What have I learned from leatherworking? There's been a recent discussion at leatherworker.net on just this topic. Here's my contribution: You know how there's a "Mile High Club"? If you don't know about this club, you're probably either very young, from a different generation, or very naive. For leatherworkers, there should be a "Blood [...]
Legolas from Lord of the Rings is so sexy with his longbow, and I never thought I'd have the opportunity to shoot a bow myself, let alone own one. My husband is into the Archery hobby, and proposed that we explore it as a couple, using compound bows. Despite having our hunting licenses, we doubt [...]
What happens if you don't condition your dog's tooled leather collar, repeatedly let him wear while swimming, and then do not exert any control while walking him and allow him to pull with all his might on his leash? The short answer is... the collar is going to stretch, discolour, or worse... break! In the [...]
While I liked the leather tools I had before the fire, I have the unique opportunity in replacing said tools with better ones. Experience revealed the shortcomings to some of them, which I attempt to address in my replacements. Most of my replacements have been resounding successes for my style of crafting, although I had [...]
Like any natural product, leather quality can vary greatly from hide to hide. This can pose some interesting challenges for leathercrafters, as any two hides from the same tannery may carve and dye very differently! Fortunately for me, I haven't had any major problems with dying. Sure, there may be slight differences in colour shade, [...]
