Hey everyone,
I'm currently in Springville/Odenville, but will be moving up near Huntsville soon. I started down this rabbit hole about a month ago after wandering into a Tandy leather looking to learn how to make a knife sheath to go with the knives I forge... Walked out with way more than I thought I was gonna get and now I think I have a problem.
Here is my month progression so far!
Started off with this knife sheath *I didn't make this knife, did make the hammer though...*
Followed by a card wallet
Then I bit the bullet and tried out a wallet
A friend of mine saw my card wallet and asked if he could buy one, so I made him one. This one had a neat scar that came through in the dye very well!
Then another friend wanted to buy a full wallet, so I made him one. This was wallet number 2!
Really love the white and brown!
So did the dog!
Then my wife wanted a bag, so we made this one together:
Then came more wallet requests!
Wallet number three! Starting to notice improvements!
Working improving my edges:
And I just finished up wallet number 4 tonight! I'm really happy with this one and love the natural and black accents. My fit up was way better on this one!
Well, I hope you enjoyed my first month of leather working as much as I did! I'm really enjoying it so far and am super glad I was able to get involved! Also, huge shout out to the super helpful people at the Birmingham Tandy location for being super helpful and informative! If you guys/girls see anything I could do to improve on, or have little tips here and there, please do share! I love learning and embrace the learning curve!
Thanks,
-Josh
Oh, on a side note, if there are any local Huntsville people on here, are there any leather supply places around Huntsville?
