My wife bought these leather shoes last year on clearance and she loves them. However, after just one use she ended up with water staining and now she won’t wear them.

Does anyone have any tips for removing a dried water stain from these shoes that won’t damage them? Conditioner? Water & vinegar?

Hi! I'm not sure if this is the right sub for this, but maybe one of you could help me. I bought these boots at the thrift store, but they smelled STRONGLY of cat pee and were honestly disgusting. But I decided the $6 would be worth it if I could fix it, (I've always wanted leather boots in this style). Earlier today I used enzyme cleaner spray, and let it sit for like 15 minutes, then washed them in the sink with water and more enzyme cleaner to get the hair and dirt off. Then they started to smell better! I let that dry for a few minutes, soaked them with enzyme cleaner again and let that sit for six hours Then they smelled basically the same as when I started. I plan to use saddle soap on them when they dry. But I have to know, is this a lost cause??

My Dad passed away recently and I inherited all his leatherwork tools that he inherited from his cousin who was a saddle maker. I snagged this because it was with the other equipment. I assume it’s for stitching leather? Does anyone know what this is specifically for?

The stitching for this project was super hard… I feel like my fingers are on fire.. not sure if anyone has tips on how to stitch the round h bottom more efficiently

First time working with a snap !

Probably one of the ugliest things made out of leather, ever. The leather pieces came pre-cut with the knife.

Super thick, I couldn't drive the chisel through the 3 layers (I also don't have all the tools yet), had to use push really really hard with the awl. It was fraying so easly too, burnishing only helped a bit.

The holes ended up being too close, my glue didn't glue anything. Broke two needles in the process. But at least it's done, yay?

My new make today!

Any constructive advice is greatly appreciated.

Have wanted to make some suspenders with this olive green Chrome tan leather that ive had for about 6 months. Used 1in brass lobster claws, 1.5 inch buckles, Chicago screws on the back piece and brass double cap rivets to connect lobster clasps to straps. I may add more double caps later though.

I’m very new to leather working, about a month in, but I’m enjoying it a lot so far. I have a general question about leather quality. I bought a cheap belly cut of 3-4oz veg tan, just something I could use on small beginner projects to learn some basic fundamental stuff. I made a pouch with a strap for something a little more than basic, it came out alright, but I noticed there’s some like leather dust, or particles that come off of it onto clothes and surfaces. Is that due to the low quality of the leather, or is there a technique/process to finishing the flesh side to prevent the dust from occurring? I haven’t treated either surface, and the edges are just raw cut, no burnishing

I'm making a flap holster, a full flap holster, and from what I've seen you're supposed to harden the leather for protection. However, wouldn't hardening the leather make it hard to open the flap? If it hardens open is it hard to close? If it hardens closed, is it hard to open? Do I only harden the body and keep the flap soft? I know a single strap would've been more practical, but I really like the look of the flap holster. Any tips?

Always open for critiques!

Hi all,

Working on a small bag and not sure what stitch to use for the L shaped joins (side to front, bottom to front, anything where it's perpendicular).

I've tried with baseball stitch but it's not coming out looking right - the edges pop out and it doesn't look very stable.

Also using 3mm leather, not sure if I need to skive some off the stitched pieces to make it work?

Cheers!

Looking to start making some belts and was wondering what leather you would recommend as well as what weight I should use for dressier belts. From what I have read it looks like I want to aim for a total weight around 7-10 oz (outer+padding+lining).

It also looks like I should be looking to use something firm like alligator along with something softer like calf or goat.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as the only leather I have really been working with is Pueblo!