The Leather Element: Simple Mistakes to Avoid in Leathercraft
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2024
- In this week's The Leather Element, Chuck goes over some simple mistakes to avoid while working with leather. From stitching tricks to punching surfaces, Chuck covers quite a few scenarios. We hope these tips and tricks are helpful to you in your leathercraft journey!
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As a newcomer to leatherwork I find this mans helpful advice invaluable and without people such as Chuck to advise us we are incompetent at this art,so please Chuck ,please keep teaching us the correct procedures .
Love these videos, but you guys need to invest in that second camera for the closeup shots.
This, this, this, this!!!
I agree.
💯
and talk a little slower
Thank you, it's always helpful!
The embodiment of what all RUclips videos should be: clear, concise, informative, no BS, straight to it and wow crammed full of 100% immediately useful and relevant information. Outstanding presentation! I won't show you any of my projects over the decades, but I've made hat bands and belts and wallets and holsters and knife sheaths and purses...all functional but they won't win any blue ribbons. Can't wait to see what other videos you have!
Thank you and have a nice week.
Thank you, you as well!
I pressed play and I looked away to grab a snack while still listening... and for a moment I wasn't sure if I was watching Weaver Leathercraft or America's Most Wanted with John Walsh lol. Great content, thank you for the wisdom!
First time I burnished an edge I over pressed and rolled the edge a bit. Luckily it was for a 1,1/4 inch tooled strap bracelet and the effect of a rolled edge beside a deep groove line actually added a really nice 3d bordering effect around the tooling. Sometime mistakes are lessons, sometimes they're a great addition!
I learned leather-crafting from my mother and have been doing it for years. Weaver makes excellent tools, but more than that, Chuck your videos are always such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for all you do.
Very Informative. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.
I cant stop watching this
You gotta love this guy! ❤️🙋🏼♀️ thank you!
As usual right on point with your tips and knowledge. Thank you very much. I"m really learning a lot.
Could you please, please, please do a tour of your shop and show us your setup. Pleeeeeeeaaaseeeee
Thank you !! Wonderful tips! 🙂🌸❤️
Love the safety tips!
i started leather work about a year ago i am 62 now and its my first ever hobbie.when i started i found your channel.i loved every since helps me heaps all your tips its great.keep them going.thanks grant from Australia
Thank you, Grant and hello from the US! We're so glad the videos have been helpful!
I Love your Channel and especially your subscribers!
👉I would like to
Sincerely Thank You All
who helped me out with all of your wonderful suggestions!👍👍👍
I like this guys energy.
You are really in your element! Your energy and knowledge are inspiring. Thank you.
Thank you. Very informative. I appreciate no fluff.
Great tips, thank you!!
Great tips! Thank you for sharing!
He's got such a good on camera personality for this. Very helpful, cheers!
Chuck's a good guy. I'm guessing that coffee or mountain Dew is a big part of his day.
The dude's got ENERGY!
Oh how I love no nonsense of this! Just, here are common mistakes, don't do em'! Great video.
Awesome how you get straight to the point with no side stories about kittens or
Other unusable stop , Thank You
Hahahaha! 2 out of 3 and that's not bad. You must have watched Mars Attacks a few times. I love it. Thanks for the tutorial Chuck.
For a newbie this is gold. Thanks.
Thanks for those tricks, Chuck. Truth be told, I've done those mistakes many times.
Every time I enjoy watching your tutorial videos. Thank you. Very clean , fast & useful. This is a great opportunity to know you man. God Bless 🙏👍
Love these kinds of videos. I was a moderately skilled leather worker 20 years ago, and I'm returning to it now.... much of it is like riding a bike, but there's just as much (or more) of these basic skills which are totally lost on me.
I never did figure out edge slicking, even way back when.... and it's still a little bit of magic for me now, so I'm looking forward to trying out your tips from this video.
Great video! Can't wait to get started
Hi Chuck, I am a newcomer to leather craft. Your videos are making my new hobby so enjoyable. Keep it up Chuck. Cheers mate. 🇬🇧
Awesome, thank you!
I hear you Chuck. I sure get into the thorn bushes when I get in a hurry. Patience is a virtue!
Good stuff as always, thanks Chuck! Man, I wish I’d known even half of what I’ve learned from The Leather Element back when I was first starting out.
Kevin Noll exactly, and the previous guy at my local national chain store (I don’t want to mention names, but it’s initials are “Tandy Leather”😂) would just sell me what I needed in order to do what I wanted to accomplish, but refused to tell me how to use it. As far as I could figure, he wanted me to attend their weekend “classes” so I’d have to buy more materials, just to learn a technique. That would have taken me decades, and I’m no spring chicken. RUclips in general, and Chuck with these Leather Element videos in particular have helped speed up my learning curve immeasurably.
Thanks Chuck 👍
Thanks Chuck. Keep em coming please!
Useful video. Thanks!
Great tips for us newbies. Keep up the wonderful teaching moments.
Really good advice for a beginner, much appreciated Chuck!
Hello Chuck. I have jumped my box cutter slightly and taken a small sliver off the side of my straight edge. Now I use a piece of quarter inch square steel bar as my straight edge. Works great.
Done all of these but the beveled into the hand, hopefully this keeps me from doing it. Thanks for the tips and the video!
Thanks for the helpful tips! This'll help a lot as I'm endeavoring in my leather work.
Thank you for watching!
thank you for this and your other vids!
You have made some great tutorials 👌
Thank you, I’ve looked at a lot of videos on RUclips and your videos are some of the best, you do a great job explaining.
Thank so much!
Tnx for advices...I'm new in this gorgeous world of leather :)
Again, a great informative video Chuck, I should have watched this first, I now recognise a few of my mistakes.
Thanks
Your video's have helped me out so much! thank you for making them :)
Wow that was the most concise video I've seen in a while and I learned a lot
Definitely worth watching.
Your videos will help me take my past meager workmanship to new levels.
I did leather carving as a teen and at 60 I am getting back into leather working due to your videos. I was addicted to watching you create that beautiful holster and now am obsessed with the craft. Weaver didn't have several of the tools I wanted (67-6970, 67-6976, 67-6978, 67-6982); therefore I am on the Email notify list. I intend to eventually acquire all the tools needed for real leathercraft (to make a holster, boots and one day a saddle). Thank you very much for your well done, informative videos.
Thanks again.
thank you for taking the time do help everyone, you are a great teacher ..i really appreciate you sharing your knowledge
You are very welcome, we appreciate the support and your comment!
Quick,concise,informative👍👍
Enjoyed the video, did similar mistake with the beveled edge too wet, then slicked, and ended up mushrooming the edges. Yep, have to let them dry a bit. Thanks Chuck
I wish I'd seen this before my first project.
Jeff from Jersey here! Thank you it did help.
Very good video.. Iam just beginning workin with leather... I knew methal and brass much better
Good to know, thanks!
Thank you for making this video, over all the years in worked on leather, I have committed every sin you pointed out, lol! Looking forward to your next video.
I’m just starting out and this series is great... guilty of smashing my edges in too much already.. now I knows what I’m doing wrong... thanks
Thank you, Seth - glad the video was helpful!
Few tips:
1. t take out a rivet that had glue on it simply heat it up with a soldering iron.
2. Never use aluminum rulers, the chances of the blade jumping onto the ruler top and from there onto your finger is very high, use only stainless still rules.
3. Don't pay ridiculous money for leather dyes, I buy powdered pigment mix it with rubbing alcohol and get amazing dyes for a fraction of what you being charged at the store. Also I always rub the leather (after it's being dyed) with the cheapest Vaseline, it gives it an amazing look.
ThankYou so much !! I learned so much!!!!
I'm so glad, thank you!
Awesome Tips 🇺🇸 as always 👌
Thanks for sharing, Chuck
Awesome bit of practical advice from a knowledgeable teacher; great as always! Thanks Chuck!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Mr. Chuck, I am from Pakistan and have been learning so much from your videos. Please let me know how to color chrome leather according to our choices. Thanks a lot to make people learn the art.
I’d like to hang out and have a beer with this dude. Always great info.
Great tips
Saw the title and knew I had to watch. Great video. The production and information were both top notch. Little things like remarking that the camera would not pick up a detail then describing it to us were very professional. These were all things I did not know. Thanks.
Thanks so much!
When a man asks me to notice his end 8:07 I blush in color too😂
Thanks for the great tips, Chuck. I'd like to begin leather crafting, and I'm experienced enough to learn from the mistakes of others when I take on new tasks or hobbies.
fantastic roundup, thanks. i've had to learn a lot of these the hard way - wish i'd had this to watch first.
Two weeks ago, decided to get some tools and learn to work with leather after almost a year wanting to do it. With this video I have discovered what i have been doing some incorrect things like with the edge burnishing, to much pressure. And a few more things not to be done :). In fact, all your videos are so useful, that yesterday i did suscribe. Thank you very much, I am learning a lot :)
Thank you for your comment and for subscribing - that means a lot!
This is very helpful! Touched on several mistakes ive been making, time to go make something with my new knowledge!
Thank you for all Notes and warnings
Thank you so much I really appreciate you putting out this wonderful video, I’m just getting started in leather work to make nice sheaths for my knives and this helped a lot !
You are so welcome, glad it was helpful!
Thanks! A little scary for this novice already making mistakes…but perseverance wins the day!
Really impressed with the presentation, videography, editing and explanations, I got what you meant straight away and I don't do leather work.
These were very helpful! Thank you!
This guy eats leather and drinks espresso, and I love it. Good video!
Thank you so much for this information!!
I'm new at Leather Crafting and can use all the advice I can get because I can't afford to waste leather and buy new tools, due to mistakes because of my inexperience.
Thank you again!
I did have 2 questions, if you dont mind?
1 - Where would you suggest that I could purchase very inexpensive leather "scraps"?
2 - How can I easily make my own stamp of my logo? I'd like to make the type to hammer to the leather so it makes an indentation (not the ink type of stamp)? It costs too much to buy one, so I'd like to make my own so I can stamp my projects myself.
Thank you in advance, if you are able to reply.
Your tutorials are easy to understand.😊👍👍
I pay about $10/lb at hobby lobby. Not as good quality as other places, but it's enough to do very simple things. When it comes to personalized stamps, there's really no inexpensive way unless you have access to a 3D printer. When I started, I used my soldering iron to burn in my initials and year, usually in a hidden place)
You can have stamps made in metal and, yes, they can be somewhat expensive. An alternative would be to have a stamp cut from plastic. Most any Trophy shop or Laser Engraving shop (they do wedding stuff, promotional stuff) can cut this for you and it’s pretty inexpensive, or, you can have the tags laser engraved. There may be a charge for set-up and it’s usually pretty inexpensive but once complete they can engrave and cut the tags to your specs and, again, pretty cheap by the piece (they can even cut the rivet holes to save you time).
We have some leather remnant bags on our site that are fairly inexpensive or if you have a local leather worker, i'm sure they'd be happy to sell you some scraps as they usually build up pretty quickly! We'll link the remnant bag below for you:
www.weaverleathersupply.com/catalog/item-detail/75-4917/assorted-pull-up-leather/pr_54885
www.weaverleathersupply.com/catalog/item-detail/75-4916/assorted-leather-remnant-bag/pr_51867
1. Hobby Lobby does sell remnants, as does Tandy Leather Factory. I don’t know if Weaver does, but I would be surprised if they don’t. Try Googling “leather remnants” and you’ll get some hits.
2. I don’t think there’s a way to “easily” make a stamp that will last long, but most people who do make them use annealed (not yet hardened) tool steel for the stamp, using several types of tools to get their logo cut into the end of the finished stamp. Some of the tools used are often good quality jeweler’s files, aka needle files, jewelers, or coping saw, drills for making the inside of a circle, and so on. Once you’ve “carved” your logo into the business end of the stamp, it will need to be hardened for durability, and tempered so it’s not brittle. To do that you’ll need a torch at the very least to heat the end to a glowing cherry red, then quench in oil. Tempering can be done easily with a toaster oven, usually somewhere between 350°-450°F for a couple of hours until it becomes straw-colored - typically an hour or two. Now you know why it isn’t cheap to have it made professionally.
EDIT: Search RUclips for “make a steel stamp” and you’ll see dozens of videos on making stamps at home. Also “touchmark stamp” and “logo stamp” will yield plenty of results. Also, if you really need to save money, old, dull drill bits are tool steel, but you have to anneal (soften by heating) them before trying to work with them. Good luck!
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Thank you so very much for going into such detail in your reply.
I appreciate your help. I think making my logo stamp is too far out of my league of experience and expertise. You are right, that is a lot of work, and the finesse you must have to use the tools in order to achieve a professional look, takes a lot of time.
I was quoted (locally) $300.00 for
(just one) one and one-half inch or
(one) two inch logo stamp.
That just seemed too high to me.
Maybe it wasn't? Thank you again for your help. Your advice is appreciated very much for both questions.
Thank you again.
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Thank you......I had actually had thought of using a soldering gun, myself. I had thought of burning my logo clear through a thin piece of wood, and then hardening the wood when finished. I thought maybe I could use that as a template?
I am just a beginner, so if I sound like I don't know what I am doing, you are right! I was just trying to think this through at any angle I could try.
Thank you so much for your reply.
I truly appreciate your time.
Great tips! Thanks for another excellent video.
These were some great tips. I see what I was doing wrong all this time and yes I used a few bandaids. Thanks so much for all the tips. I definitely like your style of teaching. Keep it up.
Thank you so much, so glad the videos are helpful!
I don't actually do leather work, but I've always wanted to. I've learned a lot about it from you and I'm ready to give it a go. I want to work with leather because I'm a woodworker and I want to make leather and wood pieces.
That's great to hear, Chris! We hope you enjoy leather working!
Wheew. You're in for the long haul if you start working with leather. It may ruin you for woodwork.
I actually find some crossover from wood to leather, namely working with veg tan in terms of tooling and carving and knowing how to mark and cut. Good luck!
4 yrs late to the game, but amazing advice. Thank you
I like the intro
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Do I do leather? Not pre watching this video. I am a fabric guy and wish there was somebody with this insight with sewing. Love the box cutter tip. Can use it anytime . Looks like I'll be starting leather work. I appreciate all the work that went into your video. I have a few up on RUclips and I learn more about video production from super high quality videos than months in school. Thanks again. Videos of this quality are like discovering a new star.
Thank you so much, John!
Great information/ refresher! Thanks Chuck keep on doing these please
Thank you
Good work
7:38 Wow, i have been having this problem for awhile, my edges sometimes have a lip on either side and now i know what im doing wrong. Not so much pressure!
Thanks for this video!
Glad I could help! Thanks so much for watching!
Great stuff man. I always hit the like button before i watch the video. :)
Thanks for the tips. Never say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks... One must remember that old dogs can also forget the basics".
Thanks
I love your videos Chuck. Just spent more than I should of at your shop & eagerly waiting for it to arrive here in Australia. 👍
I recently had a slip with a stitching awl. Turned out to be quite a gusher when I stabbed myself in the meaty part at the base of my thumb. Since then I've learned to adjust how I'm using that tool to avoid poking myself.
dont bleed on the leather
There are some big blood vessels in the base of the thumb. Makes a really bloody mess if you manage ti cut yourself with a blade there.
Ouch, so sorry this happened! Hope you're all better!
Thank you sir❤
Thanks Chuck!
I'm a sucker for bronzing my leather when dying it, I always think there isn't enough dye so end up going over it 3 or 4 times...noted and will make sure I quit doing that. Also at times, too much presure when burnishing. Thanks Vhuck, great tips Sir.
Chuck In my area we have a lot of buckskin from the deer that the hunters kill I’d really like to see a video done with the hair on hides maybe some winter arm guards or something to that effect I really love your videos I’ve been going through all of the old ones they are an inspiration to me
It does help, thank you
I found this video really helpful, and solved all the issues I've been facing in one video. Greatly appreciated.