As part of my Faramir-esque ranger build plan I’ve finally finished making the leather cuirass.
What do you guys think?

Fully handstitched in an assortment of soft Italian leathers lined with 100% linen.
I’ve started doing leatherwork about a year ago and I’m quite pleased, only need to make the shirt now and it’s more or less finished!

And ofc the obligatory bracers of Gondor to go along with it

I love how these turned out. Made with ortensia Pueblo and deep sea Nemesis and sewn with .6mm sky blue Ritza thread.

I definitely rushed through this one. And it’s less perfect than my first project, which was a laptop/messenger bag. But I’m still proud of it and will use it up. It could benefit from some Skiving on the seams but I don’t own an edger or Skiving tool yet and the zipper came out a little uneven but it’s my first zipper install so far. Could have been a little more careful with the stamping. Anyway I don’t mean to talk it down too much, I do like it, but let me know what you think!

Commissioned by a guy at my "day job" (I clerk for a farm/heavy equipment auction every few months) back almost a year ago. Dude gave me his Leatherman to make the sheath for it, then quit answering my calls and never came to get it. Guess I gotta show it off somewhere lol.

I put this thing together for an event that Deyan and OA leather supply are hosting. Please let me know what you think!

It's also available on my site, shoot me a DM if interested.

Holds 4 cards, external full length cash pocket.

I made the design to show off my favorite aquatic animal since I was a kid, and I'm pretty proud of it! Tools I used were a tattoo machine with tattooling catridges.

My brand stamp is on the interior of the cash pocket.

Other ideas you may have for a cash pocket design are also appreciated!

Real Elephant wallet exterior with cowhide interior. Hopefully not too controversial, as this is CITES certified, to cull overpopulation in some areas of Africa. Lived a long happy natural life! (we won't speak on how most Cows are treated to get our meat and leather). My first time finally making something with this, been holding onto it for a while.

Don't know if I'll bring this to a market soon or keep it for online only. I know sometimes people don't like exotic leather and I understand why.

We do place more empathy on some animals more than others.

We'll see

I just finished two trifold passport covers (it’s my first leather project, please be nice) and want to add a sleeve on the back with saddle stitching. I don't have stitching chisels, but I have bookbinding awls, wood press, waxed thread and needles.
Is it worth the risk, and how would you punch even holes with improvised tools? I tried marking with a fork but struggled to make the holes big enough in a leftover piece.
I’m also considering just sewing a little pouch or buying a plastic one from Amazon.
Any tips or warnings are welcome!

Leather is Conceria Walpier - Buttero - Veg Tanned Leather

I got the opportunity to make a sheath for a knife maker I’m acquainted with. I was fortunate enough to have someone who does this regularly to run my ideas by. I typically make wallets and bags, so it was fun to change it up a bit. If I could go back, I’d raise the buttons up a bit on the belt loop, but overall I think it turned out nice.

Hi there! I'm looking for buckles of this style and have no idea what to search for, maybe there isn't a name for it as it's custom to the designer?

https://uk.diesel.com/en/shoulder-bags/d-line-hobo-s-brown/X10729P9474T2224.html

The specific feature I want is the bar that comes off the back of the buckle, as I've circled in the photos.

Any thoughts/ideas would be fantastic please

This was a much bigger pain than I anticipated. Pueblo exterior, Pueblo lined, Buttero pockets

This my first project with leather, I’ve been trying to stitch this but this keeps happening and the needles keeps getting stuck in between and I have to use pliers to pull it ( one of my needles broke because of this ) also in the beginning when I did a backstitch to secure it I made sure both sides were the same length but when I pulled them to make the stitch, the left thread became shorter than the right

I only managed to do a couple of stitches before the needle broke.

How can I undo this knot in the first pic? Should I just cut it or?

Any tips would be helpful

Thank you

Check out these lanyards I’ve made.

Looking for some gold plated buckles for straps, does anyone know of any sites that stocks leather hardware made out of gold plated or silver?

House Targaryen

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I do not see any difference between weight, handle color, and the jewelers rouge. Is one made from a better metal or something?

https://www.goodsjapan.com/oka-edge-beveler-no-3-leathercraft-bevelling-tool-1-2mm-leather-edge-beveler-with-wood-handle-for-trimming-smoothing-leather-edges/a-43349

https://www.goodsjapan.com/oka-special-edge-beveler-mahogany-no-3-leather-skiving-bevelling-tool-1-2mm-leather-edge-skiver-with-jewellers-rouge-for-leatherworking/a-42915

Hello! I've finished another bag, and I'm curious to hear what you think about it.

Cheers!

PS. I also made the strap from s-c-r-a-t-c-h (reddit AI protection does not like this word?), since it's not included in the pattern.

Hello all! I’ve been interested in trying out leather working. I’m doing a Mandalorian costume for Halloween and decided it was the perfect project to explore leather working. I think I want to continue dabbling in leather working—

Any feedback or tips are welcome-this is far from perfect, but overall for a first project I think I did okay.

Here is my analysis-
Needs improvement: straight hole punching for stitches, holster - leaving more room between the edge and the stitches. Make sure punch holes in middle.

Things done well - wet forming, saddle stitching, creating my own patterns, burnishing??

Used this super simple pattern. Highly recommend. https://www.etsy.com/listing/869723376/leather-business-card-wallet-pdf-pattern?ref=share_ios_native_control

Made some flatcaps using TonySee/DieselPunk pattern