panchoskywalker Report post Posted August 27, 2015 hello friends, I was thinking about trying to make a valet leather tray and while I was looking for some inspiration I came across this kind of tray without cutting or stitching, do you know how is this done? Picture s not mine so I removed the brand to not offend anyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted August 27, 2015 I would say that the leather shape is cut and then maybe wet formed. Similar to a leaf bowl with out the leaf pattern tooled into it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panchoskywalker Report post Posted August 27, 2015 Would you say that there's 2 pieces of leather glued together? It's painted on both side. It is wet formed for sure, do you think it involve 2 pieces of wood pressed together with the leather in between? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted August 27, 2015 its hard to tell from the pic but i think its one piece of leather. It may have been formed in a press but that result can easily be achieved by hand and then just going around the inside with a creasing tool. If its two pieces of leather and i was going to make this then I might join the two pieces together (rough to rough) and then cut the shape i wanted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byggyns Report post Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) If It is 2 pieces, and there is no way to tell with the perspective of the picture, then I would mold the inner, then mold the outer layer over it, then glue them together. If you were to laminate the two first, I think you would get lots of wrinkling inside the corners. You don't have to have a press, just a simple plywood mold would do. Flat base, positive part of the mold screwed to it. Then a negative cut with enough gap around the positive to allow for the thickness of the leather. thoroughly soak the leather, clamp the negative down to the base around the positive & let it dry. Trim off the flanged area around the perimeter off and edge burnish. The mold peices should have the corners rounded off & be thoroughly sanded. A lot of people like to use wood filler on their molds to give it an even smoother surface. I'm not sure that just using a creaser would be enough to get that kind of shape. Edited August 28, 2015 by byggyns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Studio-N Report post Posted August 28, 2015 I know the maker of these, and there is a grain side on both top and bottom so it is two thin pieces glued together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panchoskywalker Report post Posted August 28, 2015 I know the maker of these, and there is a grain side on both top and bottom so it is two thin pieces glued together. Ok, so you're the one that makes the engraving on his trays? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Studio-N Report post Posted August 28, 2015 sorry, no I don't engrave the leather. I have been known to make a stamp or two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badLoveLeather Report post Posted August 28, 2015 Well, whatever you come up with you should put a lot of thought into making the shape something totally unique that you create your self...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panchoskywalker Report post Posted August 28, 2015 Well, whatever you come up with you should put a lot of thought into making the shape something totally unique that you create your self...... Hi Badlove, I though you might be here. I love your work really bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
