@@GPWoodworks Been looking at molding veg leather and had this very thought process. You'd be the first guy I've seen doing it. How long did you leave it in the bag for? I suppose once formed you could add a hairdryer to speed up the process?
@@catchagrip.9468 With this setup, I usually let it ride for 10-15 minutes... You can pull it out and then put it back if you feel like it needs more time. Drying is truly best done with just time... I do, sometimes, get impatient and use a toaster oven at 150F with the door propped open slightly... BUT I highly recommend not walking away... AND pulling the piece out every few minutes to cool. Cooked ("Cured") leather gets much harder to work with.
@@GPWoodworks Thanks for your reply bud. I'll add the necessary tools to my list ; } I think this would be faster than playing around with it, I've seen others using small tacks to hold down the work piece while drying takes place. The small holes disappear when dying etc takes place. Obviously they're not using a vacuum bag. Looks good bud, keep up the good work.
That lathe burnisher you made has really made itself handy. I'm always very impressed with these leather projects, I wouldn't have thought that such a result was even possible in a home shop.
I sort of do this with kydex and have just bought my first piece of leather and tools. I have use a foodsaver vacuum sealer I use to suck that last bit of shape out of each sheath I make . Never even crossed my mind to use it to wet form my first leather sheath! It was a Duh! moment but I appreciate you putting this out there... my other plan would have been much more, involved, we'll say lol. Good vid and beautiful sheath brother!
Thanks! I have a habit of spilling containers... I can use all the help I can get. Here's an example if you're interested (It's a really old video... don't judge too harshly) :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zF4ksyC_nv4.html
Bob Thenob Torch? Well, someone is from the UK. You must admit, flashlight makes more sense than torch. Unless of course you are designing a holster for a legitimate burning or gas fed torch.
I use the Ziplock vacuum sealer and bags. They really work great. It pulls the vacuum and seals all at one time. And it SEALS. It does not contaminate the sealer any for future food use.
I switched to a vacuum pump and space saver bags a couple of years ago... I have seen people use the food saver bags with really good results. It works really well.
I am sure the board takes some of the water away from the leather but I am even more sure the lather would be almost dry when you combine a board, piece of fabric and 1-1,5 inch plaster slab (like the potters use to dry out clay slip)
Great job with this - I loved the idea of using a clamp to keep the dye bottle secure (I will be using this trick next project). Question - why did you use the roller at the end near the stitching? Was it to add some additional styling detail?
Hello to you. Could you please give me a tip to harden leather to stiffen the back of my first little pocket I am building. Thank you for your advice. Grateful. Fabrice
Very nice work. I have watched several videos trying to learn different techniques. The knife you made looks like a fantastic tool!! If I might suggest something, when you were sewing the sheath it was just flopping everywhere, why not just round over a piece of wood and insert it into the sheath and vise to hold it still??
On a clip there's a vacuum bag the guy used for last 2 years. ? Worth fixing what it was. He then rubbed it but was still solid. Quality plastic. What thickness was this to get the vacuumed corners as good as you did?
I just use the super cheap space saver bags. When they get weak or start leaking, I replace them. There are resources for permanent plastic for vacuum forming, they are typically sold as "vacuum press" components. Here are 2 that I found with a quick search: www.vacupress.com/vacuum-pressing-purchase-bags/ www.veneersupplies.com/categories/Vacuum__Press__Items/Vacuum__Press__Kits/
Any strong vacuum will work. I used a 1 gal shop vac in this video. I have used larger shop vacs for this (works a little better). I have seen people use food saver vacuum sealers for this, so if you already have one of those...
You can buy these at almost any department store. These are designed for storing pillows, clothes and comforters. Just look for something called "space bags".
Where do you guys buy decently priced tools and leather for beginers? I would love to dabble in leather working. Its truely a lost art thats fading really fast into obscurity.
I found a Tandy Leather store in my area and shopped the cheapest tools they had or waited for a sale. Shopping online works too... The el cheapo sites have some tool kits that can get you started for really cheap. I prefer to get only what I need for whatever project I am working on... then slowly add tools as I need them. If you start doing this and then decide it's not for you... it's probably best to not have invested a large sum of money in it. Kits are okay... but you will likely find that you only really use a small number of the tools they include on a regular basis. Links for Tandy and Weaver below... Take look at both and then look through the Banggood type sites. There will be something in that mix that will work for you. www.tandyleather.com/en/ www.weaverleathersupply.com/
That is a good point... This is a fairly old video... I have since upgraded to a vacuum pump and started using canvas to serve this purpose. Thanks for posting the comment.
@@GPWoodworks also if it helps any in my line of work (which is vacuum bag related) we use polypropylene cut into a palm size teardrop shape and smoothed around the edge to avoid puncturing the bag, but with the shape it allows you to roll the pollyprop on edge, around the perimeter of the part you are moulding. Giving a much sharper internal corner on the finished material. (If that's what you want) .
That leather wasn't dried up after you took it off the mold was it? I was just thinking about it because if you are vacuuming out all the air then it will not be dried up. Am I correct on that?
Not dry at all... in fact it takes a day or two to dry... unless you're impatient like me and throw it in the toaster oven (on low) to speed things up.
Yes wet it before the vacuum... I usually let it sit under vacuum for 5-10 minutes... If the form is really detailed or intricate I will let it sit longer. I have let some pieces sit for an hour or two... but that is major overkill 99% of the time.
You can buy these at almost any department store. These are designed for storing pillows, clothes and comforters. Just look for something called "space bags".
Sir, an excellent job in the making of this Leatherman multitool sheath, ... and a very informative video too. One question please; ... what kind of tooling knife did you use for this job? It looked as if this weapon was slicing thru butter. Thank you Sir.
Thank you for the kind words. If you mean the knife with the green handle... I made that knife. There are better designs than this... But if you want to see how I made it... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IdQtfNH69vU.html
I made that knife. There are better designs than this... But if you want to see how I made it... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IdQtfNH69vU.html
If you mean the knife with the green handle... I made that knife. There are better designs than this... But if you want to see how I made it... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IdQtfNH69vU.html
Thanks!!! Foodsavers work... I've seen other RU-vidrs use them. If you're interested, here's the knife build video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IdQtfNH69vU.html&t
My "Cliff from Cheers" explanation for the"no leather" would be that, if you put a leather jacket in there and vacuumed it, you would inadvertently vacuum form your jacket to the shape of a crushed plastic bag... so the fact it says "no leather" is a good indicator that it's perfect for vacuum forming leather on purpose!
It was a vacuum sealer bag. I use a foodsaver vacuum sealer on my kydex sheaths, sucks out all the air very well. You get great prints in kydex, I can attest to that. Wouldn't work as well the larger the sheath gets, believe me I know. But most work perfect and easy to boot!
@@GPWoodworks my pleasure I hate scammers!!! Nice vid by the way! I use a food saver for my wet molding. a clay modeling spoon helps to really press down around the edges.
HA! You're probably not the only one. It is kind of annoying. I try to correct issues like that nowadays. Sorry... Thanks for the comment and for watching.
"Mold"-ing.... literally!! Black Mold on the wooden board and the back of the leather. And please when you make youtube videos cut your nails or at least clean them. and the most important thing is: wear pants! 05:43
I watched the video for the tips and it was useful... Who cares about the nails 💅 not watching for gel nails tutorial! 😂 😂 how long did you leave it in the bag?
If you are looking at this video and paying attention to a 2 second glimpse of what appears to be skin you are watching this video for all the wrong reason i personally appreciate people who are willing to share there knowledge with us knowing that they are gonna be scrutinized and insulted for every detail in the video thank you for your video dont let insecure people with obviously too much time on there hands bother you or your video making process
