Thank you for sharing. I'm not artistic enough to come up with this stuff so I loved what you said. Don't try to imagine what it will look like try it... or something close to that effect. 🤔 so that gave me the confidence to try different methods to find something that works. Thanks, DePoppe Leatherworks
Love your videos. You really get my mind going as to the different possibilities. I love the traditional styles and think that they are important but.... I think experimenting is essential.
I'm glad I subscribe to your videos, as I was going through the list picked up several idea's for a border on a knife sheath I'm working on many Thanks.
I use the triangle beveler for rope effects and started using it for other things like Johan is doing, amazing how many things you can do with a simple stamp. If I do a carved border I do not bevel it if I'm tooling right on it. I wait and see if it needs it afterwards, most of the time it doesn't.
Thanks sooo much for your videos Johan!!! Being a 'newbie' to leather work, I've enjoyed everyone that I've viewed and appreciate all you've done for the leather working community! One question though...you mentioned 'numbers' on each stamp...are the numbers consistent and transferable from one mfg. to another or does every mfg. have their own numbering system??? Again, Thanks sooo much for all you do!!!
Hi! Those numbers are the numbers from Craftool stamps - most will be current stamps sold by Tandy and here and there you might find some that are discontinued. (Keep your eye on garage sales etc for old stamps!)
Johan, thank you so much. I really like that for the border. Quite nice. Thank you, thank you for replying. Your videos are saved on my playlist because there’s so much great info.
Johan Potgieter ah, I see. Oh! That would be so sweet. Now that I’m looking at it compared to that other impression that is clearly a mules for it is definitely different. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Johan Potgieter I just looked at the conversion chart from Tandy but couldn’t find it. It must be really old. If you have any luck let me know but I don’t want to bother you. You’ve already been a ton of help.
I'm struggling with the darkness (or not) of my impressions. I suspect it is the moisture content of the leather but that is something I can't seem to get right consistently. Do you have any tricks for knowing when it is ready to work? Yours always seems nice and dark.
pjculbertson55 Moisture content is the #1 ingredient to get right. So here is how I do it : With a sponge I apply water until it does not soak in right away, but leaves some water to penetrate much slower. (The idea is to eventually get at least the top 2/3 of the thickness of the leather damp). The I let the leather sit until it is almost the same color it was when it was dry. Now just the very, very top of the leather is starting to dry out and underneath it the leather fibers are nice and damp and sticky. At this point that nice dark burnishing you are after, should be at its best. After ten minutes or so, the surface will get dryer and so when I feel a difference in the tooling, I wipe the surface with a damp sponge, wait a minute and then continue tooling. Remember also that where the animal lived, how it was fed, how the hide was tanned, how long it has been out of the tannery, all of these make a difference in how well the leather will burnish when you tool it. What you paid for the leather has zero influence on the burnishing qualities of the leather. I have gotten super nice burnishing on a throw-away hide and zero burnishing on the most expensive top grade prime leather. I hope this helps!
Thankyou for your video. You help me understand more on how you can use the tools for different ways
I appreciate your creativity and thinking outside the box. It's an inspiration! Thank you Sir
Thank you for sharing. I'm not artistic enough to come up with this stuff so I loved what you said. Don't try to imagine what it will look like try it... or something close to that effect. 🤔 so that gave me the confidence to try different methods to find something that works.
Thanks,
DePoppe Leatherworks
Love your videos. You really get my mind going as to the different possibilities. I love the traditional styles and think that they are important but.... I think experimenting is essential.
Very much , Thank you. Beginer's like me need all the helpful hints we can get.
VERY informative and inspiring. Thank you.
Awesome insight - really opens my mind up to the possibilities! Subscribed!
I'm glad I subscribe to your videos, as I was going through the list picked up several idea's for a border on a knife sheath I'm working on many Thanks.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS JOHAN....LOVE-EM
I use the triangle beveler for rope effects and started using it for other things like Johan is doing, amazing how many things you can do with a simple stamp. If I do a carved border I do not bevel it if I'm tooling right on it. I wait and see if it needs it afterwards, most of the time it doesn't.
Gorgeous.
Thanks sooo much for your videos Johan!!! Being a 'newbie' to leather work, I've enjoyed everyone that I've viewed and appreciate all you've done for the leather working community! One question though...you mentioned 'numbers' on each stamp...are the numbers consistent and transferable from one mfg. to another or does every mfg. have their own numbering system??? Again, Thanks sooo much for all you do!!!
Hi! Those numbers are the numbers from Craftool stamps - most will be current stamps sold by Tandy and here and there you might find some that are discontinued. (Keep your eye on garage sales etc for old stamps!)
Очень познавательно！ ВЫ МАСТЕР,я учюсь у вас.
Thanx for the ideas!
Thank you, I've been looking for a video with this topic.
Don’t know if your still following or checking but could you please let me know what the number is on that large mules foot?
That is a Craftool 358. Those are the only numbers on the handle.
Choya C, I don't think it was made as a mules foot. I will try and find it in an old catalog.
Johan, thank you so much. I really like that for the border. Quite nice. Thank you, thank you for replying. Your videos are saved on my playlist because there’s so much great info.
Johan Potgieter ah, I see. Oh! That would be so sweet. Now that I’m looking at it compared to that other impression that is clearly a mules for it is definitely different. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Johan Potgieter I just looked at the conversion chart from Tandy but couldn’t find it. It must be really old. If you have any luck let me know but I don’t want to bother you. You’ve already been a ton of help.
I'm struggling with the darkness (or not) of my impressions. I suspect it is the moisture content of the leather but that is something I can't seem to get right consistently. Do you have any tricks for knowing when it is ready to work? Yours always seems nice and dark.
pjculbertson55 Moisture content is the #1 ingredient to get right. So here is how I do it :
With a sponge I apply water until it does not soak in right away, but leaves some water to penetrate much slower. (The idea is to eventually get at least the top 2/3 of the thickness of the leather damp).
The I let the leather sit until it is almost the same color it was when it was dry. Now just the very, very top of the leather is starting to dry out and underneath it the leather fibers are nice and damp and sticky.
At this point that nice dark burnishing you are after, should be at its best.
After ten minutes or so, the surface will get dryer and so when I feel a difference in the tooling, I wipe the surface with a damp sponge, wait a minute and then continue tooling.
Remember also that where the animal lived, how it was fed, how the hide was tanned, how long it has been out of the tannery, all of these make a difference in how well the leather will burnish when you tool it. What you paid for the leather has zero influence on the burnishing qualities of the leather. I have gotten super nice burnishing on a throw-away hide and zero burnishing on the most expensive top grade prime leather.
I hope this helps!
Great tutorial
Thanks! First half is still uploading!
Goede uitleg, dank je wel!
You're better than Leather Tuscadero!
What are the stamps used for the first border plz
Both are Craftool stamps: 358 with the little flower A102 in the middle.
The piece must be wet ..?
Just damp.
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My friend Joe, may I ask you a favor?
With pleasure!
I need work tools, even if they are old, to learn them, even if they are old, please, please, Mr. Johan
There is no such tool in my country and no one buys me like it. Please help
Help me and I will repay you this favor