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From the Bench December 19, 2022

Practicing on scrap leather saves the good hide. One strap end, step by step: where the bevel, the holes, the seam and

Basic Techniques December 18, 2022

Casing vegetable-tanned leather in the order the work happens: wet it lightly, wait for the color, work the window, hold it overnight,

Basic Techniques December 17, 2022

Wing dividers in the order the work happens: set the gap, prepare the edge, scribe the line, steer the curves, walk the

Basic Techniques December 16, 2022

Six questions on slicking the fuzzy flesh side of vegetable-tanned leather: what it does, which gum and tool, the strokes, the cracking,

Advanced Techniques December 15, 2022

A folded edge hides the cut on thin leather, but every step can fail: the skive, the glue, the corner, the stitch

Advanced Techniques December 14, 2022

A scarf joint tapers two strap ends so they overlap at full thickness and no more. The marking, skiving, gluing and stitching,

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