Members Falkalem Posted December 9, 2021 Members Report Posted December 9, 2021 Hey all! I’m trying to rearrange my work space as it is kind of a disaster at the moment…still working from home (on my sewing and leatherwork desk) since Covid hit, we’re in the middle of a kitchen renovation, etc etc. One thing I’d like to do it figure out a way to store my leather hides (all veg tan). I was considering hanging pvc pipe horizontally on the wall. Anyone done that? Or have other (pvc pipe or otherwise) ideas? I like the idea of wall mounted to get it out of the way. Quote
Doc Reaper Posted December 9, 2021 Report Posted December 9, 2021 A lot of guys make a wall rack with the PVC as a core to wrap the around. Some use the rug hanging system and leave it hanging like a curtain. Me, like most, roll it and store it in a shelf. I have no idea which way is correct or best. how should the skins be stored??? Quote Doc Reaper
Contributing Member fredk Posted December 9, 2021 Contributing Member Report Posted December 9, 2021 Currently I keep my stiff leathers rolled up in large plastic boxes designed for storing re-useable Christmas trees. The boxes are about 5 ft long and and about 1 foot x 1 foot. The boxes are stackable. For my thin lining leathers, they are folded up and stored in a large-ish plastic box (actually x 2 of them). The long boxes are stored in my apartment's crossway hall and the back hall. Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted December 9, 2021 CFM Report Posted December 9, 2021 i just keep mine in the boxes they come in they stack well and have all the info on them my forgetful old brain needs to re order or not.. I think a person should store them high dry and out of the sun. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM tsunkasapa Posted December 9, 2021 CFM Report Posted December 9, 2021 I have three shelves, two under my benches. The one on the north side holds my rolls of veg tan as it is best protected from sunlight. Chrome is rolled and kept under the other. The last is for 'buckskin' and it is all folded and rolled with the flesh side out. Quote Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?
Members mike02130 Posted December 9, 2021 Members Report Posted December 9, 2021 I'm planning on using cheap 4" landscaping drain pipe. Quote @mike02130 Instagram
Contributing Member fredk Posted December 9, 2021 Contributing Member Report Posted December 9, 2021 Might I suggest something? If you want tubes, go to your local carpet shop. They'll have the card tube cores from carpets. A. they are very robust and b. are about 12 to 13 ft long, so you can cut them down to size. I used them for a while. The carpet shop was very happy to give me a load of tubes just to be rid of them Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
stelmackr Posted December 12, 2021 Report Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) While I was the editor for PSLAC (Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Op) I used to write some stuff about aspects of simple leather home ideas for part-time hobby/sales stuff. One article shows the use of concrete tubes for storage and also purchasing 12" x 12" x 48" shipping boxes and stacking tubes or boxes. Looking back at the articles, see how shallow and crude they were. Wish I had the time to redo/rewrite them. Anyway, here is the article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dWOphSBFpccqICs7f4AFUJkaQ8fC4fck/view Edit: BTW Brettuns Village Leather no longer offers a discount if you are a PSLAC member. Never-the-less Brettuns Village Leather ( https://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/ )does have some amazing prices and free shipping. They also have a Wednesday DOTW (Deal Of The Week) Edited December 12, 2021 by stelmackr added information about Brettuns Village Leather Quote Bob Stelmack Desert Leathercraft LLC Former Editor of the, RawHide Gazette, for the Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Op, 25 years of doing it was enough...
Members Klara Posted December 12, 2021 Members Report Posted December 12, 2021 My little bit of leather is stored rolled up under the work table. But one professional on Youtube - I believe Hahn - has a very impressive system with huge cardboard tubes stacked on a wall... (possibly concrete form tubes, just looked at the article). Quote
Members jimi Posted December 12, 2021 Members Report Posted December 12, 2021 I have NO space left in this room so some reclaimed gutters came in handy for me.....Yeah i know....i could have painted little animals on them or something but.....nah next time maybe... Quote
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