How to Carve Leather
Carving leather can be a fun way to spruce up your leather project. But carving leather is just as much as stamping the leather as it is carving. There are some basic tools you will need to carve and stamp…
Search Results for wallet
How to Make a Leather Template
Making a leather template can be very intimidating. But before you go along ripping wallets apart measuring the sizes to recreate. We are going to go over how to make a leather template then computerize it to a downloadable pdf…
How to Make a Cutting Template for Leather
When cutting and tracing a leather template it can be very hard to use regular paper. As you trace with an awl, there is no hard surface to butt the awl against. So today we will help go over a…
What is a leather patina and how is it made?
If you have ever been around leather or read up on leather products you will usually hear about a patina. But what is a Patina and how is it made? Well today we are going to go over everything…
What is a leatherworker called
By Webster dictionary a leatherworker is someone who works with leather, creating different items out of leather. The worker skives, cuts, shapes, molds, stitches and makes leather items. This is a very broad term that can be broken down…
Difference Between Leather and Suede
When working with leather you will sometimes need to add filler or add a little extra flavor in your project. Suede works great with leather as they are both from the same hide. Leather and suede have distinct differences…
About Page
My name is John and I have been messing around with leather on and off for a couple of years now. This space is to share tips I have learned along the way from making leather items, restoring leather, and…
9 Ways to Tell if Leather is Real or Fake
Since there are a bunch of different types of leather out there it can become very hard to know if your item is made from real leather. There are many different techniques on finding out whether your leather is real…
Leather Sizing Guide
When starting a project it is very ideal to figure out what size leather you need. Many different items can be made out of leather, but not all leather sizes are ideal for specific items. So determining what size leather…
