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    I am sitting eating my lunch reading a National Geographic Traveller magazine Feb/Mar 2014. In it there is an article called "Made in Italy" that highlights areas and handmade products and artisans. I immediately thought of leather Lou.

    The article mentions this leather school

    scuoladelcuoio.com

    I do leather work for a hobby. I could not support my family or hobbies by quitting my profession.

    One of my bucket list dreams is to take my wife to Italy, let her do the cooking schools that she wants and I tour leather facilities or do a course.

    You have an amazing opportunity and would come back with a life's worth of experience. I have met artists from Florence and they are amazing people....tangoing, painting, woodworkers living in Maui

    Just, can you afford it financially OR can you afford to not take the risk and follow a dream.

    Best of luck, keep us informed of what happens

    Ps if you want the magazine let me know

    Scott

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    People are asses in the YouTube comment section, it brings out the morons. We have a few on this website, but at least a minority.

    I had a vid of my 8 yr old hockey goalie and took it off YouTube as the comments were unreal.

    You should be always commended for taking time and effort to show others leatherworking techniques

    Thanks

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    Great story, been there done all that!

    Yep, get a side of veg tan on sale and give it another try..maybe try Springfield leather, they have a tooling scrap bag that is a good deal

    http://springfieldleather.com/30018/Pieces%2CTooling%2C2-lbs-Bag/

    I did same thing with chrome tan scrap bin stuff, made an i pod holder that looks like hell

    Everyone has to start somewhere, the right leather for the job and the right tools will get you going the right direction

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    That cut doesn't detract from the whole piece. I actually think it gives it a nice character and goes along nicely with the pock mark in the upper middle area. I like using the cheaper leather on some projects just for the interesting marks and color differences that come out. If you can, glue the edges together, sand them smooth & even, then use the groover to make the stitch line. The edge will look a lot cleaner when you finish it. Also, leave a little more room between the edge and the stitch line. It will give it a much more professional look. The only dye booboo I can see is the check mark in the corner, not a huge deal but being a perfectionist it did draw my eye. Overall, it looks pretty good. I like the contrast in color & texture. Keep it up and the next one will be twice as good!

    Really good comments and tips here

    I think if you follow those suggestions the next one will be a home run!

    Good for you for posting something you think is not perfect, it allows you to get some feedback on how/where to improve

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    I use this test to determine whether or not I need a stitch groove.

    Is the stitching going to be subject to wear? If yes, then stitch groove.

    Is the leather thick enough to cut a stitch groove? If yes,, then cut groove.

    Is the leather veg tan or of another tannage, and meets above standards. Stitch groove.

    However I usually only groove veg tan leather, as most others are pretty soft.

    Any other leather is usually to soft, and the stitches settle into soft leather pretty good by themselves.

    Joel

    This is a great set of rules for stitching, thanks for posting it.

    In softer leather like CXL, I do a line with blunt calipers or edger with pressure so as to compress and mark but not remove the top layer.

    Then follow the compressed line with a diamond chisel and off to the races with stitching

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    Hello and welcome :)

    There is a ton of info on here and some amazing leather workers of all sorts and specialties. Ask questions show your work, share and learn.

    Sorry to hear about your allergies..was it a specific wood?? Some exotics get my skin itching if I am not careful when working them.

    What sort of leather work did you do and are you going to do?

    Hobby or full time job leather working??

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    Welcome, tons of info to keep you up at night on here.

    Start reading, asking questions and showing your progress for critique. Lots of good guys and gals on here.

    It is really fiddly work to get such a professional look on watch straps

    If I may suggest, here are some threads to start

    http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=50768&hl=%20watch%20%20straps&st=0

    http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=18101&hl=

    http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=44874&hl=

    Good luck

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