H2345 Report post Posted September 20, 2017 Brand new to this.... any help on where to start ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barehandcustoms Report post Posted September 20, 2017 The videos below should help you get started. There is also a ton of information floating around this forum. Tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1pAMZQpYFA More Tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTfMRaVyCd4 Types of Leather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6p_5b9t35w Hand Stitching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0EL7K2NhYs Hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TERaPXYZSQ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velvetwastaken Report post Posted September 20, 2017 Best way to get started is to just dive in! Do some reading and research (on here, books, youtube (see links barehandcustoms shared), leather shops like Tandy or others) and then just start. I sat around an fussed about not having the right tools or not knowing exactly how to do something for a long time, but leather working is a craft, an art, a manual skill that must be developed over time.... The time will go by anyways, so you might as well use it to practice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D2G Report post Posted September 20, 2017 Hello Friend! Dive here, there is beaucoup to learn. If you can try to explain your tastes to work interests, carving, sewing, hand sewing, chrome leather, veg etc ... you could perhaps save yourself learning something you do not wanna to use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2345 Report post Posted September 20, 2017 2 hours ago, barehandcustoms said: The videos below should help you get started. There is also a ton of information floating around this forum. Tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1pAMZQpYFA More Tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTfMRaVyCd4 Types of Leather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6p_5b9t35w Hand Stitching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0EL7K2NhYs Hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TERaPXYZSQ Thank you. Excellent video..great help...got some momentum now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2345 Report post Posted September 20, 2017 1 hour ago, velvetwastaken said: Best way to get started is to just dive in! Do some reading and research (on here, books, youtube (see links barehandcustoms shared), leather shops like Tandy or others) and then just start. I sat around an fussed about not having the right tools or not knowing exactly how to do something for a long time, but leather working is a craft, an art, a manual skill that must be developed over time.... The time will go by anyways, so you might as well use it to practice! You just hit the nail on the head....its art...requires dedication and practice....and then it develop....i appreciate your comments...dont feel too lost now....proud to be a biginner now.... lol..... thanks a lot ... I.T. Background here so my mind was wired differently... this will unwire my brain.... i hope so Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2345 Report post Posted September 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, D2G said: Hello Friend! Dive here, there is beaucoup to learn. If you can try to explain your tastes to work interests, carving, sewing, hand sewing, chrome leather, veg etc ... you could perhaps save yourself learning something you do not wanna to use. Muchas gracias... buen punto, es cosa de enfocarse..... i am interested in stiching, genuine leather and making men wallet as well as accessories for daily use and similar. I also want to make a back pack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavediver Report post Posted October 4, 2017 On 9/20/2017 at 0:42 PM, H2345 said: You just hit the nail on the head....its art...requires dedication and practice....and then it develop....i appreciate your comments...dont feel too lost now....proud to be a biginner now.... lol..... thanks a lot ... I.T. Background here so my mind was wired differently... this will unwire my brain.... i hope so I'm in the same boat! I need something to get my head away from my daily grind. Hopefully I'll get some nice looking stuff out of it as well, and maybe even a marketable skill way on down the road. In the meantime it's great mental therapy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Someone referred the Ian Atkinson videos above -- those are great places to learn the basic craft. Once you get started on stitching, watch everything on Youtube by Nigel Armitage over in the UK, for information on expert saddle stitching. Like this one, for example (but realize also that he has many other videos on Youtube and his main website): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGuiha5S2oE Edited October 4, 2017 by DJole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2345 Report post Posted October 6, 2017 Thank you Djole. Will watch them ..Cabediver....trust me...its fun...just start and in no time you will find yourself enjoying it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hifeabs Report post Posted April 8, 2018 Hello, can anyone please help me with a few tools and materials to start shoe making as a beginner.. Kelvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisash Report post Posted April 8, 2018 Try Looking at English antiques shops online for old wooden lasts and the metal ones as well. they make the foot form you need to start with. there are also some metal leather tools that stretch the leather and also act as a small hammer. also old books Having been in Nigeria I doubt there are many tools available there To buy on the internet in England I would think that you would have to get someone living in the UK to buy them for you and send them on as Nigeria has as you are probably aware such notoriety for fraud that I doubt any UK company will supply direct to Nigeria YouTube.com will have many video's of how to make shoes and boots Hope this helps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
