Excellent hacks when you don’t have the proper tools at hand or when you’re starting out with leather craft and can’t afford all the tools. Thanks for sharing! Great work!
I am just in shock! I have only recently started watching your work, and you are fabulous! You are so skillful and knowledgeable, and you look like you haven't even graduated high school! bravo>
For crew holes I scribe the lines and make the round holes as you've shown, but I join them up to make the slot with a carpenter's/woodworking chisel; bevel to the inside.
I noticed how proficient you are with the awl, placing quickly and with ease perpendicular to the work for each hole. I need much more practice to get both sides to look presentable with same edge spacing. Of course, you are a master at your craft so it is expected. But none the less impressive to watch. Thank you.
what wonderful hacks i really liked the one of the back stitch and then the cross over i have never seen that one before a job well done i give this a 5 out of 5
Another few hacks I came up with in my 30 plus years of low grade leather work. 1. Save the pull thread from dog food, and horse feed sacks, run it in between your thumb and a cheap candle to weatherproof it. This will save on thread buying, since it's not very cheap. 2. You can use a finishing nail held by needle nose pliers and small hammer to punch sewing holes, with a piece of wood under your work. 3. To cut long distances use a utility/carpet knife and run it down the side of a metal yard stick or ruler as a guide, while you're cutting. If needed, clamp the ruler down from point A to point B so it won't move while you cut. 4. Instead of buying rawhide from a catalog or online, it's much cheaper to buy a large rawhide dog chew bone from a dollar store. It's the same material. Soak it about an hour or two and unroll it . 5. Instead of paying too much to order a buckle from catalog or online, check out your local flea market, or Goodwill to buy an ugly belt ( usually about a buck)with the right size buckle, take it home and cut the buckle off. These are just a few ideas to get you out of a real bind.
@Shelton, I'm sure a master leather artist has the proper tools (very important when it's professional - time/$-saving in the long run. But your tips are helpful for hobbyists & newbies on a budget like me. Thanks! 😊
PS: I have bought a couple of belts from a flea market, intending to use pieces for leather bracelets & jewelry components. After some weight loss I'm actually wearing one, now! Hard to find good (genuine) leather belts these days... At least for that price, lol.
Great tips. Although I hate the rotary punches, they are a good tool for beginners, but they don’t last long. I bent two of them, one cheap, one expensive, before I bought a set of single punches.
Greetings, this is a group of very useful and helpful hints and helpful hack for leather working. Thank you for sharing this useful information. Please send more like this. Thank you. pax,PL
Good tips. You should see about slowing the reading a bit. We should have to keep hitting the back button the finish the sentence. Thank you for the video.
After watching this great wee hack video again, I have decided to use texting on my first video for leatherwork on RUclips. I just have to get back into editing after being away from it for a while. I'm finding it a bit of a struggle recording audio and continuing on with blethering on the voiceover. Hope all is going well with you. Cheers...Freddie
Great ideas! I have been trying to hack my way through cutting a key hole properly (like on bridle cheek pieces where they join to the bit) , if you need a next video idea. But I think there is enough ideas from these to try re-hacking my key hole cuts. I can't find a tutorial anywhere and they look deceptively simple, but hard to execute neatly. Yes I am making a very Canadian attempt at fishing for info from anyone:)
Hi Tina, without using a pipin punch if you use an oval punch and then use a knife or sharpened flathead screwdriver to finish it. Hope that makes sense....
Hi there, I got my knife custom made by a friend. You can get a similar one from George Barnsley and sons which is really good quality, I have 4 for use on my leatherwork courses. It's called a single head knife. Jo
@@JHLeather That is both interesting and annoying at the same time. One thing is one thing... someone calling it something else is just doing it wrong. Now I have to research to find out which came first, so I can use it properly, or my OCD will kill me inside.
@@timmy20135 Eh? This makes no sense. I was going to go through a list for each thing, but since you have pretty much all of them wrong, I've no need to. Most of what you posted is different stuff entirely... it's not using the same name for the same meaning. Not to mention... there's a difference in foreign terminology vs local, and calling something the wrong thing. That's like newer gamers trying to say that getting a headshot is a "goosh". There's a word for that already... it's called "dink". Using "goosh" does not make it a word, nor make it okay, regardless of your meaning and peoples' general understanding of your intended meaning. I digress. Regardless, fail troll or whatnot. You completely missed the mark.
Excellent hacks when you don’t have the proper tools at hand or when you’re starting out with leather craft and can’t afford all the tools.
Thanks for sharing! Great work!
Glad you like the video 🙂
That hole punch one is pretty cool
Those crew punch hole tips are really useful - the number of times I've messed up a piece because the hole was off centre! Thanks for posting.
I know, wonky crews was the baine of my life when I was training. I use the tram lines for all the crews 8 punch now.
I just got into leather working and i think this was one of the most helpfully videos I've seen so far. Thank you
Glad it was helpful 🙂
I am just in shock! I have only recently started watching your work, and you are fabulous! You are so skillful and knowledgeable, and you look like you haven't even graduated high school! bravo>
🤣🤣 thank you
such great hacks they fixed such easy mistakes to make that have ruined the finish of my past projects so thank you.
I know what you mean, having the tram lines for crew holes is especially helpful! I use them all the time 🙂
For crew holes I scribe the lines and make the round holes as you've shown, but I join them up to make the slot with a carpenter's/woodworking chisel; bevel to the inside.
Wow thats very cool how they made a Belt its nice to watch thank you.
Excellent tips and tricks this is greatly appreciated by a beginning leather crafter with limited tools thank you. Please do more of these.
Glad you like the video 🙂
Brilliant. Every video is great - your skill is impressive and beautifully instructive too. Really appreciate the close up detail. Thanks.
Thank you 🙂
I noticed how proficient you are with the awl, placing quickly and with ease perpendicular to the work for each hole. I need much more practice to get both sides to look presentable with same edge spacing. Of course, you are a master at your craft so it is expected. But none the less impressive to watch. Thank you.
Thank you 🙂
I have punches but that last one on using the rotary punch...that's one of those "Why didn't I think of that???" moments.
what wonderful hacks i really liked the one of the back stitch and then the cross over i have never seen that one before a job well done i give this a 5 out of 5
Thank you 🙂 yes that's a handy one especially when stitching loads of bridle stuff, saves so much time 👌
Masterful tips! The last one totally blew me away. Thank you very much! God bless you 🙏
Haha yeah it's proper handy that one 🙂
One threaded turn is brilliant ~
It is a handy time saver 🙂
Another few hacks I came up with in my 30 plus years of low grade leather work. 1. Save the pull thread from dog food, and horse feed sacks, run it in between your thumb and a cheap candle to weatherproof it. This will save on thread buying, since it's not very cheap. 2. You can use a finishing nail held by needle nose pliers and small hammer to punch sewing holes, with a piece of wood under your work. 3. To cut long distances use a utility/carpet knife and run it down the side of a metal yard stick or ruler as a guide, while you're cutting. If needed, clamp the ruler down from point A to point B so it won't move while you cut. 4. Instead of buying rawhide from a catalog or online, it's much cheaper to buy a large rawhide dog chew bone from a dollar store. It's the same material. Soak it about an hour or two and unroll it . 5. Instead of paying too much to order a buckle from catalog or online, check out your local flea market, or Goodwill to buy an ugly belt ( usually about a buck)with the right size buckle, take it home and cut the buckle off. These are just a few ideas to get you out of a real bind.
@Shelton, I'm sure a master leather artist has the proper tools (very important when it's professional - time/$-saving in the long run. But your tips are helpful for hobbyists & newbies on a budget like me. Thanks! 😊
PS: I have bought a couple of belts from a flea market, intending to use pieces for leather bracelets & jewelry components. After some weight loss I'm actually wearing one, now! Hard to find good (genuine) leather belts these days... At least for that price, lol.
Wow, what wonderful ideas, I love it, thank you and of course Skyler!!
Thank you 🙂
Great tips. Although I hate the rotary punches, they are a good tool for beginners, but they don’t last long. I bent two of them, one cheap, one expensive, before I bought a set of single punches.
I've had my rotary punch for 10years and haven't had any issues with it. Not too sure what to suggest about the ones you've used
Thank you very helpful
Glad it helped 👍
Beautiful
Thank you 🙂
That last one tho. I needed that so bad.
The tip on crew holes will come in handy. Thanks
Andrew in Omaha, NE :)
Yeah, that's a handy one to know when you are starting out 🙂
Greetings, this is a group of very useful and helpful hints and helpful hack for leather working. Thank you for sharing this useful information. Please send more like this. Thank you. pax,PL
Thank you 🙂
Last tip was the best I think.
Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Thanks for sharing
No problem 👍
Good tips. You should see about slowing the reading a bit. We should have to keep hitting the back button the finish the sentence. Thank you for the video.
Very good tips loved the video!
Glad it was helpful 🙂
A good dog ALWAYS thinks everything you do is brilliant. Skyler is just being enigmatic and mysterious. Good dog Skyler, good dog.
Helpful. Thanks b
Thanks SO MUCH!! G
Que maravilla de labor artesana!! Muchas gracias!
Thank you 🙂
After watching this great wee hack video again, I have decided to use texting on my first video for leatherwork on RUclips. I just have to get back into editing after being away from it for a while.
I'm finding it a bit of a struggle recording audio and continuing on with blethering on the voiceover.
Hope all is going well with you.
Cheers...Freddie
The last one is the one we all need. Haha
Great ideas! I have been trying to hack my way through cutting a key hole properly (like on bridle cheek pieces where they join to the bit) , if you need a next video idea. But I think there is enough ideas from these to try re-hacking my key hole cuts. I can't find a tutorial anywhere and they look deceptively simple, but hard to execute neatly. Yes I am making a very Canadian attempt at fishing for info from anyone:)
Hi Tina, without using a pipin punch if you use an oval punch and then use a knife or sharpened flathead screwdriver to finish it. Hope that makes sense....
@@JHLeather Thanks so much, I didn't even know about pipin punches.
Hi, where can you buy the leather block work benches from please,,,,,great videos,,,,,thanks
Great tips! What kind of leather is that? English bridle? Where can you get em, if I may ask...
Thank you 🙂 The leather is English bridle butt from Metropolitan Leather. They do custom coloured hides which are awesome 🙂
Огромное спасибо
That's a beautiful dog - what breed is it?
Also, where can I find a head knife like that?
Shes a Springer x Cocker Spaniel = 100% bonkers! 😂 You can get a similar knife here www.georgebarnsleyandsons.co.uk/product-page/saddlers-head-knife
Hi, where did you buy your main knife ?
Hi there, I got my knife custom made by a friend. You can get a similar one from George Barnsley and sons which is really good quality, I have 4 for use on my leatherwork courses. It's called a single head knife. Jo
How can we burnish the oblong punched hole cleanly?
You can use a bone folder or if that is too big, I have a selection of small paint brushes and you can use the handle to burnish around the crew hole
What size is your stitching awl
Urm, I'm not too sure, I'll have to measure it when I'm back in the workshop
Not "hacks" it's the way its supposed to be done... back in the day all these tools didn't exist...🤯
Thank you.
No problem 🙂
Can we have more Skyler please?
Haha yes, I'll add her in more 🙂
Unlike Skyler I thought your hacks brilliant.
😂 She's very hard to impress
Your terminology confuses me. What you're calling "crew holes" are oblongs... And your "egg point" is an English point...
Right..? Or am I missing something?
People have different names for things, I have a background in saddlery and these are the traditional terms
@@JHLeather That is both interesting and annoying at the same time. One thing is one thing... someone calling it something else is just doing it wrong. Now I have to research to find out which came first, so I can use it properly, or my OCD will kill me inside.
@@Jento
Pavement - sidewalk
Boot - trunk
Faucet - tap
Flashlight - torch
Diapers - nappy
Hood - bonnet
Bum - fanny
Zucchini - courgette
Aluminium - aluminum
Crisps - chips
Let me know when your head explodes 🤣
@@timmy20135 Eh? This makes no sense. I was going to go through a list for each thing, but since you have pretty much all of them wrong, I've no need to. Most of what you posted is different stuff entirely... it's not using the same name for the same meaning.
Not to mention... there's a difference in foreign terminology vs local, and calling something the wrong thing.
That's like newer gamers trying to say that getting a headshot is a "goosh". There's a word for that already... it's called "dink". Using "goosh" does not make it a word, nor make it okay, regardless of your meaning and peoples' general understanding of your intended meaning.
I digress. Regardless, fail troll or whatnot. You completely missed the mark.