Palomino

Nice! I really like the monogram on the front, and the interior card pockets too.

Danke fuer die gute Tipps! I tried holding the leather the way you showed in the pictures and it works much better! Thanks again for taking the time to help.

Hi, I am almost finished with my first major project and have hit a snag and was wondering if ya'll could offer some advice. I am working on a bracelet that is like a channeled english bridle browband. It has padded leather on the back and a piece of 1/8 inch thick veg tan leather with a cut out in the front...not able to upload photos at the moment, but I hope you get the idea. Anyhow, I am using square rings at either end attached with another small piece of leather for the clasp (like this) []-[], and I want to skive the ends of the leather before I sew them so that I can hand sew all three pieces together without it being bulky (like you do with belts). Well, I got a Tandy skiver in the mail today and it cuts really well...a little too well. When I tried it on a strip of the same leather I am using for the bracelet, instead of thinning it out a little, it chopped the whole end off. Is there a way to hold the skiver it so that it won't cut all the way through or is my leather too thin to skive? Any suggestions you may have to offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I am working on a channeled browband right now and it is doable, but more time consuming and expensive than originally expected. I think your idea with the rivets would work and be good quick solution, if you don't need them to be totally traditional. I am hand sewing and it takes a while to cut out, dye, and glue together all the components before stitching them together so if you need a lot of them in a short period of time I agree that hand sewing might not work. The best way to see how to make one is to buy a used browband in the style you like and then take it apart to see all the components. There aren't many pieces but there is a lot of finishing work involved. Best of luck to you in your endeavor.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'll post some pics of my projects when they are presentable, but for now I'm trying to figure out how to use an edger and not have it come out looking like I trimmed the edges with a dull butter knife. Somehow I suspect the problem is with me and not the edger LOL

Hi all! I am a 33 year old writer and horsewoman who is interested in learning more about bridlework. The smell and feel of leather have a special place in my heart since it is the smell of horses and happy memories for me. One of the first things my dad ever bought me when I was 3 or 4 years old was a beautiful hand tooled leather belt with my name across the back that I loved. I found it in storage a while back and it still looks good as new. Anyhow, I have worked at various english tack shops for many years and I have now decided to try my hand at making my own tack. I have been reading this forum for the great tips and I had to sign up so I could see more pics of all of your awesome work. I bought a copy of Stohlman's Art of Hand Sewing Leather on advice from here and I am well on my way to completing my first browband. I am having a lot of fun with this new project and I look forward to continuing to learning a lot more about leatherworking on this forum.