Starting an informative series of Leatherwork Videos

[YinTx]

I am making a purse using a Don Gonzales pattern, and showing how I do it, which is likely very different from how many others do.  Here is part 1:

 

I tried to implement some of the suggestions from everyone on my last video, and remain open to suggestions on improvement.  I still need to work out things like attractive thumbnails.  

YinTx

[Simplejack1985]

I subscribed you do fine work my friend

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, Simplejack1985 said:

I subscribed you do fine work my friend

Wow, thank you kindly!

YinTx

[Bawarrior]

I have a question, will you be doing beginner or advanced videos. This was much better but not much to it. I realize it is very difficult to do. I like your style for trying.   

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, Bawarrior said:

I have a question, will you be doing beginner or advanced videos. This was much better but not much to it. I realize it is very difficult to do. I like your style for trying.   

Thanks for the comment.  I don't think this is very advanced, but in the end it may be a bit more than beginner.  I think if someone wants advanced, then paying for a course from someone like Jim Linnell will help more than my videos.  If you've never done it, you will get some clues watching what I have put together.  If you have done it before, you will see maybe a different way.  This part 1 video is short, I am trying to keep them under 7 minutes, not sure how it will go as I progress.  This just means I have to create multiple videos to get through the whole project, so as not to have a 1 hour video.  I am in the progress of editing part 2, carving the pattern, and it is about the same length.  After that will be tooling, then dye work.  

I am surprised at how much time goes into making a decent video, especially if you are learning  that process at the same time!

YinTx

[toxo]

Good job Yin! I like the style, the font etc. If I might nit pick slightly, firstly I think some aspects could be shorter and secondly, if you are aiming at beginners, they won't understand terms like "casing solution", hell I don't understand what "casing solution" is, I thought it was just water but then I'm not a tooler. One last point, a genuine question, does the painters tape stick to damp leather? Or maybe put it on before casing? I've never seen blue painters tape over here in the UK.

I'm not a tooler but I know your work and I will be following. I'm sure I'll learn lots.

[PastorBob]

Kudos to you for taking the time to put this together.  It is not an easy task.  I am guessing for that sub 7 minute video, there are over several hours of work that went into it.  Great job.  Suggestion - I love the music you chose, may just want to turn it down and leave it at the same volume throughout rather than having it louder when you aren't talking.

[YinTx]

11 hours ago, toxo said:

Good job Yin! I like the style, the font etc. If I might nit pick slightly, firstly I think some aspects could be shorter and secondly, if you are aiming at beginners, they won't understand terms like "casing solution", hell I don't understand what "casing solution" is, I thought it was just water but then I'm not a tooler. One last point, a genuine question, does the painters tape stick to damp leather? Or maybe put it on before casing? I've never seen blue painters tape over here in the UK.

I'm not a tooler but I know your work and I will be following. I'm sure I'll learn lots.

Thank you.  I tried to keep it as short as I could, will focus more on that for the next ones.  I may make separate videos for casing solution, we'll see.  Just water does work, btw!  The painters tape will stick some to cased leather, but not wet leather.  I usually put it on afterwards, it gets more aggressive after tooling, so you have to work a bit to get it off.  It will come off easier than regular tape for sure tho.

YinTx

[YinTx]

11 hours ago, PastorBob said:

Kudos to you for taking the time to put this together.  It is not an easy task.  I am guessing for that sub 7 minute video, there are over several hours of work that went into it.  Great job.  Suggestion - I love the music you chose, may just want to turn it down and leave it at the same volume throughout rather than having it louder when you aren't talking.

Yes, many hours for me.  In fact, probably 8 hours trying to figure it all out for each video.  I expect to get much faster as I move along.  I'll try to even out  the music volume some.  Thanks for the compliment!

YinTx

[Bawarrior]

Yin don't get me wrong, big fan of your work. I can't figure what you want to do that many before you have done. I basically have learned my skills from videos. This is a lot of work, by why. I will probably regret I opened this can of worms.