Leathercraft Tips for Beginners with Jim Linnell
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- One of the questions I often get asked here at Elktracks Studio is "What are the things that someone should know when they first get started in leather working?" Here are a few of the things I wish someone had told me when I first got started.
To some people, these may seem like stuff everyone should know, but unless you are around someone that can give you these pointers, figuring them out on your own can be a long process.
If interested in more, you can learn leatherworking through a library of in-depth workshops taught by Jim Linnell at elktracksstudi...
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Hi my brother, thanks for your help today....folks being with Tandy 40 years,Jim is a God in leathercraft....
well spoken and easy to follow tutorial for all ages
Thanks for the tips!
i love leather crafting, its so relaxing and fights my stress and its awesome all you can do with these tools and a little imagination
Thank you. It has certainly been easy for me to spend 50 plus years enjoying this craft.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I have been doing this for a couple of years and I love the continuous learning that goes on. I watched your video series for making a wallet from scratch and I can’t even begin to tell you how important and impactful that was for me. I would stop it and do a little and start it and just continue that process. I hope you realize how many people you help and how appreciated you are.
Choya C , thank you for the encouragement. Leatherwork has been something I have been blessed to enjoy for over 50 years now. It is a privilege to pass on what I have learned. I have been doing some videos and posting them at www.elktracksstudio.com
Jim Linnell I will definitely be checking those out. Your willingness to share your talent and help the next generation of leather crafters is SO important. Thank you sir.
This video helped so much Jim! It did my heart good when you said it didn't look great when you tried it at first !
Amy, We all start at the same place. What separates leatherworkers is how much practice they put in.
Jim Linnell perfectly said ! I hope to take a class from you soon :) I had planned on one of yours and had a schedule issue :)
Thinking about getting back into leatherwork, there are a lot of very good videos out there this is definitely one of them, thank you sir...
Loved the video. Planning on starting leather crafting soon. This video has good and necessary information
Thank you.
Helps lots just started leather tooling at age 11
Thinking about getting into some leather work. Thanks for posting these vids, appreciate it. I have subscribed and liked your video as well, very informative.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.👍
You are welcome.
Great instructive moments. As usual a perfect masterclass. Congratulations.
very use full video for leather workers.
Thank you
Thx for the tips 🙂
It's more like carving tips for beginners, rather than leathercraft tips :)
Thank you for your masterclass.I am going to buy a leather and some tools for my son 12 yrs to keeps him busy.hope he will like to do some projects
because every day he plays stooped computer games.
Hi Sir! I am planning to start for leather crafting and I wanted to begin with wallets, can you recommend a tools that I can use?
By the way sir age is just a number, without you I wont be able to put interest into this kind of craft. 🤓
I started with a basic starter set from Tandy Leather when I first got started. They still sell these. They contain all of the basic stamping tools you would need to get started. They even include a few projects. From there on, you just need to practice.
Noted. So you just have to practice?
hi sir im pradeep from india
Sir, which lather you are using, which one is it and whose is it?
Hello, can you please tell me what you use to sharpen and or polish your ceramic swivel knife? I don't really want to use jewelers rouge because it can cause cancer, is there a safer alternative? Thank you very much for your knowledge.
Jeweler's Rouge is all that I have used
Jim Linnell ok, thank you very much for your reply. I will have to look into jewelers rouge a bit more.
Mr ...i have a proplemwhen i stamp awallet the magerment defrant even if i use a tab....this frastrating 😪😪😪
Thanks for sharing. How this tool is named...?
Grandpa handed down his tools and I am still needing lots of teaching
The biggest secret I could pass to you is to practice with your tools as much as you can. All of leather carving gets easier with practicing with the tools.
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Did you use a template on the leather , I seen lines on the leather before you started ? If so what did you use for them?
I pre-traced that outline on the leather so that I could demonstrate cutting.
The thing that is confusing to me is isn't the color of leather permanently changed if you get it wet?
It does slightly darken with the casing process, but will dry back to nearly the same color. Repeatedly wetting it will darken it more.
What would you recommend for a beginner, the basic stamping tools to start out with?
Frank Hiebert - If someone is trying leather carving for the first time, one of the beginners kits from Tandy Leather is a good place to start. If someone has done a little leatherwork already, they might do better selecting specific tools to do the type of work they want. There is another series of videos on TH-cam that I did on creating a wallet from scratch. This video series will show you the specific tools that I use.
There are 6 basic stamping tools that are all that are really needed. Those, a swivel knife and a mallet will get you started. If you visit some place like Tandy Leather, you will find that they sell these in a set.
Jim, what did you back the leather with?
I stuck a piece of mat board on the back of my leather using rubber cement.
@@ElktracksStudio Thank you Sir!
Have ur del checked for Parkinson's sr.
I have been confirmed with being old, that's all. ;)
Me Too, Jim!
Dude you are gonna crack that marble lol its yours though lol
The marble won't crack. It's standard surface for leather carving.
Do you have Parkinson? Your hands are shaking so much
But it was a good video for people like me who want to start with leather working
No, I'm 62 years old and not as steady as I once was.
I see, I hope I didn't offend you.
what if someone asked you if you had a mental problem___ asking such a question..what has that to do with leather-work?.......Mr Linnell did a great job....and answered you kindly his age and any infirmity is none of your business....Thanks Jim nice video