A Leather Eyeglass Case
A hand-stitched leather eyeglass case from vegetable-tanned leather: what to buy, how to size it to the glasses, when to wet-form it, and how to finish it.
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Sharpening a Skiving Knife
Sharpening a skiving knife in working order: read the bevel, flatten the back, climb the grits to a burr, strop with care, then prove it on scrap leather.
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Woodlore Adjustable Cedar Shoe Trees Review: Do They Earn Their Place Beside a Bridle Leather Briefcase?
A desk-research review of Woodlore adjustable cedar shoe trees: what the maker and shoe-care sources say about moisture, creasing and fit, and who should buy them.
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Fixing a Cracked Flap Fold
The fold where a briefcase flap turns over is where leather cracks first. What goes wrong at each step of the repair, and when the flap needs remaking.
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Spirit Dye or Oil Dye
Spirit dye and oil dye sound like opposites. Read the safety sheet and both turn out to ride on alcohol. What the labels mean and where the oil comes from.
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Cutting a Clean Circle in Leather
A circle is the shape leather shows up worst. Choosing punch, knife or circle cutter, marking a centre with no hole, light passes, and finishing the edge.
