@@Iliketomakestuff Next time you make an overlapping joint, like on the chair back; use that skiving knife to thin the piece on the underside. That way you won't have a bulge line down the piece after you glue it together. The chair looks great though. Nice job on your first leather working project.
Let me offer a few tips from someone who has the privelige of working with a professional leather smith. When it comes to all of the liquids, less is more. dab your daubers off on a dry surface to shed the excess fluid. This will prevent the gum tragancanth from working further into the edge than you want same goes for the dye. Alot of pros dilute the dye so they can gradually apply it as well. When it comes to casing, for a cleaner tighter casing you want to let the leather actually dry out a little bit before it becomes perfectly moldable. The usual method is cool to touch, just a shade or so darker than dry and feels like damp clay. The sewing machine should walk backwards a few steps to finish out your lock stitch. Protip any bits of normal steel will stain your leather darker, so any sort of iron dust will discolor it.
@@Iliketomakestuff Another option is exactly the opposite. Instead of using a dauber or foam brush, use a larger quantity of dye in a shallow tray. Soak the leather in the liquid and hang it by the corner to drip over the tray until it dries. The result is a darker stain/color that saturates the leather. I used to make tooled leather armor for re-enactments; surface cuts barely show because the leather is pretty much the same all the way through.
@@Iliketomakestuff not at all, like i said i am lucky and privileged enough to have access to a pro, so ive stumbled on these blocks once or twice myself. I did forget one tip though, when burnishing the leather, lay it down on clean hard surface (marble sink cut outs are often recommended as a beginners tooling block) use the burnisher in one hand and hold the leather flat with the other. A little bit of pressure and time will end up with beautiful polished ends. Also if you continue doing the leather work a head knife is well reccomended and take it from someone who did it himself, buy the good tools the first time through. You work will come out way ahead in the same amount of time. As opposed to buying the cheap tools.
Another handy tip. If you end up with dents or markings like your clamps did, lay some wet paper towel over the damage and use a clothing iron to steam it. Makes the fibres in the leather go back to normal
Thank you for leaving the mistake in! Stuff like that is a good reminder to everyone that's learning something new that you're bound to make a few mistakes -- despite the inconvenience of them, they really do help guide you toward improving your method.
12:40 - That was a really good idea using the spacers to make sure the two sides didn't stick together before you were ready. That's why I like this channel; I always learn something useful. :)
Also found a chair by the junk, and took it to fix. Cedar chair with broken slats, so removed them all, and replaced them with rope, and wove a thinner rope through to finish it off. Works well as my camping chair now, and still folds up as well.
Another great video Bob! It reminds me of my dad making leather projects when I was young. I would watch him for hours making patterns and always asking questions which he would answer. He even showed me how to use the stitching chisels and how to stitch.
You guys rock! It would have been easy to edit out the failed the stitch job and just cut to the second attempt, but instead you walked us through your failure and showed how you fixed it. I really appreciate that. Keep up the good stuff!
Super happy that you made a new one! It looks better in every aspect. This really makes me think about trying out working with leather, looks really cool!
My great grandfather had a leather sewing machine. It was an industrial one, weighed about 300 pounds, had a foot treadle. He used it to make a full set of pulling tack for his pair of Missouri Mules, and to add specialized bits to his saddles. Leather working and sewing has always been something that fascinated me, because some of the terminology is borrowed from normal sewing, and some is borrowed from carving.
Very good job Bob! I was thinking about doing some leather work and it is encouraging to see that even you mess up sometimes. It shows how genuine you are and how you don't hold yourself at a higher standard than everybody else. Good Job!
I was like "aww, I'm proud of you Bob!" When you went back and remade it. We've all been there when something didn't turn out great and going back to redo it is hard. Thanks as well for SHOWING your mistakes and not editing them out.
When I first learned to sew with a machine, we had to practice following guidelines (a line, a circle, and a star) and had to focus on not pushing or pulling on the paper templates while we were "sewing" them. It was super hard and the paper showed all our mistakes. I definitely feel you on how hard it is to let the machine go while also guiding it.
Nice work and cool idea. My dad had a few of those when I was growing up. My Mother sewed new pieces for them from canvas. My dad sanded and retained them. They were on a our back patio. A cool idea would be to emboss your logo on the middle of the back. I have a friend that works at a motorcycle shop. He does leather work. Makes super cool belts, holsters, horse tack, bags, and earrings. He sells them as is side work to support his other expensive hobbies. He has been doing it for many years.
We talked about all of the possibilities that we could add to this project, but I wanted to keep this first one simple. We will totally be doing stuff like that in the future. Thanks!
So happy you remade that piece. I find its always worth making things just so and fully enjoying it rather than living with decent
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I've been making stuff out of leather for some years now and I can say that for a first, you did super well! The only thing I've got to say to everyone that want to work with leather: get some diamond pricking irons. Not a straight line one like in the video. And use saddle stitching, you will get a better stitch than with a machine: it will last longer and look better (once you've got a lot of practice haha)
Glad you redid the back. It looks great - the "old" look and feel of the waxing, and the contrasting color of the (super straight) stitching. Well done!
For somthing that was chucked out, its an amazing usefull piece of restoration..would make an excellent fishing chair as it fold down ,easy to carry...
Leather is great. I do dice cups and all sorts of small items like pouches or knife sheaths or whatever is needed. You can glue it, sew it, rivet it or just form it in place. And if you ask leatherworkers for waste pieces you get enough stuff to start working on and practicing.
@@IliketomakestuffI'm thinking the same as well, the leather probably get thinner over time. Plus the arm on top only clamp the leather well if the person lean on it.
@Klausbärbel Fömm The perfectly succeeded part will show itself over time. Looking at the frame it certainly was intended to either be rolled as mentioned in the beginning of the video or have some kind of body in the center to fill the slot completely. If it works with just the fold like that, cool. We will see. Bieggie Thic is not telling you what to do but trying to give new context to the situation.
@Klausbärbel Fömm I am stating facts and voicing suggestions, at no point am I ordering anything or tell you what you should or shouldn't to. Conversations are much more enjoyable if people listen closely to what the other is saying instead of responding to what they think the other one must have meant. I am under the impression you are doing the latter or are putting quite some efford into being a newsance for no reason.
A very nice project! I´m impressed with the leather dye, that turned out really good. It´s always a hassle to get the right color and also to get it even.
Love the video. Funny story, was watching after dinner at the kitchen table when the 13 yr old daughter said, " hey, is that Bob the Builder? What's he making?". Got another DIY-er in the family I guess.
Nicely done! You did an awesome job with that leather and changing the colour of the chair makes that leather really stand out. Where you've folded the leather over (one the ends of the seat), if you have problems with the leather pulling out, you can buy beading string and wrap the leather around the string. That's how the beading on leather chairs is done, although they use much thinner leather when covering chairs. 👍
Great job with the leather. I tell you as a shoemaker. And you won’t believe, I found the SAME stools in the trash. So I couldn’t believe your video. They’re waiting for me until I have time. I was thinking to going with fabric, but now you inspired me to go with leather also.
Really amazing work. I am always so impressed with your determination and interest in learning new skills and techniques. I think it really shows others interested in making that you can do anything with a bit of time, patience and passion for increased knowledge
Turned out really nice. Glad you kept the dont settle mentality and just fixed your mistake. As a weekend project idea you should look into the world of Pepakura and make something using its program!
Awesome! I'm working on my first leather project. I'm leather wrapping some stirrups. I eventually want to get to the point of disassembling old rough saddles, and refinishing them for a profit.
I just bought a hand stitching kit on amazon for like $8 and have already made a wallet and a holster in the past week. Saddle stitching by hand is definitely tricky at first
Not only can you sand leather, you can cut it with your bandsaw too. Its rarely useful, but its occasionally useful for trimming a thick wet-formed piece for stitching.
Leather has definitely interested me more and more. There's a satisfaction from sanding and fastening wood together, another satisfaction from bending some metal... but leatherworking seems to be a whole different thing. We're now entering into the world of belts, tool belts/pouches, wallets etc. Really awesome. Well done Bob. Definitely down for some more leather projects.
Punching a series of slotted holes and hand stitching almost always results in very straight lines. Use punch tines with four slots (or even a single) to go around curves. You also might mention that the thread is actually waxed thread that carries its own lubrication. It slides easily through the leather, almost regardless of thickness. I've never owned a leather sewing machine. Great staring project. I was VERY glad to see you remade the seat back.
Nice project Bob, my Grandad was a cobbler for around 80 years the sewing machine you used is more of a cobblers machine. If you do more leather work in the future add a table around the needle plate, makes it easier to control the material.
Not bad sir. I have been leather and woodworking since I was 7yrs. old. If you bevel the edges before burnishing they come out much nicer. Also edge coat after burnishing. Got all kinda tips if ya need them. Have a great day.
Hey Bob, I just wanna give you a tip at 12:50, you should always try and start in the middle and end at the sides the get rid of as many air bubbles as possible!
I just love this video. There is so much info in there and it's entertaining as well. It would be interesting if you could make a sturdy 3D printed piece that makes it easier to have a logo imprinted in the leather and to then sew it. Bob, maybe you could explore that idea in the future.
Very impressive Bob! I'm surprised you didn't put your logo on the back side of the chair. We have been cool to see you do some custom leather engraving! But as usual great video! Thumbs up!
I love that you're getting into leatherworking! It's such a fun material to work with right!? And so easy to get started, as you said! You could also use beeswax from your hive to burnish edges, wax-harden the leather and make all kinds of cool stuff! I also recommend getting a swivel knife (steel blade is cheaper and makes you appreciate how cool a ceramic blade is, once you get it) and carving leather. It's such a therapeutic process for me, and I hope it is for you too. Really looking forward to seeing more of your leatherworking projects. Thanks! :D
That came out great even if it hadn't been your first leather project! I'm glad you went back and redid the back for your sake because having a project you're not happy with sitting around your house staring at you all the time just isn't fun.
To get really nice glass like edges from burnishing try sanding the edge just a bit. Just like sanding wood you can start with a coarser grit, them move up to higher ones. Or you can just start with 400, which usually gets the job done well enough that when you use the gum trag then burnish your edges will be glossy and smooth. Using a very sharp knife to trim the edges before burnishing can work wonders as well. Having a high grade of leather w/ a tight grain is another way to make burnishing easier.
Leathercrafter here - I have a similar sewing machine and part of the issue your having is that it's not secured down properly. try clamping that piece of wood to the workbench next time, it will prevent the machine from wobbling and make your stitches more consistent. Otherwise you could end up with a very slight wave to your stitches, caused by you fighting to keep your machine from wobbling while turning the crank. otherwise the best remedy is practice.
Nice job! There are a few tricks to hide where you connected the leather.. Depending on durability needs consider a rivet where weak points are to help strengthen things up. Weaver Leather is a great company.
Loved the Video! I would like to see Bob "re do" the chair, but now do all the wood work and do a new leather work with all the new skills he learned doing this one
I had to come back to this video. I’m trying my first leather project and it’s kind of similar, well, not really. It’s a cat bed thing that’s kind of the same, but I also realize that I don’t know what I’m doing, so this helps a lot!
@@Iliketomakestuff For this project I'm making 7 handbag/purses with wood and leather. It's an idea that Jessie from HomeMadeModern did a few years ago. She used a CNC...me a jigsaw. But I think they are turning out ok.
"I'm just going to have to live with it"
"So I went ahead and made a whole new one"
As expected
Some times you just have to start over.
100% I saw him say I'm just going to live with it and I was like, no you won't Bob, you know you're gonna redo it you're a maker like that
@@Iliketomakestuff Next time you make an overlapping joint, like on the chair back; use that skiving knife to thin the piece on the underside. That way you won't have a bulge line down the piece after you glue it together. The chair looks great though. Nice job on your first leather working project.
Let me offer a few tips from someone who has the privelige of working with a professional leather smith. When it comes to all of the liquids, less is more. dab your daubers off on a dry surface to shed the excess fluid. This will prevent the gum tragancanth from working further into the edge than you want same goes for the dye. Alot of pros dilute the dye so they can gradually apply it as well. When it comes to casing, for a cleaner tighter casing you want to let the leather actually dry out a little bit before it becomes perfectly moldable. The usual method is cool to touch, just a shade or so darker than dry and feels like damp clay. The sewing machine should walk backwards a few steps to finish out your lock stitch.
Protip any bits of normal steel will stain your leather darker, so any sort of iron dust will discolor it.
Thank you so much, this was incredibly helpful!
@@Iliketomakestuff Another option is exactly the opposite. Instead of using a dauber or foam brush, use a larger quantity of dye in a shallow tray. Soak the leather in the liquid and hang it by the corner to drip over the tray until it dries. The result is a darker stain/color that saturates the leather. I used to make tooled leather armor for re-enactments; surface cuts barely show because the leather is pretty much the same all the way through.
@@Iliketomakestuff not at all, like i said i am lucky and privileged enough to have access to a pro, so ive stumbled on these blocks once or twice myself. I did forget one tip though, when burnishing the leather, lay it down on clean hard surface (marble sink cut outs are often recommended as a beginners tooling block) use the burnisher in one hand and hold the leather flat with the other. A little bit of pressure and time will end up with beautiful polished ends. Also if you continue doing the leather work a head knife is well reccomended and take it from someone who did it himself, buy the good tools the first time through. You work will come out way ahead in the same amount of time. As opposed to buying the cheap tools.
Another handy tip. If you end up with dents or markings like your clamps did, lay some wet paper towel over the damage and use a clothing iron to steam it. Makes the fibres in the leather go back to normal
Thank you for leaving the mistake in! Stuff like that is a good reminder to everyone that's learning something new that you're bound to make a few mistakes -- despite the inconvenience of them, they really do help guide you toward improving your method.
Exactly. You rarely get things perfect on the first go. Don't be afraid to set it aside and try again.
I love that you also show your attempts that didn't work out as expected, including tips on how to do it the right way.
Watched this video, bring back so many memories when assisting my late father doing leatherworks. Miss you pop! R.I.P
12:40 - That was a really good idea using the spacers to make sure the two sides didn't stick together before you were ready. That's why I like this channel; I always learn something useful. :)
As soon as I saw Bob's disappointed face when he messed up the stitching, I knew he was going to remake it!
same bob mind just like me
Your commitment to excellence and your ability to adapt to set backs are things I’ve always liked about your videos.
Love the yellow door.
+1 for rescuing stuff from the trash!
I love it when you explore new skills and techniques; it makes for great videos.
Awesome stuff. I winced in pain when the stitch turned out bad. Good job redoing it! :-)
I'm so glad that I did!
I Like To Make Stuff that you can use
Also found a chair by the junk, and took it to fix. Cedar chair with broken slats, so removed them all, and replaced them with rope, and wove a thinner rope through to finish it off. Works well as my camping chair now, and still folds up as well.
Another great video Bob! It reminds me of my dad making leather projects when I was young. I would watch him for hours making patterns and always asking questions which he would answer. He even showed me how to use the stitching chisels and how to stitch.
You guys rock! It would have been easy to edit out the failed the stitch job and just cut to the second attempt, but instead you walked us through your failure and showed how you fixed it. I really appreciate that. Keep up the good stuff!
I've been dabbling with leathercraft for about a year now and I'm really impressed with your first try!
Looks great!
Thanks!
Next challenge: Replicating the entire chair from scratch so that you have a matching pair.
Also cause I really want to learn how to make one
@@JBantha Same!
Super happy that you made a new one! It looks better in every aspect. This really makes me think about trying out working with leather, looks really cool!
My great grandfather had a leather sewing machine. It was an industrial one, weighed about 300 pounds, had a foot treadle. He used it to make a full set of pulling tack for his pair of Missouri Mules, and to add specialized bits to his saddles. Leather working and sewing has always been something that fascinated me, because some of the terminology is borrowed from normal sewing, and some is borrowed from carving.
It is an interesting intersection of a few different skills.
Very good job Bob! I was thinking about doing some leather work and it is encouraging to see that even you mess up sometimes. It shows how genuine you are and how you don't hold yourself at a higher standard than everybody else. Good Job!
Very very cool. Always wanted to try leather working.
Dude, give it a try. It's a whole new ability unlocked.
I was like "aww, I'm proud of you Bob!" When you went back and remade it. We've all been there when something didn't turn out great and going back to redo it is hard. Thanks as well for SHOWING your mistakes and not editing them out.
When I first learned to sew with a machine, we had to practice following guidelines (a line, a circle, and a star) and had to focus on not pushing or pulling on the paper templates while we were "sewing" them. It was super hard and the paper showed all our mistakes. I definitely feel you on how hard it is to let the machine go while also guiding it.
Nice work and cool idea. My dad had a few of those when I was growing up. My Mother sewed new pieces for them from canvas. My dad sanded and retained them. They were on a our back patio. A cool idea would be to emboss your logo on the middle of the back. I have a friend that works at a motorcycle shop. He does leather work. Makes super cool belts, holsters, horse tack, bags, and earrings. He sells them as is side work to support his other expensive hobbies. He has been doing it for many years.
We talked about all of the possibilities that we could add to this project, but I wanted to keep this first one simple. We will totally be doing stuff like that in the future. Thanks!
So happy you remade that piece. I find its always worth making things just so and fully enjoying it rather than living with decent
I've been making stuff out of leather for some years now and I can say that for a first, you did super well!
The only thing I've got to say to everyone that want to work with leather: get some diamond pricking irons. Not a straight line one like in the video. And use saddle stitching, you will get a better stitch than with a machine: it will last longer and look better (once you've got a lot of practice haha)
Saddle stitch is a quality suggestion
Fun project. I literally did the same thing a few years back with a frame destined for the trash. Nice work!
Glad you redid the back. It looks great - the "old" look and feel of the waxing, and the contrasting color of the (super straight) stitching. Well done!
For somthing that was chucked out, its an amazing usefull piece of restoration..would make an excellent fishing chair as it fold down ,easy to carry...
Leather is great. I do dice cups and all sorts of small items like pouches or knife sheaths or whatever is needed. You can glue it, sew it, rivet it or just form it in place. And if you ask leatherworkers for waste pieces you get enough stuff to start working on and practicing.
Love the video! Keep the leather projects coming - I'm trying to dabble in it myself a bit too. Maybe you could do a journal/notebook cover next?!
Appreciate the venture into something you weren't so familiar with. Turned out great! Love the videos!
You need to put a rod inside the fold, so it wil not get out!
The friction and the arm on top really holds the leather in there, but thanks for the suggestion.
@@IliketomakestuffI'm thinking the same as well, the leather probably get thinner over time.
Plus the arm on top only clamp the leather well if the person lean on it.
Klausbärbel Fömm theyre just suggesting options
@Klausbärbel Fömm The perfectly succeeded part will show itself over time. Looking at the frame it certainly was intended to either be rolled as mentioned in the beginning of the video or have some kind of body in the center to fill the slot completely. If it works with just the fold like that, cool. We will see.
Bieggie Thic is not telling you what to do but trying to give new context to the situation.
@Klausbärbel Fömm I am stating facts and voicing suggestions, at no point am I ordering anything or tell you what you should or shouldn't to. Conversations are much more enjoyable if people listen closely to what the other is saying instead of responding to what they think the other one must have meant. I am under the impression you are doing the latter or are putting quite some efford into being a newsance for no reason.
A very nice project! I´m impressed with the leather dye, that turned out really good. It´s always a hassle to get the right color and also to get it even.
Love the video.
Funny story, was watching after dinner at the kitchen table when the 13 yr old daughter said, " hey, is that Bob the Builder? What's he making?". Got another DIY-er in the family I guess.
Nicely done! You did an awesome job with that leather and changing the colour of the chair makes that leather really stand out. Where you've folded the leather over (one the ends of the seat), if you have problems with the leather pulling out, you can buy beading string and wrap the leather around the string. That's how the beading on leather chairs is done, although they use much thinner leather when covering chairs. 👍
Using the spacers in the glue up process for the back panel was super smart....
You should use that chair as a template and do a show(s) on building director chairs. It would be great.
Interesting idea!
Lynn at Darbin Orvar does a lot of leather work and she has a few videos of cool leather projects, definitely worth checking out.
I appreciate that you shot the final product in front of the yellow door so the white of the chair doesn't disappear into the white of the wall!
Great job with the leather. I tell you as a shoemaker. And you won’t believe, I found the SAME stools in the trash. So I couldn’t believe your video. They’re waiting for me until I have time. I was thinking to going with fabric, but now you inspired me to go with leather also.
Leather is an amazing material. Just like Wood. Just a joy to work with 👌
Really amazing work. I am always so impressed with your determination and interest in learning new skills and techniques. I think it really shows others interested in making that you can do anything with a bit of time, patience and passion for increased knowledge
Great video, nice in depth and still accessible. Keep them coming!
Turned out really nice. Glad you kept the dont settle mentality and just fixed your mistake. As a weekend project idea you should look into the world of Pepakura and make something using its program!
I'm so glad you remade the back. That looks incredible!
Great job man. Leather is a lot of fun to work with. Especially for Costumes and Props.
I'm so excited about where this new skill will take us.
Awesome! I'm working on my first leather project. I'm leather wrapping some stirrups. I eventually want to get to the point of disassembling old rough saddles, and refinishing them for a profit.
It looks like with just a few basic tools I could incorporate leather into all kinds of projects. Awesome!
You totally can! I thought you needed way more stuff to get started than you actually do.
I just bought a hand stitching kit on amazon for like $8 and have already made a wallet and a holster in the past week. Saddle stitching by hand is definitely tricky at first
Great job and the 2nd attempt on the backing was totally worth it.
New challenge: I'd love to see you do something with weaving.
I am soooooooo glad that there will be leather content.
Really nice..... it turned out awesome. Love the paint contrast with the leather dye color
Thanks! Me too
Gorgeous! Love the "I just remade the whole thing" I think everyone has been there before.
Not only can you sand leather, you can cut it with your bandsaw too. Its rarely useful, but its occasionally useful for trimming a thick wet-formed piece for stitching.
Bob, this was awesome. You're an inspiration with these videos. Diggin' how you're not afraid to try new things!
If you have an interest, go pursue it!
Congratulations, you just made your first sewing pattern! 👍
Great job on the lather work Bob! Thanks for sharing the video with us.👌👍😎JP
i like that you included your 'mistake'. great project.
Leather has definitely interested me more and more. There's a satisfaction from sanding and fastening wood together, another satisfaction from bending some metal... but leatherworking seems to be a whole different thing. We're now entering into the world of belts, tool belts/pouches, wallets etc. Really awesome. Well done Bob. Definitely down for some more leather projects.
Punching a series of slotted holes and hand stitching almost always results in very straight lines. Use punch tines with four slots (or even a single) to go around curves.
You also might mention that the thread is actually waxed thread that carries its own lubrication. It slides easily through the leather, almost regardless of thickness. I've never owned a leather sewing machine. Great staring project. I was VERY glad to see you remade the seat back.
Thanks for sharing. greetings from Turkey🤝👋
Great work!! And thank you for keeping the mallet 👍🏻👍🏻
Absolutely awesome Bob! The leather came out awesome, Nice to see you learn a new skill :)
That chair look lush now, love it ..
Nice project Bob, my Grandad was a cobbler for around 80 years the sewing machine you used is more of a cobblers machine. If you do more leather work in the future add a table around the needle plate, makes it easier to control the material.
Not bad sir. I have been leather and woodworking since I was 7yrs. old. If you bevel the edges before burnishing they come out much nicer. Also edge coat after burnishing. Got all kinda tips if ya need them. Have a great day.
awesome tutorial! you made it look easy enough that i may change the ripped leather on my chrome framed chairs!
great work as always! good call on redoing the stitches.
Thanks! Nothing is perfect the first time.
Can't wait to see more leather work from you!
I wish leather working wasn't such an expensive hobby. It looks like amazing amounts of fun!
Ridiculously well done...!
Wow! That turned out a amazing, Bob! Great job, as always.
Looks great! They would be there just for looks, but it would be cool if you continued the stitching down on the seat portion also. Great upcycle!
Hey Bob, I just wanna give you a tip at 12:50, you should always try and start in the middle and end at the sides the get rid of as many air bubbles as possible!
Good to know, thanks!
I just love this video. There is so much info in there and it's entertaining as well. It would be interesting if you could make a sturdy 3D printed piece that makes it easier to have a logo imprinted in the leather and to then sew it. Bob, maybe you could explore that idea in the future.
Really amazing job. Great work
I *love* Weaver Leather Craft & I *love* Chuck Dorsett.
They were such a big help with this project, not just a sponsor.
Wow that looks so good! Great color choices as usual.
Thank you!
Very impressive Bob! I'm surprised you didn't put your logo on the back side of the chair. We have been cool to see you do some custom leather engraving! But as usual great video! Thumbs up!
I love that you're getting into leatherworking! It's such a fun material to work with right!? And so easy to get started, as you said! You could also use beeswax from your hive to burnish edges, wax-harden the leather and make all kinds of cool stuff! I also recommend getting a swivel knife (steel blade is cheaper and makes you appreciate how cool a ceramic blade is, once you get it) and carving leather. It's such a therapeutic process for me, and I hope it is for you too. Really looking forward to seeing more of your leatherworking projects. Thanks! :D
I am really excited to do more!
That came out great even if it hadn't been your first leather project! I'm glad you went back and redid the back for your sake because having a project you're not happy with sitting around your house staring at you all the time just isn't fun.
That's a fact.
To get really nice glass like edges from burnishing try sanding the edge just a bit. Just like sanding wood you can start with a coarser grit, them move up to higher ones. Or you can just start with 400, which usually gets the job done well enough that when you use the gum trag then burnish your edges will be glossy and smooth. Using a very sharp knife to trim the edges before burnishing can work wonders as well. Having a high grade of leather w/ a tight grain is another way to make burnishing easier.
Leathercrafter here - I have a similar sewing machine and part of the issue your having is that it's not secured down properly. try clamping that piece of wood to the workbench next time, it will prevent the machine from wobbling and make your stitches more consistent. Otherwise you could end up with a very slight wave to your stitches, caused by you fighting to keep your machine from wobbling while turning the crank. otherwise the best remedy is practice.
Man, this looks like so much fun. And the sewing machine! ♥.♥
Just got the same exact chair at a thrift store for 10$. It's a commander chair by gold medal inc. awesome to see the exact same product. Nice work!
Nice job! There are a few tricks to hide where you connected the leather.. Depending on durability needs consider a rivet where weak points are to help strengthen things up. Weaver Leather is a great company.
That's so awesome! Great way to greatly improve a fun find
Very inspiring! You could turn the first chair back piece into an embossed sign... maybe emboss the chair with the ILTMS logo...
Beautiful job, Bob! Really nice! 😃
Loved the Video! I would like to see Bob "re do" the chair, but now do all the wood work and do a new leather work with all the new skills he learned doing this one
Nice work! I love this chair!
Fantastic job, turned out great Bob! 😍👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻
I had to come back to this video. I’m trying my first leather project and it’s kind of similar, well, not really. It’s a cat bed thing that’s kind of the same, but I also realize that I don’t know what I’m doing, so this helps a lot!
Looks awesome Bob!
Thanks!
Beautiful job on the chair.
Thank you so much!
I would've remade it too... It looks fantastic!
Beautiful yellow door !!!
Thanks!
That's a good looking chair, Bob.
Thanks!
Awesome. I've about got my leather Christmas gifts finished. This one is cool. Plus now I have another place to look for more leather.
Great! What kind of stuff have you made?
@@Iliketomakestuff For this project I'm making 7 handbag/purses with wood and leather. It's an idea that Jessie from HomeMadeModern did a few years ago. She used a CNC...me a jigsaw. But I think they are turning out ok.
Great work! As a fellow Glowforger, I was waiting on that ILTMS logo to pop up on the back of the chair! Lol
Yeah, I'll get there :) I just wanted this to be a simple, starter project.
I Like To Make Stuff love it either way. Love watching your videos with my boys!
+1 for fixing your errors!