A Card Wallet With One Seam
A leather card wallet cut from one piece, folded on one side and closed with a single saddle-stitched seam. Materials, sizing from the card, and the weak point.
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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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Rounding Corners Cleanly
Corner punches, strap end punches, washers and a sharp knife all round a leather corner. Here is what each tool does well, where it fails, and what to buy.
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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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Diamond Chisels and French Chisels
Diamond stitching chisels and French-style irons in the order the work happens, from the groove line and spacing to punching thick bridle and the finished seam.
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Replacing a Worn Buckle or Keeper
When a leather strap outlives its hardware: how to read what wore out, swap a buckle on screws, re-sew a stitched keeper, and when the screw is the problem.
