A Hinge for Leather That Won’t Bend
The Woodhull 4703, an 18 x 13 four-compartment bridle leather briefcase, and the pivot bar that lets stiff English leather open wide without a crease.
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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.
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Punching Stitch Holes in Thick Bridle Leather
A saddle stitch can only be as straight as the holes under it. How to mark, punch and check stitch holes in thick English bridle leather, start to finish.
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Hand Stitching or Rivets: What a Beginner Should Learn First
A card slot carries a card. A handle carries the whole case. A maker on when a beginner should trust a saddle stitch and when a rivet is the sounder joint.
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Habermas 1057 in Australian Nut and Natural Leather
The Habermas 1057 in Australian nut and natural leather, lined in Italian calf suede, with photos from the bench of the stitched latch strap and flap patch.
