Finishing a Saddle Stitch: Backstitching and Burning the Thread Ends
A saddle-stitched seam is decided in its last inch. How backstitching, a hidden knot, burning synthetic thread and gluing linen each lock the end, and the cost.
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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 that loss can be afforded.
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Woodhull 4702: The Backpack Pivot Flap
The Woodhull 4702 is a 20 x 13 inch black English bridle leather briefcase with red suede lining, three compartments, a pivot flap and backpack straps.
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Cutting a Briefcase Out of a Bridle Leather Bend
A briefcase cut from a bridle leather bend starts with the waste: where the firm leather sits, why straps come first, and when a thrifty layout is weak.
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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 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.
