Craftsman Made

This is a great idea and should be fun. I will give this a go

Very nice indeed! Love the journal and the photo's are great. Would have liked to have seen a photo of the back of the journal just so as to get an overall picture of the whole piece.

Hi Big Sioux. Good to meet you the name's Peter by the way. I picked these up at an old tool stall at a street market many years ago for next to nothing and they work very well. I am pretty sure they are quite old they just have that feel and look to them and I think you are on the right tracks as there must have been something like these being used before machines came into it. I have had a much larger one made for me by the guy who made my cutting board which is also in the photo

I use these rounding blocks when I make a belt or strap that needs a raised centre piece.

I'm with unicorn couldn't agree more. Stitch and trim is how I do it.

Lovely work!! That is one very nice case I love the colour of the thread.

Very nice indeed

Books, Old maps, Old tools mainly saddlers, shoe makers and thatchers.

Thanks for that Chief I certainly will have a look and get back to you. I'm Peter by the way

Wow what a voice!! Chiefjason how do you attach the video to this message board?

Totally agree with DuaneS comment. Amazing work More please Peter. http://www.artisanleatherworks.co.uk/

Hi. It looks like tiger thread also known as "Ritza 25" to me made by a Danish firm called Julius Koch. http://www.juliuskoch.com/products/sewing-thread.php Peter.

Stunning work.

Thanks for this I will give it ago as soon as I can Cheers Peter

Hi Sharkeyfinn try these links when you have got a spare moment and let us know what you think https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeBonamassaTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXXnLSRdBE&list=RDjMXXnLSRdBE Cheers Peter

Hi to both of you. You can't beat a bit of Joe Bonamassa

Hi David. I have found that starting in the corners and meeting up to one side of the middle or the other ( but never exactly in the middle as that's were the eye is naturally drawn too ) is the best way to go. I will also stretch the leather ever so slightly if I have to to as the marks are about to meet to get the even spacing. It works for me Peter.

Forgot to add that my name is Peter!

Hi Lew Thanks for the comment much appreciated. The names Peter by the way. I stitch all my work by hand and in the main I use only 3 markers which are a 6-7-12 stitches to the inch. Cheers Peter.

Beautifully made keep up the good work!

Never seen anything like it. Absolutely fantastic work the effort that has gone in to it is incredible .....!!

Great work keep it up!

Just wanted to say a big hello to everyone. Only been a member from today and I'm just finding my way around the site. Looks like I have got a lot of reading to do which suits me fine. I'm from the UK and have been doing leatherwork since the early 90's and just can't get enough of it. Anyway here's to making new friends and learning lots of new stuff Cheers.

This is my first time as a blogger and my first day as a member of this amazing and fascinating site. This is just to say a quick hello to everyone and here's to making new friends. I have been doing leatherwork for just over 20 years now and still learning as I go. Hope to be still learning for a long time to come. Cheers everyone Craftsman Made (aka Peter)