Setting Up a Small Leather Workshop
How much room a leather shop needs, where the hides should live, what light to work under, where the glue goes, and what to buy first and what to leave alone.
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Harness Needles and Sharp Needles
Blunt harness needles or sharp glover’s needles? The choice, in the order the stitching happens: thread size, punched holes, locking on, and pulling through.
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Stitching Tight Curves and Corners in Thick Leather
One rounded corner in thick leather, followed from cut to final stitch, with what goes wrong at each step and how saddlers and makers keep the line true.
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What Thread Size Goes With What Leather
Thread size for hand-stitched leather depends on the hole as much as the hide. Six common questions answered, from spool numbers to wallets, belts and bags.
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Choosing an Edge Beveler
Choosing an edge beveler in the order the work happens: measure the leather, decode sizes that differ by maker, pick a profile, test it, then keep it sharp.
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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.
