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Hello all, Can someone give me a step-by-step guide on how to create this small detail? You might overlook it at first, but when you look closer you can see how beautifully the leather has been worked. The passage is slightly raised, creating a nice protrusion. I would like to know how to achieve this effect, and also how the leather loop is securely fastened on the inside. Edit Now that is look closer the loop is stitched between the patch and the jacket. Still the other question remains: how do I create those nice bulges 😉 Thanks in advance, Bert

Thank you

As far as I know Salmon leather is thin, less than 1mm around 0.7mm but I could be wrong Greetings

Looks in perfect condition 👌

Very nice 👍 I love the colour and method you use. I am investigating the Russian method myself but unfortunately I don't have the time to experiment. Can you also show off what you make from the skins? Greetings from Belgium

@Mulesaw, I try it and post my experiments here.i had the same thoughts/idea, but this is some nice craftsmanship doh. I think they used 3 layers

I'm sure, but how. you can't just take straight pieces. if you look closely you will see that the ribs stop at the top and at the bottom. there they transition into a flat panel. you also see that the edges are not arranged but turned over.

Hello all Antoine have aan idea how to make those ribs in this bag. They are so elegant . Thx in advance

For those curved shapes I use a snap off blade, where the blade can be locked like this. As for the blade I use the 9mm black 30 degree tajima. Be sure to take a 30 degree blade. They are much sharper and easier to cut curved shapes. There is a slight difference in sharpness between the black and the metal coloured regular ones, but not profound. The main difference is the angle of the blade. You can see the difference in the 2 attached pictures. Greetings

No need to compete in price, you clearly win in finish and quality.

I think it will hold, but a rivet add some bling .

Beautiful, I think these will outlive you. You always pay a lot for good quality hardware, but most hard hardware can be reused. If you buy cheap mass produced rubbish you regret it in a few months. Nice work

try to thin an area on a piece of scrap with the french edger, then sand this area with rough sandpaper(80-200 grid). i think you will get more or less the same leather structure as the non "french edger" area.

hello, your stitching is certainly acceptable. What I would do is bring more consistency to the whole thing. some examples Photo 2 if you rounded the corners on the inside I would also do this on the flap, like the brown pouch Photo 3 the same here the bottom of the rectangle are rounded, but the top is not, however here I would opt for a round patch. This way this stitching will also look nice around your magnet. The same for the inside of the magnet, a round patch would look quieter than the rectangle in my opinion Also the thinning of the leather where the bend is looks a bit rough, maybe you can try to even this out by going over it with some rough sandpaper. These are my remarks, about taste, shape and color you can keep arguing ;-) Practice makes perfect

Woow nice, did you remake the handle showing on the last picture to the one in the first picture?