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Hello Folks,

I have been reading up the tooling of leather and observing this site and would like to ask the following question. Is there a correct sequence of using the stamping tools or it really up to the individual to figure out what tool to stamp with next? I just bought the Al Stolhman book on leathercrafting so that may help too. Just haven't had a chance to get into that book yet. Thanks in advance for any suggestion or advise you all can offer.

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Hello Folks,

I have been reading up the tooling of leather and observing this site and would like to ask the following question. Is there a correct sequence of using the stamping tools or it really up to the individual to figure out what tool to stamp with next? I just bought the Al Stolhman book on leathercrafting so that may help too. Just haven't had a chance to get into that book yet. Thanks in advance for any suggestion or advise you all can offer.

Another book that will be of Great help is Craftools Tech Tips. at Tandys.

All Books are great but you have to get into them............. :Lighten:

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There seem to be only two steps in tooling leather that are set in stone(maybe).....

1 pattern to the leather (tracing, freehand what ever you method is).

2 cutting in the pattern.

after those two it is personal prefference and what the pattern calls for....

I generally follow

3 beveling

4 back grounding

5 shading

6 decoration

7 decorative cuts.

Edited by wareagle

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There seem to be only two steps in tooling leather that are set in stone(maybe).....

1 pattern to the leather (tracing, freehand what ever you method is).

2 cutting in the pattern.

after those two it is personal prefference and what the pattern calls for....

I generally follow

3 beveling

4 back grounding

5 shading

6 decoration

7 decorative cuts.

Thanks for the tips guys. Time to dig into the books. I think I will follow the process you provide Wareagle until I am more comfortable with the tools. Thanks again.

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