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 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?

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?

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

Always open for critiques!

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

Made a rough one out of scrap and liked it more than i thought.

Any imput or ideas welcome.

After around 6 months im finally happy with my stitches!

Green and brown Pueblo leather.

I just got this free chair in a local buy nothing group and am considering ways to make it look nicer. Could I just repair the cracks in the leather and repaint? If so, what materials would you suggest? Any tips?

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?

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!

I wanted to showcase some detail work on this key loop I made as a gift to include with a large project. I often leave shell cordovan unlined due to the beautiful and smooth flesh side, but this black goatskin was a great match for the larger blue and black project. I’ve been loving using luxury goatskin as a lining recently. And the extra millimeter made it a perfect fit in the key loop hardware!

How's it going everyone I'm new(ish) to leather working. I really like hand stitching my project but im tired of either pulling to much or not enough wax thread. So I was wondering if there was a measurement formula that I could use to accurately gauge how much thread I need in advance (assuming I have no complications) The drawing above is the stitch I have in mind for a project I was commissioned recently along with the punch I plan to use as well. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

I got a new pattern for some shoes and the stitch holes are 2mm apart. I have not been able to find a stitch pricking iron or punch with 2mm spacing. Has anyone else used one or found one with 2mm spacing?