Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
Cut, leaving about 1/8" and repeat on the other side.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
Now fold the flap over to see where to wet the leather and as before, fold being careful to line the edges up and place the wood on it to dry.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
We will trim the flap after it dries and we will trim the whole thing on both sides.
The sides can be cut with a very sharp knife or as I like to do, use a belt sander with a course grit. But be careful, the belt sander is going to grab that leather, so very light pressure.
And either method, you can always take more off but you can't put it back on.
The sides can be cut with a very sharp knife or as I like to do, use a belt sander with a course grit. But be careful, the belt sander is going to grab that leather, so very light pressure.
And either method, you can always take more off but you can't put it back on.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
Trim the flap so it is just short of the fold.
The reason for that is, as it gets broken in, the flap will smash into the main part and fit your pocket nicely.
At this point, trim the sides with the flap closed.
Also you will notice water stains but after you put a finish on they will disappear.
As far as finish, you can use a leather conditioner or Saddle Soap.
And your project is finished.
But I'm going to finish this one.
I'll show how I'm going to do that in the next few days.
I'll demonstrate using a resist and we shall see how it turns out.
Hope you understood this project and it will help you decide if you want to jump into this hobby.
Thanks for reading. Dale
The reason for that is, as it gets broken in, the flap will smash into the main part and fit your pocket nicely.
At this point, trim the sides with the flap closed.
Also you will notice water stains but after you put a finish on they will disappear.
As far as finish, you can use a leather conditioner or Saddle Soap.
And your project is finished.
But I'm going to finish this one.
I'll show how I'm going to do that in the next few days.
I'll demonstrate using a resist and we shall see how it turns out.
Hope you understood this project and it will help you decide if you want to jump into this hobby.
Thanks for reading. Dale
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
Wow this is a really cool thread, thanks Graps.
I have been wanting to make my own back quiver for a while now, just not sure of what weight of leather I want. This would probably be a better project for me to get my feet wet with though.
I have been wanting to make my own back quiver for a while now, just not sure of what weight of leather I want. This would probably be a better project for me to get my feet wet with though.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
So here we go.
I'm going to use some acrylic on the detail that I want to resist the antiquing gel.
I put two coats on and let it dry overnight.
I'm going to use some acrylic on the detail that I want to resist the antiquing gel.
I put two coats on and let it dry overnight.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
Then I use a dobber to apply the antiquing gel.
Put a generous coat all over and wipe off the eccess right away with a paper towel.
Put a generous coat all over and wipe off the eccess right away with a paper towel.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
After it dries good, wipe it all over with a dry paper towel to kind of buff it out.
Then apply a good coat of Carnauba Cream.
Wipe it evenly and let dry.
Then apply a good coat of Carnauba Cream.
Wipe it evenly and let dry.
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Re: Anyone interested in a simple beginners leather project?
After it's dry, buff it with a dry paper towel and you get an effect that looks something like this.
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