bz4736 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Does anyone have any suggestions on getting started crafting leather? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deb59 Report post Posted July 28, 2009 Welcome! You have found a great place for information. Where are you Located? There may be a Tandy Leather or another Independent Leather supply store near you. There are also Leather Guilds in almost every state with members willing to help you out. There may be a Leatherworker.net member close as well. There are also a number of good books on beginning Leatherwork by Al Stohlman. Let us know and we can help get you on your way. Deb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan Report post Posted July 29, 2009 welcome to the site, My suggestion is to read everything that interests you on this site, that will put you eons ahead of most beginners, then find a tandy shop buy a few tools and have at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericluther Report post Posted July 29, 2009 another good question is what are you interested in making or doing?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bz4736 Report post Posted July 29, 2009 another good question is what are you interested in making or doing?? I'm mostly interested in holster making. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
celticleather Report post Posted July 29, 2009 Hi, and welcome! You've found the right place to start! In addition to this excellent forum, I know of a couple of websites that have loads of information and tutorials - but you'll need a couple of week to read it all! They're not specifically aimed at holster-making, but the techniques and tools are basically the same for most types of leatherwork. http://www.btinternet.com/~kingsmerecrafts/index.html has a vast amount of leather-related information (scroll down to the bottom of the page). http://www.bowstock.co.uk/index.html has a useful list of essential tools and a good number of tutorials. Have a look through, and select the stuff that interests you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericluther Report post Posted July 29, 2009 Heres a few links to help you out http://www.shanewhitlock.com/photo/v/leath...G_3531.jpg.html (using an awl instead of drilling will make for a tighter stitch fyi) http://leatherworker.net/edging.htm Hope these help I'm new and have only made 2 holsters but these helped me alot so good luck!!! Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
