Books on Tooling/Carving

[rvacindy]

I would like to get one book that will help demonstrate Leather tooling with examples.  I found a few online but need your expertise on which ONE I should get.   If  I could go to the store and see them I would know but that's not the case..   Need to learn the tool and know what affect it makes and when to use it.

A.     Sheridan Style Carving  by Bill Gardner/ Fay Clinton   tandy leather $40

https://tandyleather.com/products/sheridan-style-carving?_pos=1&_sid=44d8a9ce3&_ss=r

b. Craftools tech-tips  tandy  leather (must be out of stock online)

C. Learn Sheridan Style tooling by Chan J Geer $30

https://proleathercarvers.com/products/learn-sheridan-style-tooling

d.   Leathercraft tools  by Al stohlman  $13 

https://tandyleather.com/collections/all/products/leathercraft-tools-book

e. Stohlman Step by step: by peter Main $10  https://tandyleather.com/collections/al-stohlman/products/stohlman-step-by-step-by-peter-main

Edited February 11, 2022 by rvacindy

[chuck123wapati]

5 minutes ago, rvacindy said:

I would like to get one book that will help demonstrate Leather tooling with examples.  I found a few online but need your expertise on which ONE I should get.   If  I could go to the store and see them I would know but that's not the case..   Need to learn the tool and know what affect it makes and when to use it.

A.     Sheridan Style Carving  by Bill Gardner/ Fay Clinton   tandy leather $40

https://tandyleather.com/products/sheridan-style-carving?_pos=1&_sid=44d8a9ce3&_ss=r

b. Craftools tech-tips  tandy  leather (must be out of stock online)

C. Learn Sheridan Style tooling by Chan J Geer $30

https://proleathercarvers.com/products/learn-sheridan-style-tooling

d.   Leathercraft tools  by Al stohlman  $13 

https://tandyleather.com/collections/all/products/leathercraft-tools-book

e. Stohlman Step by step: by peter Main $10  https://tandyleather.com/collections/al-stohlman/products/stohlman-step-by-step-by-peter-main

the tandy library has some free ebooks also.

[JayEhl]

As @chuck123wapati mentioned, probably the easiest and quickest would be to check out the free tandy library. 

https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library

In many of their (vintage) doodles, they have photos and drawings of what the outcome is and show the tool used and most have the Tandy part number used. It'll be a great starting point.

Enjoy! 

[rvacindy]

https://tandyleather.com/blogs/leathercraft-library

When I started to poke around.... I get it.... perfect.

 

 

[Sheilajeanne]

This is one of my main go-to references when carving:

https://tandyleather.ca/collections/books-patterns/products/how-to-carve-leather-book

It shows things step by step. It's the sort of book you want to be able to see close up, rather than looking at a PDF. And $20 is not going to break the bank. (That's Canadian dollars, too, so even cheaper in the U.S.!)

[JLSleather]

tech-tips is an EXCELLENT reference.  the others are merely copying what is clearly shown there.  like 60 years old, and yet to be improved on.  Very good very clear explanation of the tools and the "where and why" of using them.

[tsunkasapa]

3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

This is one of my main go-to references when carving:

https://tandyleather.ca/collections/books-patterns/products/how-to-carve-leather-book

It shows things step by step. It's the sort of book you want to be able to see close up, rather than looking at a PDF. And $20 is not going to break the bank. (That's Canadian dollars, too, so even cheaper in the U.S.!)

Can't go wrong with that!

[Klara]

NOT Leathercraft Tools

It's excellent,  I have it, but it's not primarily about carving. It's about all the tools you might need for leather work and how to sharpen them. So definitely a very  useful book but not what you are asking for. 

[Northmount]

An old book, General Leathercraft by Raymond Cherry.  Copies available through  https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&tn=General Leathercraft&an=raymond cherry

I bought it when I started leather work in 1961.  4th printing, 1955.  Very good general book. I see there are a couple 2010 or so versions that appear to be copies (scanned reprints) of the original. 

One of the things that wasn't covered well enough, or I didn't understand at the time, was proper casing of the leather before carving.  I soaked it, it was mushy, and looked absolutely awful when finished.