Keeping Hand Oil and Glue Off Light Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Natural veg-tan keeps every fingerprint and every drop of glue that misses. Where the marks happen during a project, how to stop them, and what not to try.
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Cutting Slots for Straps and Buckles
A buckle slot is a hole with two ends, and the ends are where it fails. How to size it, punch or cut it, place it on the strap and finish the inside of it.
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Cutting Leather With Shears
Leather shears are a thin-leather tool that people keep pushing into thick work. What to buy, what each pair will cut, and where the knife has to take over.
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The Saddle Stitch Explained: Hand-Sewing Leather Step by Step
The saddle stitch is the hand-sewn seam that earned leatherwork its reputation for strength. Here is what it is, why it holds, and how to sew one from marking the line to locking the last stitch.
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Beveling and Creasing a Leather Strap
One strap edge, four stages: square cut, beveled, burnished, creased. What each tool does to bridle leather and when a crease is decoration, not strength.
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Hand Burnishing Edges on Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Friction, moisture and pressure close the raw edge of vegetable-tanned leather. What each pass does to the fibers, and when edge paint is the better call.
