Members gotafly Posted July 12, 2012 Members Report Posted July 12, 2012 Hi, I am writing to introduce myself. I am a very new to working with leather and have spent the better part of a month reading this forum and many different topics. I have a deep appreciation for the lovely English hand sewn leather works and have fantasized about being able to create some myself. To that end, I have been spending my time glueing pieces together and training myself to hand stitch. This led to practice cutting even squares, finishing the edges and hand sewing them. My ultimate goal would be to build an oak and leather gun case, But I am years away from that. My history with internet forums is to be a reader and not a poster. I mean no disrespect by that. I have learned a lot from all your generosity in posting. I can now look at a sheath on some of my knifes and understand how they were put together, for me that is step one. Step two is training my hands to do the work. So here I am. Michael Quote
Members benlilly1 Posted July 13, 2012 Members Report Posted July 13, 2012 I do a lot of looking too ! Nothing wrong with that. Welcome! Quote
David Posted July 14, 2012 Report Posted July 14, 2012 Hi, I am writing to introduce myself. I am a very new to working with leather and have spent the better part of a month reading this forum and many different topics. I have a deep appreciation for the lovely English hand sewn leather works and have fantasized about being able to create some myself. To that end, I have been spending my time glueing pieces together and training myself to hand stitch. This led to practice cutting even squares, finishing the edges and hand sewing them. My ultimate goal would be to build an oak and leather gun case, But I am years away from that. My history with internet forums is to be a reader and not a poster. I mean no disrespect by that. I have learned a lot from all your generosity in posting. I can now look at a sheath on some of my knifes and understand how they were put together, for me that is step one. Step two is training my hands to do the work. So here I am. Michael Welcome Michael, It's a great forum, you'll be surprised at how your leather interests will unfold. I started making knife sheaths, and now? Well, just click on my link below. Good luck with your leatherwork. Dave Theobald Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted July 14, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted July 14, 2012 Welcome to Leatherworker.net, your online support group for your new addiction! Generally, we're happy to help you figure out how to do things and help you improve as you go. Feel free to ask questions, and we'll do our best to help you. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.