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From the album: Finished Projects
This Victorian-style handwarmer or muff was made with black shearling on the outside, rabbit fur on the inside, and is stuffed/filled with 3/4-inch of merino wool batting. The handle is made of 1.5 oz chrome-tan cowhide suede. The muff is reversible (can be turned inside out) depending on if you want a dressier or more casual appearance. The suede handle and long-seams were sewn with my Juki 1541 and the rest was hand-sewn. -
Victorian Style Handwarmer Muff
alfredleatherworks posted a gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork
From the album: Finished Projects
This Victorian-style handwarmer or muff was made with black shearling on the outside, rabbit fur on the inside, and is stuffed/filled with 3/4-inch of merino wool batting. The handle is made of 1.5 oz chrome-tan cowhide suede. The muff is reversible (can be turned inside out) depending on if you want a dressier or more casual appearance. The suede handle and long-seams were sewn with my Juki 1541 and the rest was hand-sewn. -
From the album: Finished Projects
Carved honeybee veg-tan wallet. Backplate is 5-6oz, the rest is 2-3oz. The artwork is hand-painted with Fiebing's Pro Dye, the rest is airbrushed with the same. Machine sewn on my Juki 1541 (yes, I'm a smidge rusty with my machine skills). -
From the album: Finished Projects
Carved honeybee veg-tan wallet. Backplate is 5-6oz, the rest is 2-3oz. The artwork is hand-painted with Fiebing's Pro Dye, the rest is airbrushed with the same. Machine sewn on my Juki 1541 (yes, I'm a smidge rusty with my machine skills). -
From the album: Finished Projects
Carved honeybee veg-tan wallet. Backplate is 5-6oz, the rest is 2-3oz. The artwork is hand-painted with Fiebing's Pro Dye, the rest is airbrushed with the same. Machine sewn on my Juki 1541 (yes, I'm a smidge rusty with my machine skills). -
Hello, everyone! My name is Riley and I am the proprietor of Alfred Leatherworks! I've been a member of this forum since 2014, however it seems I have never formally introduced myself here. I am a disabled Air Force veteran, having spent seven years in the USAF as an intelligence analyst. Since leaving the military I have had a somewhat difficult time readjusting to civilian life, however in 2015 I began using my Post 9/11 GI Bill to work towards a business degree. In December 2018 I graduated from Texas A&M University San Antonio with my bachelors of business in business administration with a focus in marketing. My goals regarding my presence on this forum are to network, chat with other people who are as passionate about leather as me, to learn new tips and tricks, and to occasionally offer some advice and answers to other folks. I began working with leather as a small child in my father's taxidermy shop. He often had people bring in a whole deer and only ask for the antlers on a plaque back. The surplus of deerskin led to him learning to work with leather (and me getting an awesome deerskin backpack for school!), and by that I began to learn because if he was in the shop I was out there too..."helping", lol. I got in the way a lot, I'm sure, but I learned to love helping him make wallets, bags, backpacks, and all sorts of other neat things. Years later, while in the military, I found out a mentor of mine was also a saddler and I began spending a lot of time in his shop learning from him. I would never, at this point, call myself a professional saddler, but I can certainly do repair work at this point. After leaving the service I found another leather working mentor, this time specializing in leather garments, accessories, and leather quilting (apparently, a big deal in some parts of the world). I have a rather varied bit of leather crafting training, and more than a few years of "dabbling" and "hobby-crafting". As time has gone on I have chosen to try and start up a full-time leather shop as an enjoyable way to spend my day and earn some supplemental income since my disability stipend only goes so far.
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From the album: Finished Projects
A replica tanker holster for a customer's Colt .45 1911. -
From the album: Finished Projects
Mud flap for my motorcycle sidecar. -
From the album: Finished Projects
Custom IWB holster for a customer's Colt pocket .380. -
Bersa BP9CC IWB Holster & IWB Mag Holder
alfredleatherworks posted a gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork
From the album: Finished Projects
IWB set for Bersa BP9CC. -
Mobility Assistance Service Dog Harness
alfredleatherworks posted a gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork
From the album: Finished Projects
Mobility assistance harness for a customer's Tamaskan service dog. -
My first seat for a motorcycle
alfredleatherworks replied to Thor's topic in Motorcycles and Biker Gear
Thanks for those videos! They were really informative! -
Image transfer holster
alfredleatherworks replied to glockanator's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
OK, that has to be one of the coolest things I've watched in a while. Thanks for sharing that! I just might have to try this soon! -
My first seat for a motorcycle
alfredleatherworks replied to Thor's topic in Motorcycles and Biker Gear
Thanks, Thor! The seat I'll be fixing/restoring is a Mustang seat. I'm still researching how best to do it. I love the seat, but the vinyl has cracked in several places, and torn in another (nearly a 4-inch long split). It's also my daily driver, as I don't have a car...so I've got to figure out how to do this as efficiently as possible. Your advice is much appreciated! -
pouch and holster
alfredleatherworks replied to Toney's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Looks good! Nice job! -
Image transfer holster
alfredleatherworks replied to glockanator's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
That is pretty cool! I haven't the foggiest idea how you did that, but it is really slick! -
Greetings from San Antonio!
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This is a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
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My first seat for a motorcycle
alfredleatherworks replied to Thor's topic in Motorcycles and Biker Gear
That is amazing! I'm going to be reupholstering my motorcycle seat soon (a touring seat) and I'm hoping to do something fun with it...though I doubt it will be quite that badass. What weight leather did you use? And the tooling may have looked better before molding, but it looks great as-is! Well done! -
I have been CRAZY busy with my college classes, and therefore not as busy with my leather working. Still, I've gotten a few new projects completed. I'm still working on the Glock 19 holster project, but it's for family and they told me to take my time. That project is nearing completion, however, and I have also made a new holster and mag pouch for my personal concealed carry. As always, critiques are welcomed as long as it's constructive :-) I used the gun as a starting point for the pattern, but then drew the rest by hand (with the help of a curve ruler) This particular mag pouch is for my trips to the range, and not daily carry...though it is comfortable enough I could do so.
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Yeah, I thought about that after creating the holster. The one I'm working on now is going to be much more rounded. We'll see how it works out.
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And now my newest project, a handgun and spare mag holster. Once again, I'm very pleased with how this turned out. My next project is to make a holster like the first one for a GLOCK 19 (for a customer) and then a holster for a .38 Snubnose for a friend.
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So the holster is done now! I'm very happy with how it turned out! Not bad for my first attempts at wet-moulding leather. I'm very happy!
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From the album: Finished Projects
A mag holster for my Bersa BP9CC -
From the album: Finished Projects
A mag holster for my Bersa BP9CC
