Attaching a Handle So It Does Not Pull Out
A handle rarely fails in the middle. It tears out at the anchor. Placing it, backing it, stitching it and screwing it down so a full case never pulls it free.
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Stitching Tight Curves and Corners in Thick Leather
One rounded corner in thick leather, followed from cut to final stitch, with what goes wrong at each step and how saddlers and makers keep the line true.
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Fitting a Lock to a Case Without Misalignment
A briefcase lock goes wrong in small ways: a mark a hair off, an opening cut too big, a pin peened loose. Here is each step and how it fails if you rush it.
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Cutting and Stitching a Gusset
A leather gusset goes wrong in a set order: too short, forced round a tight corner, holes that drift, a seam that creeps. Here is each step and its trap.
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Setting Rivets and Chicago Screws Cleanly
A rivet wants a post that stands proud. A Chicago screw wants one cut short. How to measure, punch and set both in thick leather, and what fails at each step.
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Edge Paint or Burnished Edges
A burnish closes the leather and paint covers it. The case for burnishing thick bridle edges, what paint costs in time, and the edges where paint wins.
