At 7:44, you've already made this perfectly clear whereas others seemed to struggle. I now know the next tool I'm buying as well so I can make these. Thank you!!
THANK YOU so much for publishing this! I have been trying to learn how to do this braid, but couldn't "get it" from other instruction videos. I really appreciate the time and effort you took!
This is a great tutorial, thanks so much for taking the time to go back and re-cover what you've already explained. You've left no room for confusion, and made this easy to try! Thank you. :)
I'm trying to braid a strap for a bag i made: this is super helpful for a beginner like me who has literally nothing but leather scraps to work with. Thank you!
The rounding block did make a difference in how it hung. I love your Scottish accent. I'm from Michigan, USA, and am learning leather working from RU-vid. I love all the different styles of work people do, some more relaxed and some very professional. I definitely don't want to take myself too seriously. I love that you sing, it's happy work even if it gets frustrating sometimes. You are not the only singing artist I've watched. I sing when I work too sometimes so that makes me want to watch you more. Thank you for the lovely video. I have a dog and never thought to make him a leash. Now I learned a new braiding technique and can't wait to make one. :-D
Robin Smith I am more of a consultant for a few large saddle making companies these days and don’t have time to make saddles much. I try to make one every year for fun. The other leather work like belts and bags. Is just me having fun. Lots of people do a job. I like my job as a job and as a hobby. The videos I do are to help people get the same laughs and fun I do
What a fantastic video i came across this looking for ideas for my own project and really enjoyed how much detail you have gone into pure quality craftsmanship and it shines through well done.
To people who want to use this as a dog lead, leather stretches. So wind it around a strong wire or stronger non stretchy chord. This looks like fun to make!
This leather is fine for a small dog. If you are using it on a stronger dog. Use a thicker leather. Or as said wrap round cord. If you only have the light leather.
ohh, how do you make this stronger for big dogs? My smallest mastiff is 240 pounds, they usually are loose on the ranch,but sometimes need to be on a leash and sometimes they forget I am holding them and they snap a lot of leads. I finally made a collar out of horse harness leather and used buckles we use on our Belgians .
When I put on ma leather, and rock to sum Metallica, Delta Parole, Foo Fighters or the Smashing Pumpkins I feel like I can do anything in the whole wide world.
I have been looking for a site like yours for some time, brilliant, am now subscribed. A question,when you make the handle instead of sewing a leather strap to secure it is there some way of back braiding it into the lead ? Looking farward to your vids. Pity your not in Australia I would sign up for a course . Cheers.
Hi Paul. Yes you can back splice /braid the handle instead of putting the leather on. You could braid then put a braided knot over the join instead of the leather.I have been asked to go to Australia a few times. The problem is the cost . It takes a week of travel to get there and back. This ends up costing a lot . instead of charging for a week I end up having to charge the price of 2 weeks to do one weeks work.I might one day work it in with a visit to my sister and her kids. this will cut the costs down
I'm curious what you were like as a wee boy....always messing around....?? I guess your mam gave you a load of tangled string and told you to unknot it all, to keep you out of trouble...? Just a thought.... Another great video. Thanks as always George, hope you are well. All the best...!!
I was the same as I am now. Very shy and quiet. I was taken engines out of cars when I was mega young. I remember getting paid £10 for taking engines out when I was 14 The man who was to help me was about 30 he got paid £10 and done all the hard work. The reason they asked me to do it and paid me more . Was I could operate the sedaline torch. My father showed me how to do that when I was about 11 . I did that a lot for him on his yard. This video was not meant to be. I was just about to leave the school and the wife turned up with the cam and said . You know you want to do one. I did my usual picked up the first tool or bit of leather I seen and thought what the hell will I make for a video. That is where that amateur hour came from. The camera was p ing me of I could not see in the 3 inch screen what I was doing, One day I will buy a bigger screen . So that I can see what the cam is seeing.
Type into google kieran making a canvas and leather bag . You will see my nephew making the bag. This is also his first time ever on a sewing machine. Find on his channel the other leather video he did. On it you will see him making a really nice bracelet. Then if you can subscribe to his channel You will make him happy. He wants subscribers . After that you can ignore his videos. They are just a kid doing video game videos. He will be doing another leather video soon When I get the time to let him. I help him a tiny bit in the videos. He has no strength due to his disability (he has a wheelchair if he goes out) I try not to help him to much
maybe you could teach him how to use an oxy acetylene torch and start lifting engines out of the local scrap yard for a few extra quid ?? Just a thought....
haha. I can just picture the missus standing in the doorway with your camera..." you know you want to...." haha, love it. Thanks for sharing that memory of you as a little 'un....I bet everyone left the yard when the 11 year old was brandishing that lit torch about....!? Maybe next vid you can knock out a quick pigskin lined gladstone bag or something...on your tea break...?? Thanks always !!
It has been awhile since I did that video. I think it is about 3 or 4 mm. You can make it wider or narrower. It is down to the look and strength you are after. If you wanted it for a stronger dog. You should go thicker. I thought no that thickness is about 1.8mm.
Rich Sobocinski it is called a lace cutter Tandy sell them for 8.95. They are on offer for 2.95 from this company www.artisanleather.co.uk/reduced-lace-maker--thong-cutter-tool-2537-p.html
Glasgow so not far of. On saying that. People in Glasgow ask where I am from. I travelled the world teaching . and lived in England for 19 years. The people of Glasgow don.t here my Scottish accent
I know that feeling, as I've lived abroad most of my adult life. After I'd been away about 20 years I was at the Glasgow Grand Ol' Opry in Govan. A woman asked where i came from, and I said Paisley. She thought I was kidding. "Ah'm fae Paisley, an aah don't talk luk thaat," she said.
it is called a lace cutter Tandy sell them for 8.95. They are on offer for 2.95 from this company www.artisanleather.co.uk/reduced-lace-maker--thong-cutter-tool-2537-p.html
