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Getting Started

Hey, we all start somewhere? What kind of tools and supplies do you need? Are there any helpful books? How can you get going now that you have been bitten by The Leather Bug? Post your newbie questions here, and let the more experienced folks help you through the initiation. The only dumb questions are the ones not asked!

1,318 topics in this forum

  1. Basic Leather Carving Tutorial 1 2

    By The Major,
    • 26 replies
    • 46,632 views

  2. Guide To The Basics Of Carving

    By TwinOaks,
    • 16 replies
    • 17,815 views

  3. French skiver v Japanese skiver

    By Jigga,   
    • 19 replies
    • 710 views

  4. Best production floor color?

    By jspaceaspace,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views

  5. Leathercraft 101 - Become a self sufficient leather crafter through mastery of the fundamentals!

    By MudBugWill,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,143 views

  6. Buying my first piece of leather in UK - advice please 1 2

    By Allotment17,
    • 25 replies
    • 3,081 views

  7. Beveling edges - I just keep getting worse at it, and it ruins my projects

    By Toffe,
    • 24 replies
    • 1,372 views

  8. Needle, thread combo

    By relogger,   
    • 5 replies
    • 690 views

  9. The Purpose of Slabs

    By Gosut,
    • 18 replies
    • 596 views

  10. Books: Hard Cover or Soft Cover

    By Vann,
    • 4 replies
    • 637 views

  11. Saving a Snake Skin

    By Bchase19,
    • 1 reply
    • 296 views

  12. "Leather Crafting Starter Book" - FYI

    By SUP,
    • 7 replies
    • 470 views

  13. Velcro vs snaps?

    By agunslinger,
    • 5 replies
    • 341 views

  14. where to buy faux leather (crocodile, gator, etc)?

    By thekid77,
    • 3 replies
    • 295 views

  15. Skiving off the grain side?

    By ffjdh,
    • 4 replies
    • 361 views

  16. punch vs pricking (round holes)

    By Colinml,
    • 9 replies
    • 552 views

  17. Cowboy hat leather

    By Benny,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1,932 views

  18. Looking for a guild in Nh

    By shirleyz,
    • 3 replies
    • 503 views

  19. How do you know when you’re at the point to start a business out of it/start asking money for what you’ve made??

    By NH97,
    • 15 replies
    • 859 views

  20. Starting Paracord Mecate

    By thehickeys,   
    • 6 replies
    • 20,234 views

  21. Glue substitute.

    By BadKarma,
    • 11 replies
    • 888 views

  22. Building a leather inventory to maximize efficiency and variety

    By Tjohnson,
    • 7 replies
    • 870 views

  23. Chisel Size for Pocket Projects? 1 2 3 4

    By Showe33,
    • 83 replies
    • 6,380 views

  24. Should I wet leather to make it easier to work with?

    By gareth643,
    • 4 replies
    • 773 views

  25. Getting creative?

    By EweSoKnotty,
    • 1 reply
    • 932 views
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