Making Filigree Cut Arm Guards 

I don't think there's a better leather educator out there on RU-vid that can compare to Chuck's infectious love of leather crafting and love of teaching. He makes everything seem so doable and achievable. Top notch.

Yes, Chuck is back. The man, the myth, the legend!

Glad to have you back Chuck! You attention to detail is amazing!

Chuck, Loved the longer video explaining the project from start to finish. This could easily have been a multi-video project stretched out over a number of weeks. Thank you for the tutorial. Again, I learned something new from you.

Great video. I'll be adding these to the project list.

This is actually perfect for me as ive been designing a bag with a gusset made with a fabric layer sandwiched between an inner fabric liner and an outer leather filigree, but i wasnt quite sure how to visualize that while patterning. This really helped me sort out the last few details.

#proTip how you clip the corners of the interior square edges! Awesome 🥰👍

Thank you again for all your knowledge and sharing. I have a question about chrome tanned. I understand that it tends to corrode metal. My question is does it affect all metal including brass and aluminum. And if so how quickly. Will something like buckles not hold up. Or some metal decorations. Thank you again for everything

Curious I don't remember seeing any steps of edge slicking in this whole video? Not needed since there weren't any edges exposed? The antiquing was put on the inside of the square cuts but no edge burnishing correct?

Regarding the spots: Is there a reason you shouldn't/couldn't do it before gluing on the back? That way the tines are "hidden" between the 2 leathers?

Hi Chuck, just wanted to ask you a quick question about dip dying with Fiebing's Pro Dye. I bought myself a 4oz to play with for my vegtan and I've gotten really inconsistent results. The first thing I've tried is application with a sponge and that seemed to work well. Tried a dauber and it left my project streaky but fortunately I liked the look so it wasn't a failure but finally I've tried to dip dye a test piece and instead of giving me a nice medium shade of walnut brown, it's gone almost black and doesn't seem to lighten even after a few hours of drying. I'd like to dip dye future projects for consistent results but I feel like I'm just not doing something quite right. Do i need to dampen my vegtan before trying to dip dye or anything special like that?

Thumbs up for pro tip at timestamp 35:53. The way my thread manages to get snagged on everything from my shirt buttons, the project itself and even the stitching pony, as you pointed out, is both uncanny and extremely annoying. It's the little tips and tricks that, in my opinion, separate the masters from the hobbyists.

Casing. Can you please explain why Chuck fully dip these and let them absorb the water for 8 hours between two sheets of plastic and then let air out for 15 minutes to half hour before he stamped. I'm a total beginner and most videos only case their leather by wetting it once or twice with a sponge and letting it get back to its original color before stamping. Would he do the same casing technique if he was carving as well or just for stamping only?

I appreciate you showing us this, however, I think you made sooner odd colour choices. I don't think the lavender is the best colour for bracers, and I don't think the reddish brown matches the lavender colour. I think a brown brown, without the reddish tint would've matched much better. That's my opinion. I still appreciate you showing us how to make this, though, and it was a good video.

at 42 min, is there a reason why you wouldnt want to do this step before adding the suede? This way you're not having to see the grippers on the back side

Why does suede dull a knife blade?

I suppose it would be bad form to die and turn the flesh side of leather outward if you don't have suede? That would probably look terrible?

pattern link web page not found? sad face