Chuck Fox

My biggest fear has been cutting the stitching groove. But I just finally figured out how to sharpen my Tandy groover so that it glides through the leather instead of more like gouging it and that's going much better now. I get a LOT better control with a sharp tool! Why does it seem like every tool I get from them needs sharpening right off the bat?

I'm still new to it, mostly have worked from Tandy kits. I've made a few checkbook covers, wallet, key fobs (including from scratch). Sometime soon I'll made myself a cell phone case, maybe a holster.

Hi everyone. I'm new to working with leather. Got a starter kit a few years ago and recently got back into it as I recover from cancer. My fulltime career, before taking medical leave, was in IT. Back in the 80s and 90s I worked mostly as a machinist though.