Want to get started on this craft

[revilop]

Hello,

Would like to get into this craftsmanship. 

Any recommendations on how or where to start?

I saw a kit on Amazon with some tools and mats is it worth it

Thanks

[DieselTech]

7 hours ago, revilop said:

Hello,

Would like to get into this craftsmanship. 

Any recommendations on how or where to start?

I saw a kit on Amazon with some tools and mats is it worth it

Thanks

I started out with a leather kit from Amazon. It was like $140 & had all the basic tools to get started. 

Plus it had 4 colors of thread, beeswax plus some other stuff. 

I made a lot of stuff with that kit. 

[AlZilla]

Maybe you could post that kit you found and get some opinions. They're are a bunch of them.

Here's a post by a guy doing some amazing work with a $50 amazon starter kit: 

https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/125186-leather-projects-using-50-dollars-of-amazon-tools/#comment-771141

Maybe it'll give you some inspiration. 

Keep us posted as you progress!

 

[revilop]

Thanks I'll give one of them a try and for sure I'll post the goal.one day will be making batman mask I saw once at a ren fair .

 

 

[DJole]

One of the biggest temptations is to jump right in and start making more complicated pieces, before we have the knowledge and experience. 
It's a very common thing for beginner leatherworkers -- most of us have done it!
One thing that will help you learn is good leather, especially if  you want to learn tooling. 
Cheap leather will be frustrating, but you don't want to spend a lot of money on beautiful expensive leather yet (until you know what you are doing).
So there should be a mid-range that will let you buy leather that you won't mind throwing away on practice pieces.
Is there a leather supply store near you?