Simple Leather Bracelet.

[xStarkweather]

The title says it all, It is simple enough that all you need is a knife and some leather to make it. No sewing, No rivets. I am thinking of taking this down to a smaller scale with a thinner leather, then skiving off a bit to make the tab less bulky on the back. If you burnish it all once its together you could make a pretty decent ring without any bulky rivets or sew lines.

The bracelet laid out

Close up of the tab in place.

Another angle. (sorry for the blur)

Should I be a hand model?

(sidenote- I didnt burnish the sides here, I like the freshly cut look, just seems more beefy.)

[Halitech]

looks really good and very ingenious way of closing it. Only thing I would suggest is picking up an oval punch to make the hole a little more even instead of punching multiple round holes

[xStarkweather]

looks really good and very ingenious way of closing it. Only thing I would suggest is picking up an oval punch to make the hole a little more even instead of punching multiple round holes

I was thinking the same thing, I stopped at my local tandy today and picked one up

[Halitech]

I look forward to v2 using the oval punch

I have a couple of different sizes, they are very handy for a lot of things like guitar straps and stitchless bags using strips

[Windrider30]

I like that idea!

[xStarkweather]

I like that idea!

Me too, I know its not the normal "show off" piece, but I was proud of figuring out a way to do it without any rivets/sewing.

[builderofstuff]

I really like it. I once made an oval punch by sharpening one end of a piece of tubing then flattening it in the vise.

Edited September 26, 2014 by builderofstuff

[Feraud]

Nice job. I like the idea of a no buckle, rivet, etc. bracelet.

[Wild Bill46]

Im with the others as stated, Nice Idea , a refreshing idea, Congratulations !