scottishshoemaker

Thanks guys, Troy yeah as soon as I started stitching I noticed the marks left by walking foot but it was too late to do anything. Keep forgeting how soft tooling leather is! Tom I really don't like eyelets but that's maybe just me. My mate stipulated it had be as old looking as possible hence no eyelets. Yeah starting to enjoy the tooling now, everytime I pass the kitchen window the shed is just screaming at me to get in there and pound. Getting an extension built to house to make room for a bigger workshop, more room to make a clutter!!

Hi just finished these last night, tooled design then dyed in dark roast coffe over night then dk brown polish over 2hrs slowly working in at different periods over two hours then 2 coats neatsfoot oil. These are for a mate and Jacobite.

Stick on some northern soul and dance my pants off, while pounding to the beat. maybe thats where I'm going wrong?

Very nice, how you going to fix it round neck?

Hell i would have siezed up by now. Nice job really clean.

Ok UKRay just checked my old barnsley catalogues, and its called a Steel Shoe Lift No.6188. You can still get most of Barnsley's stock from a company in Sheffield called Woodware Repetitions Ltd, 47 Mowbray st, Sheffield. S3 8EN, 0114 272 6060. They are related to the original George Barnsley and bought all ex stock and machines for making the tools, worth a call for that elusive tool.

It is used for shoemaking, when you have to put the last back in the shoe to finish off shoe, adding sole and heel. Usually used after fitting stage. Can't remember the name at the moment but use it on a dailly bases.

Thanks for the advice guys, spoke to customer tonight and he now wants leather to be an old ancient brown colour, so as we speak leather is being dyed in coffee overnight. Hope he likes it?

Thanks Russ, this is only my second attempt at tooling so its going to be a big learning curve.

Ok I've tooled the leather but not to happy with result any ideas? What would be the best dye to use to get desired result as pic?

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Sorry but the company I deal with no longer sell the wax your after.

Go buy a bra in style your after, strip it down there's your pattern!!

Got a customer asking for a sporran with the Klingon logo tooled on front flap. This is hopefully where the experts can help. I've already started tooling the logo on to 3oz leather but have never dyed leather before. Is Tandy the best place to get dye or is there any other supplier in the UK I can use? And the big question which kind of dye? Yours Hopefully...

Now that's coooool!!

Really nice work keep of up. One suggestion try a press stud instead of Velcro. Its maybe because I can't stand Velcro.

Hi and welcome to a great forum.

Nice workshop pics, another 30 yrs and I too can have all them tools.!

Im off work for a few days. I'll post suppliers once back to work Thursday.

There are a few suppliers in the UK, dunno about USA.

nice work,

After recieving basic tools and Al Stohlmans book on how to carve leather about a month ago, I decided it was about time I tried my hand at tooing. heres my first go and took 2hours to do. any tips would be great. This was done on 3oz leather and I'm going to make a fishing reel case for my mate.

Hi and welcome to a great forum.

Just arrived today 3oz tooling leather 22 sq ft, basic 7 piece stamp set and swivel knife, any suggestions what my first project should be. What do I put under leather when tooling? Also Al Stohlmans How to carve leather book all from Tandy.

Cool as!!