Very happy I chose this video intro to leather. It's way more complex than I imagined and I've already aligned my opinions with yours on full grain for prettiest finish, veg tanning b/c for kitchen knife sheaths (my plan) it is non-toxic, dyed struck through so no edge fussing, and I'm educated about weights and firmness. Your wallets are georgous and I immediately looked at them on your website. Smaller wallets, like yours, are for really cool people & stuff, but I'm nerdy and use a tri-fold wallet stuffed to the gills with a dozen credit, medical, etc. cards. I tend to keep a wad of about 20 $2 bills for tips, plus $300 in $20's, my laminated virus vaccine cards, photos of my wife, ... You get the picture. I have a beautiful "miro" design tri-fold, 3 color, leather wallet I found in Spain 5 yr ago and its the best wallet of my life. I'm trying to cut back on my wallet contents, but I'll never get down to the content limits of your wallets. Green is my color, and the olive green leather you make is calling my name. I carry no bag as my trendy fashionable bro in law does, so I have a huge bulge in my front pocket at all times. That's not gonna change, b/c I would lose a shoulder bag before the check I used to pay for it passed at the bank. So thanks for a great education in 13 minutes at 1.5x. If you have any tips for me, besides learning some self-control, I'd be glad to hear them.
I got into leathercraft only a couple of months ago and have watched countless "leather 101" videos, but nothing's come close to this video in terms of the amount of relevant, usable information presented in such an accessible way. Examples of the types (tanneries), tempers and weights of the leather you work with yourself was also extremely helpful. Thank you for doing this!
i use peublo on almost every wallet i make but with bags i do use chrome tan, there are some really nice and crazy pretty chrome tans, you the man on videos btw
Such a gem! Thanks for educating us all. You're a pro man and its obvious that you love your stuff! I find you career trajectory really inspiring and so its very cool that your biz and brand has a heritage and character behind it. Quality and craftmanship combined with smart and innovative designs! I'll be certainly buying from Open Sea, whether that's a wallet, bag, belt or combo. I am going to start with a wallet and I know that kangaroo is one of the many premium leathers you use lately so let me ask, how did the prototype Topsider Bifold LT Kangaroo leather work out?
Love this video! The sunglasses case was the only item you didnt mention the weight. What weight do you like for those? Thanks so much! Great video and info!
Thank you for such an informative video. Because I have been looking for a purple leather to make a wallet. On the District Leather website it mentioned it’s medium soft and I wasn’t sure if I should purchase it.
Do you think Horween leather feels a bit less dense compared to other tanneries especially Walpier or Badalassi leather? Makes it difficult to work with 😅
Different animals will have different properties in their hides. Kangaroo has an incredibly tight grain and is very strong, pig skin won’t stretch and is great to line bags, water buffalo has beautiful creasing and texture and is known to be a strong yet supple leather for boots.
Parchment and vellum are typically goat or calfskin. Having used both of these leathers, I’d say they most often cut from most of the hide. Really high end leathers yield a lot of cutting area because the grain is tight throughout the hide.
Hey man, thank you for the detailed explanation. May be you do have a reliable leather seller within the Europe? because most of the leather crafters are speaking only about the stores in US. Appreciate it. thanks
