addition, never forget to put resist on the inside of the bracer. I mean, unless you wanna dye your clothes. Alternate option is to line the leather. Super easy to do.
I'd recommend learning to sharpen blades too, because these disposable blades can be sharpened with rouge and a strop so they last longer and are sharper for your cuts, leading to greater safety, cleaner cuts, and savings.
@@fiona4450 somewhat late to the party, but I'll put my oar in anyway. I've heard that if you strop a fresh blade it helps remove the natural burr along the edge and the blade stays sharper longer.
What a coincidence. One of my other favorite creators, Living Anachronism, just did a video on things he does and doesn’t like about his ranger costume. One of the things he didn’t like was his custom leather vambraces- they tend to ride down his arms and chafe his wrists. (They also have laces which requites someone else to help put them on so he’s going to use buckles on a new set but I digress.) Your tip about curling the edge on the wrist end looks like a great solution to that problem, IMO more generally applicable than his plan to use points to attach them to the sleeve of his shirt or gambeson. It also looks more like a lot of historical metal vambraces with rolled rims. Pedant point- strictly speaking a bracer is what an archer uses to protect their bow arm’s inner side from the bowstring while a vambrace protects the outer side of the forearm from strikes. But whatever.
I don't mind revisiting old topics/projects. As noted, it can be helpful for new folks. Also, for those of us who have seen all the old videos, you still end up showing new tricks each time (like the glass container trick in this video). It might make the back catalog a little less appealing to newer folks, but I don't know if that is really a concern.
I'd love to see your take on post apocalytic armor, weapons and crafts as well as fantasy, i know there's low chances of that but it would make for a fun series or themed month
You want merch ideas? How about a shirt with the words "It's time to level up this skill" and then a little shield thing you use for your skills with the words "Social Interaction"
I have a tip for everyone. You know how the leather stretchs if there is a lot a tooling, well if you put painters tape on the back before tooling it helps prevent the stretching and it peels off nicely.
20:40 For comfort I would HIGHLY recommend looking at historical arming garments. Specifically the ones that tie your armor to the garment preventing it from sliding down. Then you don't need to tie the bracer so tight it cuts circulation, roll the edge to prevent rubbing, or get a glove to protect your skin. Works for other armor that covers the extremities like greaves as well.
Some shirt ideas: Any leveling icon that you use in the bottom corner is a great idea for an icon on your shirt and on the back(or front) it can say Leatherworker, Blacksmith, etc.
I had a yellow and black outfit at a boffer LARP that I attended. I always hoped that I'd get called something like Yellowjacket. Instead, I became Bumblebee. You don't always get the cool nickname that you want. :P
ALL HAIL THE ALGORITHM (1) Shame you didn't plug the vids with that $100 shoe-sewing machine 😆 (2) for burnishing, those 1/3-pint tasting-glasses from that beer-festival you went to work quite well too 😄 ( _or those thick shot-glasses you definitely did NOT steal when you were first allowed into bars_ ! 😉 )
I think the "slap-chop method" of dying/painting would look really good here also. After you dye the whole thing black, you use a light grey or white to dry brush the top surface of the tooled piece. That way all the crevices remain shadowy as if you antiqued it, but the top stands out and can also take some color. This technique is used a lot for making DND minis have a real professional look, but it also applies really nicely to leather.
You know what we really need? Some Skill Tree branded drinkware. I'm talking a rocks glass with the logo etched into it or something similar. You know exactly why Cl3v3r.
Love to see you redoing old projects and lower level skills. The way you explain them the next time adds more of the things you learned. Also helps to show that the only way you master things is by doing them over and over and over again. Mastery is when you have 1000 hours in that task. Keep leveling up!!!
I love that you return to basics and re explain everything. In the last "master" videos it was like "oh, I do this thing and that thing and voila !" But why ? How exactly ? Of course, you explained it long before and it would be too long and tiring to reexplain each time, but it is far easier for me to see it in this new video than researching through the hundreds of videos before xD And the added wisdom and tricks are really cool ! I might start working on leather because of you (shit, a new hobby, I have too many xD) Love the merch too !!
an airbrush is great for wetting leather and applying dye. with an airbrush you can not only coat a wide area (depending on the tip) but easily control how much you apply. when it comes to armor, if you are using it for LARP, adding a little gambeson/quilt-stitch padding to the underside is going to help immensely. also rounded edged prevent the leather from digging into the skin of the wearer. i have some pig-leather gauntlets i had that issue with.
The beginning of the channel was... rough, but I have been watching for years since it has found its stride. Unfortunately Mr. Negative has to rear his head in the comments and say: "The new content isn't made for long term viewers and it feels that way." Moving away from long term projects like a whole a costume aesthetic or a mega plan for a mega LARP to go back to projects feels like it is moving backwards. Especially when the video is more of a v1.5 or v2.0. I imagine that the bigger projects that have been alluded to will better sate the multi-year viewer but the main sticking point for me is that it doesn't feel like a 'season' because there is no goal linking the projects together in some big umbrella idea even if it is just a Clever pipe dream. Reminds me of when Mythbusters had what felt like a tread water or small potatoes season after having a really killer one. Looking forward to the next video regardless.
Going back to the basics, even for someone who has been doing a certain type of crafting for years, is a great way to keep your skill up to date and effective. This goes for any skill, repetition of the basics locks it into muscle memory and a thorough understanding of the fundamentals helps with problem solving on more complex projects.
If your blade is falling off and you either don't have time for a new blade, you are out of new blades, or you have an actual leather knife, you can pick up some of your leftover material from the project and fashion it into a strop. Strops work better with a polishing compound, but you can still get some positive results without. Lay the blade on the backside of the leather and gently pull it backwards a few times, 4-10, and then flip it over and run the other side of the edge in the other direction. It won't be perfect, but it will keep a blade alive a bit longer.
A tip I got from Tandy when I got into leatherworking was to use dark blue prior to using the black, to get you a truer black and to avoid the tone of the leather showing through
I have watched the first ever episode several times, And you can really see how your skills have improved over the years. Keep leveling up! 😂. I can’t wait to see next week’s project
Can I recommend a project I would like to see and get your ideas and tutelage on? With FFVII Rebirth released now, I've been wanting to see something related to that. But most of the weapons and gear are impractical for everyday use. However, I've also been looking into getting a walking cane, and I was thinking an FFVII inspired cane would be awesome. Something with a few glass orbs for materia, made with wood and leather and maybe some brass, possibly a Shinra logo or something. And as I looked into it, I couldn't find anything I liked, but kept thinking you would be the person I'd like to see make one. Anyway, love your work. Keep it up.
I have an idea for a shirt design. Your catch phrase should be the word "BASICALLY". Because I have noticed that in every video you made you say the word "BASICALLY" more then a handful of times per video.😂😂😂
I've been watching y'all for a few years now, and I like that you revisited some of your old projects because you added some new context which I learned that can help newer people as well. For example using the pyrex dish as a burnisher. Genius.
Revisions - especially those upgraded - are very nice. So keep doing them You... Also - on a merch side - I think that "Dull is Dangerous" would be a catchy theme.
I've watched for some years now and I'm all for an organised curriculum. Before it was a mixed bag of everything and if you wanted to learn some new stuff you had to look for the right pieces to pick and remember in which years old video you explained this and that. Now, I hope, if you want to get into one of the skills you can follow a well-trodden path. I hope I can do that as soon as I get into leather. Also: I'm looking forward to you seriously leveling up some skills you are not already a journeyman in. One skill I'm sure you are a master craftsman in is autodidacticism and I can't wait to watch the master at work.
I've been watching since the first video, you started just before I started my leather journey, and were a huge part of what pushed me over the edge to make things, I enjoy this new style just as much as the last one, and am excited to see you grow more
Been watching for a super long time, I actually really do enjoy these kinda remake tutorials. New tools, materials and techniques are always awesome but like... I also just like to watch yur crafting content, so any crafting content makes me happy lol
Absolutely love the starting over. I think now that you have a really good flow (and a ton of knowledge!), starting over gives you a really good opportunity to educate better.
I think the moons had a missed opportunity: You could have started with a full moon, then partial moons and a new moon in the middle of the front and then back up the other side.
I started watching a year or so into the channel and dug through all of the old leather videos in particular, so I appreciate the sort of soft reboot. It'll definitely be a help to newbies just starting out, and it's a good refresher for someone who's been doing it a while.
Not me casually hand stitching some leather whilst watching this. I'm making a utility belt for my first larp character. I can say I have almost no thumbs left anymore😂
For those looking for a tailors tape, Dollar Tree has a few versions of it in their craft isle. Also, one of the things that would make a great thing for leatherworking that you haven't done which is a common thing is using leather stamps...and stamps would have been great for the moons there if you had a moon one. I'm planning a set of bracers using two layers and keep putting it off, but there isn't a center emblem, I was given a dragonscale stamp that I was planning for the base piece and then add a trim piece around the edges of it.
I do appreciate the jump back in assumed audience level. I think you should keep leveling up, but occasionally revisit the basics for us, it makes all your projects more achievable :)
I've been leathercrafting for several years and it never hurts to revisit the basics. Over time there are a few things that I tend to neglect and just get lazy with, such as burnishing. That trick for the flesh side is great and I will be giving that a shot in my next project!
I am planning to make my first foray into leather crafting this weekend, and was planning on making an armor set for this Halloween. Bracers were going to be first on my list. This is perfect
Really like the revamp/reboot/curriculum update y'all are doing. Definitely good for newcomers, but also a chance for folks who have been here for a bit to maybe revisit things. Never stop learning and all that. Also the merch looks awesome!
Recently found the channel. I've watched several hours of your videos and am considering getting into leathercrafting because of it. Thanks a ton for all you do!
I'm planning to start an archery glove/bracer soon so it's great to go back to basics. 😊 Love the "Learn how to do just about everything" shirt design! Wish there was one in Rivlan green 😉
I like the beginner videos alongside the more advanced stuff you're now capable of. Nice range, allows newcomers like me to join easier & also sends a nice message that being a master leathercrafter doesn't make the easier projects not worth doing. They're still fun, make a cool thing & the value of creating is not how advanced your creation is :)
To slick the flesh side of the leather, I've just used the pointed edge of the burnishing tool and called it a day. I'm newer but it seems to work for my purposes.
3:50 your Paper template should be thought of as the *inner surface* of your piece. I suggest increasing the width of your piece by just a hair over the thickness of the material, then beveling the edges. with a little practice, the result is an inner circumference that matches your template, and an outer diameter that compensates for the increased diameter from the middle of your arm to the outside of the piece. if you're confident in your skills, or have the right too, just make your cut at an angle from the get-go!
I've had a swivel knife (sand blade) for years and never knew what it was for. I work w old sample and scrapped furniture leather so I've never looked in the real tools. Just using scissors, sharpies and exacto knives and darning needles to poke holes and sew lol. I love learning it from you!
I feel you on losing measurements right after you take them if you don't write them down. YES!! All of the time and almost every time. I keep saying to myself hey it's 2 numbers you'll remember it... NOPE! LOL Also I am loving the new model so far. Everything flows better
It would be great if you could do an episode like this, but with a faux leather instead For those of us who don’t necessarily want to use real leather regularly.
The Problem is, you can't really tool faux leather this way. It won't let you do the things that are mostly seen here. I've known that as I was creating a project for a friend, but still tried. Ended up painting the image, instead of carving it, since I couldn't even cut the faux leather without breaking the leatherside and show the fabric base. You can apply heat and stamp faux leather, but I currently doubt a lot of experience with that (or the tools needed) are available. Aside from creating the image, the rest is pretty identical, so you can still use this video as reference. Offchance is that they are willing to try something new, but currently doubt it's practical to relearn a method to get a similar result for something that is a staple of this whole channel.
Oh I know that faux leather doesn’t work the same way as real leather. Your suggestions on how to use it are super great though! I was just hoping for a video that would show how to use faux leather to get a similar look using different techniques. I think it would be cool to learn how to use a new material that is ultimately cheaper and more animal friendly than leather. It would give Kit a chance to work on his sewing skills too!
@@mostlyghosteyTrue enough, but one thing I could gather about working with faux leather is, that things take more time. And we know there is always one thing he is missing - time. But apart from that, a quick check on YT had some pretty neat ideas, like creating height differences with sponge, or stamping. But as smaller project, it might actually work in favor for him. smaller pieces can be really, really fast if you have the stamp for it. No carving required. Maybe this can get a hook for him to consider, since it's something new *and* can speed smaller projects up.
I'm loving the new archetype method you have going on. And just as I'm starting to mess around with leather! Anything more I could say would echo pretty much everyone else in the comments list. Except for this: Is that a negroni? Or maybe a sazerac? Decided to make a negroni for myself before firing up the ol' YT, sat down and was immediately distracted by thinking, "Hey, that looks real familiar."
Oh yeah: definitely feel free to start from the start on any given skillset. Even in areas I know pretty well, something comes along, a technique or connecting dots or whatever, that I hadn't seen before.
Pretty much impossible. That's why those types of bracers aren't historical. Not matter how good they fit, with enough arm movement (when fighting for example) they ride forwards. (Plus they tire you out much faster because more weight to the end of your arm, long lever etc) But that's why they generate such a fantasy look. Historical arm harness is laced to the shoulder, so it's impossible for it to move. But that way you need complete arm pieces. What you could try is point them to your forearm. You put laces to whatever garment you wear under those bracers and make fitting holes in the bracers, preferably close to the elbow. If your garment fits good enough and is sturdy enough (like an arming doublette, that should help.
As somone who's current character in our DnD campaign is "The Arena Scourge", I felt that "Hound of the March" segment in my soul.
Im gonna make a reccomendation here. When you have a decent amount of stamping to do and you intend to cut out the piece as shown here, leave a little extra leather around the intended final shape. This allows the leather to deform while carving, but also lets you cut the exact final shape without it being distorted.
another option is just to put some packing tape on the back of the project, you need to put it on before the leather gets wet, but it will keep the shape of the project while your hammering away.
@@jonathonclary1681 but wetting the leather to tool it will release the tape....
@@M4st3r0fN0n3you don’t need to soak the leather completely through. Water only needs to soak about halfway through to accept tooling. The flesh should still be dry.
@@Kindroth110 it should be soaked all the way through, at least with the thicker leathers i use. I dont like re wetting the leather every 5 minutes
@M4st3r0fN0n3 The first thing you have to understand is that there are as many different techniques to 'correctly' carve leather as there are people doing it, probably even more since some kinds of leather have different needs. With thick leather like higher than 4oz, you don't want to completely saturate the leather. It will lose the structure it needs to hold the shape you're carving into it. You may have gotten good results doing this because you learned to adapt, but you haven't gotten the best results you could have, and you probably worked a lot harder than you needed to as well.
If you apply the tape before you werlt the leather, it will hold pretty well even after it gets wet. Packing tape and masking tape both work well and press it into the leather firmly when applying it.
As someone who's watched for a long time, personally I don't mind the 'reset' and doing more beginner videos. I'm not a crafter though and just enjoy watching the content, people actually leveling up their skills might feel differently.
As a long time follower, I enjoy the "remake"/"revised" videos ❤
Its entertaining, but it also fits with the whole theme of the channel lol. You have the OG bracers video for people to reference if they want, and since then you've leveled up and now have these awesome hound bracers to show for it!
I'd love to see a "You Made It to the End Screen" design, in old-school computer font (think "Oregon Trail") and a screen frame around the words. Maybe even a level counter, like "1,000" or "Master." A "life" counter at one and a half?
I really appreciate the no-crafter-left-behind throwback. I bought a bunch of leather stuff to make dicebags and then got intimidated out of it.
Those look amazing. I'm a blacksmith and cold metal worker, so I've made plenty of steel bracers, but I've been working on my leatherwork and leather tooling with some historically accurate quivers that go on the belt instead of the back. Making my own leather strips and belts since you made it look so easy. I even smithed by own leather tools. I still have a way to go before I'm at your level, but that skill keeps getting leveled up!
This is the way. I’m the opposite. Tried leatherwork as a kid in scouts and I’ve been doing it as a side hobby my whole life. Now I want to do some smithing because I wanna make my own knives and tools.
The regular bone tool will do the same as the glass. Ive done it and it works just fine.
In addition, never forget to put resist on the inside of the bracer. I mean, unless you wanna dye your clothes.
Alternate option is to line the leather. Super easy to do.
@4:48 - as a professional safety man, I concur 💯! Get you a fresh blade!
I'd recommend learning to sharpen blades too, because these disposable blades can be sharpened with rouge and a strop so they last longer and are sharper for your cuts, leading to greater safety, cleaner cuts, and savings.
I used to teach knife safety, thank you for saying that.
@@fiona4450 somewhat late to the party, but I'll put my oar in anyway. I've heard that if you strop a fresh blade it helps remove the natural burr along the edge and the blade stays sharper longer.
What a coincidence. One of my other favorite creators, Living Anachronism, just did a video on things he does and doesn’t like about his ranger costume. One of the things he didn’t like was his custom leather vambraces- they tend to ride down his arms and chafe his wrists. (They also have laces which requites someone else to help put them on so he’s going to use buckles on a new set but I digress.) Your tip about curling the edge on the wrist end looks like a great solution to that problem, IMO more generally applicable than his plan to use points to attach them to the sleeve of his shirt or gambeson. It also looks more like a lot of historical metal vambraces with rolled rims.
Pedant point- strictly speaking a bracer is what an archer uses to protect their bow arm’s inner side from the bowstring while a vambrace protects the outer side of the forearm from strikes. But whatever.
You get a like for pedantry, but also for watching Living Anachronism.
@@grbdevnull5611 Why, thank you good sir.
I don't mind revisiting old topics/projects. As noted, it can be helpful for new folks. Also, for those of us who have seen all the old videos, you still end up showing new tricks each time (like the glass container trick in this video). It might make the back catalog a little less appealing to newer folks, but I don't know if that is really a concern.
I'd love to see your take on post apocalytic armor, weapons and crafts as well as fantasy, i know there's low chances of that but it would make for a fun series or themed month
You want merch ideas? How about a shirt with the words "It's time to level up this skill" and then a little shield thing you use for your skills with the words "Social Interaction"
I have a tip for everyone. You know how the leather stretchs if there is a lot a tooling, well if you put painters tape on the back before tooling it helps prevent the stretching and it peels off nicely.
20:40 For comfort I would HIGHLY recommend looking at historical arming garments. Specifically the ones that tie your armor to the garment preventing it from sliding down. Then you don't need to tie the bracer so tight it cuts circulation, roll the edge to prevent rubbing, or get a glove to protect your skin. Works for other armor that covers the extremities like greaves as well.
Jumping back is just a refresher in the skill.
Also, curve the lines for the wrist and forearm so that it makes the piece a symmetrical cone shape.
Your original bracers were the first of your vids i watched.
Might actually have a go this time
Some shirt ideas: Any leveling icon that you use in the bottom corner is a great idea for an icon on your shirt and on the back(or front) it can say Leatherworker, Blacksmith, etc.
I had a yellow and black outfit at a boffer LARP that I attended. I always hoped that I'd get called something like Yellowjacket. Instead, I became Bumblebee. You don't always get the cool nickname that you want. :P
This will be perfect for my wolf Barbarian king suit
ALL HAIL THE ALGORITHM
(1) Shame you didn't plug the vids with that $100 shoe-sewing machine 😆
(2) for burnishing, those 1/3-pint tasting-glasses from that beer-festival you went to work quite well too 😄
( _or those thick shot-glasses you definitely did NOT steal when you were first allowed into bars_ ! 😉 )
Burnishing with the glass dish was awesome. Thanks for that.
I think the "slap-chop method" of dying/painting would look really good here also.
After you dye the whole thing black, you use a light grey or white to dry brush the top surface of the tooled piece. That way all the crevices remain shadowy as if you antiqued it, but the top stands out and can also take some color.
This technique is used a lot for making DND minis have a real professional look, but it also applies really nicely to leather.
I've been watching a while, and I find myself liking the simpler projects with more personalization than hyper focused items.
You know what we really need? Some Skill Tree branded drinkware. I'm talking a rocks glass with the logo etched into it or something similar. You know exactly why Cl3v3r.
Love to see you redoing old projects and lower level skills. The way you explain them the next time adds more of the things you learned. Also helps to show that the only way you master things is by doing them over and over and over again. Mastery is when you have 1000 hours in that task. Keep leveling up!!!
I love that you return to basics and re explain everything.
In the last "master" videos it was like "oh, I do this thing and that thing and voila !" But why ? How exactly ? Of course, you explained it long before and it would be too long and tiring to reexplain each time, but it is far easier for me to see it in this new video than researching through the hundreds of videos before xD And the added wisdom and tricks are really cool !
I might start working on leather because of you (shit, a new hobby, I have too many xD)
Love the merch too !!
an airbrush is great for wetting leather and applying dye. with an airbrush you can not only coat a wide area (depending on the tip) but easily control how much you apply. when it comes to armor, if you are using it for LARP, adding a little gambeson/quilt-stitch padding to the underside is going to help immensely. also rounded edged prevent the leather from digging into the skin of the wearer. i have some pig-leather gauntlets i had that issue with.
The beginning of the channel was... rough, but I have been watching for years since it has found its stride. Unfortunately Mr. Negative has to rear his head in the comments and say: "The new content isn't made for long term viewers and it feels that way."
Moving away from long term projects like a whole a costume aesthetic or a mega plan for a mega LARP to go back to projects feels like it is moving backwards. Especially when the video is more of a v1.5 or v2.0. I imagine that the bigger projects that have been alluded to will better sate the multi-year viewer but the main sticking point for me is that it doesn't feel like a 'season' because there is no goal linking the projects together in some big umbrella idea even if it is just a Clever pipe dream.
Reminds me of when Mythbusters had what felt like a tread water or small potatoes season after having a really killer one.
Looking forward to the next video regardless.
Going back to the basics, even for someone who has been doing a certain type of crafting for years, is a great way to keep your skill up to date and effective.
This goes for any skill, repetition of the basics locks it into muscle memory and a thorough understanding of the fundamentals helps with problem solving on more complex projects.
Better than most leather carving tutorials ive seen
If your blade is falling off and you either don't have time for a new blade, you are out of new blades, or you have an actual leather knife, you can pick up some of your leftover material from the project and fashion it into a strop. Strops work better with a polishing compound, but you can still get some positive results without. Lay the blade on the backside of the leather and gently pull it backwards a few times, 4-10, and then flip it over and run the other side of the edge in the other direction. It won't be perfect, but it will keep a blade alive a bit longer.
A tip I got from Tandy when I got into leatherworking was to use dark blue prior to using the black, to get you a truer black and to avoid the tone of the leather showing through
I have watched the first ever episode several times, And you can really see how your skills have improved over the years. Keep leveling up! 😂. I can’t wait to see next week’s project
That's a good place to start and the fact that you have done it before makes it easier on you love it when you make a thing❤❤
Can I recommend a project I would like to see and get your ideas and tutelage on? With FFVII Rebirth released now, I've been wanting to see something related to that. But most of the weapons and gear are impractical for everyday use. However, I've also been looking into getting a walking cane, and I was thinking an FFVII inspired cane would be awesome. Something with a few glass orbs for materia, made with wood and leather and maybe some brass, possibly a Shinra logo or something. And as I looked into it, I couldn't find anything I liked, but kept thinking you would be the person I'd like to see make one.
Anyway, love your work. Keep it up.
I've been watching for about a year now. It's great that you're going back like you are. We can see your progress on projects like theses
I have an idea for a shirt design. Your catch phrase should be the word "BASICALLY". Because I have noticed that in every video you made you say the word "BASICALLY" more then a handful of times per video.😂😂😂
I use a shot glass to burnish leather surfaces. Upside down it makes a comfortable grip too.
Nice shirt!
I just discovered this channel a week or so ago. I would love you to jump back to old projects
Most helpful channel and guide! Thank you for explaining each step in detail instead of just silently making the project.
I've been watching y'all for a few years now, and I like that you revisited some of your old projects because you added some new context which I learned that can help newer people as well. For example using the pyrex dish as a burnisher. Genius.
Revisions - especially those upgraded - are very nice. So keep doing them You...
Also - on a merch side - I think that "Dull is Dangerous" would be a catchy theme.
Oh hell yeah, the black and blue raven armour I made got featured!
I thinks it’s cool to go back a remake projects to see how well you’ve leveled up since you originally did it.
Do like the new way the content has been developing. I also love the humbleness... Still waiting to see you guys at Pensic LI (51)!!!! I hope anyway.
I've watched for some years now and I'm all for an organised curriculum. Before it was a mixed bag of everything and if you wanted to learn some new stuff you had to look for the right pieces to pick and remember in which years old video you explained this and that. Now, I hope, if you want to get into one of the skills you can follow a well-trodden path. I hope I can do that as soon as I get into leather.
Also: I'm looking forward to you seriously leveling up some skills you are not already a journeyman in. One skill I'm sure you are a master craftsman in is autodidacticism and I can't wait to watch the master at work.
I've been watching since the first video, you started just before I started my leather journey, and were a huge part of what pushed me over the edge to make things, I enjoy this new style just as much as the last one, and am excited to see you grow more
Fiebings pro dye! Almost no rub off! But you knew that
Been watching for a super long time, I actually really do enjoy these kinda remake tutorials. New tools, materials and techniques are always awesome but like... I also just like to watch yur crafting content, so any crafting content makes me happy lol
Absolutely love the starting over. I think now that you have a really good flow (and a ton of knowledge!), starting over gives you a really good opportunity to educate better.
I think the moons had a missed opportunity:
You could have started with a full moon, then partial moons and a new moon in the middle of the front and then back up the other side.
Excellent way to jump back to show how an awesome looking project is really pretty simple in execution.
I started watching a year or so into the channel and dug through all of the old leather videos in particular, so I appreciate the sort of soft reboot. It'll definitely be a help to newbies just starting out, and it's a good refresher for someone who's been doing it a while.
Not me casually hand stitching some leather whilst watching this. I'm making a utility belt for my first larp character. I can say I have almost no thumbs left anymore😂
I’m new and loving these updates on previous projects! Doing the ranger cloak for Christmas Day activity!
For those looking for a tailors tape, Dollar Tree has a few versions of it in their craft isle.
Also, one of the things that would make a great thing for leatherworking that you haven't done which is a common thing is using leather stamps...and stamps would have been great for the moons there if you had a moon one.
I'm planning a set of bracers using two layers and keep putting it off, but there isn't a center emblem, I was given a dragonscale stamp that I was planning for the base piece and then add a trim piece around the edges of it.
Been wanting to do that black metallic look on something for a while, and I was about to make a go of it! Perfect timing!
Going back to basics with included wisdom you've learned through the years seems like a great idea to me.
I do appreciate the jump back in assumed audience level. I think you should keep leveling up, but occasionally revisit the basics for us, it makes all your projects more achievable :)
I've been leathercrafting for several years and it never hurts to revisit the basics. Over time there are a few things that I tend to neglect and just get lazy with, such as burnishing. That trick for the flesh side is great and I will be giving that a shot in my next project!
Man!! The bracers were my first leather project, based on your old video, and today I'm a full blown artisan
I’m just happy to be entertained by a new video with your energy
I am planning to make my first foray into leather crafting this weekend, and was planning on making an armor set for this Halloween. Bracers were going to be first on my list. This is perfect
7:00 you can save money with a thicker sort of Packing Tape, instead of the transfer plastic.
Just found out I have a Tandy leather no more than 20 mins from me. So excited to try leather crafting thanks to your videos Cl3ver!
Really like the revamp/reboot/curriculum update y'all are doing. Definitely good for newcomers, but also a chance for folks who have been here for a bit to maybe revisit things. Never stop learning and all that. Also the merch looks awesome!
Recently found the channel. I've watched several hours of your videos and am considering getting into leathercrafting because of it. Thanks a ton for all you do!
Awesome work! This will definitely help me make my hung gar bracers for my monk. Would love to see some studded bracers or armor in the future.
I'm planning to start an archery glove/bracer soon so it's great to go back to basics. 😊 Love the "Learn how to do just about everything" shirt design! Wish there was one in Rivlan green 😉
I would love to see a bunch of EVA Foam prop work….. armor , weapons, and other stuff.
I like the beginner videos alongside the more advanced stuff you're now capable of. Nice range, allows newcomers like me to join easier & also sends a nice message that being a master leathercrafter doesn't make the easier projects not worth doing. They're still fun, make a cool thing & the value of creating is not how advanced your creation is :)
Dude I see your stuff periodically and the back and forth is awesome. BTW, share the drink recipes
i would wager that they are too long. They should be a tad shorter to allow full range of motion with your wrist.
Always a joy watching you make stuff and giving tips as you go.
still a ton of fun to watch this as well as the more complicated builds :D! (ps. Do another wizard build some time!)
So happy you are doing this. I just started leatherwork and these videos are so helpful
This is awesome I love this. It was very useful even though I have been watching this for a few years now.
been with ya for a long while and I absolutely Love this new approach. Keep up the great work you guys!
Great video. I love the revisiting of an already covered topic with more knowledge and experience. I now want to go and make another set of bracers.
To slick the flesh side of the leather, I've just used the pointed edge of the burnishing tool and called it a day. I'm newer but it seems to work for my purposes.
3:50 your Paper template should be thought of as the *inner surface* of your piece. I suggest increasing the width of your piece by just a hair over the thickness of the material, then beveling the edges.
with a little practice, the result is an inner circumference that matches your template, and an outer diameter that compensates for the increased diameter from the middle of your arm to the outside of the piece.
if you're confident in your skills, or have the right too, just make your cut at an angle from the get-go!
I've had a swivel knife (sand blade) for years and never knew what it was for. I work w old sample and scrapped furniture leather so I've never looked in the real tools. Just using scissors, sharpies and exacto knives and darning needles to poke holes and sew lol. I love learning it from you!
* sans blade, typo oop
I buy quilted muslin fabric and use it inside the bracer it makes for excellent padding.
It was super fun to see the first video and then this one ❤
Miss clicked on the notification but glad I did
Love the new format
I feel you on losing measurements right after you take them if you don't write them down. YES!! All of the time and almost every time. I keep saying to myself hey it's 2 numbers you'll remember it... NOPE! LOL Also I am loving the new model so far. Everything flows better
Grateful for this one, as I need to make a set of these for the underlay for a set of hard vambraces.
Those are sweet looking. Awesome build
Looks great but would be better with a fur trim
What up notie SQUAAAAAAD?
It would be great if you could do an episode like this, but with a faux leather instead For those of us who don’t necessarily want to use real leather regularly.
The Problem is, you can't really tool faux leather this way. It won't let you do the things that are mostly seen here.
I've known that as I was creating a project for a friend, but still tried. Ended up painting the image, instead of carving it, since I couldn't even cut the faux leather without breaking the leatherside and show the fabric base. You can apply heat and stamp faux leather, but I currently doubt a lot of experience with that (or the tools needed) are available.
Aside from creating the image, the rest is pretty identical, so you can still use this video as reference.
Offchance is that they are willing to try something new, but currently doubt it's practical to relearn a method to get a similar result for something that is a staple of this whole channel.
Oh I know that faux leather doesn’t work the same way as real leather. Your suggestions on how to use it are super great though! I was just hoping for a video that would show how to use faux leather to get a similar look using different techniques. I think it would be cool to learn how to use a new material that is ultimately cheaper and more animal friendly than leather. It would give Kit a chance to work on his sewing skills too!
@@mostlyghosteyTrue enough, but one thing I could gather about working with faux leather is, that things take more time. And we know there is always one thing he is missing - time.
But apart from that, a quick check on YT had some pretty neat ideas, like creating height differences with sponge, or stamping.
But as smaller project, it might actually work in favor for him. smaller pieces can be really, really fast if you have the stamp for it. No carving required. Maybe this can get a hook for him to consider, since it's something new *and* can speed smaller projects up.
Love the shirt! Great video
I'm loving the new archetype method you have going on. And just as I'm starting to mess around with leather! Anything more I could say would echo pretty much everyone else in the comments list.
Except for this: Is that a negroni? Or maybe a sazerac? Decided to make a negroni for myself before firing up the ol' YT, sat down and was immediately distracted by thinking, "Hey, that looks real familiar."
Oh yeah: definitely feel free to start from the start on any given skillset. Even in areas I know pretty well, something comes along, a technique or connecting dots or whatever, that I hadn't seen before.
yes
I love this!! ❤
I do have a tool recommendation question. Do you have a master list of tools you use / recommend? It would be helpful.
Any tips to keep them from riding the wrist when wearing?
Pretty much impossible. That's why those types of bracers aren't historical. Not matter how good they fit, with enough arm movement (when fighting for example) they ride forwards. (Plus they tire you out much faster because more weight to the end of your arm, long lever etc)
But that's why they generate such a fantasy look.
Historical arm harness is laced to the shoulder, so it's impossible for it to move. But that way you need complete arm pieces. What you could try is point them to your forearm. You put laces to whatever garment you wear under those bracers and make fitting holes in the bracers, preferably close to the elbow. If your garment fits good enough and is sturdy enough (like an arming doublette, that should help.