Johanna

Who did I forget? http://www.leatherworker.net/leatherworkers.htm Let me know if your site needs to be here...or if you want changes. I'll sort it and format it when the list is as complete as I can get it. Johanna

We're working on something right now....a way for people to upload content w/o having to do it as forum posts. A cyber- encyclopedia...our own leather knowledge base. This is pretty neat, and pretty easy to use as well. We'll keep you posted! Johanna

The Columbus workshop schedule isn't announced yet, but I will be sure to put it here and on the Buckeye Leathercrafters' website ASAP. Johanna PS Kathy, are yaks home on the range? Do they play with deer and antelope?

Wow, Dave, you just saved me a bunch of work! I can update the links pages now. >smooch< Johanna

Here are some explanations by the late great Verlane Desgrange. skiving_sequence_150.pdf skiving_front_view_150.pdf lap_skiving_jig.pdf skiving_sequence_150.pdf skiving_front_view_150.pdf lap_skiving_jig.pdf

From my notes- not a complete list, but a start. This is from The Leather Industries of America. ANILINE FINISH or ANILINE-DYED LEATHER Leather which has been colored by dyes as distinguished from other leather treated by pigments or other opaque materials. BARK OR VEGETABLE TANNED Leathers which have been tanned with vegetable materials that are derived from certain plants and woods. BELTING LEATHER For the manufacturers of leather belts for transmitting power in machinery. Made from the butts of high grade cattle hides. BUFFED Leather which has been smoothed or sueded by mechanical sanding. CALFSKIN LEATHER Leather made from the skins of the young cattle and characterized by distinct grain or fiber structure. COWHIDE LEATHER Term specifically applied to leather made from hides of cows, although it is generally loosely used to designate any leather tanned from hides of animals of the bovine species. EMBOSSED LEATHERS Hides or skins finished with designs stamped on by etched, engraved, or electrotyped plates or rollers. A mechanical process of permanently imprinting a great variety of unique effects to the leathers surface. Done under considerable heat and pressure. Embossed designs may be an imitation of the natural grain or different animal skins, or designs of an artificial nature. FULL GRAIN Outer cut taken from the hair side of the hide from which nothing except the hair and the associate epidermis have been removed. GLAZED FINISHED A leather with polished surface produced by heavy pressure of a roller of agate, glass, metal or other suitable material on a selected finish formulation. GRAIN The outer or hair side of the hide or skin. Also the pattern of the outer surface after the hair or wool and epidermal tissue have been removed. GRAINED LEATHER Any leather on which the original grain has been highlighted by a finishing process. IMITATION LEATHER Materials so made and finished as to resemble leather. Included are coated fabrics, rubber and rubber compositions, and plastic materials. Terms connoting genuine leather should be used in trade names, as for the example "plastic calf," "plastic leather," "Compo-leather," "leatherlike" or "leatherette." LAMBSKIN LEATHER Describes leather made from either lamb or sheepskin, in as much as the skin is identical in appearance after tanning. MINERAL TANNED Leathers which have been tanned by mineral substances, notably the salts of chromium, aluminum, and zirconium. MOROCCO LEATHER Vegetable tanned fancy goatskins having a distinctive grain produced by boarding or graining. Embossed imitation of natural goat grain on other kinds of leather sometimes is called Morocco grained. NAPPA LEATHER Chrome, alum or combination tanned grain sheep or lambskin glove leather, drum colored. OIL TANNED Leathers tanned with certain fish oils. Produces a very soft, pliable leather such a chamois. PATENT LEATHER Leather with a finish which is mirror-like, flexible and waterproof. Also leather of this appearance made by film lamination. PEBBLE GRAIN An embossed-leather grain finish resembling a pebble surface, ranging from fine pebbled Morocco goat to heavy scotch grain upper leather. REVERSED CALF Terms applied to calf leather of heavier weights, finished on flesh side, containing oils to make it more water-resistant than suede, used for shoes where a nappy leather is required. Originally called "Trench Calf" in England, the term "Hunting Calf" is also used in that country. The term "Service Leathers" is used but is generally applied to splits and side leather. SADDLE LEATHER As used in the manufacture of harness and saddlery, this is a vegetable tanned cattlehide. The leather is usually a tan shade, is produced in various thicknesses and is also used outside the saddlery trade for leather goods of various types. In connection with other tannages, the term should be used to specify the leather as "saddle color," "saddle shade," or "saddle finish." "California Saddle Leather" is a registered trade name restricted to leather tanned by a tanner located in the State of California. SHARKSKIN Genuine sharkskin leather is made from the top grain of the hides of certain species of sharks and is used principally in shoes, belts, wristwatch straps, luggage, fine leather goods and for industrial purposes. It has varying, natural grain markings, or fine, smooth mesh like grain similar to pin seal. The term "sharkskin leather" should not be applied to other leathers, such as horse butts, embossed with shark grain. SPLIT A term used to describe the under portion of a hide or skin, split into two or more thicknesses. Devoid of a natural grain, it may be either sueded or pigment finished and embossed. Under ruling of the Federal Trade Commission, a split must be so marked and cannot be called "genuine leather" or "genuine cowhide." TOP GRAIN The grain split of a hide from which nothing has been removed except the hair and associated epidermis. TRAVELING BAG, SUITCASE & STRAP LEATHER A general term for leather used in traveling bags and suitcases. It does not include the light leather employed for women's handbags. The staple material for bag and case leather at present is leather made from the hides of animals of the bovine species, but other skins, including heavy sealskins and goatskins, are also used for this purpose. WATER REPELLENT LEATHER A leather which has been treated with any of several chemical compounds which repel the absorption of external water. WAX FINISH A method of finishing heavier weights of upper leather on the flesh side by working wax into the substance. For more information on leather terminology, contact the Leather Industries of America, 1000 Thomas Jefferson St., N. W., Suite 515, Washington, DC 20007. Phone (202) 342-8086, fax (202) 342-9063

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Brent- how to we get banquet tickets? Tina- Just made my reservation, too! See you next week! Johanna

Wade (my husband) was up and about, getting ready for work this morning, when our Toby started dancing and prancing like he wanted to go outside. Toby doesn't ordinarily get up with Wade, he gets up with me and the kids later on. Wade opened the back door for him, and Toby stopped, spun around, and went behind the couch. Wade tried to coax him out, but he wouldn't budge. Wade finished his coffee and headed out the door at 6 am, and he said he never felt any shaking or heard anything unusual. At work today people were talking about pictures on the walls being crooked, and things falling down from shelves. Only a few said they woke up and felt it. Our village is right smack dab on the Anna-Champaign fault, the busiest seismic area in Ohio, but the only earthquakes I've ever felt were in Charleston, South Carolina, 25 years ago in my wilder days. I was in a 7-Eleven late one night, and the floor rippled for what seemed like quite awhile and all the shelves shook. I took that unsteadiness as a sign that I'd done enough partying for the night, and went home to bed. Johanna

The link to the tutorial Beaverslayer graciously labored on is here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...amp;#entry36163 He gave me permission to make a separate set of pages for it that we could feature on the front page of the site and that members could use for quick reference. Stay tuned- I'm working on it! Johanna

By now everyone has noticed that you don't cut a 1 1/2 inch strap for a 1 1/2 inch buckle. It won't fit. Straps have to be cut an RCH smaller than the buckle. If you have used a strap cutter before, you have also noticed that the measurements on the arm don't mean much compared to the actual size strap you are about to cut. Here's what to do: Get a few pieces of scrap and some buckles, and make a short strap to fit each size buckle. Write the magic number on the backs with a Sharpie, punch a hole through them and tie them together. The next time you need to cut a 1 1/4 inch strap for a belt, simply slide your 1 1/4 template scrap strap into the strap cutter, and tighten the screw. No guesswork or measuring involved, just cut your strap. If you make a lot of belts, the few minutes invested making this cheat pays off. Johanna

"Rough-out" means the flesh side of the leather. (The grain side was on the outside of the animal) The grain side is usually finished smooth, and the back side has fuzzies, hence the term "rough-out", back side on top. There are ways to smooth the leather somewhat for a better appearance, so the degree of "rough" will vary, depending on what the maker wanted to achieve. When leather is split into several hides of different thicknesses, the suede results are called "splits". These leathers are also processed in many ways for an array of colors and may have a variety of similar texture effects. Johanna

Send pics to admin@leatherworker.net I've got a few already. Holly- I'll combine those threads, don't worry about it. Great to see all the enthusiam & participation. Rayban- don't be mad at us- this whole thing was spontaneous, and we're trying to work out any bugs on the fly! Johanna

DO NOT REMOVE THE HAT!! geesh!! remember what happened the last time??? You can shower with it on, right? So are you still having the problem? Did you delete the cookies in IE? You are using IE7, right? ~J sputtering and muttering about the audacity of taking off the tin foil hat when so many people are depending on it...

I was in the shop hunting for something, when I saw the sample ring hanging and thought, "Wonder if other leatherworkers do this?" When we had the business, this sample ring was a great way to help the customer with their decisions. Whenever John was trying something out, he'd finish by punching a hole and adding it to the ring. Sometimes he'd write on the back so he could remember how he did something. The customers liked having the choices, and seeing and holding the leather always seemed to encourage sales. Also on this ring are the 3D stamps, alphabet sets and lacing examples. Do you keep a ring too? Got a picture you can share? Johanna

Oh my, Ken- did you try clearing the cookies via the button on the board (midway down the page, on the right)? I have no idea why it is generating that error message- if you haven't fixed this by now, holler back. Johanna

My dad nailed a row of baby food jar lids to a board that he nailed under a shelf above the bench. He stored hardware in the jars, and we just screwed/unscrewed the jars as needed. The clear glass made it easy to see what was inside, so there was no need for labels. I've done the same thing with clear peanut butter jars. The pb jars are bigger and my kids eat a lot of it, so I always have replacements. Johanna

I have the full Adobe Acrobat. If anyone needs a pdf made, email it to: admin@leatherworker.net with PDF in the subject line, and I'll fire it back to you right away. Johanna

Moving this to "Show Off", Jordan. I'll put it back in "holsters, slings and sheathes" in a couple weeks. Johanna

Hey, Tina! Send me hubby's phone number, and I'll try to convince him! I'm still hoping we can meet in Michigan City later this month. Nice bag, thanks for sharing! Johanna

Help us improve ourselves. Comments, feedback and criticism is welcome and appreciated. Johanna

This must be Fate. I was thinking about posting a request for someone to please design the board a logo that can be used on stationary to t-shirts... What a kind and generous offer! Leatherworker.net will take you up on it! Thank you! Johanna

Sorry, Mike- I didn't see this either until akhawkeye bumped it. If the hard drive will still spin, buy a cheap exteranl hard drive enclosure, and put the old one in there. Use another computer to retrieve the files and back them up. To minimize the chances of anyone else having your data, use fdisk or a sturdy hammer. HTH Johanna

Leather Balm with Atom Wax is not technically a "waterproofer", but it does a nice job on armor and other things that will occasionally get wet as a "water resister". Last year I discovered my car had a leak in the trunk driving through torrential rain in Florida's Panhandle. Not a big deal, but Dave Theobald's entry for the IFoLG was in the trunk. It was soaked, but undamaged, and took a Blue Ribbon in the Advanced Division, even after the flooding. Apply leather balm, then rub in, then buff. Buff until your arms get tired, then buff some more. It looks good, and works great. We used the black balm quite a bit on biker items, and never had a problem. Johanna

The people of this site are incredible. Ken has been with us pretty much from the start, and is one of our Ambassadors. In addition to doing outstanding leatherwork and teaching and writing great unselfish lessons, he also welcomes new members to LW and helps folks find their way around our site. Can we get a round of applause for Beaverslayer? Thanks for sharing and caring, Ken. We're all glad you are here. Johanna