First projects, belts and a phone case.

[bluekush]

Hello I'm new to the world of leather crafting and was looking for a place to show off/ learn how to get better. 

[DieselTech]

Looks good. Nice work. I like the pattern on the belt next to the black belt. Is that hand stamped/tooled or was it embossed? 

Thanks. 

[DieselTech]

52 minutes ago, bluekush said:

Thank you, they where all hand stamped and stitched. Starting from a discount roll of veg tan.

Thanks. You are on to a fine start. Everything looks quite nice. Beautiful work. 

[Mablung]

How long have you been doing leatherwork? That’s a great set of stuff. 

[bluekush]

26 minutes ago, Mablung said:

How long have you been doing leatherwork? That’s a great set of stuff. 

I was gifted a couple tools on Christmas but didnt get around to making stuff till I bought some leather and additional tools in February these where the first couple of things I've made since then

[Northmount]

Hi @bluekush Good work.  I'm a fellow Calgarian.  Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

 

[Hags]

Looks good. You could pay a little more attention to the edges.

[bluekush]

3 minutes ago, Hags said:

Looks good. You could pay a little more attention to the edges.

100% I actually don't own a beveler yet, and the first couple I made used this circular pizza cutter thing? It lost its sharpness very quickly after seeing some of the posts here I'm excited to try my hand at some things like a knife sheath I'll try to get some nice edges on it. Any tips or products you guys use to get that sheen on those edges?

35 minutes ago, Northmount said:

Hi @bluekush Good work.  I'm a fellow Calgarian.  Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

 

Awesome man. thanks I appreciate it

[Mablung]

1 hour ago, bluekush said:

100% I actually don't own a beveler yet, and the first couple I made used this circular pizza cutter thing? It lost its sharpness very quickly after seeing some of the posts here I'm excited to try my hand at some things like a knife sheath I'll try to get some nice edges on it. Any tips or products you guys use to get that sheen on those edges?

Read lots of threads about “burnishing” and “slicking”. Right now I focus on making my edges uniform with knife and sandpaper, then slicking with water on the edge and a wooden burnisher. Other methods produce better results; I’m just focused on getting those couple techniques down. There are a lot of good resources, too, and there are some search tips somewhere around here for using Google to search this particular site more efficiently. 

[MarshalWill]

That's a very good way to start leather working! Now you're on your way. Cool.

[bluekush]

13 hours ago, Mablung said:

Read lots of threads about “burnishing” and “slicking”. Right now I focus on making my edges uniform with knife and sandpaper, then slicking with water on the edge and a wooden burnisher. Other methods produce better results; I’m just focused on getting those couple techniques down. There are a lot of good resources, too, and there are some search tips somewhere around here for using Google to search this particular site more efficiently. 

Awesome thank you so much this sent me down the rabbit hole I needed to find. 

[Hags]

I use a knife, sandpaper, then water and saddle soap. I use the bar soap I get at a local farm and ranch store. If you don't have a wood slicker,  try canvas or denim. The ieather you use matters as well. Chrome tan just won't slick up as good as veg tan. An inexpensive box knife can be stropped and cuts very well. I use a box knife for large cuts like belt straps out of 8/9 oz, a #5 xacto for smaller cuts, and a 60mm rotary cutter for lighter stuff. You will aquire things/tools  as you go. I'm always on the look out at garage and estate sales for old leather working tools.. Good luck.

[bluekush]

4 hours ago, Hags said:

I use a knife, sandpaper, then water and saddle soap. I use the bar soap I get at a local farm and ranch store. If you don't have a wood slicker,  try canvas or denim. The ieather you use matters as well. Chrome tan just won't slick up as good as veg tan. An inexpensive box knife can be stropped and cuts very well. I use a box knife for large cuts like belt straps out of 8/9 oz, a #5 xacto for smaller cuts, and a 60mm rotary cutter for lighter stuff. You will aquire things/tools  as you go. I'm always on the look out at garage and estate sales for old leather working tools.. Good luck.

Thank you I made a trip to Tandy today and bought a wood slicker and burnishing solution an edge beveler and an xacto  knife set, and a couple patterns I'm going to try making a bag but first I'm going to do some research and watch some videos to get an ideal of what's required before I start.

A rotary tool you say, I have that I'll give it a try.