Beef Tallow on Dry Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Beef tallow is the oldest fat in the leather trade. Here is what it does to dry vegetable-tanned leather, and why museum
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Wax Bloom: Buff It Off or Leave It
A white haze on bridle leather after a dry winter is usually wax bloom, not damage. How to tell it from mould,
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A Hand-Stitched Writing Pad Portfolio, Start to Finish
A writing pad portfolio is a briefcase in miniature. Measure the pad, cut a true rectangle, and keep two stitch lines parallel
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Skiving and Splitting: Thinning Bridle Leather Without Weakening It
Skiving thins an edge and splitting thins the whole strip. Both cost strength, so the real question with bridle leather is where
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4703: Multi Compartment Large Briefcase
The Woodhull 4703, an 18 x 13 four-compartment bridle leather briefcase, and the pivot bar that lets stiff English leather open wide
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Woodhull 4752 in Natural Brown Leather
Woodhull 4752, a hand-built briefcase in natural brown leather, photographed open on the workshop bench and again finished in the Marcellino NY
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