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Before I asw his video I tried to burnish some chome tanned leather stripes using almost the same technique. It does not work. He on the other side is using veg tanned leather for sure.
So i was thinking about skiving knives. I looked at those cheap Amazon/Ali kits with all sorts of tools and something poked my eye. A skiving tool of sorts based on replaceable blades... which would probably would be a little silly to buy if you can't get replacement blades... it said "DESIGN IN GERMANY" on the blade, which for one, is a little funny, for other... well that thing looks familiar! That's a "hornhauthobel", a foot callus scraper! It's sold at every store, usually costs about 1.30€ and 10 replacement blades (20 cutting edges) cost less than 1€. Obviously if you buy one in Europe, not only is it much cheaper than importing a suspicious item from across the globe, it says "MADE IN GERMANY" on them instead. So i tried skiving leather with that, but... i'm a little unconvinced, does the tool need a little modification, is it my lack of skill letting me down, something else? I don't have any experience with leather and just trying and edging my way towards my first project(s). i want to re-dress the beaten up Audio Technica ATH-M40x headphones with real leather headband and real leather earpads, in some nice fancy colour, because why not, and i might do some simpler things on my way there first.
Hello, I was wondering if you would make me a knife sheath for my Esee 3? I am looking for a cross draw version of this leather button snap sheath you’ve made in this video.
Most important step: before you do anything, make sure your cut is clean. If your leather is not cut clean, your burnish wont look good. Oh and use tokonole to burnish
I've been told that you should not use Chrome tanned leather for a liner against metals like knives or guns because the chemicals can damage the metal over time.
Great video but I feel like you forgot one important alternative to edging and roughing and cornering and that is different types of sandpaper or emery cloth…. The trick with fork reslly works used it after seeing your video thanks again
Great video! You made it feel much more approachable and less intimidating for a newbie like me. One question, when stitching what does going through the loop do?
I started leather working by watching your videos. Within the year, I moved to making bags and doing wholesale orders. Sometimes I still use coffee cups for corners, as I still don’t have corner punches. I consider you to be one of my earliest teachers.
Sensational! You have done all and work without all those stiff neck tools that make the day of the smart sellers! And did it with fine humor! Congrats from Brazil, Man!
No way you get a consistent result using a knife/blade of sort, instead of an edge beveller! Definitely not "a good alternative". 😂 The fork is a very practical and funny alternative for a divider. 😁
Leather punch must be replaced with a proper metal punch. Fork puncher must be replaced with a proper fork for unrolling honeycombs. Edge beveler must be replaced with a proper tool for cutting and pushing cuticles. For rounded angles an proper wood chisel or rounded metal punch is fine too.
A handy way to remove the crud from a power burnisher is to fold a paper towel into a 2" square. Then apply denatured alcohol and turn the burnisher on as you hold the square of the paper towel to it. This method works very well as well.
A good way to sharpen a pair of leather shears or any pair of scissors is to use a sizeable piece of Reynolds aluminum foil and cut as many narrow strips of the foil as possible. When finished, the shears are very, very sharp!!!!! It a cheap but great way to sharpen the shears so $ can be saved for investing in more leather. LOL.
When making holes with a rotary punch, it's good to place a piece of scrap leather under the project piece and then squeeze the handles. When the top or project piece of leather is thoroughly pierced through, you should hear a certain sound from it. This assures the crafter a clean and precise cut on the punch.
This is an awesome video definitely the best wallet making video I’ve watched so far. Planning on making a wallet definitely going to make a video thanks for the tips.
