What Are You Afraid Of / What Dont You Like In Leather Working?

[bluesman1951]

I am afraid of nothing but that head knife ,everthing else is routine after this amount of time . Most days things have a harmonious out come on my bench . No longer afraid of prices or budgets ,generaly no matter how huge the mistake there is a way to make art from it . Slow steady and safe ,never work when you are tired if you have a rule dont break it period no matter what . NO BEVERAGES ON THE BENCH EVER !!!!!! NO eating on the bench , Wash your hands ,no greasy finger prints on the leather , if its open it will spill !!!!! beyond that if you dont know dont go ,ask somebody .

[shtoink]

I am afraid of seeing the price tag for all the stuff I have invested in to do with leather and working on it. I'm also scared of not getting my projects started and it going to waste.

[J Allen]

I'm afraid of midget ninjas and tofu.

I don't like waiting. I want to start and finish a piece in progression. I hate to wait for stuff to dry... tooling leather, dyes, or finishes. I want oget on to the next step and get it done.

[halafax]

I hate grooving, its annoying but necessary. When the groover goes off track all you can do is not want to throw it across the room.

My biggest fear is ruining taking on something I cant finish. I tend to take on bigger and bigger projects just to see if I can do them.

A rule when cutting is measure twice cut once. Though how well that works out is up for debate since Ive had blades that were sharp enough to shave with that just wouldnt cut through the leather like it should. So then its a matter of trying to cut again on the same line. I hate that, Or when the blade gets caught on the grain of the leather and jumps over and ruins a perfectly good cut.

Matching dye colors is another. When using the mineral spirits dyes there is a tendency to get different shades of the same color dye, just because of the dye itself. only time Ive gotten an even coat with that stuff is with an air brush.

[Bob Blea]

I'm afraid of midget ninjas and tofu.

I thought the midget ninjas were elves. I've been waiting for them to come do my hand sewing during the night while I slept.

[Horrrk]

I'm afraid of midget ninjas and tofu.

I don't like waiting. I want to start and finish a piece in progression. I hate to wait for stuff to dry... tooling leather, dyes, or finishes. I want oget on to the next step and get it done.

Actually..I'm with you on the midget ninjas and tofu, too..but I'll raise you, with celery!! Only made more terrifying, if it's wielded by a midget ninja..

Regards

Phil

I thought the midget ninjas were elves. I've been waiting for them to come do my hand sewing during the night while I slept.

lol @ Bob..

[DoubleC]

I thought the midget ninjas were elves. I've been waiting for them to come do my hand sewing during the night while I slept.

That's why none of my stitching is getting done, LOL. Cheryl

[daveottawa]

I make mainly belts, guitar straps, banjo straps, masks and some fetish stuff. My confidence level is pretty low with my sealing process. I think of it as a crap shoot and dread getting a complaint that someone got dye running all over their clothes. Hasn't happened yet though. So I usually overkill with many thin coats of whatever I'm using, whether it resolene, tan-kote, etc and hope it holds.

[Chuck Fox]

My biggest fear has been cutting the stitching groove. But I just finally figured out how to sharpen my Tandy groover so that it glides through the leather instead of more like gouging it and that's going much better now. I get a LOT better control with a sharp tool! Why does it seem like every tool I get from them needs sharpening right off the bat?

[DoubleC]

Because every tool you get from them needs sharpening right off the bat? LOL. I try to stay away from their things if I can. I got an oblong punch from them that would punch a hole in brownies, and sent it back and I get my things from SLC now. And I've dulled all my tools so I just ordered a whetstone set from SLC to get everything back in good sharp shape. Cheryl