Normally a black leather kind of guy, but bought some olmo Pueblo and decided to put it to use. I’ll be making a black one so I’ll most likely give this to someone I know. BTW, didn’t think there’d be much of a difference between 4mm and 5mm until I started stitching. Ooof.

Is there anyway to possibly darken this pouch to get close to matching the belt?

Trying to mix purple using water dyes help would be great .

Hand made 3 matching 440c stainless steel knife and 6 sheaths. Did all the work from grinding to tempering and all the leather work. And pursed the resin grips. I can’t wait to never see these things again.

Belts I made from calf leather, goat leather and rust dyed elaphe skin.

I started making belts this month, so feedback is welcome! I’m still figuring out the best settings for my sewing machine for this type of leather, so I’m not entirely happy with the stitching.

I’ve got a bunch of 90s Levy’s leather guitar straps, they are brand new old stock (pic is only a small amount of them).. Problem is, most of these have been sitting in bins coiled up for 20-30+ years.

Looking to try to get them straightened out, so far just hanging them and letting gravity do the work. Any recommendations for how I could speed up the process? TIA 🙏

I cut the stitches out of an old handbag for practicing on. How do I best get rid of mishaped leather? Is there something faster than laying a flat board over it for awhile?

Looking to install rivets through corduroy/canvas and a home cut through leather for an accent piece on a hat.

I have a leatherworking mallet, and eyelet tools (hand tools + 4mm grommet pliers, but no interchangeable dies)

Wondering how I could install tiny rivets for accent details without any special tools

i'd love to study leatherworking in europe. i have saved up some money and am looking for a 1-2 year course/ programme. apart from my mother tongue i unfortunately only speak english. so it would be nice if the programme would be in english. any recommendations/ experiences are welcome🫶🫶

I want to make a knife/tool case out of nubuck for a chef friend. I want to give it structure so it doesn't flop around i when he's trying to use it. (Im also a chef, so I know the annoyance of having a big floppy knife roll or case and tryibg to get something out of it when it's busy and there is no space.)

So I've designed something that should make everything accessible without having to clear down a bunch of workspace.

I figure I could use something, strong, durable, flat, thin and rigid, leaving the leather plain where I want a hinge.

I have veladon, some poly reibforcement, and mounting board. But I don't think the formar are rigid enough, and I worry mounting board will break down over.

Also, I worry wood will just break.

Any advice on this?

Thanks.

I've always been intrigued with leather makers and my ultimate goal would be to make my own horse tack... With the exception that I probably could never make a saddle but maybe know how to repair one.

How did you start?

I'm in the middle of nowhere so I was thinking of youtube And just starting with something like belts.

For reference, the strap in the second picture is the one I want to get the desired look on. Could a warm to hot steel piece pressed hard on it give it that look?

Vintage-style leather case for tarot cards. “Crazy Horse” cowhide leather, cognac brown. The case fits a deck measuring 120 × 70 × 35 mm. The flap is adorned with a stud made from an authentic Moroccan coin.

Trying to make a watch strap. What is the best order of operations to get the pattern shape. Using thin and small pieces makes it harder to cut it straight out. Should I just cut larger square and then after I have glued everything then cut out the shape?

I might want to try leather work as a hobby. How much for the equipments needed for the work? And how long is the learning curve? For an absolute beginner, does it take a lot of trial and error to get to a point where I can make a decent product?