tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52937032929815218862024-03-19T05:37:38.175-07:00Home Made Leather Toolsluxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-82832632781669367372015-11-03T12:12:00.002-08:002015-11-03T16:33:47.510-08:00How to Make Home Made Rivet Setters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Rivet setters are pieces of round bar, cylindrical steel, about 3/8 or
1/2 " in diameter, and about five inches long. Sometimes one end is
slightly concave, or spread, but many of use them flat. Remember that
whatever the shape of the end of your rivet looks like will be
reproduced on the top of the rivet itself during setting. Thats why
some are concave, to preserve the dome shape of the rivet top, and manyt
of us polish the end too so that the dome comes out nice and shiny
too. The difference between rivet setters and snap setters is that snap
setters require two different types of tools for each half of the snap,
and each has a burr or a hole in it to accomodate a recess in the snap
itself. As well, the snaps require a special plate with holes in it,
and different snaps take different sets. Your best bet is to obtain a
commercial set if you are setting snaps, or study the commercial sets to
see what you need to make. <br />
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There is a special setter for
copper rivets but an old defunct hole punch can be used to slide over
the post and tighten the second washer before clipping. This is what I
use and the hole punch should be larger in diameter than the post of the
copper rivets, but not too wode so that it falls over the edge of the
washer.<br />
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When setting your regular two piece rivets, which
are usually brass (The good ones) or brass plated steel (Not as good but
a lot cheaper....these rust) a simple hammer strike works fine, and the
flat look is desirtable to some of us. Make sure any hammer you strike
with has a polished surface, ort set the rivet by hitting the bottom
and driving it into thge cap which should rest on a very smooth metal or
stone surface. Metal ius better.<br />
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It is not hard to polish metal surfaces with sandpaper or silicon carbide cloth.<br />
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luxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-27418381868146960922015-11-03T12:11:00.004-08:002015-11-03T16:13:44.679-08:00Information About Making Good Leather Work Surfaces<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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11. Work surfaces<br />
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All leather crafts
people require a good work surface. These can be made of many things,
and there are quite a number of fairly expensive types available at
leather crafts supply stores. My favorite work surface ever is a p[iece
of nylon board which was retrieved from a dumpster by a buddy of mine.
It is two inches thick and bionic. I have used it to pound on for
years and years and it is a marvelous tool. It is about two feet by
three feet, and if it had not been salvaged wold have cost over 100
dollars. It was free for me, it had a piece sticking out that my friend
wanted, so I trimmed it off with a table saw and made off with the
rest. What a deal. A lot of leathersmits use wood as a a surface, and a
large tree trunk or 6" sdlab of trunk is good, but you always want to
punch down into the grain not across it. Wood tears up very fast too.
Most work boards should be softer then the metal of your tools, thatys
their purpose actually. You don't want to mar your tools edge, hole
punches and the like, by poounding through the leather into something
hard. A lot of people use polished marble slabs or granite slabs when
they are tooling leather with stamping or cutting tools and tyhats
because tyhose tools never punch THROUGH the leather. When stamping you
always wety the leather thorughly (Case it) and then use a hard flat
surface to stamp your design. Otherwise you want wood, or hard plastic
to punch into. <br />
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The exception to the above is when setting
rivets or other fasteners which are struck forcefully, then you want a
polished or at least smooth metal surface, like a metal plate, or even a
nice flat anvil surface. There is a tool which many leather people use
called a steel shoe last or Dragon Last, and it is handy for setting
rivets inside cases, and snaps too. It can be turned several different
ways to preesent different surfaces, and was developed for the shoe
making industry, though it has application when making bags too.<br />
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luxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-90757360623302755892015-11-03T12:10:00.001-08:002015-11-03T12:10:21.918-08:00How To Make Copper Rivets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
10. Making copper rivets<br /><br />
Copper rivets can be made with small sections of heavy caliber copper
wire and 2 washers that closely fit the diameter of said wire. 3-4 mm
(1/8 to 3/16) or larger diameter wire can and should be used. Here
again planishing is necessary. One end of the copper wire is spread
open into a flat cap-like form. Holes drilled in your metal plate will
help this operation. If you really get into making your own copper
rivets its a good idea to make a form for yourself, to make life easier
and make the rivets more uniform. Study the commercial varieties and
learn from them.<br /><br />A washer is pushed onto the wire so it fits
tightly against the planished end, the cap. The unplanished end is then
put through a tight fitting hole in the leathers being fastened, and
the remaining washer, is placed over the protruding end of wire.
Pushing down on that washer will cinch the join up, and needle nosed
pliers help accomplish this. Then trim any excess copper wire, usually
with cutting pliers, and planish the second end of the wire into a cap.
Make sure the bottom of the rivet is on a hard metal surface, so that
the planishing action at the top is not hindered by the entire work
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luxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-72939182361767800552015-11-03T12:06:00.000-08:002015-11-03T16:38:59.249-08:00Home Made Leather Cutting Methods And Tools<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
9. Cutting leather<br />
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Many advanced craftsman use what is called a Craft Knife to cut their
leather, and it can be used as a leather thinner, a skive or skife, as
well. The craft knives are not very expensive and are a worthy
investment, though a lot of leatherwork can be accomplished with some
kitchen knives repurposed into leather tools, and even heavy scissors
are a mainstay of the leather shop. Many people prefer scissors in
fact, though there are limits to what they will perform. <br />
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One of
my favorite innovations or perhaps tricks is a better word is use of a
chop knife. I just use my mallet to strike a blade so that it chops in a
straight line across a piece of leather with hardly any effort at all.
Old bread knives modified into long craft type knives usually lend
themselves well to this operation, and just about any knife can be
adopted as a chop knife. Keep safety in mind and especially keep your
fingers clear. Striking the knife could cause it to pinch your findgers
against the cutting surface if you are not ready for it.<br />
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Below are some cutting tools for leather of various types. Some Commercial and some home made. The long kitchen knives are good for chopping long straight edges in heavy leather. <br />
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8. Stamping tools<br />
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One of the easiest leather tools to make, and some of the more expenisve
types too, are stamping tools for making designs into heavier leathers
by hitting the stamping tool with a hammer. Large nails with flat heads
are required for this job, and the nail points, the end which is driven
into the wood, must be cut or ground off. Study commercially available
tools for your designs, and also invent your own. You can duplicate
any leather stamping tool made with a little time and patience. Use
files and Drill Bits to create youor designs.<br />
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You can teach
yourself to stamp designs in leather by starting with measured geometric
patterns, then moving onto more intricate things. Use your edge liner,
or a ruler and an awl to create boundaries along which you can stamp
your designs and keep them uniform. If you wish to cut your design into
leather, it is probably best to obtain a commercially made swivel knife,
though decorative cuts can also be made with other tools like a butter
knife sharpened into a point, and along one edge.<br />
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7. Push Awls<br />
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A very
handy tool is called an awl, it is a piece of sturdy round metal with a
point ground onto the end of it. It can be used to make holes or widen
holes, and for many other things. Imagine a screwdriver with a sharp
point ground onto the end -- that is exactly what an awl is, and they
are one of the easier tools to make. Old leather crafters used them in
lieu of the multi-pronged punches, making one hole at a time by pushing
the awl point through the leather. It is good to have several different
sizes, and if the metal part of the screwdriver is a little long,
shorten it by cutting with a hacksaw before grinding a point on it.
Leave about 3" or so on larger awls and less on smaller ones. It is
best to have somewhat of a rouynded tip, versus a really sharp tip which
could puncture your skin in use.<br />
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The middle tool is a beat up philips screwdriver of which everyone must have a few. They can be easily sharpened to a point, even on a sidewalk and then they become an awl. Very useful for heavy sewing. <br />
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6. Round and Oblong Hole Punches<br />
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Round hole punches are many times necessary in leather work for
allowing straps to pass through as fastening agents, or for placing
other types of fasteners such as rivets. Round punches can be made from
various types of steel pipe, sharpened along the lower edge. Strike
only with wooden or rawhide mallets. The leather discs created by hole
punching will pile up inside the pipe and can be removed easily. Save
those for buttons or for other uses you will come across as time goes
on. The best pipe for hole punches I have come across is the steel used
in golf club shafts. It can be cut with a tubing cutter, and can be
sharpened easily and with an edge that holds. The high quality steel
alloy used in metal gold club shafts is some real space age material,
and would be costly if you were not salvaging. I bought a complet set
of putters, drivers, and irons at a thrift shop last year for ten
dollars. The tubing available this way also tapers along the shaft so
that each shaft will make a selection of sizes. I have all the high
quality tubing I could ever use for making leather tools now. Again a
cheap tubing cutter works very well to cut this high quality tubing,
just be careful because the edges you put on it with your files will be
almost razor sharp. Which is nice of course, but you are made of
leather too, remember that.<br />
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Sometimes oblong punches can be
made this way as well, by hammering out the end of a pipe into the shape
you need, and attempts should be made if possible because the oblong
punches are some of the more expensive hole punches. Golf club tubing
does not work too well for this, it is brittle and does not take
deformation well, but some of the galvanized pipe will work, especially
if it is heated to a dull red first, then left to cool without
quenching. That process is called annealing and will soften the metal
enough to be hammered into an oblong shape. Sharpening of the oblong
punches is a little trickier than the sharpening of round punches but it
can be done with a little patience. Patience is one of the best tools
of any craftsman.<br />
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A couple of pictures of an oblong punch, then golf club tube and a tubing cutter. <br />
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5. Wood mallet<br />
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Wood
or rawhide mallets are necessary when doing leather work, and thats to
preserve your tools. Ifg you go to hitting on your tools with metal
hammers you will soon deform and eventually destyroy your tools, and
thats not nice. Even though you can make your own tools after reading
this, its better to spend your time crafting leather articles with your
repertoire versus spending your time continually making more tools.
Many leather crafters use a rawhide mallet, and they are not too
expensive, but they can be replaced with a piece of heavy round wood
stock about a foot long. The harder the wood tyhe better, but scraps
work well too, and even rectangular or square pieces of the right length
can be used, though most people find the round cyclindrical stock
easier to handle. You may want to sand your wood mallets and even
varnish them. Do not spend too much time though because the end of your
wooden mallet will eventually become unusable and must either be
trimmed or another piece of wood obtained. Different sizes come in
handy because different weights serve different purposes. Large holes
need a heavier mallet, while smaller prong holes can be accomplished
uitre easily with smaller stock. If you whittle at all, and it is worth
learning if you can keep it safe, you can form a ball on the end of
your mallet then sand it smooth. Study the various types of rawhide and
wooden mallets available commercially and get an idea for yours.
Study the prices too and you will see the real value in making your own
striking units.<br />
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Types of wood for your mallets is important
to learn, a lot of people like maple but it is cost prohibitive, and all
the wood I have ever used splinters and chips over time, including
maple, which is one of the main reasons I try to make my own tools when I
can, because no matter the quality of some tools, wearing them out
quickly is sometimes inherent to the materials. Some newer mallets are
made out of nylon or other plastics, and I have seen a lot less wear on
them though they tend to bounce when hit. If you are into using a lathe
for wood you can easily make four or five mallets from 4x4 or 6x6 stock
that will last a long time. When one wears out throw it in the fire
and get another. Oak is a good wood, and some of the exotic hardwoods
too, but they can be pretty expensive unless you have a way of salvaging
pieces for use as hammers on your leather tools. I have salvaged some
very good wood over time from cabinet shops, and also off wooden pallets
of all places. The pallet wood many times is super strong and chosen
for that because it is handled by forklifts and other heavy equipment. Below a picture of commercial leather hammers. Reproduce in wood, even whittle 2x4.<br />
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luxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-38977261416809489642015-11-03T11:59:00.002-08:002015-11-03T15:20:08.783-08:00How To Make Good Sewing Needles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
4.sewing needles<br />
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One of the
hardest things to find today is a good, commerically available sewing
needle to sew your leather. Most leathersmiths today use a straight
steel needle with nylon thread to fasten our edges, once the pronged
punches have made nice neat holes along the edge of the leathers. I
had always been plagued by lightweight steel needles which I bought asw
leather sewing needles, but never lasted long and were quite expensive.
Once, I got ahold of a package of british leather sewing needles and
they were well made and quite hardy in their make up. I bought 25 of
them and was very sorry to see tyhe last one break, because they were
the best Ihad ever had, even though they were quite expensive. The
leather shop where I bought them had closed in the mean time, like so
many others, and I was on the outside looking in, again, until I took
the reins into my own hands and developed the technique which follows.
Now I am never short of needles, and I make them mytself out of very
sturdy material. The more I use them the easier they become to use as
they wear into a nice polished surface.<br />
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A friend of mine
sold me a bunch of junk bicycles and I bought them because of the
titanium and other special alloy stock which comprises them. One of the
things I salvaged were spokes from the broken wheels: I literally
acquired thousands of these spokes even though I did not really know
what I was going to do with them in the beginning. Well. Those spokes
have come in handy for many things, and one of them is making my own
leather sewing needles. They are nearly perfect for the job, and can be
cut to any length I require, though I generally make my needles about
three (3) inches long, and of a standard type. <br />
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The only
hard part of the project is drilling the holes after one end has been
squashed flat on the anvil with a small hammer. This is called
planishing, and the end should be squashed just wide enough to
accomodate a small diameter hole which has to be carefull drilled into
it. The pictures will give you a good idea of what the finished spoke
needles look like. The spokes are very cheap and mistakes are ok
because it won't take long for you to get the hang of it. Once you do
get your technique down you can do a lifetimes supply of needles in one
day, and you can even trade these items to other crafts people. I
sharpen my needle ends to a rounded point because it does not have to
pierce anything, it just has to pass through the holes punched with my
pronged hole punches. I get about 3 or 4 needles per spoke, and store
them in an airtight container, though I have had no problems with rust
because the alloy used for spokes on bicycles is some high grade metal.
High. Grade. <br />
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If you were to hgave to buy that metal
stock new, it would cost a lot more than if you bought a junked bicycle
wheel and clipped the spokes out of it with a pair of cutting pliers.
The small drill bits to make holes in the planished ends of the needles
are sometimes hard to acquire, but some hardware stores still carry
them. Otherwise seartch online at ebay or Indian Jewelers Supply. I
use a small foredom handpiece to drill my needles because my electric
drill was just too big to get any consistency. Dremel and Ryobi make
small hand held units, and used dental equipment also comes in flex
shaft/chuck configurations. Finally, once again, Harbor Freight has
flex shaft chucks you can actually put on your drill and use that way
with small bits, and they are a worthy investment for this kind of tool
making.<br />
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I have not yet found a way to create flat lacing
needles that are superior to the store bought type. The lacing needles
available at the leather supply stores are of fairly high quality, and
are mass produced by machines which punch the steel so that the needle
incorporates a hole with two barbs protruding through it. Then this
small siver of steel is center folded along its length into a double
layer of metal which is separated only at the end to correspond with the
hole and its barbs. This is hard to duplicate by hand processes, and
would cost more to produce at home than they can be purchased for. This
type of needle is used for flat leather lacing like calf skin or goat
or kangaroo lace, which are used for decorative finishes around the
edges of leather projects such as wallets.<br />
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3. Pronged Lacing Hole Punches<br />
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In order
to do most types of stitching you will require what are called pronged
punches. The multi-pronged punches make life a lot easier because they
punch 3 or 4 holes at a time. Good spacing is achieved by placing the
first prong in the last hole punched, as you move along the edge of the
project. Single prong punches are also necessary because of odd spacing
requirements around corners or curves, and they are easy to make by
sharpening a nails point until its flat. The multi pronged punches are
made from stainless forks, and heavy duty forks are best if you can hunt
them up at the fleamarket or thrift store where you obtain your stock.
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The pictures are pretty explanatory here, just remember
that the prongs do not have to be over long and the shorter they are
(And still get the job done) the better, because they will be stronger.
You can insert the end to be struck into a drilled piece of nylon
plastic or wood, and adhere with epoxy to give yourself a handle.
Remember when punching holes to stay far enough away from the edge so
that the leather is not weakened by tyhe holes, but not too far or you
will have a flapping action at the edges after the pieces are sewn.
Different leathers and different thicknesses of those leathers dictate a
variety of approaches. About 1/4" is usually good as an all around
measurement. As with anything, the more you do it the better you will
be able to judge. <br />
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Overall you take a 3 or 4 tined fork,
cut the ties short, grind the tines into chisel points, straighten the
handle, insert into a wood or plastic handle that will take tapping by a
hammer, and there you have your prong punch. You can make as many as
you need in different sizes by using diferent fork sizes. Along with the
edge guide liner, these tools will make your leather work professional
in its appearance.<br />
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2. The First Tool For Correct Leather Sewing<br /><br />
A major part of leather work is the sewing of leather to fasten pieces
together. There are several steps to doing it right, and correct sewing
makes the real difference between a professional job and something that
does not look very good. The first step to sewing is to mark the edges
in a straight line so that the multi-pronged hole punch has a guide to
follw. If this is not done, and done correctly, it is very easy to
deviate away from the edge in your hole punching, and this will always
ruin the look of a piece of leather work, and sometimes it will even
weaken a piece of work. A lot of leather workers use dividers that can
be adjusted in width so that the distance from the edge of the leather
can be made smaller or larger. This is ok if you have the money for a
set of dividers, but a good pair can be expensive, and add a good little
bit to your overall costs.<br /><br /> A good tool for making guide
lines along the edge of leather can be fashioned from a stainless steel
fork. Stainless forks knives and spoons can usually be gotten at thrift
stores for pennies, and I do mena pennies. The last batch of stainless
flatware I bought to fashion tools with cost me five cents each, and I
had a choice from a huge box of the things. Yes that was a nickle a
piece, and a dollar bought me more than I could use in several years
time. This type of thing is the true advantage to knowing about leather
tools and how to make them from scratch yourself. <br /><br /> By
bending the tongs of a stainless fork (See Illustration) I was able to
make an edge liner that worked even better than my dividers. It can be
adjusted by further bending or another fork can be used to make greater
or lesser degrees of width from the edge of the leather. The fork is
drawn along an edge of leather so that one of the tines is guided by the
edge, and a second tine marks inward along the edge in a uniform way.
This line which is marked on the leather is used as a guide when
punching holes. Further more, if you are using a single hole punch
versus a multi-pronged punch, you can use another fork with all but two
tines bent up out of the way to correctly space your holes in a uniform
manner.<br /><br /><br /></div>
luxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-90720854710808489212015-11-03T11:52:00.002-08:002015-11-03T12:45:38.881-08:00How to Make An Edge Beveler From A Fork<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
1. Edge Beveler<br />
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The one tool that sets amateur and
professional work apart is the edge beveler. If you have any doubts
about that statement, do an experiment with a small project like a
keyfob or hair bartette. Do one of each, with the edge finished by
beveling, and one without edge beveling. You will see the difference
immediately. The edge beveler is a piece of metal with a v shape cut
into it, which is sharpened so that it removes the corner along the edge
of a cut piece of leather. Some edges can be left unbeveled if they
are to be stitched with leather lace, such as with the double loop
stitch in calf skin lacing, but most professional leather workers jhave
gotten intot the the habit of beveling all edges just as a general
proactice. And even if you are lacing the edges with flat lace,
beveling will add to the finsihed look, which you can also experiment
with on your own using scraps. <br />
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The edge beveler has to
take a lot of abuse so you will want as heavy duty four-tine fork as you
can find. Totally remove the two outside tines, and remove most of the
inside two, so that your v shape can be ground there. The sharper you
can make that v shape the better the edge beveler will be at cuttong the
corners of leaterh. It must be sharpened as illustrated, and that is
not tedious or difficult but must be learned to be correctly done. Take
the time to do it right and you will have a nice tool which will save
you money and you can even have 5 of them if you wanty, in different
sizes. Because there are many thicknesses of leather, I highly
recommend that you make as many as you need for the various leather
thicknesses in your work. <br />
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Put a good wooden handle about
three or four inches long onto the shortened fork handle, and fasten
with good epoxy. You will have to learn to use your own tool to its
maximum, for whatever you are doing, ut it can be done quickly, the
learning i mean, and is not too hard to do.The wooden handle can be
shaped by whittling or grinding and sanding or both. If whittling, do
be careful. All knives should always be respectfully handled,
especially when you are applying force to them.<br />
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luxefairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293703292981521886.post-58544390498612225082015-11-03T11:51:00.000-08:002015-11-03T16:39:24.598-08:00How To Make Leather Tools<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tools for working leather are highly specialized and therefore costly. Also, a leathersmith needs many different kinds of tools, and even the lesser types still add up dollar-wise, making the craft cost prohibitive for many people. Not all leather tools lend themselves well to home made processes, but some do, and by making as many tools as you can it is possible to save a lot of money, and even make better tools than you can buy. <br />
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Leather itself is one of the most costly materials to use when making garments or cases or even footwear, though because of its durability it is the best deal over the long haul. By FAR the best deal. Leather is a natural material as well, and thus biodegradeable; if you are worried about the landfills growing gigantic from the amount of plastic deposited in them, as many of us are, then leather will help you do your part in decreasing the problem. Also you can bring American work home, literally, by crafting some of your own goods, and you can easily make items to wear which are far superior to a lot of the imported goods you see around town. You can even go into the business of making things, or trade what you make with your friends for other things you need. It is very much a win-win situation.<br />
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Many leather tools can be made without heat treatment, but by heating metals and learning to temper them you can make a greater variety of tools, and you can make stronger tools too. If you want to learn how to heat metals to make tools you can study blacksmithing. There are numerous books around concerning that vocation, and I highly recommend the online pdf called BASIC BLACKSMITHING by David Harries and Bernard Heer. It is simple and to the point, and it covers all the techniques and tools you will need to learn blacksmithing. To make most leather tools blacksmithing is not a requirement though. The variety of metals available to people today makes tool making a lot easier than it ever has been before. Stainless tableware like knives, forks, and spoons can be used to fashion many useful tools for the leathercrafter, and things like old golf clubs and bicycle parts can be repurposed easily to make excellent leather working tools of high quality too.<br />
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To begin you will need a few basic power tools, like an electric drill, and a motor powered grinding wheel. Some people use just the drill with attachments, clamping the drill to the bench when needed. That does work and I have done it myself in the past. Small grinding wheels and bits are available for all drills in most hardware supplies.<br />
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Many electric motors can be had very cheaply or even free if you are a good salvage person, and there are lots of mandrels now being made and sold by shops such as Harbor Freight which slide over a motors shaft and are fastened with set screws. These are threaded mandrels and will accept grinding wheels and buffing wheels. They are made to fit all kinds of motor shafts, from 1/4" up to 5/8" and even larger. Harbor Freight also has flex shaft chucks you can actually put on your drill or grinding motor, and they are a worthy investment for this kind of tool making. WHEN WORKING WITH MOTORS MOST TIMES SMALLER AND SLOWER IS BETTER. Modern mandrel attachments also accept muslin or felt buffing wheels, to polish metals and other hard materials, and there are even expandable sanding drums in miniature made for motor chucks and mandrels.<br />
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As for other tools, a hacksaw is somewhat of a necessity for this type of tool making process, and some good heavy cutting pliers, like lines-man pliers. Line up a few small files for sharpening your tools, a round and flat file will get you buy in the beginning, and some good silicon carbide sandpaper or cloth. Get a few pieces of steel plate to work on as well, things that can be hammered upon without worry of deformation. A bench vise will also be very handy, and sometimes these incorporate a horn and a flat surface for forming metals. If you do not have a bench vise you can use regular C-Clamps or other types of clamps which will securely hold your work onto a bench top.<br />
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Always use safety glasses and be careful not to get clothing or fingers or jewelry near moving wheels. Especially keep jewelry away.<br />
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Below is some of my past leather work.<br />
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