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Hi all This Post is to advertise a Facebook group for German leatherworkers, so if you dont mind i Continue in German. Hallo zusammen Ich habe vor einer Weile eine Facebook gruppe gegründet mit dem Ziel, eine know how Datenbank für deutschsprachige lederhandwerker aufzubauen. Sie ist für jeden gedacht, der sich als Hobby oder beruflich mit Leder auseinandersetzt. Wer fragen hat solcher Antworten Kriegen und wer wertvolle Hinweise zu materialquellen, Anleitungen, Workshops usw. Hat soll sie dort loswerden können. Im Moment bin ich das einzige Mitglied dort, aber ich hoffe dass die Gruppe auf diesem weg ein wenig zuwachs erfährt. Der link ist https://www.facebook.com/groups/398557430236765/ Die Gruppe heißt Lederwerkern Bin nicht ganz sicher, Wie das mit dem beitretenklappt. Wenn ihr da Probleme habt, sagt einfach hier Bescheid. Lieben Gruß Jonathan

Hi, I can recommend Rene berends too. Took a class and bought a DVD from him. He's a great chap and is very skilled. Plus he will tell you let's of funny stories about his experiences. Hi, Kann dir René berends nur empfehlen. Ich hab mal einen Kurs bei ihm gemacht und besitze auch eine Seiner DVDs. Er ist total nett und hat's handwerklich voll drauf. Außerdem ht e jede Menge spaßige Geschichten auf Lager über seine Erfahrungen. Wenn du noch fragen hast, kannste mir gerne eine pm schreiben.

You could use a piece of thick veg tan as a filler that you shape with your skiving knife. He described ths in one of his case making books,I think vol 2.

Very interesting. Do they sell for same price as normal vintage tools or are they cheaper. I'm asking because I'm looking for some extra tools at the moment. I want to let the kids on craft shows play with them and leatherscraps

Hi tree Reaper, could you explain the details of this? Not sure what foam rubber is.... Thanks Jonathan

Nice work. Think you did a great job on your first project.

Very Nice stuff.

Wow. Very cool. I think they turned out great

That wallet is very cool. Like it so much.

Very cool stuff.

That is sooooo cool. With a Journal cover like this even me would star sports (and I hate sports )

Hi Geronimo Sehr coole Sachsen, die du machst. Bist du reenactor oder wie kommst du zu unserem Hobby? Ganz liebe Grüße von einem Nordlicht, dass es ins Ruhrgebiet verschlagen hat Jonathan Sorry to the english speaking People for writing German but its so much easier for me

Hi and welcome Have a Look at this thread on making your own stamps. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=10252 I started like you with very restricted budget. Only had small scraps to work with and only few tools. Practice with them and build up your tool collection slowly. You won't need a lot of stamping tools at the beginning. And most you can make yourself out of nails or bolts. Most important are one or two bevelers in different widths and a back grounding or matting tool. A swivel knife is hard to make yourself, so you should maybe buy one. There are used ones at eBay sometimes. If you wanna buy a new one, this is a point where I would advise you to not buy from Tandy. There is a seller on eBay who sells Japanese swivel knifes which are a little more expensive but very good (google for "goods, Japan, eBay, swivel knife"). Don't miss my Tandy knife. Maybe there's someone one the forum who has upgraded to a better swivel knife and you can get one cheap or for free. I would send you mine for free but shipping cost to the USA are high Check eBay for cheap tools. Old cobblers knifes are great for cutting leather and you'll find a bunch of stamping tools there (lucky you, I live in Germany, there you have no chance to find used stamps) I hope this helps. Have a great time with your leatherwork. Oh and one last thing: start making small stuff for yourself. Key fobs, cell phone case, stuff like that. You can ruin pieces since they are not big. It doesn't matter if they turn out ugly. And if they are good you can show them to all your friends and pose with them Best wishes Jonathan

Dont know anything about sadlles but this Look very nice

Very cool. Did you do the patching with machine too? Love the buckle. Jonathan

Thank you

Lol that's great.

I have to Show this to my gf. She like pink so much, lol. Did you color the leather yourself or bought it colored?

Hey, It looks good to me. As long as you didn't expect a super clean product it's fine to use imperfect leather. Often you get that used and rugged look, which I like. Lether has got. Character and I like to pronounce it sometimes for example by positioning my cutting patterns in a way that a prominent scar is on the flap and not hidden at the back. Your leather looks very dry on the pictures. Maybe add a coat of neatfood or Leather conditioner. Bye Jonathan

Very nice.

Thank you both. The dyeing process Is simple. The first layer is yellow which is applied with a rag. Apply generously. Than you ake a rag and roll or fold it very tight. Apply dark brown on it and tap the rag on newspaper so that not too much dye is on the rag. Then you just apply the dark brown by rubbing your still tightly folded rag in circular motions about the leather. By reducing the amount of dye you apply to the leather you have the yellow shimmering through the dark brown. You can get several different effects by applying more or other colors. Red with dark brown looks good too. Or yellow, saddle an, dark brown. Just experiment. After dyeing let dry and apply a 50/50 resolene water mix (two layers) or your finish of choice. Happy dyeing Jonathan

Thanks domellison, I'm doing this as a hobby for 6 or 7 years now, but I'm usually only working on weekends and holidays because my day job is exhausting and I can only sit in front of the tv at the evenings, lol.

I will keep you updated. I have sent some mails out tis morning and waiting for replies.

No experience flying in the USA but n Germany. I had some stamping tools with me. Didn't take anything sharp or pointy with me because I wanted to avoid problems. Had to explain the security guys what the use of the tools is and everything was fine. Everything but the little screwdriver that is delivered with the interchangeable stitching wheels. They thought I could start to unscrew the plane ... ... ... Would have taken along time with that tiny thing, lol