BadW0lf Report post Posted October 8, 2013 I am totally new to leatherwork, but do all sorts of crafting. It just looks so cool I had to try it out!!! I got this starter set from Springfield Leather: http://springfieldleather.com/29315/Starter-Set%2CProfessional%2CDelux/ Are there any tools not included there that are must-haves??? I saw the sticky coaster tutorial on the main page - it is exactly what I'm looking for and I'm gonna give that a try first. Does anyone know of any other tutorials that are similarly laid out? I need pics to learn - text alone just wasn't doing it for me... Thank you!!!!! ~Kate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Chan geer has a set of videos out that are very good and easy to follow/understand. Sheridan leather sells tham. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St8LineGunsmith Report post Posted October 8, 2013 Hi Kate that is a good starter set however you will want to add stamps as you get more involved in tooling leather and you might want to get a small poly maul once you get more involved with stamping and tooling mauls are much more precision than the poly mallets. do yourself a favor and go ahead and join springfields wholesale club you will see the savings with the first time you use it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadW0lf Report post Posted October 9, 2013 I've been looking at stamp sets - hoping to get more soon. I'll look into a maul as well. One big question - what on earth do you use to transfer patterns to carve?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TXAG Report post Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) I am sure someone will be along soon to tell me I'm wrong, but usually I will print out what I want to carve, resize it until it's the size I want, then tape it to the properly cased piece (putting the tape on the back side of the leather)...then I trace over it with a modeling tool...then begin carving, tooling, etc... Edited October 9, 2013 by TXAG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St8LineGunsmith Report post Posted October 9, 2013 Nope I dont think anyone will say you are wrong because that is exactly how a lot of us do it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TXAG Report post Posted October 9, 2013 Oh, ok...well that's good to hear... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadW0lf Report post Posted October 9, 2013 Awesome! I was literally thinking of how to transfer the design in ink or something, but that makes much more sense! Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjdevito Report post Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) I tend to print my designs on transparencies (thin sheets of acetate available in any office supply shop) and transfer them with a ballpoint stylus. The transparencies make positioning the design on the leather easier, they don't suffer from contact with moist leather, and they're re-usable. Edited October 10, 2013 by cjdevito Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curley Fryes Report post Posted October 10, 2013 If you plan on buying buy supplies from Springfield Leather, I would suggest joining their wholesale club. The set you bought is $44 less if your a member of the club. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
