Another good tip is that u can go to a thrift store and find things that are made of leather like bags and like brief cases, they sell them for like 3 dollars and it comes with a ton of leather, I’m still a beginner and I just made my first wallet and honestly it looks horrible but it brings confidence in the way the leather works
By far the most informative and realistic intro to leatherworking video on RUclips. No gate keeping, no flashy unrealistic expectations, simple and clear instructions. Fantastic.
I got introduced to leather working by an uncle back in 1960. Been having fun with it ever since. I thought that I would make a couple suggestions for you upstarts. The cost of everything is sky hi these days and leather and leather working tools cost big time. I can't do much about the cost of leather except this. When you buy leather at the big leather store, consider buying craft cuts. There about the size of a school note book and I've found I can make alot of projects out of one cut. Even so, if I need more a craft cut is alot cheaper than a hide,half hide. This is leather you can stamp or carve. Tools. My first tool is a good old table fork. Four prongs. You can use this to strike a sewing line around your project. Slip one tine into the leather and rest the next time against the side of the leather. . Also you can use the fork to space sewing holes. I like this better than anything you can buy. The next few tools are a good rawhide mallet. Not only For stamping but can be used other places. I suggest three stamps. A veinier, a seed and a basket weave stamp. This is a good start. The veinier can be used to stamp a border, and the seed stamp can be used along with the veinier. Now the basket weave stamp may seem out of place, but. A lot of finish leather products will be stampped with a basket weave pattern, it looks good and wears good, but it take guite a bit of practice to get it down pat. This why I suggest this tool to be among the first. You will have scraps left over after making a project. Use this scrap to practice basket weave stamping. You can throw it out after you are done or find something to make out of it. Sissors. For the cost, the big box store that sells home remolding stuff sell electrician scissors. Super sharp and cut leather clean. Not cheap but cheaper than leather scissors. Razor knife, rulers, squares these can all be found at the dollar store. Burnisher can be made out of a spring style cloths pin. Just take it apart. All kinds of grooves you can use. And lastly. Don't be afraid to make your own tools. If it works you will feel real good, if it don't look at why it didn't and make another. I worked as an engineer and we had a saying"Keep it simple stupid" It's always worked for me.
GREAT advice. Thank you for taking the time to share your tried and true techniques, advice on tools, and general philosophy of how to spot tools that would work that you might already own. Pleasure to read your post. Thank you.
John Regan Exactly the same feeling. You are desperate in skillshare and blueprint for courses with a limited budget in your pocket and then suddenly your best guys release one for free. Very happy
The best beginner video I have seen so far. You stuck to the tools you said you were gonna use and showed how to use them without bringing other tools into it. Every other video I watched I it felt like there was another thing I didn’t have.
This is EXACTLY how I was taught to sew. It seemed lame at the time, but it made me a better seamstress in the long run. No thread Just a needle in the machine following the lines (straight, circles, zig zag, etc) on plain paper then hold them up to the light. Thank you for teaching the fundamentals of leather work.
I have a goldmine stock of FREE leather in every type and style from the very clean secret "dumpster" tossed out by a custom leather shop next door to my automotive shop... I have massive variety and sooooo many boxes of rolled up sheets and learning a new material to craft gives me so many ideas for holsters and bandolier slings to hold lots of shotgunshells kept on the ol scattergun, ready to roll.. i use rotary cutters with my selfhealing mats i used for making slingshot bandsets and now more leather pouches then one person should ever need...
I love your approach how you're recommending alternative tools for when starting out. As someone who wants to start on leathercraft, it's overwhelming how many kind of tools and products there are. I do want quality tools but the cost can get steep when you buy them all at once. Also love your recommendation on practicing the very basics first. You're a great teacher. Thank you for this :)
Did you ever start? I just bought a crossbody bag and I’m like.. I want to make these! So, pondering it and I usually invest in hobbies! Exciting stuff! I like the handcrafted work.
Someone said a great tip is to go to a thrift store and find things made out of leather to use as scrap. Another tip is to take apart the seams that make up the leather item, that now becomes your new template to create the same bag, wallet, shoe, or other leathercraft item in whatever style you want
were you a teacher? Perhaps in a previous life? As an educator, this is how you teach for a lifetime of success. Start with the basics, and the most basic tools before you KNOW you want to do this a lot. Great job and keep up the great videos.
This video was truly enjoyable to watch. As I was watching I started saying to myself "This guys approach to teaching a new skill is exactly how any intro to a hobby should be." Thank you so much for all the thought and effort you put into this 🙏
I love how you talk about failure. I’ve been woodworking most of my adult life, I came to you to prepare for a tool vest project, I am tired of things that don’t work for my tools and how I use them. Thanks for reminding me I’m probably going to suck before I get good at something.
I've wanted to get into leather work for quite some time but money has been tight. This tutorial was exactly what I was looking for. You break down the bare necessities and how to use them. I'm also amazed by the condition of that blockbuster card. I haven't seen one in 20 years and that thing looks brand new. Thanks for the info.
AMAZING video! This is how Illustrators begin as well. First, drawing lines, then circles, then 3D shapes. Then, we translate the shapes to forms like body parts, buildings, etc. Thank you so much for your time and sharing your expertise of leather work.
This is the only video that did not discourage me from doing a leather project because of his practical tips and simple tools. No need to buy all those expensive tools that others are requiring yet the quality of product is produced. Thank you!
This has to be the best tutorial to leather I’ve come across. Been looking to start making handmade bags and couldn’t find any channel talk about the basics. Kudos
This is a perfect starter video for learning about leather tooling. I looked at a couple of others and they were over my head in the first couple of minutes. This is straight forward and actually starts with the beginning and completes a project at the end using the lessons learned. Thank you. A+
After watching your video on buckleguys wet forms, I bought the pill shaped form and immediately realized that I suck at trimming the curved end. I came back to this video, followed your simple instructions for practicing cutting curves and improved immediately. I bought my first leather crafting tools probably fourty years ago and learned through books. (RUclips videos didn’t exist) life got in the way and I stopped leathercrafting for 20 years. I just started again recently. My point is even if you are not just dipping your toe in leathercraft this is an excellent video and the concept of learning and practicing the basics is very effective. Thank you
Yay! I really enjoy your tone and attitude towards learning leather working! My first boss who trained me in traditional jewelry work won me over with a similar approach. If nothing more, this has helped motivate me to get a little more serious about learning leather crafting! Thank you!
For people starting out on veg tan, the "finger" on a cap of BIC pens, makes a really solid impression. It's a cheap and available alternative. But Corter Learher has a great guide, I've been doing it for years and still check in. Best of luck, make great things!
This video is what made me dip my toes into leather working. I'm an art student doing 3D work and I found all of the tools I needed to get started already in my tool boxes(other than the leather needle and thread). Some of them are substitutions for leather specific tools and they make the process a bit longer but it gives me the opportunity to practice without as many start up costs.
I have all the tools I need to start. I practiced a few times on scrap leather. I just got my first piece of real 2-3oz leather in the other day after Weaver has been sold out for several weeks. I think this video is exactly what I needed to get started! Thank you!
Love your teaching philosophy. I haven't started yet and this was my first video. I've been obsessing over leather goods - shoes, boots, bags, wallets, watch straps, etc - for so long and I finally wanted to see if I could just make my own. I'm glad that this was my first video and looking forward to learning from you. Thank you!
Hi. I've started buying some basic tools and materials for leather crafting. Your informative and instructional videos are helping me a lot to understand leather crafting. You have a very pleasant voice which makes it easier to listen to. Thank you so much.
I just want to echo what others have commented, but this is an excellent starter video for leather working. I don't recall a channel that I ever subscribed to on the first video that I watch, but I had to hit that subscribe button. 😅
This is may be one of the best tutorial / teaching video on entirety of RUclips. Love how you tell the essentials, show how you do it but also proceed forward in a fast enough pace. And neither do you repeat yourself. Thanks for making this video 🙌
I just order some basic tools to get started with leather making and this video is amazing. Thank you for taking the out to show us beginners the simple tools and best practice.
I am looking to get into leatherworking as a small hobby right now. This is a wonderful video and has answered several of my newbie questions. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together, it's a tremendous help. You have helped give me more confidence to try the craft and feel like I can be successful at it.
I have no clue why this video was prompted. I've never wanted to work leather in my life. After watching, I'm looking at tools and thinking of a project! Thanks!
Excellent video and didn't make me think I needed a bazillion tools to be any good at it. I was encouraged by this video and made my own midori traveler's notebook successfully, and it came out beautiful. Thank you!
He’s 100% right when he talks about learning the fundamentals of cutting and hole punching like obviously practice makes perfect but when I first watched all these guys on RUclips do silent leather craft videos and tried to mimic it it just wasn’t the same and I kind of thought I wasted my time and money but I kept trying and like he said with the movies I even put on the Star Wars series or some days just listened to music and enjoyed and I did end up getting better but I’m far from perfect or knowing everything about but for something as simple as a wallet it has to look clean and the little details matter it’s a craft for a reason and a really good hobby as well
This was my first leather project when I started in 2020. It became my daily wallet and I still use it to this day. I didn't have dye at the time so it started out as pinkish veg tan, but years of use has given it a beautiful dark brown finish. I'm back at this video because a friend asked me to make them one as well and I couldn't remember the proportions. Even doing this on and off for four years now, there's still great tips in this video that I had forgotten that will be so handy to my future projects. Thank you for a great video that gave me the knowledge I needed to start and the confidence that kept me going!
This is the first video I've watched on leather crafting and it's awesome. Straight to the point and informative. Doesn't make it too intimidating for novices. Subscribed!
I got excited to make a few things and before knowing anything I had ordered 2lbs of ostrich scrap, a box of exotic scrap, 8 sq ft of navajo deerskin, 4 ft of veg and some cheap pigskin. Once it arrives I'll stop at the store and get some basic tools (I have been hand sewing without a punch, which is really awesome...) I'll definitely be using the pigskin as practice and then trying a few wallets with the more expensive stuff. Great video!
Hi, there. I am just getting into making wallets and I am finding the world of leather to be much more involved than I thought. Different types of hole punches for sewing and the different sized needles for those holes, different types of skiving for different applications, different sizes of snaps and rivets for different thickness of the leather. I'm amazed and a bit overwhelmed. I do have a question on skiving. Doing it manually is hard and I don't like it much for edging wallet pieces. If you were to say, " I would get this skiving machine for a beginner in wallet making" What would that be? Thank you for your help and I love watching your videos, Not just for the know how but the advice you give along with it.
i'm starting my journey and i think this is the best beginner video out there. 90% of the others list a lot of unnecessary tools when you just want to try it out.
Perfect video! I'm a Jill of all hobbies, I got the urge to try crafting with leather and bought a purse from the thrift store to experiment with. Thank you for helping with what to do next😁
I like your approach on getting started. RUclips keeps trying to find more hobbies for me than I could possibly have time for. I tend to cycle through them, focusing on one or two at a time. Often with a new hobby I watch a lot of videos, collect some tools and/or supplies, then get sidetracked on another hobby before actually getting started. Such was the case with leather. This year I'm trying to at least get started on hobbies I've already collected tools and/or supplies for. Hopefully I can find some hobbies I really enjoy that inspire me to make more time for then, and weed out others that aren't a good fit. I have a beginner kit from Tandy with pre-cut pre-punched pieces. But knowing I wouldn't do those pieces justice was a big reason I got side tracked onto other hobbies. I think your approach might help me actually get started this time.
As someone who has wanted to try my hand at this for awhile now, this is a perfect introduction/how-to video. I've been looking for alternatives for starting tools. Thank you for this video 🙏
I find this video very useful for those who are just starting to make leather wallets, because it not only gives technical instructions but also shares important notes when making them.
I appreciate your approach. Reminds me of one of my favorite middle school teachers. He spent most of the first grading period teaching how to study, how to learn. THEN, he taught us what to learn. Great reminder to put first things first,
So, this is the best guide that i would have loved a couple years ago. I am now gonna start over with these items. Cheap leather; Old school bags. The nerdy ones. They are cheap and have pretty big panels.
This was a well made video, I started some years ago. Got busy and had no time for it. I am now getting back into it and needed a refresher course. This one did it for me. Thank you for your work and I'm looking forward to watching the next video.
Thank you! I have a horrible tendency of “jumping into” a new hobby then getting discouraged b/c it turns out bad, b/c I didn’t take the time to learn the basics of the craft! So thank you again for this video!
Super...this video has kindled an interest in me to do something as a hobby especially in this pandemic when the mind is going crazy. I see this as a good beginning to divert my mind to do a more productive work. Really appreciate your videos.
Lovely. Thank you for helping me get started! There are so many trade skills I want to learn but sometimes it can be hard to just know where to even start. You got right to the point and made it easy. I'll be doing some more searching into your other videos!
I love your channel. Your work is very inspiring. I think this one is the kind of videos beginners need and never find to learn the basics. Thank you for this.
Awesome vid. I'm just starting but I've been a seamstress probably for longer than you've been alive. The way you teach is perfect! Well balanced and patient. Thank you. I just subscribed.
Thank you so so so much for making this video. I've never seen such a perfect, concise beginners video for any kind of craft in my life! You teach the essential tools, the basics, and all the optional steps, and I love it! I'm so excited to get started with the leather crafting set I got for my birthday!
The deeper you go into this hobby the more you realize each section in this video could be its own 20 minute video. That being said, it would be daunting for the newcomer and this is an excellent primer to get someone started!
Took me a second to realize the answer to "I wonder where he got the cover for that lighter, it's pretty neat" (5:50) was probably "Thanks I/we made it" 😂 For anyone else wondering, the pattern for it is actually available on their website linked in the description! :D
I really love how you went about this, its 100% for beginners and that's perfect! I'm looking to get into leatherwork for cosplay and I'm not looking to do anything complex and it feels a lot more achievable now.
You did a fantastic job of explaining everything. I love how the camera was focused on your work and not a talking head. Thanks for this, I'm keen to give this a try now :-)
I'm basicly about to start dipping my toes in leatherworking and for starting material i can mess up with, i got tons of leather from my late grandgathers shoemaker workshop. I don't know about price ranges, but i think free is hard to beat
i loved this video! the only thing i missed was that you skipped over for you maybe logtic things like, how long to wait for the glue to dry before using the piece again or how to apply the wax or the starting of the stitch. but that said this was the best beginner video out here!
Wow. I'm looking for a new hobby, perhaps even one that can eventually make a little money. I love my full grain leather purses, belts, wallets and accessories, so I thought this might suit me. Can't wait to try it. Thank you.
This is by FAR the best beginner-centric primer for leathercrafting! I've spent all morning sifting through videos of people telling me to buy too much, while I'm thinking "I could probably get away without this or that, right?" BTW, what are some good alternatives to bees wax? I'm hoping to make a sheath and I don't want to pique the curiosity of any bears in the backcountry.
I wish more people taught by focusing on the basics and learning good technique before jumping in! I take the same approach in anything I have taken on - sewing, dance, etc. and it is always a good idea to go back to the basics every once in a while to reinforce good technique.
I have salvaged the leather from 3 sofas, in the hope that I cam eventually make useful tote bags. I am so glad you posted this video, the reviews for starter kits seem to vary from poor quality to okay for a beginner.
Saw your goods on Pinterest about seven years ago and purchased two iPhone cases and cardholders they no longer fit new phones but now they are in daily use as glasses cases and have all improved with age.
Another good tip is that u can go to a thrift store and find things that are made of leather like bags and like brief cases, they sell them for like 3 dollars and it comes with a ton of leather, I’m still a beginner and I just made my first wallet and honestly it looks horrible but it brings confidence in the way the leather works
great tip!
Killer tip!
the best part would be it’s naturally worn leather… great call
Excellent tip. Thanks!
That is an amazing tip. I’ll add there are many second hand shops online as well, also fb marketplace and such:)
1. Chisel
2. Stiching needle
3. Wax thread
4. Leather
5. Cutting mat, mallet, ruler, xacto blade
Thank you so much for listing them. ❤
glue
what size chisel?
@@staceymarmolejo3838 from what I researched, I think starting with the 5mm is best.
By far the most informative and realistic intro to leatherworking video on RUclips. No gate keeping, no flashy unrealistic expectations, simple and clear instructions. Fantastic.
I got introduced to leather working by an uncle back in 1960. Been having fun with it ever since. I thought that I would make a couple suggestions for you upstarts. The cost of everything is sky hi these days and leather and leather working tools cost big time. I can't do much about the cost of leather except this. When you buy leather at the big leather store, consider buying craft cuts. There about the size of a school note book and I've found I can make alot of projects out of one cut. Even so, if I need more a craft cut is alot cheaper than a hide,half hide. This is leather you can stamp or carve. Tools. My first tool is a good old table fork. Four prongs. You can use this to strike a sewing line around your project. Slip one tine into the leather and rest the next time against the side of the leather. . Also you can use the fork to space sewing holes. I like this better than anything you can buy. The next few tools are a good rawhide mallet. Not only For stamping but can be used other places. I suggest three stamps. A veinier, a seed and a basket weave stamp. This is a good start. The veinier can be used to stamp a border, and the seed stamp can be used along with the veinier. Now the basket weave stamp may seem out of place, but. A lot of finish leather products will be stampped with a basket weave pattern, it looks good and wears good, but it take guite a bit of practice to get it down pat. This why I suggest this tool to be among the first. You will have scraps left over after making a project. Use this scrap to practice basket weave stamping. You can throw it out after you are done or find something to make out of it. Sissors. For the cost, the big box store that sells home remolding stuff sell electrician scissors. Super sharp and cut leather clean. Not cheap but cheaper than leather scissors. Razor knife, rulers, squares these can all be found at the dollar store. Burnisher can be made out of a spring style cloths pin. Just take it apart. All kinds of grooves you can use. And lastly. Don't be afraid to make your own tools. If it works you will feel real good, if it don't look at why it didn't and make another. I worked as an engineer and we had a saying"Keep it simple stupid" It's always worked for me.
GREAT advice. Thank you for taking the time to share your tried and true techniques, advice on tools, and general philosophy of how to spot tools that would work that you might already own. Pleasure to read your post. Thank you.
“You’re paying for your education in material costs” I think that cured my 20 years of mental blocks feeling like I was wasting material
Bud, you were born to be an instructor! Thank you for your help.
Holy cow I was literally searching for starter guides and kits today and then my favorite leather work channel releases a video. Thank you!
John Regan Exactly the same feeling. You are desperate in skillshare and blueprint for courses with a limited budget in your pocket and then suddenly your best guys release one for free. Very happy
Holy cow me too,
thats so weird lol holy cow
Add me to that list
@@tsbda FUN FACT: The Pope’s red shoes are made from top-grain, holy cow leather.
@Johnny Regs Thank you Sir 🙂
The best beginner video I have seen so far. You stuck to the tools you said you were gonna use and showed how to use them without bringing other tools into it. Every other video I watched I it felt like there was another thing I didn’t have.
I've been looking everywhere for a leatherworking tutorial to make a Blockbuster Video membership card holder. Thanks!
😂😂😂
I was like am i the only one who noticed that? Had to do a double take to confirm I wasn't hallucinating. That thing belongs in the Smithsonian. lol
I'm from india, I literally do not find any Indian videos for my business , you the one saved me and gave me money saver education 🙏 tqsm
This is EXACTLY how I was taught to sew. It seemed lame at the time, but it made me a better seamstress in the long run. No thread Just a needle in the machine following the lines (straight, circles, zig zag, etc) on plain paper then hold them up to the light.
Thank you for teaching the fundamentals of leather work.
I’m amazed by the quality of both the video and audio found in this ancient recording from the Blockbuster Era. Hands down the best to date.
This video legit just made me so relaxed and happy. Just the "no pressure" to it kinda thing is amazing.
I have a goldmine stock of FREE leather in every type and style from the very clean secret "dumpster" tossed out by a custom leather shop next door to my automotive shop... I have massive variety and sooooo many boxes of rolled up sheets and learning a new material to craft gives me so many ideas for holsters and bandolier slings to hold lots of shotgunshells kept on the ol scattergun, ready to roll.. i use rotary cutters with my selfhealing mats i used for making slingshot bandsets and now more leather pouches then one person should ever need...
I love your approach how you're recommending alternative tools for when starting out. As someone who wants to start on leathercraft, it's overwhelming how many kind of tools and products there are. I do want quality tools but the cost can get steep when you buy them all at once. Also love your recommendation on practicing the very basics first. You're a great teacher. Thank you for this :)
Did you ever start? I just bought a crossbody bag and I’m like.. I want to make these! So, pondering it and I usually invest in hobbies! Exciting stuff! I like the handcrafted work.
I am so grateful for your video! I want to sew myself a Birkin style bag, but hahahahahahaaaaaaaaa, it will be taking forever!
Someone said a great tip is to go to a thrift store and find things made out of leather to use as scrap.
Another tip is to take apart the seams that make up the leather item, that now becomes your new template to create the same bag, wallet, shoe, or other leathercraft item in whatever style you want
were you a teacher? Perhaps in a previous life? As an educator, this is how you teach for a lifetime of success. Start with the basics, and the most basic tools before you KNOW you want to do this a lot. Great job and keep up the great videos.
This video was truly enjoyable to watch. As I was watching I started saying to myself "This guys approach to teaching a new skill is exactly how any intro to a hobby should be." Thank you so much for all the thought and effort you put into this 🙏
I love how you talk about failure. I’ve been woodworking most of my adult life, I came to you to prepare for a tool vest project, I am tired of things that don’t work for my tools and how I use them. Thanks for reminding me I’m probably going to suck before I get good at something.
I've wanted to get into leather work for quite some time but money has been tight. This tutorial was exactly what I was looking for. You break down the bare necessities and how to use them. I'm also amazed by the condition of that blockbuster card. I haven't seen one in 20 years and that thing looks brand new. Thanks for the info.
You can still get Blockbuster cards from the last remaining blockbuster in Oregon
AMAZING video! This is how Illustrators begin as well. First, drawing lines, then circles, then 3D shapes. Then, we translate the shapes to forms like body parts, buildings, etc. Thank you so much for your time and sharing your expertise of leather work.
This is the only video that did not discourage me from doing a leather project because of his practical tips and simple tools. No need to buy all those expensive tools that others are requiring yet the quality of product is produced. Thank you!
Can't tell you how generous and kind and useful that video is! Can't thank you enough!😊
This is a true legit "how to start leather working video" the other video I saw told you to get 50+ amount of things
This has to be the best tutorial to leather I’ve come across. Been looking to start making handmade bags and couldn’t find any channel talk about the basics. Kudos
This is a perfect starter video for learning about leather tooling. I looked at a couple of others and they were over my head in the first couple of minutes. This is straight forward and actually starts with the beginning and completes a project at the end using the lessons learned. Thank you. A+
Oh wow a blockbuster card?! The small amount of nostalgia I got from seeing that both made me happy and a little sad.
I plan on travelling to Bend, OR to visit the last blockbuster
After watching your video on buckleguys wet forms, I bought the pill shaped form and immediately realized that I suck at trimming the curved end. I came back to this video, followed your simple instructions for practicing cutting curves and improved immediately. I bought my first leather crafting tools probably fourty years ago and learned through books. (RUclips videos didn’t exist) life got in the way and I stopped leathercrafting for 20 years. I just started again recently.
My point is even if you are not just dipping your toe in leathercraft this is an excellent video and the concept of learning and practicing the basics is very effective. Thank you
Yay! I really enjoy your tone and attitude towards learning leather working! My first boss who trained me in traditional jewelry work won me over with a similar approach. If nothing more, this has helped motivate me to get a little more serious about learning leather crafting! Thank you!
For people starting out on veg tan, the "finger" on a cap of BIC pens, makes a really solid impression. It's a cheap and available alternative. But Corter Learher has a great guide, I've been doing it for years and still check in. Best of luck, make great things!
Thank you, your channel inspired me. I found my new hobby. I made 4 wallets and 2 handbags for my family. This channel is the best!
This video is what made me dip my toes into leather working. I'm an art student doing 3D work and I found all of the tools I needed to get started already in my tool boxes(other than the leather needle and thread). Some of them are substitutions for leather specific tools and they make the process a bit longer but it gives me the opportunity to practice without as many start up costs.
I have all the tools I need to start. I practiced a few times on scrap leather. I just got my first piece of real 2-3oz leather in the other day after Weaver has been sold out for several weeks. I think this video is exactly what I needed to get started! Thank you!
Trying to find tools to start do you have any suggestions?
Love your teaching philosophy. I haven't started yet and this was my first video. I've been obsessing over leather goods - shoes, boots, bags, wallets, watch straps, etc - for so long and I finally wanted to see if I could just make my own. I'm glad that this was my first video and looking forward to learning from you. Thank you!
This is undoubtedly one of the most essential videos on Leathercraft for beginners like me. Thank you!
Hi. I've started buying some basic tools and materials for leather crafting. Your informative and instructional videos are helping me a lot to understand leather crafting. You have a very pleasant voice which makes it easier to listen to. Thank you so much.
I just want to echo what others have commented, but this is an excellent starter video for leather working. I don't recall a channel that I ever subscribed to on the first video that I watch, but I had to hit that subscribe button. 😅
This is may be one of the best tutorial / teaching video on entirety of RUclips. Love how you tell the essentials, show how you do it but also proceed forward in a fast enough pace. And neither do you repeat yourself. Thanks for making this video 🙌
I just order some basic tools to get started with leather making and this video is amazing. Thank you for taking the out to show us beginners the simple tools and best practice.
I am looking to get into leatherworking as a small hobby right now. This is a wonderful video and has answered several of my newbie questions. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together, it's a tremendous help. You have helped give me more confidence to try the craft and feel like I can be successful at it.
I have no clue why this video was prompted. I've never wanted to work leather in my life. After watching, I'm looking at tools and thinking of a project! Thanks!
Excellent video and didn't make me think I needed a bazillion tools to be any good at it. I was encouraged by this video and made my own midori traveler's notebook successfully, and it came out beautiful. Thank you!
He’s 100% right when he talks about learning the fundamentals of cutting and hole punching like obviously practice makes perfect but when I first watched all these guys on RUclips do silent leather craft videos and tried to mimic it it just wasn’t the same and I kind of thought I wasted my time and money but I kept trying and like he said with the movies I even put on the Star Wars series or some days just listened to music and enjoyed and I did end up getting better but I’m far from perfect or knowing everything about but for something as simple as a wallet it has to look clean and the little details matter it’s a craft for a reason and a really good hobby as well
I’ve been sewing for years but want to add leather to my craft. This is the perfect introduction. Thank you!
Your passion for what you do is evident in every upload. Keep shining!
This was my first leather project when I started in 2020. It became my daily wallet and I still use it to this day. I didn't have dye at the time so it started out as pinkish veg tan, but years of use has given it a beautiful dark brown finish. I'm back at this video because a friend asked me to make them one as well and I couldn't remember the proportions. Even doing this on and off for four years now, there's still great tips in this video that I had forgotten that will be so handy to my future projects. Thank you for a great video that gave me the knowledge I needed to start and the confidence that kept me going!
This is the first video I've watched on leather crafting and it's awesome. Straight to the point and informative. Doesn't make it too intimidating for novices. Subscribed!
I got excited to make a few things and before knowing anything I had ordered 2lbs of ostrich scrap, a box of exotic scrap, 8 sq ft of navajo deerskin, 4 ft of veg and some cheap pigskin. Once it arrives I'll stop at the store and get some basic tools (I have been hand sewing without a punch, which is really awesome...) I'll definitely be using the pigskin as practice and then trying a few wallets with the more expensive stuff. Great video!
Hi, there. I am just getting into making wallets and I am finding the world of leather to be much more involved than I thought. Different types of hole punches for sewing and the different sized needles for those holes, different types of skiving for different applications, different sizes of snaps and rivets for different thickness of the leather. I'm amazed and a bit overwhelmed. I do have a question on skiving. Doing it manually is hard and I don't like it much for edging wallet pieces. If you were to say, " I would get this skiving machine for a beginner in wallet making" What would that be? Thank you for your help and I love watching your videos, Not just for the know how but the advice you give along with it.
i'm starting my journey and i think this is the best beginner video out there. 90% of the others list a lot of unnecessary tools when you just want to try it out.
I've watched a number of 'intro to leather craft' videos. Yours really strips it down to the minimal basics. Very helpful! Thank you!
Perfect video! I'm a Jill of all hobbies, I got the urge to try crafting with leather and bought a purse from the thrift store to experiment with. Thank you for helping with what to do next😁
I like your approach on getting started. RUclips keeps trying to find more hobbies for me than I could possibly have time for. I tend to cycle through them, focusing on one or two at a time. Often with a new hobby I watch a lot of videos, collect some tools and/or supplies, then get sidetracked on another hobby before actually getting started. Such was the case with leather. This year I'm trying to at least get started on hobbies I've already collected tools and/or supplies for. Hopefully I can find some hobbies I really enjoy that inspire me to make more time for then, and weed out others that aren't a good fit. I have a beginner kit from Tandy with pre-cut pre-punched pieces. But knowing I wouldn't do those pieces justice was a big reason I got side tracked onto other hobbies. I think your approach might help me actually get started this time.
As someone who has wanted to try my hand at this for awhile now, this is a perfect introduction/how-to video. I've been looking for alternatives for starting tools. Thank you for this video 🙏
I find this video very useful for those who are just starting to make leather wallets, because it not only gives technical instructions but also shares important notes when making them.
I appreciate your approach. Reminds me of one of my favorite middle school teachers. He spent most of the first grading period teaching how to study, how to learn. THEN, he taught us what to learn. Great reminder to put first things first,
This is a very much needed video from you.
In your How-To videos you make it seem easy lol
So, this is the best guide that i would have loved a couple years ago. I am now gonna start over with these items. Cheap leather; Old school bags. The nerdy ones. They are cheap and have pretty big panels.
This is perfect - for once the algorithm didn't fail me. Thanks for putting this together. I'm looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos
Excellent video, thank you for taking the time to share.
This was a well made video, I started some years ago. Got busy and had no time for it. I am now getting back into it and needed a refresher course. This one did it for me. Thank you for your work and I'm looking forward to watching the next video.
Thank you! I have a horrible tendency of “jumping into” a new hobby then getting discouraged b/c it turns out bad, b/c I didn’t take the time to learn the basics of the craft! So thank you again for this video!
This video has saved me from trying to make a perfect finished product as the first thing I ever tried with leather. Thanks for that.
This video is such a big help. I just finished making my first card wallet from watching this out of simple piece of scrap leather I got in a bundle
Super...this video has kindled an interest in me to do something as a hobby especially in this pandemic when the mind is going crazy. I see this as a good beginning to divert my mind to do a more productive work. Really appreciate your videos.
I tried this out. I made a different type of stitch. It looks good. Thank you for this video.
Lovely. Thank you for helping me get started! There are so many trade skills I want to learn but sometimes it can be hard to just know where to even start. You got right to the point and made it easy. I'll be doing some more searching into your other videos!
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I love your channel. Your work is very inspiring.
I think this one is the kind of videos beginners need and never find to learn the basics. Thank you for this.
For someone looking to get into leatherworking as a hobby, this was a truly great video!
i saw your vid how to make laptop leather sleeve. This makes me wanna try leather craft. Thank you
Awesome vid. I'm just starting but I've been a seamstress probably for longer than you've been alive. The way you teach is perfect! Well balanced and patient. Thank you. I just subscribed.
Thank you so so so much for making this video. I've never seen such a perfect, concise beginners video for any kind of craft in my life! You teach the essential tools, the basics, and all the optional steps, and I love it! I'm so excited to get started with the leather crafting set I got for my birthday!
Thank you for the simple, clear and straightforward explanation. It’s really useful for someone that has never worked with leather before
The deeper you go into this hobby the more you realize each section in this video could be its own 20 minute video. That being said, it would be daunting for the newcomer and this is an excellent primer to get someone started!
Very good explanation of how to start leather craft.I love your calm demeanor, thank you for sharing your knowledge and inspiring me👍
Took me a second to realize the answer to "I wonder where he got the cover for that lighter, it's pretty neat" (5:50) was probably "Thanks I/we made it" 😂 For anyone else wondering, the pattern for it is actually available on their website linked in the description! :D
Great introduction to the craft. I am thinking about trying this. I have not decided yet but sound fun to work
I really love how you went about this, its 100% for beginners and that's perfect! I'm looking to get into leatherwork for cosplay and I'm not looking to do anything complex and it feels a lot more achievable now.
I love your video. Well explained and I loved your calm voice. Very pleasant to hear and learn. Thank you.
When your punching your stitching holes I use a carpet square I have used it since I started works excellent
Getting the new Corter video alert always makes the day better!
I'm very grateful for this. This is the best video ever
You did a fantastic job of explaining everything. I love how the camera was focused on your work and not a talking head. Thanks for this, I'm keen to give this a try now :-)
I'm basicly about to start dipping my toes in leatherworking and for starting material i can mess up with, i got tons of leather from my late grandgathers shoemaker workshop. I don't know about price ranges, but i think free is hard to beat
i loved this video! the only thing i missed was that you skipped over for you maybe logtic things like, how long to wait for the glue to dry before using the piece again or how to apply the wax or the starting of the stitch. but that said this was the best beginner video out here!
Wow. I'm looking for a new hobby, perhaps even one that can eventually make a little money. I love my full grain leather purses, belts, wallets and accessories, so I thought this might suit me. Can't wait to try it. Thank you.
Thank you. I've been wanting to take a class for years. So glad I found you. I work with vinyls and wanted to give leather a shot.
Made my first bag ever using techniques from you and weaver leather.
A well done crafting video for at least a dozen good reasons.
I love the coat you're wearing! It matches my DUPBAGY bag perfectly!
Beautiful throughout the whole video. Just rolls of the tongue BEAUTIFULLLL .. he knows how to explain this well.
I have never learned more in a video, that was so calm and digestible, thank you so much!!!
This is by FAR the best beginner-centric primer for leathercrafting! I've spent all morning sifting through videos of people telling me to buy too much, while I'm thinking "I could probably get away without this or that, right?"
BTW, what are some good alternatives to bees wax? I'm hoping to make a sheath and I don't want to pique the curiosity of any bears in the backcountry.
I realize this is an old post but you can use burnishing cream, I purchased Tokonole brand
Hands down best how to vid on here. Straight forward. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Really great video. Has certainly changed how I was going to start with leather craft.
You are a great teacher. Please make more teaching videos. Thanks
I wish more people taught by focusing on the basics and learning good technique before jumping in! I take the same approach in anything I have taken on - sewing, dance, etc. and it is always a good idea to go back to the basics every once in a while to reinforce good technique.
Thank you very much!!! Greetings from GHANA 🇬🇭 (West Africa)
I have salvaged the leather from 3 sofas, in the hope that I cam eventually make useful tote bags. I am so glad you posted this video, the reviews for starter kits seem to vary from poor quality to okay for a beginner.
Saw your goods on Pinterest about seven years ago and purchased two iPhone cases and cardholders they no longer fit new phones but now they are in daily use as glasses cases and have all improved with age.