Members Nevesola Posted December 26, 2014 Members Report Posted December 26, 2014 This is my very first leather working project, a set of book covers for the Harry Potter books. It took me roughly 50 hours over 3 months - Lots of time lost to learning curve and having to acquire the tools necessary as I needed them. There's a lot I would do different, but I'm pretty proud of how they turned out. I've got the process more or less documented(I started documenting it in the middle of the project) over here Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted December 27, 2014 Members Report Posted December 27, 2014 Pretty sweet project, and very ambitious. Quote
Members tankerman1967 Posted December 27, 2014 Members Report Posted December 27, 2014 Wow!!! Very nice Quote
Pounder Posted December 27, 2014 Report Posted December 27, 2014 Very nice, definitely make them a custom collectors item, not that you would ever get rid of them. Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted December 27, 2014 Members Report Posted December 27, 2014 Great job, especially for a first time project! Thanks for sharing. Quote
Members takitty007 Posted December 29, 2014 Members Report Posted December 29, 2014 Those are gorgeous! What are you planning on doing with them? Just for your own display or for someone else? Quote
Members Nevesola Posted December 29, 2014 Author Members Report Posted December 29, 2014 I made them for my Wife for Christmas. Growing up, her grandmother read her the stories each night so they were a big part of her childhood. Her grandmother passed away about two years ago, and we didn't have our own set of the books yet so I thought I would make them something special. There were many (happy) tears Christmas morning! Quote
Members hobbihorse Posted December 30, 2014 Members Report Posted December 30, 2014 What a thoughtful gift to your wife. These will become a treasured hierloom. I really like how you laced the corners...I'm not fond of double loop lacing, but your treatment on the corners is awesome! Well done. Hobbihorse Quote
Members sorenhume Posted April 28, 2015 Members Report Posted April 28, 2015 Oh wow. I saw your post on Reddit last year before Christmas. I'm now over $400 into this amazing hobby, it's changed my life, turned me into a maker, My girlfriend loves me smelling of leather, I've even lost weight! I just wanted to say thank you, your art was the spark I needed, and that is invaluable to me. Quote
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