ericluther

I live in Ft Myers Florida with my wife Nicki, I'm a photographer, well until I become a famous leather worker lol

Paul those look amazing!!!! what dye did you use? I'm new to leatherworking and cant really identify the types by looking. Thanks Eric

welcome mrleather Im new to this as well check out this website theres a ton of info to keep you occupied till you get some books I learned alot from it http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page06.html also this forum and its helpful members is an invaluable resource!

your welcome Leather tons of great info I thought

http://www.kingsmerecrafts.com/page100.html there are links at the bottom for the other 100+ tips some braiding, some others

being new to leather working I was wondering about the black leather on the exterior, what type is it and why does it look diff from the leather on the inside??

great work Kevin, awesome use of color and design!!!!!

lol I hear ya man, I did mine in photoshop then linked it up with frontpage, but it doesnt get updated as much as it should

hey thank you so much man Im a huge fan of your work, whens your site gonna be up I'd love to see some more work!!!

Welcome Kathy glad to have you here!

Hey Marty! Thanks so much for the post man I'm trying to learn about watchbands and cuffs as well, plus a few other things, these were very helpful!!! Eric

no prob Marlon thanks for the reply man!!!!!!!!!!!!

it looks to be 2 inches wide, and the buckle is on a seperate piece of leather, so Im fairly sure its not folded so do you think they just use inferior "glue"???

One of the main reasons I want to learn leatherworking is to make custom cuffs and watchbands, a friend had a store bought one and is made from two pieces of leather sandwiched together, it looks like one thick piece except where its started to seperate, my questions are why use two thin pieces instead of one thick one, and two if you do use two thinner pieces how would you avoid seperation issues if its not stitched? Thanks in advance Eric

that rocks, I love the pauldrons, well done!

welcome Eldros!!! what WoW server are you on lol

wow!! those are gorgeous man

I really dig this!! the stitching color looks great against the black, what color is it?

awesome! thank you very much twin

that actually helps me out alot thank you very much for the info!!

very nice! thanks for the pic, I was wondering if there might be any books out there that explain the tools and there uses, I see certain pieces of work and tools and I'm trying to figure out what certain ones functions are. The stamps I know about thanks to some online tutorials and swivel knife but alot of the others Im a bit clueless about

Thanks Ken! I dig your work man and read your background a week or so ago, what a great and inspiring story! Eric

Thank you so much for the info and the reply, I really appreciate it I've heard alot of people say to get a good swivel knife, what constitutes good?? brand? Eric

Hey All I have a fine art background and am very excited about learning Leather working, my question is what do I need to begin, I would rather spend a bit more upfront to get quality tools etc than buying a "starter kit" I'm interested in motorcycle seats, boots, vests, and watchbands primarily. I know this may be an extensive list so I dont mind calling someone on my dime and writing it myself to save someone alot of typing. Glad to see the forum restored and thank you!!! Eric

cool stuff man!! did you use acrylic paint for the white??????