Show us your home-made leatherworking tools!

[Its all about Leather]

Thanks! Yea the light bulb can get hot after awhile. I try to use a low wattage just to help keep it cooler, but most of the time I clamp the light to my chair and set the box on my legs and it doesn't seem to get as hot that way. I made my anvil for knife holsters I make. I needed something long enough to be able to set the rivets in the back.

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

Nice things you have made. Does the light box get hot with regular bulb in it ? I like your anvil to.

[Its all about Leather]

I made a slicker out of hard maple on a lathe. After turning it and sanding it smooth i bored a hole and put a carriage bolt through it mounted on the drill press and man its beautiful!

That sounds pretty awesome! You need to take some pictures so we can see.

Here are a few wooden dowels I made and use when I make my koozies. I made them so I could clamp them in my Stitching Horse and sew the edges together . One fits a bottle the others fit cans. It also helps to stretch them out. I made them just a little bigger in diameter than the acutal bottles and cans themselves.

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

Here are a few of my "Homemade" tools. The first is a "Skiver" made using some O1 steel I had on hand with a Sika Deer antler, nickel silver bolster, some decoration on the blade & a Garnet in the end,, just because. The next is a "Sharpening Jig" very simple design,,, but works great for both sharpening & stropping. The swivel knife mounting block is adjustable, for different angles. The next are a couple small tools, a Petal Lifter, & a modeling tool,,, these went in my Son's box. Next are a couple types of stitiching clamps,,, one you sit on,,, & the other is for long & deep projects, like Bible covers. The last one here is my "Rapid Repeater", to punch all the stitching holes in a project, using a very sharp awl blade.

Thanks for looking,,,, I have more,,,, but don't want to overload Ya'll,,, hehehe Ed

[DaltonMasterson]

Bearman,

That is a beautiful sharpener. I am betting there would be a market for one like that.... *hint hint

DM (who now realizes he hasn't really made many tools yet)

[Its all about Leather]

Hi Everybody,

Here are a few of my "Homemade" tools. The first is a "Skiver" made using some O1 steel I had on hand with a Sika Deer antler, nickel silver bolster, some decoration on the blade & a Garnet in the end,, just because. The next is a "Sharpening Jig" very simple design,,, but works great for both sharpening & stropping. The swivel knife mounting block is adjustable, for different angles. The next are a couple small tools, a Petal Lifter, & a modeling tool,,, these went in my Son's box. Next are a couple types of stitiching clamps,,, one you sit on,,, & the other is for long & deep projects, like Bible covers. The last one here is my "Rapid Repeater", to punch all the stitching holes in a project, using a very sharp awl blade.

Thanks for looking,,,, I have more,,,, but don't want to overload Ya'll,,, hehehe Ed

Those are sure some beautiful tools BearMan. I love your woodworking abilities. Very nice work!

[Sanch]

SIMPLY OUT FREAKING STANDING!!!!! to all responses thank you for sharing all of these tools represent our person in one shape or form and add more of ourselves to our art no matter what skill level you may be at once again thanks for sharing.

[Chris of WV]

Well, I saw a stitching pony on Tandy the other day and didn't want to pay for one... So, I showed a picture to a buddy of mine, said please, and about an hour or so later I was the proud owner of this interesting contraption! The only thing I had to say to him was thanks and !

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[Chris of WV]

I know I already posted a while ago, but the same guy that made my stitching pony made a mallet for me as well... It has a micarta head (unburnable/very hard to damage) and a carriage bolt handle with hose "shrink-wrapping" (heavy duty plastic) over the handle. I also had him place a double layer near the head of the hammer (since someone told me that that's really where you're supposed to hold it when you're tooling and stuff)... My only complaint, it's a little heavy, lol...

-Chris

Edited May 4, 2011 by Chris of WV

[Its all about Leather]

Thats Very Nice Chris!

I know I already posted a while ago, but the same guy that made my stitching pony made a mallet for me as well... It has a micarta head (unburnable/very hard to damage) and a carriage bolt handle with hose "shrink-wrapping" (heavy duty plastic) over the handle. I also had him place a double layer near the head of the hammer (since someone told me that that's really where you're supposed to hold it when you're tooling and stuff)... My only complaint, it's a little heavy, lol...

-Chris

[Sanch]

Its been a really long time since I last posted on the forum and I missed all of you! to all the new faces HELLO! and to all the folks who were here when I first joined another huge hello! I've been Nomad for some time! now I'd like to see this particular thread started back to life and as soon as I can will post some of my "new" hand made tools any other takers here would be awesome so post em up!!