Making a Photo Album with Leather and Wood // How To // Woodworking // DIY
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- How to make a photo album with leather and wood. Making a special woodworking gift for my wife.
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Looks great Chris. I like the combination of the light oak and dark leather. Not to mention the texture.
Thanks Doug, this whole project was a bunch of experiments. I tried to envision in my head what certain colors and textures and shapes would looks like in my head, but its really hard to see it sometimes. Just hoped for the best and luckily things turned out haha
Love that leather. Nicely done!
Thanks bud, I cant wait to mess around more with leather, cool stuff!
It's a beautiful photo album.
Wow...well done!
nice touch on the gouging. to help get an even dye job, moisten the leather evenly by spraying it lightly with water. moisten. not soak. it also helps to buff after the dye dries a bit. you do excellent work and your videos are awesome. thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the tips. Ill try that for sure. also thanks for watching and the kind words.
Chris... You really are amazing. You wow me!
thanks so much cuz
Really nice. Well done.
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it
Very well made.
Thanks ethan!
That textured look is gorgeous
Thanks, I do love that "scalloped" look on projects
Paasché single action airbrush works wonderfully with leather dye.
Thanks for the tip robbie!
Hey bother; drilling all those holes reminds me of the cribbage boards I have made. Each one was hand measured and laid out. Can you say TEDIOUS! People have been asking for more boards but I have been way to busy to even start one. Maybe I’ll do layouts at home while the wife watches T.V. Drilling all those can can make a guy see triple. :-0 Great work thanks for sharing.
haha, totally tedious! this project had so many tedious parts, the carving, the drilling, the stitching. It never fails that a project entails more than you originally thought. I need to learn cribbage! that would be some serious drilling too and
That photo album is definitely better than anything you could buy. And by the way I think your videos are amazing, they really inspire me and help me stay motivated to pick up on woodworking. Thank you.
Thanks Austin, i really appreciate the kind words man and am very glad you watching and getting somre inspiration. Definitely get out there and start building, you will LOVE it!
Wow, great job
Thank you :)
Great build and fantastic job on the video!
Thank you, glad you liked it :)
Super cool man! Sure turned out awesome! For someone who's never worked with leather before, you sure did great. Looks like you have all the tools for it.
Yea, I was super happy with how it turned out and cant wait to make some more stuff out of leather. Tools to get started were a lot cheaper than woodworking tools (thank god)
Nice camera shots in the dark at the carving. Enjoyed :-)
haha, yea i was pretty proud of that too. Gunna have to use that technique more :)
You definitely do that, it gives very nice view atmosphere to the detailed work that you did on carving. You have a good taste on designs, color and proportions of your projects. Keep up with the good work that you do. :-)
Great work as always, thanks for the content
Thanks Chris, My pleasure bud!
Another excellent build and video, Chris. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Alan, much appreciated. Gald you enjoyed :)
Nice work and results!
Thanks Dan! fun little project, but that sewing took way too long haha
Absolutely magnificent
Absolutely inspiring.
Thanks Anthony!
That came out awesome, really dig the textured look!
Thanks man, I felt like it was a big risk but definitely like how it turned out. sometimes it pays to go outside the box a little haha
Pretty darn fancy. Really like the way it came out.
Thanks Bill, it was fun experimenting with some new stuff and got lucky it turned out good
Brrriliant!! Shameless Guinness reference... Quite stunning
haha. Thanks, i totally read it in that accent too.
nb ...those commercials were awesome! And the project created in this video was fantastic!!👍
Great job mate 👏
Thanks you sir, glad you watched
This is great! The leather and wood combo is exactly one of the directions I plan on going. Beautiful work as always.
Thanks Jonnie, they definitely go together great and I look forward to using leather more
wow, pretty impressive that you were able to line up the holes on the leather with those on the wood.
I wa honestly surprised how well that worked out haha
Great look to the project.
Thanks Guy, I appreciate all the support from such a great channel like yours. Hope you have a great new year bud! lets hope 2018 is good to us on here :)
Awesome idea. It turned out absolutely amazing. I'm sure the wife loved it!
thanks man! oh she did, and she didnt hound me for being in the shop as i told her it was for her haha
Great project, great execution, great result. Keep the videos coming!
Thanks Ian, Im definitely going to keep trying. Thanks for watching bud
You’ve got mad skills. We love your creativity, and the detail in your narration is awesome.
Thank you, I always debate whether or not to do a narration, some people love it and some dont, it also takes a lot longer to add the narration. Im gald some people are liking it haha
Very nice......I am hoping to use more leather on my barnwood pieces....can’t wait to see what else you do with it
Thanks. Yes leather is a really cool material for sure!
Thanks mate.Will try and let you know.Happy new year
It turned out beautifully. Congratulations.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thanks Barbara. I apprectiate that.
Great project! Just pointing out that that isn't how contact cement works. :P If you let the two surfaces dry for 5-15 minutes ( weldwood works well at 15) then the pieces bond together instantly, no clamps needed. Not sure how strength is going to differ not letting it dry to tack beforehand, but it is designed to work the way I described. Other than that, all other leather pointers were already in the comments before me, so that about covers it.
Thanks for the info Daniel!
I feel inspired thx man
Thats awesome Jason, thats truly one of my goals with these videos. I hope I can inspire people from time to time. If I can do that, its a win :)
You always make my hands down favorite videos
Thanks Tyler, that really means a lot to me man! Hopefully I can keep them coming!
Love the wood and leather combo---
Thanks im glad i went with it too
Wonderful idea, beautifully executed -- a perfect video for Saturday morning coffee. Wood and leather is a felicitous combination. More, please... :-) Clyde
Hey clyde, thanks for such a nice message. Ill definitely be working on some new videos, I have lots of good ideas in the bank :)
One thing I like to do to even out my dye on the leather is to pre moist the leather. Just to put a little water (not soaking it), when once the dye is on the leather use a rag and rub it down with rubbing alcohol. It will help the dye penetrate the leather deeper and even out the color. This was an awesome project, one that I might have to try myself! Great Job!
Thanks Lance. I appreciate the tip!
That is just plain awesome, I love the stitching in the leather and wood and the texture carving was a fantastic idea. Very well done!!
Thank you, much appreciated. I definitely love the stitched leather too!
love this channel!! i wish i was good like that !! great work man!!!
Thanks so much Justin, but dont doubt yourself! You can do this too!
Really nice! Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure adam, thanks for watching bud
I love the mottled look! I would strive TO get that. I really like how that leather looks in contrast to the textured stippling you added to the wood. Great job!
Thanks bruce, yea the mottled leather definitely worked well on this project. I agree that the leather and wood worked well together. i lucked out haha
Awesome work and time well spent stitching the wood and leather together, it looks amazing. Also really love the texture you added to the front with the gouge. Keep up the great work!
Thanks ben I really appreciate that and thanks for watching bud!
wow Chris you must have been seriously in the good books with your wife after this, great work. looking forward to see what you do in 2018
I was on good graces for about 20 minutes before i made her mad for something else and it all went out the window again haha. Thanks for the support and I hope to really get some good videos out in 2018. lots of cool stuff to come
Incredible as always!! Your talents are unbelievable.
haha, thanks for the kind words, dont go giving me a big head!
Beautiful work man, it’s a beautiful gift, perfect for holding great memories.
Thanks man. I appreciate it, and my wife did too :)
Nice work Chris! That turned out beautiful!
Thanks bud. Best part is that it made the wife happy :)
Looks awesome! Love the texture on the front cover.
Thanks Matt, Im glad I gave that a try, looks pretty cool
That came out beautiful! Nice work sir,
Thank you! Yea its always nice when you wing it on a project and it turns out nice in the end haha
Now that is some awesome work. Patience must be your middle name.
Beautiful project. The combination of wood and leather textures really works.
I keep a roll of freezer paper in my shop for glueups. You know, the brown paper the butcher uses with one shiny side. Heavier and cheaper than wax paper. The plastic covered surface on one side (the shiny side) of the freezer paper resists glue very well and moisture in the glue doesn't affect it at all.
Thanks for the tip, i see people using that, and have been wanting to get some. It would probably keep my happier too rather than stealing her wax paper haha
Beautiful work!
Great idea Chris, pretty amazing finish. Very inspiring.
Thanks man, much appreciated! im definitely digging working with leather. Going to have to play with it some more.
I’ve watched a lot of RUclips over the last 2 weeks and This is one of the nicest projects I’ve seen. Awesome project and video, really enjoyed it!!
Hey nick, wow! thanks so much for the kind words and support. I see you have a channel too and i went over and subscribed. keep up the good work man!
Third Coast Craftsman cheers man, appreciate that! Some proper project videos to come in 2018 😀
Exceptional project.
I liked the cover and the work with leather.
Congratulations and thanks for passing the ideas.
Happy new year and the best forever for the whole family a hug.
Thanks so much lorenzo, much appreciated! happy new year to you and yours as well!
I've been doing leather work for a little over a year now. I bought a cheap airbrush and airbrush compressor at Horrible Freight, and it works well for spraying leather dye. I get a very even finish, and I can build the color up in coats. Another effect that can be done with an airbrush is to spray a darker coat around the edges of the leather and feather it in to the main body (like some guitars are painted). Great job, but I suggest ditching the stitching groover. I think the stitching looks better when not constrained by the groove.
Thanks for the tips Lex, the airbrush is a good idea. Ill have to look into that more. if you dont use the groover, how to keep a consistent distance from the edge?
I use a pair of dividers to scribe a line. I set the dividers to my desired distance from the edge, and run one leg along the edge of the leather and the other leg lightly pressed against the leather to leave a faint line. I then put the center of the stitching chisel on the line, so that the stitching hides the line when done. Look up Ian Atkinson and Armitage Leather here on RUclips. That's where I learned 99% of what I know about leather working. Both of them have excellent tutorials, and are good teachers.
fantastic project ! hope you had a good christmas and new year
The carving looks really awesome. Good job man, keep up the good work.
Thanks Jake, im glad i went with the carving too. I appreciate you watching and the support!
This is amazing work. Gives me some ideas for next Christmas.
This was a very original, well done & inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
A few things about the leather. For one, if you want to save yourself some time (and money) for burnishing, take a dowel, 3/8, 1/2 or 1/4, whatever you have, chuck it into your drill press (or lathe) and using a chisel and file, cut yourself some grooves and round them over. You can then just have it chucked into your drill press on a high rpm and burnish in seconds what would normally take much longer. for dying the leather, the method you used will get you a nice splotched distressed look, which I find is more appealing to my customers. If you want an even solid color, you'll want to spray your dye with an airbrush or other HVLP sprayer. I use an HVLP sprayer with a 1.0 tip. No thinning needed. Beeswax works great on the edges, but you'll probably want to treat with something like gum tragacanth as well. You probably noticed that, once you dyed the leather, it became much more stiff. If you want to add some life back into it and really help protect against the leather cracking on that binding, treat it with some neatsfoot oil. There are 2 fellows on youtube that really go in depth into leatherwork and I have learned a great deal from them. Nigel at Armitage Leather: ruclips.net/channel/UC8urn9l3pybW5LztUa6zbOA and Ian at Leodis Leather: ruclips.net/channel/UCLkCG-505-1t0rYlgBTSnpQ
Thanks so much for all this great information! I really appreciate it! thanks for taking the time to type this out. Ill definitely check out those channels too. I love learning and experimenting with new stuff!
No problem man! I love the channel and Utz!
Brilliant 👍👍👍 Great work and what a great album 😎
Thanks nick, much appreciated bud
Man, that album came out so well. I'm sure your wife absolutely loved it. Great job brother. Keep it up. Hope you have a Happy New Year.
Thanks Matthew! She was very happy with it, the bonus was she didnt mad at me out in the shop working on it because she knew I was making something for her for once haha
really nicely done .. hey, to stop that bowing of the cover, glue a nice sheet of paper or cloth on the inside, this will pull the wood back into alignment. Commonly done on book covers. OH, and take a look at Japanese Bookbinding Techniques I think they'll be right up your alley.
Thanks Dave, yea after I carved the top it wanted to bow which was kind of a bummer. ill have to try that tip. I watched several book binding videos and LOVE them. The Irish are masters of book binding. Ill have to check out the japanese book binding too. The japanese are amazing at everything they do so im sure its awesome.
Great project! I hope she loved it and Merry Christmas!
Yes, she did, she was very surprised. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you!
Nice job Chris, I've started leather work and man I felt your pain on that stitching....take so much time but it's worth it.
Leather is such a beautiful material and it goes so well with wood.
Beautiful! And you have a nice easy way to explain how you do things.
Very nice, TCC !! I want to add some leather working to some of my projects also. Well done!
Thanks, it was super fun to use leather, Ill definitely be using more later on!
You should be so proud of the channel you’ve built. I can’t give praise from an expert opinion as I’m new to joinery myself, but you’ve been a huge source of information, inspiration and general interest to me. I watch from England and dream of owning a workshop like yours one day. Thank you for keeping a consistently great flow of enjoyable videos, and for keeping my motivation going!
Thanks so much Charlie, comments like this keep me going!
Great project and as always amazing craftsmanship. To keep the leather looking good use Obenaufs LP. Cabelas typically carries it. Works great on gloves and boots too.
awesome project and it came out great, well done.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
For dying a large area like that on your leather, it will be less splotchy if you use a larger applicator like a sponge or wool remnants. Also, 2 lighter coats can help too. Do the first coat in circles and come back a second time and go back and forth one direction (like you do with wood grain and finishes) and it should even out a bit also. To keep it from darkening further with a top coat, wait for the full dry time of the dye and then buff it with a clean dry cloth and the extra pigment from the dye will be removed and won't darken as much with the top coat.
Thanks so much for the tips! Do different types of dyes, (such as oil dyes) blotch less? i believe mine are alcohol based
Third Coast Craftsman yes, oil dyes tend to blotch less in my experience. Also, prepping the leather with a Deglazer can help also. Deglazer is sort of like a pre-stain wood conditioner for wood.
Very interesting and original. Well done!
Its always fun to experiment with different things and sometimes i get lucky and it turns out cool too haha
Great job sir! Truly fantastic! +1 Recommendation for Leodis Leather - great videos! Also, I noticed the cover flexed a little bit and wanted to warp up. If you contact cement some fabric or thin leather on the inside as a liner, it might help counteract that and also give a nice finished look. Bravo though! Truly amazed at the finished piece!
Thanks man, yea the cover did. Ill try that next time, thats a good idea
That’s a lot of drilling. 😳. Beautiful work!
Awesome project. I really want to get into leather.
Hey Chris, I am really enjoying your videos and this one is terrific! Love the mixed-media and the simplicity of the project, yet it comes off as very complex and technical. Well done!!
May your shop be filled with chips and sawdust all year long,
- Jim “Mr. Measure Twice” Marchetti
Great work as usual, especially your keeping wedges alive. Have a great 2018 and keep posting. Peace.
Thanks Joel, i love old school methods. happy new year to you as well
Beautiful! Happy new year to you and your family!
That turned out good, it's ironic that I was just given leather tools for Christmas. I actually have a slab of hickory in front of me right now with a knife sheath that I'm making for my wife. Did you make that during our deep freeze temp days? I was out cutting/splitting wood for warmth instead, leather is going to be my indoor hobby instead.
Happy new year.
Thanks Tim, yes it was cold here and lm totally going to play some more with leather this winter haha!
Great video, thanks for all the instruction. I am not at this level yet, someday I hope. Where did you get the photo pages from?
Looks great.
When you said you were gonna stitch it together I thought "That's a lotta holes". To drill and to stitch.
I've sewn leather onto steering wheels and I wear Bionic leather motorcycle gloves when doing so (or sew?) to protect my hands from the Dacron. I use waxed Dacron for making bow strings as I always come up short when using the thread they supply with the cover kits. and I can get different colors if I wish.
yes, it was way more than i had expected haha! Ill have to check that dacron stuff out. Thanks!
if what you used was called "artificial sinew" it was likely a Dacron or generic polyester version. To make bow strings, it is colored, waxed, and sold by the 1/4 to 1 pound spool or so. You can also get stronger lines for it too, "Fast Flight" or Dyneema. are ultra strong stuff. I got mine, long ago when I made bows, from here: www.3riversarchery.com/buy/bows/string-building/bow-string-material
Incredible! Such beautiful work.
How do you keep thin material like those covers from cupping?
I didnt haha. the bottom stayed flat but the top cupped some after I carved it. not a huge deal though. you can help avoid it but making sure at alternate the grain direction on the individual strips.
Thats awesome bro!! Love the carving! Hey,,last time we chatted I was saying early congrats on 30k..now I'm gonna say early congrats on 40k..lol
Thanks so much joe! its really crazy to think how things are going. I really appreciate all the support brother! Have a great new year man!
I don’t know what to write.Beautyfull,wish i could do same...
Thank you, but I bet you could do the same. Just give it a try, even if it doesnt turn out perfect you will learn a ton from the experience and be better next time :)
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My wife said wow!! Why haven't I made one for her....lol
oh shoot, sorry for getting you in trouble man haha
How many hours do you have in that build? I really like the carving!!
Thanks Andy, I have maybe 8 total
Wet your leather thru and thru and dye it while still wet
Thanks for the tip tammy, ill try that next time.
Good to see that the woodprix has new instructions to save my money and energy to build it.
Your beard is quite astonishing
Oh, and cool build too
Thanks bud, but unfortuately the wife made me shave it off :(
WHAT?! Unsubscribed!! Hahaha no just kidding. Oh well, hair grows back.
how long does that take to finish the whole thing?
What width did you cut the leather strips to?
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Did you dress the Oak yourself before you started? If so how?
How’s this holding up now?
What's the width
It's good to see Woodglut have new instructions to save my money and energy to build it.