LottyAfrica

Hi there! Was this item sold in the end? Best wishes

Hi everyone! Thanks for the feedback. I've measured the burnisher, it's diameter is just over 4cm (1.57 inch) Of course I'll be testing and trying what works for me, but as different bench drills have different minimum-speeds, I was afraid that I would buy something wrong (too fast) and therefor would never get the desired result Does anyone have a similar burnisher - some tips to share?

It’s a decent sized one not at home now so can’t measure it for you..

Hi all, I am looking at buying a bench drill press, to mount a wooden burnisher in. There's different types with different speeds. Please could you share with me what the best speed for burnishing is, approximately? The bench drill I'm looking at, has a slowest speed of 580 RPM. I would like to know if that is OK, or too fast? Thanks

Antique brass is exactly what I need. Are they solid brass? I'll send you an email

Hey Mike! Thanks for replying :-) Could you send me a link? Those look nice indeed!

Hi! Thanks for this, have you ordered from them? How was the quality? I'm always so afraid of Aliexpress haha!

Hi! Thanks so much for this Flip - 1000 is a lot, I'm such a small brand. I've tried Buckle Guy - no luck, they don't have it either.

Dear leather workers community, Can you guys help me out? I am looking for money clips as per photo, in solid brass. Have searched high and low, starting to get desperate. Does anybody know where to find them?

This is so fun to see! Thanks very much for sharing :-) What about the board you use it on? I've looked at plywood the other day but here in South Africa it's super expensive. Doesn't pine warp and stuff once it gets wet?

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to thank everyone so much for their input :-) Such a great community over here! I saw it mentioned already, but I found the videos of Makers Leather Supply super helpful in regards to figuring out to how this all works. I'm considering ordering a template and then clown around with it!

Hi! Thanks, but as you can read in my post - I've have looked at this piece properly and can tell you, that this is not the case. I know how T-pockets work, but this isn't applicable here. Hence the mystery I'm sitting with haha Yes exactly! That's what I love about it, not having to line those things up will save so much hassle and I love the clean look of it. Also doesn't get too thick. But the questions remains - how on earth... haha! Would love it if you'd be able to share your knowledge on the try-out!

Hi friends I have got a question and feel super stupid about it. Truth is, is that I'm just not good with 'seeing' how something works or goes together until somebody really shows me. So; Looking at this photo - why does the card in the back not fall down and slide behind the card in the front... I first thought it would be separate compartments with a stitched line at the bottom that we can't see, but I've looked closely - we are looking at 1 singular piece of leather that has two slits cut in it and gets stitched onto the back panel. Maybe it's lined? If so - how does one do this properly? How does this work, I want to make this so badly but even something this simple makes me struggle which is quite discouraging Thanks!

Hello, I would like to make moulded bags from veg tanned leather. In one of my books, I've seen a method of having a wooden block mounted on a plank. Wet leather, fold over block on plank and then another plank with a hole the size of the block, slots over. Clamp it - mould it. From another leather worker, I've heard the bit of info that this does not work, and the only way to properly mould is with steel moulds? Can someone here share their experience with moulds & veg bags, whether the mould was wood/steel/any other material? I would like to become more educated on the subject :-) Many thanks Lotty