Jazznow

I followed the work in progress thread and I think you did very well with this one. I'm jealous for your carving skill. Greetings Jazznow

Hi Folks I Have Seen those green cutting mats in a few of your workshops now. I know them cause my girlfriend is quilting and uses them for cutting fabric with a rotary cutter. I always thought about using one for cutting leather but was afraid I would damage the mats, since cutting leather needs more force and the blades are sharper. What are your experiences with thos mats? Do they work? Do you have to be careful not to cut through them? How long can u use them before you have to replace them? Greetings Jonathan

Cute I always tie scraps to pieces of lace and use it as a toy for my cats. Some veg tan leather on a hemp string is a good toy for budgies too.

Nice work. Be careful with credit cards. I heard rumors that an iPhone can damage it when it's stored beneath it.

Green paper is nice too, but usually it's not traveling from your children's hand to your hand but the other way (just remembering al bundy, even the dog wants cash lol)Love your work. Clean and appealing design.

I want to know it too :)Btw I still consider myself an amateur and I'm doing this for some years now. It's ok, I'm afraid I'd stop learning at the moment I think I am a pro now :D My very first pieces were made of scraps too and they definitely looked more awful than yours^^ A little hint: on the fair I visited with my stuff a visitor who looked at my stuff at the first day came back the next day and gave me a piece of old leather. He used to upholster those gym training facilities (we call them horses in Germany, they are basically a big body with four wooden legs) before retirement and he still had this piece of leather that was stressed beautiful and had a cool look (apart from the pen marks that sayed xy was here or Xy is with yz and the like). Gave it a good wash with Leather soap and conditioned it. It looks awesome after that. Maybe you can find someone who is doing this kind of work (just ask at a school) and voila there u go with a niece source of used and old looking leather. Greetings and have fun at this great forum

A bit of information on the German guilds (I think this was more or less the same in whole medieval Europe, but not as extreme): The guilds were very selective and it was very difficult to join a guild, because the members didn't wanted to get competition. This means, that especially craftsmen with good and innovative ideas were not allowed to join a guild (side note: the difficulties of becoming a member of a guild was the reason why widows of master craftsmen were very attractive for younger men, because marrying one means that you could become a guild member almost instantly). This restrictive policy resulted in a major lack of innovations in almost all trades. There was defacto no competition at all and no need for developing new ideas, techniques etc. Regarding your idea of a shoemaker making pouches or something other out of his scraps would not have worked in the later medieval gild system, because a shoemaker who sold a pouch, a belt or something else committed a crime and had to face very high fees. This is why there was an own guild for all the different parts of what we call leather working in general I.e. shoemakers, saddle makers, belt and strip makers, harness makers, glove makers and so on and so on.There were different guilds for different kind of tanning hides too. The shoemakers even put it one step further in Germany. There were shoemakers (schuhmacher) who actually build new shoes and other craftsmen who repaired old shoe (called flickschuster or schuster, maybe the difference in the English words shoemaker and cobbler expresses the same). Maybe that helps you. Would like to now more about your presentation and how it turns out. Greetings Jonathan

Hi und Willkommen im Forum! Welcome to the Forum! In Order to conserve a Hide you have to get rid Off the water in it, by drying it on a really warm Day in the shadow (Never in the Sun, it will Ruin your hide) or by salting it, but you can Ruin the hide if u Take too much or too few Salt too. You should be ok, when u get the ammount of water in the hide to 10 percent of its weight but i have no clue how to Measure this. i dont know if the hides are conserved for a Long Time that Way. All the above is theoretical Knowledge, i learned at the Berufsschule (Profession School?). Never did this myself, so i cant promise anything Greetings Jonathan

Good Description mr. Johnson For These who ever sewed fabrice by Hand: its the Same apart from the fact, that you have your holes prepunched. Greetings Jonathan

Thank you so much. Helped me a Lot. I'm currently Building my Second shoe and will Post the Result. Greetings Jonathan

Welcome Stephan, Nice to See another German Member here. Im from a small town next to Dortmund. You will find much to learn in this Forum. Enjoy it. Many greetings Jonathan

We sometimes have to redye Shoes at work an we use acetone to strip of any old Layers of shoe polish. Additionally the acetone opens the leather cells so it Takes the dye better. But the dye wie use there is a Bit strange. Dont know exactly what it is

Cthulhuuuuuu... Gm: You hear some ritual singing and somebody mumbles summoning words in monotone Voice while reading in a Book that spreads an atmosphere of pure evil in the whole room. What do you do? Player: i Run away as fast as i can. Let somebody else Safe the World today. I like your cover and i like roleplayers Greetings

Impressive. Thanks for showing.

Hm i Think i would prefer to be paid in Green franklins. Your work is wonderful. I like the artwork very much.

When u have that much Metal in you and u are still alive you must be a Lucky boy. So whats about Lucky Boys leather, Lucky Boys Art, Lucky leather Lurk. .Ideas with maverick: Mavericks leather n Art, Mavs marboulus leather. Something that considers your region is good too. Have a cool Spot or something with a cool Name next to you? Take it for a Name. For Example dead crows cross leather or koyote Hill leather or whatever. Maybe this Helps a Little. Greetings Jonathan P.s. Im thimkimg about nordlicht Leder which Means northern Light leather in German because i grew up innorthern Germany.

Do more masks! I Love your masks ;)I would Love to help you Building up Stock, but im Afraid i have no Time. I noticed some New Folk on a medieval Christmas fair over here. There were many Little Anime, Manga cosplay Girls, who bought quiet err colorful leatherstuff (violet, red, bright Green and Blue). Maybe Not your target Group but could be worth a try. Many greetings to you and your Folks Jonathan

Absolutly beautiful, Thanks for showing

Absolutly wonderful.

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I like your Belt very much. The Color is beautiful, i think. If you don't mind, please Tell us what Color you have used, cause i'm doin a Belt right now and would try to get a similar Color. It Looks like u have used a pear shader for the seeds. If so, you could try to make the impressions more even (but the pics are too small to be sure about this).Btw. I have the Same Problem Greetings Jazznow

i wowuld by the instantly. i still have this invisible dollars i found in my wallet some years ago

impressive work, thanks for showing!