Leather Terms a Beginner Hears First
Leather terms a beginner meets on the first supplier page: grain and flesh side, full grain, genuine leather, veg tan and chrome, bend, belly and ounces.
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Practicing on Scrap Before the Good Hide
Practicing on scrap leather saves the good hide. One strap end, step by step: where the bevel, the holes, the seam and the dye go wrong when nothing is tested.
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Casing Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Casing vegetable-tanned leather in the order the work happens: wet it lightly, wait for the color, work the window, hold it overnight, then feed it after.
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Slicking the Flesh Side Smooth
Six questions on slicking the fuzzy flesh side of vegetable-tanned leather: what it does, which gum and tool, the strokes, the cracking, and lining it instead.
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Wet-Molding Vegetable-Tanned Leather
Wet vegetable-tanned leather takes a shape and keeps it once dry. How casing, forming and drying work, and why a bridle briefcase maker mostly says no.
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A Leather Dog Collar
A leather dog collar is a strap, a buckle and a ring, and every one of them takes a pull. How to measure, cut, skive, fit hardware and finish a first collar.
