This is part one of a short series on sharpening. I sometimes check different leatherworking forums to see what people are doing and saw a post about someone having trouble sharpening a L’Indispensable knife. They went into detail about the different ways they had tried sharpening, they had looked at guides and videos online and tried […]
5 Principles These Leather Goods Craftspeople Followed To Create Hugely Successful Companies
At Fine Leatherworking we get a wide range of customers in search of luxury quality leather working tools. We get beginners who want to do great work but don’t know where to start, and we get experienced craftsmen who are looking to improve the quality of their work. Every once in a while however, we […]
A Nice Overview of Making Watch Straps
This Making of a Watch Strap article on watchtime.com is a great overview of not only making straps but also how leather is layered together on the ‘face’ and back sides. Author Mark Bernado also covers edging and the long process to great finished edges. It’s exactly how we finish edges and the 15+ step […]
Western Leather Academy
Award winning saddlemaker and French native, Pedro Pedrini does amazing work in custom high end saddles. His work is highly coveted by riders and ranges from saddles to silversmithing and other leather goods. Pedro also teaches several courses in saddlemaking in Maryville, CA (about 1 hour north of Sacramento) which range from a full 10 […]
Customer Creations November
Fantastic work by Arno Great detail work and stitching Pack Basket by Billy Ray
Hermes Hearts and Crafts
No doubt many of you have seen this video but for those who haven’t, it’s a great documentary on the craft of leatherworking. Trailer
Customer Creations May 2013
Customer Leathercraft creations This one I made:
Updated Saddle Stitch Video
I received an update from Nigel who made another saddle stitch with more details. Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you. If it helps, the Saddle Stitch in More Detail covered both left and right hand stitching, also corners, back stitch and a few other bits. This video is just left handed. Have […]
Keep Chuggin
Just a quick post to help out some fellow leatherworkers in their project. Gibb Brownlie and Freyja Thayer have a small company that is trying to make a big offering in the form of a leather wrap for drinking vessels. Their video on Kickstarter did a full meta in it’s Portlandia-esque style while also conveying […]
Customer Creations April 2013
Photos of work from our customers. Really nice work all!