scottishshoemaker

Found this on the net might be of use for beginners. http://www.spraypaintstencils.com/index.html

Having looked thru leather stock. I have one piece of bright red skin, 2 foot by 1 foot. You want?

Is this the kind of leather that looks like a lot of holes/round where the hair was? If so I've got what looks like that in deep burgundy, if any good?

try this. http://www.ohboydenterprises.com/InstructionsTrickBraidLeatherBracelets.html

its all I can say!!

Really nice seat and the colour is great, thanks for posting the pics also of the round braid, always wondered how this was done, I have been asked to do an old Lycette motorbike seat, think they came from post war british bikes, I'll be using this technique to lace seat. What colour of dye and what kind did you use on seat?

pc packed up but got it fixed, heres pics as promised.

Maul now with custom made disc, thanks TT Customs for his help. IMG_0078.JPG

Hey cool! The mask is a bit Pink Floyd'sh. Cool hat!

Nice rod case, like the different colour leather.

pm me your address I could send some tooling leather (a few sq foot) to practise on before you go mad and order 3-4 cows!!

Hi rickybobby, nice job. I do this on a dailly basis on all type of footwear and thank god someone else removes the original sole and reuses it. I also do covered raises in the best match to upper as possible. a couple of pics.

cheers for the help mate. PM sent.

When can I come and learn from you? 20 years would be about right!!!

we keep nylon in the work, you can get it from r.s compentents or similiar in the uk.

the only part I would change is the top dome nut. If I could get a recess nut it would sit better on my bench, ie, with handle vertical. What I did to make he handle was cut out wet oak bark tanned leather with punches, then using shoemaking paste glued both parts of leather then stacked them onto metal shaft, whilst still wet put washers on and tightened on threads with wing nuts to compress leather. Once dry buff to ruff shape then using different mops on router buff to shape you require, leather is fluffy at this point so using a grit cloth mop smoothed leather down. Placed leather handle into bucket of water for 5 mins, took out then boned handle to give shiny'sh finish on handle. Boned is basically taken an artifcial bone or real bone and rubbing in one direction to give shiny finish. I should say tho that proper boning is when you wet mould a job, you are boning it to close the fibres down and get rid of excess water, basically stiffen the leather. Hope this helps.

Pretty cool!

After visiting a fellow Leather pounder, I noticed he had a few Mauls, I gave them a try and was impressed compared to my nylon hammer. so I thought I can make that. looking on Tandy and other websites the price was a tad too much. so here is my effort at making one. 2" Nylon top with 10mm bar all the way thru, tapped at both ends with a stacked leather handle, soaked then boned. with zinc plated washers and domed nuts.

Hi Steve and welcome from scotland. That's a nice tank.

Hi from Scotland nice knifes, I'm looking for a good wood for a dirk handle and like the stuff you do. I'll be intouch.

Hi Paul. I'm up in Scotland. If you need any help give me a shout. Didnotice you never mentioned tooling leather. Good set of tools there, your basically set to go. Nice website too.

Thanxs Max. Yeah lettirng was only 6mm high, so I just used a craft knife to to cut out.

Customer requested his Clan Crest on sporran. It looked good before dying. but once I put a gloss on tooled leather it brought it a bit more. critque away!!

well done and keep up the good work!!!!