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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
    • 46,506 views

  2. Guide To The Basics Of Carving

    By TwinOaks,
    • 16 replies
    • 17,729 views

  3. French skiver v Japanese skiver

    By Jigga,   
    • 18 replies
    • 439 views

  4. Best production floor color?

    By jspaceaspace,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views

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

    By MudBugWill,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,852 views

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

    By Allotment17,
    • 25 replies
    • 2,996 views

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

    By Toffe,
    • 24 replies
    • 1,269 views

  8. Needle, thread combo

    By relogger,   
    • 5 replies
    • 648 views

  9. The Purpose of Slabs

    By Gosut,
    • 18 replies
    • 542 views

  10. Books: Hard Cover or Soft Cover

    By Vann,
    • 4 replies
    • 589 views

  11. Saving a Snake Skin

    By Bchase19,
    • 1 reply
    • 279 views

  12. "Leather Crafting Starter Book" - FYI

    By SUP,
    • 7 replies
    • 416 views

  13. Velcro vs snaps?

    By agunslinger,
    • 5 replies
    • 311 views

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

    By thekid77,
    • 3 replies
    • 276 views

  15. Skiving off the grain side?

    By ffjdh,
    • 4 replies
    • 332 views

  16. punch vs pricking (round holes)

    By Colinml,
    • 9 replies
    • 507 views

  17. Cowboy hat leather

    By Benny,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1,888 views

  18. Looking for a guild in Nh

    By shirleyz,
    • 3 replies
    • 476 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
    • 816 views

  20. Starting Paracord Mecate

    By thehickeys,   
    • 6 replies
    • 20,174 views

  21. Glue substitute.

    By BadKarma,
    • 11 replies
    • 855 views

  22. Building a leather inventory to maximize efficiency and variety

    By Tjohnson,
    • 7 replies
    • 825 views

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

    By Showe33,
    • 83 replies
    • 6,116 views

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

    By gareth643,
    • 4 replies
    • 732 views

  25. Getting creative?

    By EweSoKnotty,
    • 1 reply
    • 916 views
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