intothebush Report post Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) I stumbled upon this web site that has free d/l of leather books, most of them are old book with lots of patterns. Leathercraft has patterns for billfold, cigarette case, key container, tobacco pouch, book cover, belts and so on. I provide a few books that you can download in .pdf format and there is other formats which can be d/l to. There is also videos and audio on "leather" as well, here is the link to the site with the word leather is already searched. http://archive.org/s...p?query=leather Hope you guy enjoys this, Thanks for looking. LEATHERCRAFT FOR AMATEYRS - ELEONORE E. BANG http://ia700302.us.a...ra006855mbp.pdf HISTORICAL CARVINGS IN LEATHER - DR. WILLIAM ALLEN MADDOX http://ia700308.us.a...in007170mbp.pdf Leather Hides Skin Tanning Material - E C Snow http://ia700508.us.a...in003965mbp.pdf The application of Oils and Grease to Leather - J R Blockey http://ia700300.us.a...il017193mbp.pdf Leather work - Wilson, Winifred H http://ia600704.us.a...rwork00wils.pdf Edited June 7, 2013 by intothebush Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pounder Report post Posted June 8, 2013 Thanks for the information, definately worth a look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlHobbyist Report post Posted June 9, 2013 I took a quick look at LEATHERCRAFT FOR AMATEYRS and it had some interesting ideas for patterns and things that could be done, as well as stitching instructions. It is definately worth the price Thanks for sharing, and the link to archive.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornm Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Yes. Many thanks. I'm always on the lookout for free media that might just have another idea (or cause one) Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chancey77 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 THANKS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terix Report post Posted June 15, 2013 Thank you! Interesting with oldtimers' instructions! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Underset Report post Posted July 22, 2013 Thank you. Very helpfull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gunter Report post Posted July 22, 2013 thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intothebush Report post Posted July 24, 2013 Im glad a few people got some use out of it, I enjoyed the site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted February 10, 2014 I read through the entire 137 page Eleonore Bang amateur file. Lots of interesting stuff. My wife may disagree that leather craft is "nearly silent and non-irritating" as a tap and mallet away... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h8nm Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Thank you !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southpawpoet Report post Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks for the links. They are very helpful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishsuperfly Report post Posted September 10, 2014 I know this is an older topic but wanted to say thanks!! I'm totally new to leather working and Eleonore Bang's book has been so helpful! The information is great and I love that it was written so long ago but still applies. Several things she explains were terms/techniques I wasn't 100% sure I understood. Can't wait to check out the other links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bohocowboy Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I am sure I will injoy reading all of this material. Thank you so very much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terribletest Report post Posted January 29, 2015 Reposted permanent link to: "LEATHERCRAFT FOR AMATEYRS - ELEONORE E. BANG": https://archive.org/details/leathercraftfora006855mbp/download/leathercraftfora006855mbp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capsterdog Report post Posted January 31, 2015 Thanks, for the info, but the first two url dont work for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrstn53 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Different link for the first book since it seems to be no longer active https://archive.org/details/leathercraftfora006855mbp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeatherworkingNovice Report post Posted December 5, 2018 I've updated all the links to the current links at ARCHIVE.org http://archive.org It's a great site with tons of info on tons of things. More about that at the bottom. The links posted take you to a virtual book view but from that view there are links to various formats including PDF and plain text. Obviously no images/graphics in the plain text but it will allow you to search for desired terms easier. Since the links go to virtual books, if you "flip" too far back to the left, you may have to flip several pages to the right to get back to the actual content. LEATHERCRAFT FOR AMATEURS - ELEONORE E. BANG https://archive.org/details/leathercraftfora006855mbp/page/n7 HISTORICAL CARVINGS IN LEATHER - DR. WILLIAM ALLEN MADDOX https://archive.org/details/historicalcarvin007170mbp/page/n5 Leather Hides Skin Tanning Material - E C Snow https://archive.org/details/leatherhidesskin003965mbp/page/n1 The application of Oils and Grease to Leather - J R Blockey https://archive.org/details/applicationofoil017193mbp/page/n3 Leather work - Wilson, Winifred H https://archive.org/details/leatherwork00wils/page/n3 To kill some time in the Internet rabbit hole: https://archive.org/search.php?query=leatherwork https://archive.org/search.php?query=leather work https://archive.org/search.php?query=leathercraft https://archive.org/search.php?query=leather craft Not all content at this link is safe for work...or kids...or anyone that hasn't figured out how to be an adult. -----> https://archive.org/search.php?query=leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeekendHobby Report post Posted December 22, 2018 FWIW, the original site seems to have moved - the links might work at archive.org For example - the first link is broken: http://ia700302.us.archive.org/16/items/leathercraftfora006855mbp/leathercraftfora006855mbp.pdf but this link works. So far I've been able to get all the books this way. https://archive.org/details/leathercraftfora006855mbp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NVLeatherWorx Report post Posted December 22, 2018 Considering that this post originated over 5 and a half years ago that is no surprise. Should kind of expect such things to happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
