How to Start Leather Crafting
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Published 2020-05-08
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How to Start Leather Crafting
This is a simple, budget friendly tutorial on how to try out leather crafting. It's also a look into how you can practice the fundamentals of leather work to get better at your craft!
In this video we give you a leather-specific tool rundown and then a separate tool list of things you might have around the house to use in the beginning of your leather crafting journey. As a beginner, it's less stressful to learn when you don't have a lot of money on the line - that's why we suggest starting small! When you are ready to upgrade your leather tools to lots of leather-specific tools, we always suggest our sponsor Weaver Leather because they've been our go-to supplier for tools and materials for a decade now.
Happy Crafting :)
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All Comments (21)
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Another good tip is that u can go to a thrift store and find things that are made of leather like bags and like brief cases, they sell them for like 3 dollars and it comes with a ton of leather, I’m still a beginner and I just made my first wallet and honestly it looks horrible but it brings confidence in the way the leather works
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“You’re paying for your education in material costs” I think that cured my 20 years of mental blocks feeling like I was wasting material
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By far the most informative and realistic intro to leatherworking video on YouTube. No gate keeping, no flashy unrealistic expectations, simple and clear instructions. Fantastic.
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Holy cow I was literally searching for starter guides and kits today and then my favorite leather work channel releases a video. Thank you!
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The best beginner video I have seen so far. You stuck to the tools you said you were gonna use and showed how to use them without bringing other tools into it. Every other video I watched I it felt like there was another thing I didn’t have.
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Oh wow a blockbuster card?! The small amount of nostalgia I got from seeing that both made me happy and a little sad.
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I've been looking everywhere for a leatherworking tutorial to make a Blockbuster Video membership card holder. Thanks!
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I love your approach how you're recommending alternative tools for when starting out. As someone who wants to start on leathercraft, it's overwhelming how many kind of tools and products there are. I do want quality tools but the cost can get steep when you buy them all at once. Also love your recommendation on practicing the very basics first. You're a great teacher. Thank you for this :)
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This video legit just made me so relaxed and happy. Just the "no pressure" to it kinda thing is amazing.
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This is a true legit "how to start leather working video" the other video I saw told you to get 50+ amount of things
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I’m amazed by the quality of both the video and audio found in this ancient recording from the Blockbuster Era. Hands down the best to date.
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This video was truly enjoyable to watch. As I was watching I started saying to myself "This guys approach to teaching a new skill is exactly how any intro to a hobby should be." Thank you so much for all the thought and effort you put into this 🙏
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This is a perfect starter video for learning about leather tooling. I looked at a couple of others and they were over my head in the first couple of minutes. This is straight forward and actually starts with the beginning and completes a project at the end using the lessons learned. Thank you. A+
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I just order some basic tools to get started with leather making and this video is amazing. Thank you for taking the out to show us beginners the simple tools and best practice.
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Yay! I really enjoy your tone and attitude towards learning leather working! My first boss who trained me in traditional jewelry work won me over with a similar approach. If nothing more, this has helped motivate me to get a little more serious about learning leather crafting! Thank you!
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Thank you so so so much for making this video. I've never seen such a perfect, concise beginners video for any kind of craft in my life! You teach the essential tools, the basics, and all the optional steps, and I love it! I'm so excited to get started with the leather crafting set I got for my birthday!
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This is may be one of the best tutorial / teaching video on entirety of YouTube. Love how you tell the essentials, show how you do it but also proceed forward in a fast enough pace. And neither do you repeat yourself. Thanks for making this video 🙌
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I've watched a number of 'intro to leather craft' videos. Yours really strips it down to the minimal basics. Very helpful! Thank you!
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Thank you, your channel inspired me. I found my new hobby. I made 4 wallets and 2 handbags for my family. This channel is the best!
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I am looking to get into leatherworking as a small hobby right now. This is a wonderful video and has answered several of my newbie questions. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together, it's a tremendous help. You have helped give me more confidence to try the craft and feel like I can be successful at it.
