gotafly Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted July 13, 2012 I do a lot of looking too ! Nothing wrong with that. Welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites