Glendon Report post Posted October 14, 2012 Hi all, I'm begining to start looking at the Christmas presents I want to make this year. The one big project I know I want to do is a document case for my father. Not a soft briefcase, but something fairly ridgid like the Sample Case in The Art of Making Leather Cases vol. 2. The thing is, the thickest leather I've worked with is 8 / 9 oz belt strips. I'm more used to the 4 to 6 oz stuff where you can get away with things like punching stitching holes dry, or forcing things a little to get them to line up. The book suggests 8 / 9 oz. Is that a good weight for this? Are there any tricks I should know for working with big area of thick leather? I'll have to make sure that my tools are as sharp as possible and put a bit more power into punching. I know that from doing belts, but is there anything else? Thanks everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted October 14, 2012 8/9 should be fine. Its easy to work with. Just make sure you follow the directions in AL's book. It will be harder to push an Awl through it to stitch but you can do it. If you tool it you will find it leaves deeper impressions which look great. It should not be a problem at all. Good luck and take your time. It will be a great project. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
