Leatherwork for beginners on a budget

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You can start leatherworking for $30. Really. I'm including a description of the tools and materials you need to get started right away. Links and images of the exact tools I reference are included so you don't think I'm a liar or have special access to deals.
I have no relationship with any of the stores I talked about except that I like them. Here's who I mentioned:
tandyleather.com/
www.weaverleat...
www.springfiel...
Oh, and shoutout to pymatuningdeerp... who appears on my sweatshirt
Screenshots of tools current as of this video posting date and credit given in the pic where it's from. You're welcome for the free advert Amazon, no need to sue me.

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@graceerhart5796 Год назад

I got a crash course in it! I ended up in the SCA and needed a hard leather gauntlet for my fighter gear. How do I get it, I innocently asked. You make it, the knight marshall said, and proceeded to teach me about leather prickers, leather sewing, and in about 15 minutes I was pricking away, another 20 I was sewing away. I learned more in that crash course than many people ever learn because the gauntlet was circular; I had to use prickers in the circle, had to sew in the circle, had to cut the pattern-had to do everything, but luckily a good teacher who was letting learn for free.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

So blacksmithing next?

@hikingbiker Год назад

Great video!! Just got a few tools together and hopefully I can get a few small projects out the door soon. Thanks for the great advice!

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Just keep after it. And keep all your failed attempts to show how far you've progressed.

@chuckchapdelaine6110 11 месяцев назад

the rabbit hole! Love it....been down that how with woodcraft....now leathercraft.... Here we go! DIVE DIVE DIVE!

@brokenbearleather673 11 месяцев назад

Ahahahaha. Gator navy here but I still appreciate you bubbleheads. Dive in shipmate.

@NOOBKIAtv 10 месяцев назад

Haha ! Quick and sweet video! Thanks

@brokenbearleather673 10 месяцев назад

Mission accomplished! I can be...vebose.

@phila1714 9 месяцев назад

Very cool thanks for the vid I've been bit by the knife bugs and now I really wanna learn leather work and how to make a sheath! Since I'm left handed I wanna make my own instead of special order some synthetic fake leather

@brokenbearleather673 9 месяцев назад

Thank you. We are 10%ers! Go lefties!

@anthony-fi 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Sound advice. I just need a basement..

@brokenbearleather673 7 месяцев назад

Ahahahaha! Throw a log in the kitchen as a "workbench" and skip the flooding, mice, and spiders.

@squigglychris8396 Год назад

Those cheapo pricking irons are where I started, but using them on a piece of cutting board kept bending the tines. If you're going to Tandy for a scrap bag, then I'd recommend picking up a 6×6 Poundo punch pad for like $12. Much safer for the punches, and you can always throw it under a wobbly table leg or something.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Poundo pad is surely the way to go...great call out. When I looked, I only found the $100+ specialty zen models so I grabbed a chunk of 1x6 soft white pine from the barn and went to work. It needs replacing frequently but scrap is free.

@escapetherace1943 Год назад

@@brokenbearleather673 weaver's poundo pad is under 17 dollars and (works great for me)

@frankmborogo 5 месяцев назад

Very helpful! Thank you!

@brokenbearleather673 5 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@gaza102289 10 месяцев назад

What about adding the rubber from a scrap bike innertube on your board u use to save your workbench when poking your holes?

@brokenbearleather673 10 месяцев назад

Ooooo, good one. Old stall mats are hard to cut but make great poundo boards. I've been using 6" cutoffs of 1x4 pine and they are better than you'd think.

@MotorViewChannel 6 месяцев назад

Very nice video!

@brokenbearleather673 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. It means a lot.

@akfishoner4143 Год назад

Did this. Am I crazy to imagine a leather apron for my blacksmithing as a beginner leather worker?

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

I haven't yet. Sooo much material and I hand stitch so.... Consider your future, I suppose. If you want to get into garments, that would be an awesome first step.

@sloth_e Год назад

An apron is one of the simplest projects. Only problem is its a large piece of leather to purchase and space to make the appron. Otherwise its VERY basic requiring minimal tools and skill 🤙

@johnneely9097 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! It helped me!

@brokenbearleather673 5 месяцев назад

Super! Glad you found something useful.

@bextermonkey246 7 месяцев назад

Thank You!

@brokenbearleather673 7 месяцев назад

Very welcome. Thanks for subscribing. It's a beautiful vote of confidence.

@stevenlengyel9701 11 месяцев назад

Oh crap I’m gonna need space, I’m running out of that already, to many projects in progress none completed.

@brokenbearleather673 11 месяцев назад

Bruh...I feel you. Next up: how to build heated/cooled pole barns with bench, office, recording, and sleeping space..

@kennethskaggs2832 8 месяцев назад

Thank you bear for all that information it was very great information know and I'm just getting into it and I'm liking it thank you sir

@brokenbearleather673 8 месяцев назад

Thank you, sir! So, what's the next project?

@kennethskaggs2832 8 месяцев назад

@@brokenbearleather673 I am currently working on a leather pick guard and tremolo cover for Epiphone style Stratocaster solid body Guitar. I could not find anyone in the world that had a template or could make a plastic pick guard and they wanted a lot of money for it so I said what the heck. I'll make my own and do my own stamping so right now I have the outline cut I have cavities I have to punch out for pickups and volume controls and once after I get that all done I'm done at Black and I'm going to stamp it with stamping kit that I just recently bought. I just recently retired and I work on guitars and this will be a great opportunity.

@mikesb113 6 месяцев назад

"Once you discover the joys of dieing"

@brokenbearleather673 6 месяцев назад

I was saving up some cash...aaaaand it's gone. Because I tried tried oil based Pro dye and now I'm spoiled. Ugh.

@crypto_pinto2660 11 месяцев назад

Great video I should have watched this when I got started I am sitting on over $5,000 worth of stuff and I barely use cuz of declining health

@brokenbearleather673 11 месяцев назад

I'm sorry about your decline but there is certainly a market for it out there if you find yourself in dire straight.

@rickperkins7929 Год назад

Great advice. But be warned, it can get very pricey. You can do a lot with a little.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Very true. I have mitigated that through my purpose, niche, and customer base. If I want to compete in the high end handbag market, my costs skyrocket. I like my rural hunters and housewives. Simple. Functional. Durable. And, for the love of all that's holy, stay away from horse gear.

@LarryReynolds591 9 месяцев назад

I'm going to do this.

@brokenbearleather673 9 месяцев назад

You damn right you are! And you'll find your groove and your niche. Get after it!! I'm cheering for you.

@marylandviking74 Год назад

Thank you, this is exactly the info I was looking for.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Mission accomplished. Just made my day, thank You.

@craglett Год назад

Great video. Thank you

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Thank you for watching. Thought I was talking to myself for a minute there.

@snoozy845 Год назад

Hi, just looking in to this as a hobby , sound advice , thanks.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

You got it! I mean, buy a dozen eggs or pick up a new skill, your choice.

@evanhawk2574 11 месяцев назад

I work at a leather retailer/wholesale,etc. but I didn't always. Lol

@brokenbearleather673 11 месяцев назад

You latched on for the employee perks, didn't you? Genius.

@jm_cubed Год назад

Thank you for the vid, earned my sub 😊

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Aw shucks. Thank you. I'll try to push more content that's meaningful to our specific, but enthusiastic niche.

@NormanGenato Год назад

No Instagram model here. Just practical advice, funny, irreverent, friendly.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Thanks for writing my new Tinder profile! Spot on.

@edwardfletcher7790 10 месяцев назад

When making videos for RU-vid, please rotate the phone 90 degrees 🤪

@brokenbearleather673 10 месяцев назад

Ayup, learned that lesson immediately and all the others since have displayed correctly.

@fernandomeneghetti 10 дней назад

Had to comment. Great down to earth video. I mean, didn't ask for much, included the leather and mentioned the next steps. Thanks for not making these "10 essencial tools every leather worker must have" click baits.

@brokenbearleather673 10 дней назад

Thank you. Totally agree with the clickbait sentiment. I was sick of them even before AI became a thing .

@chopthesheep90 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for making a video that isn't just an amazon cart. Those of us that like to buy tools at auctions/garage sales/retiring tradesmen probably have most of these things, or could make them, or have something that would do the job instead of buying more cheap crap that you probably already had. I love the sacrificial-make-your-own-tool bin!

@brokenbearleather673 6 месяцев назад

Some call me a cheapskate. Some call me an upcylcler. Some call me the gangster of love. All I know is that nothing is out of your reach if you're willing to do a little extra work and think a little creatively.

@mushtaqtanvir8242 11 дней назад

Lovely explanation, really valuable to start with leather ambitions...

@brokenbearleather673 11 дней назад

Good! Mission accomplished, thank you. And you win five cool points for using "lovely" rather than any other word.

@CountyNN Год назад

Leather jackets and purses ( hardware ) from Goodwill for practice.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Great suggestion, thank you!

@anthony-fi 7 месяцев назад

I am of that age where friends parents are passing away. Got a lot of hard ware from hand bags of the dead. In fact I have so much now I am “not allowed” to bring home more hand bags.

@brokenbearleather673 12 дней назад

Anthony, I'm so sorry I didn't see this comment until just now but "handbags of the dead" WILL be used in a video I swear! 🤣

@coalcreekdefense8106 6 месяцев назад

Leather thimble. Freaking ingenious.

@brokenbearleather673 6 месяцев назад

Ha! I think they whacked my comment (promoting self harm). Let's try this: yeah I got tired of sabbing myself with the dull end so I armored up. Pretty much the opposite of self harm.

@cholonoidpty Год назад

nice ... chipo and chipo i have aroun $300 in leather tools 😂 working leather i feel a little times of peace

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Most of the time, I use the same five tools so I've been able to dodge much of the expense. But I agree, settling in and focusing on a single project can be peaceful.

@cholonoidpty Год назад

@@brokenbearleather673 @cholonoidpty

@valsforge4318 Год назад

This was great advice and well presented, ty.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

Thank you. I hope it works to introduce more folks to the hobby.

@nathanstewart2018 10 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Thank you.

@brokenbearleather673 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@isayinyang93 9 месяцев назад

"Every leather worker person has *that* box full of scrap" Sir, I feel so seen. That's so real. You didn't even got into leather carving, which is another Rabbit hole on it's own. I started with a cheap kit from Amazon, now I am doing like 6 different projects for Christmas

@brokenbearleather673 9 месяцев назад

Ugh, I'm a terrible carver and a worse shader. I'll leave that to the real artists.

@jlars972 8 месяцев назад

Liked your video. I just started goofing around a couple of months ago and wish I'd seen this before making a couple of typical newbie mistakes. (Plenty more to come too). Good content and points made along with your pleasant personality made this a delight to watch. Thanks from a new subscriber.

@brokenbearleather673 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! Your feedback keeps me doing it. At least you caught it earli..er before buying too much you may not need...I hope.

@graceerhart5796 Год назад

Looking into this as a way to make some historical items for my Viking kit, for SCA, where all the emphasis is on the history.

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

I dunno, Grace. All the SCA knights I know just love hitting each other with sticks. Well done on the gauntlet! I did one and didn't have the patience to go back for a match. Armor is not my niche.

@rickharrelson2019 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this nice simple explanation, appreciate it.

@brokenbearleather673 9 месяцев назад

Excellent! Hope it starts a new journey for you.

@escapetherace1943 Год назад

oh the barn was too hot too cold too wet or too dry? in all seriousness 30 is a bit too cheap to scrape by with, especially because you forgot the most important part, the leather itself! leather is pretty pricy and 30 bucks is about the smallest pieces you can get

@brokenbearleather673 Год назад

You're not lying! But small scrap or a $10 belly will give most folks the taste to see if they are willing to invest.

@escapetherace1943 Год назад

@@brokenbearleather673 hopefully they get some soft belly piece, think it's a pain and leave less competition for the rest of us. 🤣