rodneywt1180b Report post Posted March 18, 2017 I've been lurking and reading here the last few days and decided to sign up. There are a lot of really talented people here and I've been learning a lot.. I'm not really a leather worker though it looks like I could get sucked into it pretty easily. I mostly do woodworking and am currently making canes. I have some ideas for leather wrapped handles on the canes I make and am trying to learn more about how do the job properly. I'm going to have a bunch of really basic questions when I get started. Rodney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clintock Report post Posted March 19, 2017 New here myself but so far I've gotten really good feedback. Welcome. I do a little woodwork myself. Mostly rocking chairs and swings. Although I built my shop from concrete to electrical to the tin top. Guess I'm a jack of all trades and by far a master of none. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Welcome to the forum, guys. I'm what I would consider a field carpenter. I was never exposed to a shop environment. I can do just about anything in a remodeling project though. I must be good at it though, I'm a 100 pounds over weight after 23 years in the trades (never been hungry). One thing you will find out really quick is leather just doesn't cut like wood. You will find it frustratingly difficult to square things up. It's a nightmare. Sharp, sharp tools help a lot. Leather loves to stretch and distort at the end of a cut. The olfa style rotary cutters help with that a bit. Or a really sharp round knife that you can roll towards the end of the cut instead of pushing straight thru to the end. I just had fits in the beginning. Anywho, enough rambling. Good luck and have fun. Edited March 19, 2017 by bikermutt07 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodneywt1180b Report post Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks for the welcome guys. Sounds like the learning curve will be a bit steep at first. The handles I want to make are going to require a fair amount of precision in the fit and finish to look good. Think more along the lines of nice garments or upholstery than a rustic "wrap some leather around a stick" look. The good thing about it is there will be a nearly endless amount of possibilities for the handles when I'm up and running. I'm at least a few months off before I can even start making them. I'm just trying to do some research before I start. Leather is a completely new thing for me. All I know right now is it comes from dead critters and that I like the stuff. Rodney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
