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Anyone have read this book? Can you tell me an evaluation? Thanks www.rea.com Leathercraft & Weaving (REA's Hobbies & Crafts Series) by Staff of REA REA Price: $14.95 Topic: Hobbies & Crafts Family: References Style: Paperback Pages: 472 Date: 2003 ISBN: 0878914390 Synopsis of Title: REA's Hobbies & Crafts series will instruct and inspire hobbyists from the novice to the expert. These unique "how-to books" provide comprehensive treatment of materials, tools, and techniques. They are the ideal reference for creating beautiful and lasting projects. Each book is divided into two sections. The first section discusses the history of the craft and the essetial tools for creating and building the projects. The second section consists of dozens of beginner and advanced projects with fully illustrated designs and plans. The hobbyist will acquire a working knowledge of materials, a higher level of control over work and tools, and an understanding of basic design principles. Leathercraft & Weaving provides an introduction to these ancient arts carried forward into modern times. Plans and designs for over 200 projects are also included.

Thanks for your words, Patrice and Johana. It is very easy with an old metalturner machine (I don't know other name), I am leathercrafter, woodcrafter and metalcrafter. The machine is connect to a computer, I get the pic that I like and the metalturner machine engraves the work in a sheet or in a plank made of the alloy of steel and alluminium in a hour or less. After I turner the hole or tube in the back for handle. Finish the work polishing at hand. For the steel stamps is more difficult. The machine engraves the design in the steel stick and after the stamps must be templated for get hardness with hot in an oven and after cool down faster in water or oil and finishing the work polishing with a metal file. Is like make a knife. I can made anything design with a computer and this machine, I only need the pic in jpg or gif files and putt the final touches to the project. The limit is in the size, 1" x 1", or a little bit more, but is better a lower size. The steel and alluminium alloy sheet is not cheap if I made only one or two stamps. The celtic circle have a cost of 40 € ($53) making only one. I am thinking made 100 of every design for get it more inexpensive. Let me show here other stamps in stainless steel and in steel blued finish.

The celtic circle stamp is made of an alloy of steel and alluminium. I don't welded the celtic circle stamp to the Tandy handle, that would be very expensive! My celtic circle stamp is like a 2D&3D Tandy stamp, with a little bit of tube welded at the back for insert the handle when I want stamping leather with him and to detach or separate when finish. I can design and made any design for you. In the photo with stamping leather you can see two differents pics. The pics with numbers were made of stainless steel and the other pics without numbers were stamped with steel blue finish stamps, like a gun. If you like I can sell you the stamps.

My new custom stamps stamping in leather. They are made of stainless steel and in stainless blue finish, like the guns. If you have an original design for a stamp you can send to me the pic, if I made it I'll send one to you.

I have made this celtic circle stamp with an alloy of steel and alluminium. I don't welded the celtic circle stamp to the Tandy handle 8200-01, that would be very expensive! My celtic circle stamp is like a 2D&3D Tandy stamp, with a little bit of tube welded at the back for insert the handle when I want stamping leather with him and to detach or separate when finish. I am not sure if I have attached well the images, I'm sorry.

Your wonderful work inspired to me for make a bag like yours, is not a copy, is a simple replica. You can see a pic in the first photo here. Thank you for your creative work.

What tools have you made for leather working and are still using? If you send some pics .... better.

You can make a methacrylate pattern with a laser engraving machine with your texts, photos and self designs. You can look for in a printing workshop if they have steel printing press letters; you can see a how-to sample in a issue from Leathercrafters&Saddlers Journal. I have my own alphabet in methacrylate.

With laser you can cut your pattern's pieces or engraved your photos or self designs in leather. If you use a laser machine I would like see your works and read your experiences. You can see a sample here One more pic from M&K Engraving

¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario!, sobre todo después de ver tus magníficos trabajos. Es bueno saber que alguien habla español aquí por si necesito ayuda. No soy profesional como tú, solo un aficionado con mucha imaginación que a veces hace algún trabajo en cuero para los amigos. Soy un admirador de todo lo que se hace en cuero en USA, incluso soy subscriptor de la revista Leathercarfters&Saddlers Journal. Un saludo, Xavier. Thanks Wildrose! Is good know people that can write spanish here if I need help. I would like to be a professional like you, but I only am an aficionate with imagination. I love the leather works made in the USA in this moment.

A thread for european leathercrafters speaking about the leathercraft news there, only a thread for all Europe or a thread for every country.

They are called "zocos", the tipical galician shoes from 300 years ago at the northwest from Spain. Have you ever seen any like these?

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Hi folks! The Free Patterns & Tips from Tandy Leather __ Celtic Cross __ Holiday Candle Corner Pattern by Tony Laier You can see more in free patterns form Tandy Leather