Penturner Report post Posted May 1, 2011 Penturner here! My Dad passed on a few years ago and I inherited a few tool boxes with leather working tools. Now i'm ready to start learning how to use them. While I live in Virginia, I'm working here in Portland Oregon for a couple of months. At a recent Gun Show I met a leather worker who gave me an evenings worth of lessons. After three hours, I was completely saturated with new things to learn. As soon as I get home, (in June) I'll be starting to play with leather. In the meantime, I'd like to hang out here and see how much I can learn before actually using these tools Probably not too much, as I realized during my evening with Bobby that this takes lots of practice. I really hate having to start at the beginning, I'd rather the knowledge and muscle memory be an Osmosis thing, but, .... Well I can dream. Anyway, I'm here to play. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casaerwin Report post Posted May 1, 2011 You're sure right about practice. That's the most important part of learning how to work with leather. BUT, there are some things you can familiarize yourself with while you don't have access to your tools. There are some yahoo groups that have pictorial lessons you can read and familiarize yourself with what each one of the tools is used for. You can read about different kinds and thicknesses of leather and how they measure leather thickness in ounces. You can even visit the Tandy Leather Factory website and watch a bunch of their videos on how to do it. That's what I did while I was waiting for my tools to be shipped to me from the US to Peru where I've been living since I retired. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Penturner Report post Posted May 1, 2011 You're sure right about practice. That's the most important part of learning how to work with leather. BUT, there are some things you can familiarize yourself with while you don't have access to your tools. There are some yahoo groups that have pictorial lessons you can read and familiarize yourself with what each one of the tools is used for. You can read about different kinds and thicknesses of leather and how they measure leather thickness in ounces. You can even visit the Tandy Leather Factory website and watch a bunch of their videos on how to do it. That's what I did while I was waiting for my tools to be shipped to me from the US to Peru where I've been living since I retired. Why aren't those Yahoo groups here? Keep all the info in one place. Oh too dream..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casaerwin Report post Posted May 1, 2011 Why aren't those Yahoo groups here? Keep all the info in one place. Oh too dream..... leatherworker.net is not affiliated with yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
