Hi all,
My name is Spyro, I do some woodworking just for the pleasure of it, and trying to get into leatherworking for pretty much the same reason
I thought I'd share my first steps here before I start bombarding people with questions about leather
First thing I tried to do was complete a set of basic hand tools (buy or make) and then make some sort of tool box to put them in.
I started by making a stitching pony, because I saw some really nice designs on etsy I think, and it looked nice and very important for some reason LOL
Then I made a few awls and an HDPE maul. I know I'm really fussy about hammers and mallets, so I ended up drilling a bigger and bigger hole in it and kept adding metal washers until it had exactly the weight and balance that suited my hand
turned out ok in the end, but most importantly it hits well.
I made some other little things from wood and brass, some burnishing tools, a little brass hammer and roller etc.
I'm not much of a metal worker, probably for the best or I'd still be making tools LOL
Then came the tool box. I'm planning to keep leatherworking out of the shed because it's really dusty in there, so I had to make something kinda presentable for in the house, and this is what I came up with
(that little knob thing is just some buttons cast in epoxy and turned on the lathe. I'm still deciding on drawer handles)
So yeah, so far I'm having a lot of fun with this leatherworking thing without even doing any actual leatherworking LOL
But I have started making a tote, and I'll post it here soon for you guys to laugh at
in the meantime if anyone wants to make any of that stuff in the photos and is wondering how, please feel free to ask!
All the best, Spyro
