My leathercraft skills are self-taught with the aid of books, friends, the Internet, and (a lot of) trial and (not so much) error. While my methods may not always be conventional, I’ve found ways that work for me and I’ve taken it upon myself to compile some videos of my work. While I do have a style all of my own, and have come up with some tooling methods that seem to work better than what I’ve read and seen, there are no secrets to leatherwork – just plain old-fashioned elbow grease and a LOT of patience!

Leathercraft Basics

Carving/Tooling

Techniques

Hardware and Assembly