Leather Working - Making a leather Costrel 

Townsends has Brewers Pitch

@@ferrarifly They sent me pine pitch years ago claiming it was brewer's pitch.

@@robertrobert7924 well I’m glad I never ordered any

The only issue I've found with the wax is having it crack and flake off due to fluctuations in the temperature.

@@Ianbond21 That will happen. Usually not a problem in warm weather. I used to primitive camp @Ft. Frederick, MD during the full moon in early April. The temperature could be 90 F during the day and 25 F at night. I had to rescue a newbie one morning who only brought 2 surplus Army blankets to sleep on the ground with. He had hypothermia really bad. I wrapped him up in one of my 4 point trade blankets and gave him some hot coffee next to my campfire.

Agreed

hello :D!

Your welcome friend😃! Thats a really good idea, i will do that 😃!

Thats a idea! 😃

thank you

thank you :D!

thank you :D

i use beeswax to seal it :D! i put it in the oven to heat up the leather so mit will soak up the beeswax :D

Thank you ! Happy you like it 😃😃

thank you so much :D! it is beeswax my friend :D!

haha yearh it looks like it :D!

hahahahaha :D

Thank you 😃, ive only ever did it whit beeswax 😄

i dont think so :D! the inside is sealed whit beeswax so the ater is never in contact whit the leather :D!

thank you , happy you like it :D

Yeah thanks

Thank you 😃

thank you :D! i am happy you like it :D!

thank you brother:D!

thank you so much :D! i can make one for you if you are interested. Just write me an email at zaki.workshop@gmail.com

Your Welcome 😃

Thank you 😄

Thank you , put it in the oven at 50 Celcius to warm the leather so it would soak the beeswax 😃, and I dident use no finish 😃

thank you :D i dont know what weight , but the leather was 2,5 mm thick :D

For how long to let leather be soaked in water, not long. I do leather work, and I just do a dunk or two. Sometimes I just run it under the faucet. Veg tan leather is really dry so it will soak it up quick. From what I have learned, because I want to make these also, is to use "veg tan" leather only. Don't use other types of leather because they have different types of chemicals in them to be treated with. As for the other two questions I watched "the bearded hobbit" and he goes through them with you, its about 3 videos long. Hope this helps.

@@thequietshodan You're a lifesaver! Thank you so much

hello :D! i just soak it in the water for 5 minutes and put it in the oven at 70 degrees celsius until the wax melted. I heated the beeswax until it melted as well, i did not use very much, hope it helps :D

yearh he need a winter jacket :P!

Iam using pure beeswax😄🐝, and the leather is 2,2 mm thick 😃

Your Welcome😃! I would recomend sewing and gluing the edge before using the beeswax 😃🐝

@@zakisworkshop ok. Just making sure it was beeswax by itself you used. Seen others use pitch

If you have sticthed it Very hard you dont need glue 😃 , did you Remember to line it whit beeswax 😃?

Well here's the thing I stitched it pretty well I thought. And I did line it with beeswax. But then when that one didn't work my mentor bought me one from overseas and that one actually leaked to. Despite me being very careful and keeping it out of warm places.

Thats sounds strange, the one ive made still holds water so maby it was Something to do whit the glue 🙂

I make drinking horns using beeswax to line the insides, Beeswax takes very well to beer and wine I've found but I wouldnt recommend hard alchohol personally. I'd use food grade resin instead if thats your aim but honestly metal flasks are just better for long term use. Because canteens tend to be fairly tougher to clean I'd also recommend do what they did historically and make 2, one for booze and one for water. Hope that helps!

merci :D

Leather workers’ Cement is PVA which remains flexible after drying, but costs 3-10 times more than normal PVA. If you are a woodworker, use whatever wood glue you have. It is very effective, so long as you abrade the surfaces of the flesh side, so the glue can soak in. If you want to use a contact adhesive like in this video, let it fully dry, then hammer it. This is what Cobblers use. It is very strong, but not really necessary if you’re going to stitch through it. I’ve used all sorts in my leatherwork. Even double sided sticky tape. But that’s not good for sewing through. That’s my pennyworth! You really can take your pick, and as a very wise source once told me ‘Use what you’ve got’.

i have never tried it, it depends on how thick the leather is. The leather i am using in the video is 2,2 mm thick :D

Thank you 😃!

i used leather glue 😃

@@zakisworkshop there are more then one kind of glue usable for leather. I used polychloropren glue (it is called "88-th" or "Nairit" in Ukraine) and poliurethan glue or "Desmokol" . They are both basicly some kind of plastic dissolved in aceton or ethilacetate. And both are toxic. If you expose them to hot vax i have no idea how any of those going to react. Heat make them melt and not hold glued parts together animore. One of my friend is using water based glue for leather, but I find it's smell so bad, I dont use it and do not know it's features. And that green substance you are using, it is first tine I see it.

if you want me to make you one :D! send me and email at zaki.workshop@gmail.com, then we can talk price my friend :D

2,5 mm thick :D

5 oz. Is what I use

@@wareagle3064 are you a leathercrafter?? Where are you. Auburn??

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25cm lengh 15 cm wide ;D

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Thank you! Yes it is for sale. Write me an e-mail at zaki.workshop@gmail.com and we can talk about the details 😀

@@zakisworkshop yes definitely I will, I need it , thanks a lot for replying me ❤️

@@zakisworkshop but I'm from India and where are you from??

Yes he is Very cute 😃

Why 😊?

@@zakisworkshop idk but ur videos make me feel great, thx for that 💖

Dont Worry About it, its gonna be allright, glad you like the video 😃