Setting Up a Small Leather Workshop
How much room a leather shop needs, where the hides should live, what light to work under, where the glue goes, and what to buy first and what to leave alone.
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What Thread Size Goes With What Leather
Thread size for hand-stitched leather depends on the hole as much as the hide. Six common questions answered, from spool numbers to wallets, belts and bags.
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Is a Leather Craft Kit Worth Buying?
A leather craft kit can save a beginner money or bury them in stamps and filler. Six questions, answered from the bench, on when a kit earns its place.
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Leather Weight Explained: Ounces, Millimeters and Irons
An ounce of leather is a thickness, not a weight. How ounces, millimeters and irons line up, why every hide is sold as a range, and how to check one.
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Choosing a Work Surface and Cutting Mat for Leather
Mat, poly board, rubber or stone: what belongs under leather when you cut, punch and set hardware, how high the bench should stand, and where none of it helps.
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What It Costs to Start Leatherwork
A first leatherwork bench can cost under a hundred dollars or several hundred. Real catalogue prices for tools, leather and supplies, and where cheap bites.
