20 Ways to Improve Your Leatherwork!
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
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In this video I have come up with 20 tips (this is my own list) that I think might help you to improve your leatherwork. I have tried to make these as general as possible so they can help the most people! I hope there's something useful in here for you :)
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00:58 tip #1
03:19 tip #2
04:55 tip #3
06:23 tip #4
08:32 tip #5
10:32 tip #6
12:52 tip #7
15:31 tip #8
18:47 tip #9
21:05 tip #10
22:47 tip #11
24:40 tip #12
28:07 tip #13
29:51 tip #14
31:29 tip #15
33:03 tip #16
36:15 tip #17
37:09 tip #18
38:19 tip #19
39:48 tip #20 - Навчання та стиль
Ian,
Thank you for making this video. I have watched many videos on learherworking but this has been so beneficial. I believe this is because (as per one of your points) you are giving principals rather than examples.
Your outlining these points, has helped the rather large learning curve of a beginner.
-Ahoda
I can't tell you how grateful I am that you shared these tips. I started leatherworking a few months ago making journals. It has turned into a small business and as time goes on I have learned how important it is to continue to learn in the art of leather crafting. Your tips certainly has helped quite a bit; some of which I had already adopted. Thanks for your generosity.
Excellent tips! I like that you used your own tip, giving advice on principles instead of specifics. Most of those tips could be used for many things in life, so great job!
Thanks for the tips, I enjoy your longer form disscussions on the various topics. As a newb I'm able to pick out some subtle nuances from them. Thanks for your time editing as well
Just wanted to give you a sincere thanks from over the pond here in the states. I've been considering getting into leather working for a while, yet I've not a clue on what the basics are. Just wanted to say thanks for you taking the time to make these introductory videos. Great info!
I'm muddling through also. I've had some early luck with it and sold a few holsters; but I still feel like I'm in way over my head. Lol. They liked them, that's what counts. This video was great help. Good luck to you also.
A big huge thank you from Canada. I've been watching your videos and have purchased a couple of your templates. You have taught me so much and I've only just started working with leather a couple of months ago. I love how you explain things and encourage us to use our own heads. Principles vs examples is brilliant! I've never really thought about that before, but it makes so much sense. It's given me a fresh way to think about things, not only for leather working, but like you said, it can be applied to SO much in life. I'm going to talk to my kids about it and give them that fresh perspective as well. Thank you so much Ian! You have gained my respect and I am incredibly grateful for you! Cheers!!
Thanks so much for the tips on dye. I couldn't figure out why my colours were so much different. It's the application medium: cloth, sponge, dauber, etc.
Three things that Ive learned help improve your quality and productivity and as a result your overall leather work in general.
1-have a shop and or work area that is properly set up for the average and more extensive projects. keep the work space clean and organized. this way you are prepared to do a wide variety of work and with perticular attention on quality and exspediency on every project.
2-use the best tools for the work. period. get every tool there is made for leather work and keep them well maintenanced.
3-use quality materials every time. this practice will help you to continue your focus on attention to detail. though more exspensive, the ease of work and quality in the end will pay for itself.
Thanks Mark I'm glad you like the videos! It is a toothbrush yes there are no plugs in my bathroom to charge it up with, it's not there any more though :)
i watch your videos and very much enjoy, if I haven’t commented, wanted to say appreciate very much you sharing your knowledge and working hard at the videos.thank you!!
great advise Ian , thank you.
Hello from Hong Kong! Great video! Just getting into leather craft and this advice is invaluable. Thanks for taking your time to share your advice and experiences.
This is a really great video! I'm very new to leather working but I have many other crafting hobbies as well and it's very interesting that nearly all of these rules apply to crafting in general. Honestly, great work putting this video together and wonderful information you've put out there.
Thanks for your advices! It is of great help for a beginer like me!
Love the advice, I'm new to leatherwork and your videos have been extremely helpful. Keep up the great work.
All twenty tips are good and explained well. Appreciated.
Thanks for these very informative advices!
I love your workshop, thanks a lot for the inspiration!
2020 and this information is as relevant today as it's ever been. Bravo Ian!
Cheers mate, really helpful, good tips. I'm just starting out and haven't done much yet but I'm learning loads from your vids, thanks for sharing!
Great advise. Thanks for investing yourself in these videos.
You do very nice work!
Another excellent video, Ian. Really helpful - thanks!!
So much appreciate your time and helpful tips. They were very well presented..
Very useful. I'm new to leathercraftand I do most of the things you talk about.
Good info. Thanks
Thanks for the video mate .. I am just getting into leather works and your vids have been very helpful... Cheers
All are excellent tips. Regarding colors, I have had a lot of success mixing different ones to create both new colors or different shades. Just stick with the same types of dye and you are good to go. My next adventure will be with acrylic paint on leather.
Great video... I'm just starting out. So far I have made a few little bits and messed up more... Keep it up...
Very rich content presented very well. Good job!
Thank you, great advice !
Love the drilling tip...I fully support your answer...it IS bullshit to say drilling your holes will in any way weaken your project. IF, and this is a big if, IF you manage to weaken your project then you have drilled your holes way too close together and your project would have been ruined by using an awl anyhow. If you wouldn't be comfortable with your hole spacing using an awl, don't let the enhanced precision of a drill bit go to your head and make you believe you can do something you can't
I was at Leed's Castle back in 1986. Good times. Love your videos.
Leeds castle isn't in Leeds where I'm from, it's in fake Leeds down South! :)
Oh well damn. LOL.
good video, very informative and straight forward
Excellent. Thanks.
Spanking paddles? LOL great advice, thank you for showing how you organize your shop.
About drilling vs. awl. Why not do both? I glued some 8/9 oz on a wood block and attached that block to my drill press base. I put a needle in my drill press, set it to low speed and drill holes with an awl. Eventually you will get a hole formed where the needle goes down through the wood, leaving you with straight holes. The press easily goes through layers of leather up to one inch thick. Note** Watch when you start how far you pull the press handle, if you bury the needle too far the press tip hits the leather and leaves a nasty mark!
Love the videos! Thanks for all your contributions!
Solitary Jack I can't remember the last time I drilled a hole, since I got my pricking irons I'm happy using those and my stitching looks miles better :)
very helpful! thank you :)
Excellent video. I have a gallery of leather art pieces that are designed for the user to use to create or finish their projects. Still, without a knowledge of leather, you will be wasting a lot of effort. You do a very good job of explaining that point in this video.
Thanks for the tips
Thank you from letting us learn from your experiments and mistakes. It is always best to listen to experience. Much appreciated.
Cheers buddy thank yoy for spending the time
Great Video Ian! I really enjoyed watching, learned a great deal that I can put into practice right away! Thank you, I like your style of educating, you are very easy to listen to, easy to understand, and nice to look at too ;-)
Hello, my friend! You are the best sheathmaker! Thanks! I study on your videos!
Great video sir
This is a fantastic video.
Nice organization!
Well spoken young man!
Thanks for sharing
Nice tips one thing I like to do with my stitch Pony is mount it on a table with two screws . that way its stable and you can stand up while stitching. Much more comfortable I think.
I have two for exactly that same reason.Sometimes I like to stand sometimes I want to sit.
tip #2: don't experiment on something you've nearly finished... that's common sense, but I wish I watched (and listened to) that before:/
Thank you so much for your work, it helped me a lot for starting (which I did a few days ago), and I guess I'll benefit from it in the future as well. If one day I sell any sheath (and I have a lot of work before that), you'll get a percentage as donation. I mean it. cheers!
I'm behind on a few e-mails, please not I'll only respond to e-mails sent through my site (where there is some info to read before sending me mail), I don't respond to UA-cam messages or comments on videos asking for things making...
Had to laugh at #15, you have set me straight on a few different ideas.
#8 is gold. #20 as well.
Congratulations on your achievement of reaching 100 K subs! I have been watching your vids for years and they have really helped, Thank you!
I do have a question however: I have to make a sheath that must be wet formed but the leather must first be dye prepped. Could you please explain the process I must go through?
Thanks in advance!
Ian you are the bedst m8, im lerning so mutch from you videos bedst gretings from Flemming Denmark. I have to say, i Think you one of the bedst leatherworker and the bedst to guide ppl how to love leathercraft óne youtube:-)
Thank you! I never learned so much from a 40 minute 'talk' ;)
thankyou very much for making these videos, i have been working with leather for almost a year now and your insight and instruction has elevated my ability to a new level, "knowledge is a gift that you nurture and pass on"
thanks bro
my grammer sucks, i know
Your grammar is ok, it's the punctuation and capitalization!
Thanks for the videos! Very helpful. Do you happen to know the band The Dunwells? My band from the U.S. played with them when we toured the UK. They are from Leeds.
On your tip #5 on drilling...I use a hollow drill bit...It's a unique bit and drill press used in a print shop...For some reason it's not commonly known?...Being a bookbinder and a son of a printer I knew about them...Check them out for a MUCH cleaner punch hole...Be sure to warm the bit with a few passes of paper and wax...Then proceed to drilling your leather!...It works!!!
I can say one thing you are a master with the leather work ! I like all of your videos . I am new to the leather world and I am an old man to boot . I fell at work and can not work anymore so I am trying my hand with leather to make a few bucks so what would be a good thing that I could make so that I can make money . And thank you Ron
You have to learn the craft first, so start with things that are small and don't have a million parts and pieces. You could get a kit to make a wallet or bag to begin with and then see what inspires you as time goes on. I suppose dog collars would be a safe bet, initially.
Thank you for this video....what books would you recommend that helped you tremendously? Also, I have a Singer Industrial sewing machine 95-40 as I am still looking for a proper machine to sew leather....a skiving machine vs. hand skiving ... what is experience with both and a as a beginner? What brands to recommend?
Do you have a list of the supplers you currently are usng for things such as leather? 've been usng Tandy on everythng but am open to lookng at other sources.
On my website.
hi mate, hope u doing good , i would like to know more about the leather stamping , cheers
Tip #2 is painful ... my experience trying out a new technique last night puts it in stark contrast :P
I like your workspace setup. Looks nice and organized.. Did you take some foam and cut holes for your staming tools? I like that better than the tandy wood rack.
This is an excellent collection of advice and tips. - Thank you.
#15: 'The customer is Not always right' - I learned this one First hand, not a good experience.
no they aren't always right and paying doesn't make it so, for the reasons outlined in the video. Making something which is poorly made just because it's what someone asked for and putting your name on it is dishonest and shows a lack of integrity, that shouldn't be confused with bad customer service. If someone asks for something which won't work and you make it, that's bad customer service and is no way to 'grow' a business. If you go to Aston Martin and ask them for a polka dot DB7 with wooden wheels they'll laugh at you even if you've got £150k in your hand; they're the ones who know how to make a quality car not the customer.
not true at all. I dont have to sell you anything. I dont have to make you anything. If I think your idea is ridiculous, i have zero obligation to cater to your needs. I dont think you understand how this particular type of business works. This isnt the same thing as dealing with someone that wants extra pickles on their bigmac.
As a former building contractor I can tell you unequivocally that the customer is not always right. Often they don't know what they're asking for exactly. One aspect of dealing with customers is educating them in some regard. If they're asking for something that isn't advisable you explain why it's a bad idea, determine what their goals really are and provide them with what they'll actually be satisfied with rather than something they'll be sorry they spent their hard earned money on. They will blame you for it and tell their friends.
The customer is always right is just a way of saying respect your customer. If they are not educated in everything they are asking for and we know they are not correct it is our job to steer them to the right. Sometimes it takes a lot of steering to keep them right. Sometimes some refuse to be steered in the right direction and they tend to carry the title of not my customer. Needless to say all my customers were correct.
Gracias desde guatemala... Thanks... lml
Love the comment- don't pigeon-hole yourself! I have been 'dabbling' with a number of projects. 1or 2 at a time! Some worked better than others- not failed, just not quite there yet!
I have the opposite problem. I keep trying new things and never get good at the first things!
I use a awl needle put in a drill machine. Best of two worlds, you get the nice small holes, but you dont need to use muscle strength to push it thru.
GENIUS
What is the point of ruining an awl needle when you could use a drill bit. The drill machine rotates, right? So you are not going to get the diamond shapes that an awl gives. Am I missing something?
@@madcat1007 Don't turn the drill on?
Ok Thanks. I knew I was missing something! Apart from a few marbles!!
NoGood....Use a space marker and a sharp diamond bladed awl..👏that way you’re not actually removing leather instead just piercing the skin which will close itself up..Capische?
Hey i am trying out a new idea and the idea is to have a ditch kit on my knife sheath so if i had to leave my kit beacuse something happened than i can use the stuff on my knife sheath to survive a night or two so just wanna know if u can make a sheath 4 me thanx
Shall you be doing a video on making spanking paddles! 😂seriously though another brilliant video Ian.
Hey man do you train at Straight Blast Gym? I hear shades of their philosophy in your message about principles.
I taught martial arts for a few years, I am into leatherworking but I haven't done anything in a while, and I also am into computer programming! Anyways, thanks for the helpful video.
Never been in a gym in my life.
"Experiment on experiments"
Ian A.
What knife is in the sheath in the thumbnail?
I'm employed here in New Zealand as a cobbler/sewing machinist and although I mostly do repairs I really enjoy custom making leather items. You mentioned a lot of cost concerns and I'm really lucky in that I have a lot of these things (leathers,dyes etc) at my disposal - having such a giving boss. I'm really looking forward to my next custom job and something for myself. I found a lot of your advice really helpful, inspiring and practical. It was great to see your workspace too, thank you very much for your time and sharing your experiences Ian!
Of course I sent this just before I saw #16 haha. I repair a lot of these very factory/machine made items claiming to be hand made, every so often I'll get a proper hand made beauty and it makes my day. Being a machine obsessed machinist (I'd rather fix sewing machines than sew and I LOVE to sew), I can really appreciate the time and effort someone takes to hand sew. I'll be joining these forums to see all the wonderful things you all make, thanks again for sharing!
Is this what you do for full time employment?
Thanks for this video, Ian! But could you add a subtitles to this video? People, who know spoken English not very good, will be grateful!
+Юрий Владимирович Островский I don't have time to go through subtitling the videos sorry, it would take many hundreds of hours.
+Ian Atkinson youtube have auto subtitle, i think....
+Zee N it'll probably translate subtitles from a language I type them in but it doesn't make them for you.
how do I come up with a ID stamp, do I have to check up to make sure I get one specific to my self , also where can I go to get one I know Tandy does a couple is this the only place Ian , best wishes Dawn DeBruin
I have a couple of videos about custom stamps full of information that you can watch
ok I shall take a look on your site thank you Ian
@ 7:31 a TBS Boar?
Do you get much demand for spanking paddles (23.0) north of the wall!!!???
Made me laugh so much
How long ago did you message him? Normally take less than a week to get back to me when I have messaged him which doesn't bother me as he must be very busy.
#4 is a problem for me. Workbench is a constant mess.
mine as well it's a constant battle!
... did you just say 'spanking paddles' ?? LOL
Concerning the first tip: I'm starting with leatherworking dont you think is better to buy cheaper leather, knowing that possibly my first projects will not be great?
beheadoth he mentioned that it's fine to get something a bit cheaper on your first pieces.
You'll know when it's time to "graduate" to better leather and tools.
Who says ladies handbags don't have knives in? 😂
If your under 16 read some books........LOL