I go vintage shopping on Tuesdays and it turns out some guy has seen me shopping for weeks and has admired by leather shopping tote. This week he spoke to me and it turns out he is enthusiastic about all things leather. He told me about Horace Kephart who was a naturalist and writer about the great outdoors. This fellow was particularly interested in some of Kephart's gear, including a bag he used to wear on his belt. Once home, I researched all this and can't help noticing, what Mr. Kephart carried on his belt was a sporran. I often say, it's all been done before. All we do now as leather artists is put our own spin on it.
Anyhow, here is one of my sporrans. This one has a dragon carved into the top.
#Leather #LeatherCraft #HandMade #Maker #HandStitched #Sporran

I Made "Case" Cardholder from EVERY Horween Shell Cordovan Leather Color I Own💳💵 (PDF Template)

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Here is a repair we completed recently. This chair sits in the lobby of a local restaurant. A child grasped onto a tear in the leather and tore a chunk out of arm. The chunk of leather vanished. (Perhaps a parent hiding evidence?) We had to create our own patch, fill around the edges of the tear and do our best to colour match the rest of the arm to help the hole disappear.
The customer said, "I can't even see where the damage was."
That is precisely the point.
#Repair #Restore #Leather #LeatherCraft #FurnitureRestoration #Furniture #Chair

I was reading a book where I wanted to annotate several pages when I came up with this idea for a bookmark containing sticky arrows. There are 400 arrows in this bookmark but if that isn't enough, it is refillable. It's very handy for recipe books or other books where you would like to re-reference or share ideas. #Leather #LeatherCraft #BookMark #maker #Books #HandMade #HandStitched #Reading

Made a messenger bag from Badalassi Carlo Pueblo veg tan leather in navy and cognac. It’s technically a prototype to work out the construction and dimensions, but honestly it turned out well enough to actually use it. #leathercraft

I use these discs to sharpen my skivers on a burnishing machine. I've always disliked having to buy replacement discs because I have plenty of leather but the discs and holes have to be precise or they don't work on the wheel. I've tried to cut them manually (see pattern in upper left) but couldn't get them exact. Today I realized I have better tools now so I can cut them with dies and use the machined discs to guide the placement of the center die. Yea! #Leather #LeatherCraft #tools