Members alex1811 Posted December 8, 2016 Members Report Posted December 8, 2016 Hi everybody, I am new to this forum and been for 16 years a leather crafter. I am from France but living in Vietnam with my wife and kid for the last 10 years. I have co-founded a shoe and leather good business here in Saigon. Glad to learn and share what I know on this forum. Cheers, Alex Quote
bikermutt07 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Posted December 8, 2016 Welcome to the forum. We would love to see some of your work. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Utilatu00 Posted December 9, 2016 Members Report Posted December 9, 2016 Hi.Would you please post some of your product for us to check out?.Thanks Quote
bikermutt07 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Posted December 9, 2016 I don't have much to post. I do this for a hobby and haven't made a lot of stuff yet. Here are some wuta pattern wallets I've done. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
bikermutt07 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Posted December 9, 2016 Here is a tote I made for my wife. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members alex1811 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 12, 2017 (edited) On 12/8/2016 at 6:44 PM, bikermutt07 said: Welcome to the forum. We would love to see some of your work. Hi here is some of my work. These last few years I have mainly been into small leather goods and I have also recently launched a pattern store for the leather crafters (I am progressively adding more styles) and a Youtube channel. Cheers Edited January 12, 2017 by alex1811 Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Posted January 12, 2017 Really nice. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members 1watersnake Posted January 12, 2017 Members Report Posted January 12, 2017 What type of dye did you use on the belt mate . and how did you apply it . Quote
Members alex1811 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 12, 2017 1 hour ago, 1watersnake said: What type of dye did you use on the belt mate . and how did you apply it . Dyes are from Kenda Farben an Italian leather finishing product company. The dye is applied with a piece of foam. Quote
Members HavenHillJay Posted January 15, 2017 Members Report Posted January 15, 2017 Really like the color on the belts. Excellent work. Quote
Members DJole Posted January 16, 2017 Members Report Posted January 16, 2017 That is VERY nice work! The color and finish and attention to detail are excellent. Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
Members Tannedvegetable Posted January 22, 2017 Members Report Posted January 22, 2017 Hi Alex, what lining are you using on your belts Quote
Members alex1811 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Tannedvegetable said: Hi Alex, what lining are you using on your belts Hi, I am using box calf. Quote
Members rickdroid Posted January 23, 2017 Members Report Posted January 23, 2017 Belts are really nice, good work. rick Quote
Members alex1811 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 23, 2017 4 hours ago, rickdroid said: Belts are really nice, good work. rick Thanks! Quote
Members DanielToby Posted January 25, 2017 Members Report Posted January 25, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 8:01 PM, alex1811 said: Hi here is some of my work. These last few years I have mainly been into small leather goods and I have also recently launched a pattern store for the leather crafters (I am progressively adding more styles) and a Youtube channel. Cheers I'm subscribed to you on YouTube even before I saw this post, lol. Can I ask, what thickness leather did you use for that small card holder? Quote
Members alex1811 Posted January 26, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 26, 2017 16 hours ago, DanielToby said: I'm subscribed to you on YouTube even before I saw this post, lol. Can I ask, what thickness leather did you use for that small card holder? I am using 1.3mm leather. Quote
Members gigi Posted January 26, 2017 Members Report Posted January 26, 2017 Beautiful work and great tutorials: thank you for posting! I was watching the one about the leather watch strap: where have you bought your skiver (Nippy NP-202)? Does it have a vacuum device? Quote Houston, we have a problem
Members DanielToby Posted January 29, 2017 Members Report Posted January 29, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 8:04 AM, alex1811 said: I am using 1.3mm leather. Thank you! Quote
Members alex1811 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 31, 2017 On 1/27/2017 at 2:58 AM, gigi said: Beautiful work and great tutorials: thank you for posting! I was watching the one about the leather watch strap: where have you bought your skiver (Nippy NP-202)? Does it have a vacuum device? Thanks! I purchased it from Japan, unfortunately no vacuum deviced attached which can be problematic for big production but fine for small artisan workshop. Quote
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