My Favorite Leatherworking Things of 2023
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My Favorite Leatherworking Things of 2023
Every year I do a little overview of my favorite things that I added, found, or discovered and finally started to use in my leather workshop for the year. Some of them are new, a lot of them are unconventional and just make life more pleasant. But I do my best to show you the ones that really stick out, and might make a good, affordable little addition to your own space.
Its cool to see a leatherworker involved in the making of tools that leatherworkers can actually use. Makes for alot better product for us.
I love this guy.
OMG that super quick flash of your plants 🥺. Yeah I know, I'm probably your only fan that wants a full plant tour 😂
Nah, I collect plants as well. Dreaming for a Thai Constellation Monstera. Then my collection will be done... unless I see another sweet bonsai or almost anything else that needs rehoming. Lol
@auroraringz there is always one that has escaped our collection 🤣
@@auroraringz if you have home depots or wall marts, look out for the new costa Farms variant of the Pink Princess - They're $20, some 2 to a pot, and it's a phenotype they chose that's almost exactly like a thai but in pink princess form - pink AND white variegation, much more speckled like a thai, very very pretty. No clue as to how stable the variegation is but I'm guessing it's a lot easier to keep variegated than the normal PPP are, I have a ton of those and I'm always clipping them back to keep them from ereverying one way or another
Cool!
I already got me a cobbler's anvil. Few months ago I got the bagget pattern, and you talked about cobbler's anvils in the videos for that.
When I went to find one, I expected to spend the whole day driving to different antique stores, but the first one I reached had one!
It says "DRAGON" on it for some reason, so that's cool.
Eric, always enjoy your videos and your thoughts. As I add more leatherwork to what I do, I keep coming back to your videos. Your manner of delivery just clicks with me in a way that's natural. Whether it's a project tutorial, something about the business side of things, or like today with tool ideas. Thank you for all the knowledge you so freely share with us.
Greatly appreciate this share. Forwarding to my better half now to help him with gift ideas for ME. 😄
You have a gift of teaching, inspiring, and storytelling thru your videos. Thank you for continuing to share with us. 🏆
Great video and cool items!
Awesome suggestion, hope you can make just a video about the colored Tokonole.
second this, i never thought of colored tokonole
From what I’ve seen you have to handle it with gloves and be very careful because it has dye built in. So a lot of risk to accidentally stain your work at the end. If your process already involves edge painting and being clean, careful, and meticulous I think it’s a cool product. I’m too messy though 😂
I love that house plants made the list!
Great list. On the topic of lights, the Ryobi workbench light with the 270 degree rotating light "arm" is great for getting enough light on a project for detail work (tooling, painting, etc).
I am partial to the Ryobi light with the flexible arm and magnifying lens. My Ryobi habit started well before my entry into hobby leather working, when I first got the weedeater on the 18v cordless battery system. Now I use the mentioned magnifying light, the rotary tool and a small inverter so I don't have to have cords stretching over to a wall outlet, in my leatherworking. :)
Flashes are definitely still a thing. Thanks for showing us some nice tools.
Hi Eric, this was very helpful and now I will have to start pricing and choosing.
Cheers...Freddie
I was surprised to see Toyo Toolboxes on a leatherworking site. I discovered them on Amazon when I was looking for some organization options for my growing collection of tools and fell in love with the colors. You just can't beat solid, old-school steel for any kind of toolbox.
I subscribed to a few leather tube vidz, just because i like the idea of having a new hobby. This is over my head!
Just dive in dude! What you looking to make?
Don't worry about all this stuff. This gear is just a "looks cool" list of completely non essential stuff. Just grab the tools you need and get into leatherwork. You don't need anything in this list at all.
Leodis Leather is a really good TH-cam channel for breaking down the basics of leatherwork. His channel is how I learned to saddle stitch 8 years ago. Weaver Leather has a lot of tools videos. Springfield Leather has many project videos. Carter Leather has content on techniques, business, and the art/design process. Geordie Leather is a good ‘can you build your own tool’ channel. MakeSupply Leather has videos on designing your own patterns. There’s so much content to choose from, and it can be a little overwhelming. If you’re BRAND new to the hobby/craft and are starting from zero, I recommend subscribing to Leodis Leather. Once you find a branch of leatherwork you prefer (bags, belts, wallets, tooling, laser art) you can branch out to additional channels with the basics under your belt.
You sold me on the press when you said it was a vintage Land Rover paint color. I want that.
I wish buckleguy has a UK/EU distributor
Thank you, I appreciate your content.
I’ll humbly second the BG awl system. Verrrry functional for driving through the last layer(s) of bridle & harness that a stitching chisel can’t reach through. Sharp right out of the box too, and love the handle design.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting👌🏾
Awesome video!! Thank you 🙏
Always very interesting videos.👍.
I ❤ soft leather.
Dunmore is Nylon, while Vinymo is Polyester...so they are not exactly the same. Polyester has better durability because nylon is UV sensitive.
Ahhhh, that I honestly did not know. Thought Vinymo was bonded nylon the past 5 years haha!
Eric: I am wondering if Buckleguy will offer a set of different sized Chicago Screws. I have no idea on how to select the right ones for my uses. A small assortment would be economical for me to try them. Example. I use 3oz leather all the time. What size (of all the head sizes) would I choose for a two piece connection? Buying a bunch of random sizes would cost a ton. But, I would jump on an assortment. I know there is a cost for Buckleguy to assemble an assortment. I think that in the long run, we would know what sizes we typically use and then order the larger bags. What do you think?
I'll pass it on to them - it'd be like a box of fuses from the hardware store. A great idea!
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I've been wondering why get a button press instead of hand setting? I'm new and they are a little costly for just buttons.
Did your BG 180 press come with a sticky cylinder? Mine came not so smooth! After some grease (not oil) she moves a lot better.
That a Mayer shirt? 👕
Do you use "flat" thread or "round"(cord) thread?
Are you afraid of the dark reference! ❤
As a leather worker how much money do you make off of certain accessories that you make like belts bags Satchels holders Stuff like that
Visio G2 is $70 not $30 from what I’ve seen. Where did you get the $30 light?
How does dunmore compare to ritza? The measurements aren’t the same and I’m unsure how to buy it
Stick with the ritza.
I've heard Tokonole (Seiwa company) is out of business; hope someone else picks up the Tokonole line, cause its the stuff
I did a little digging on that, and yes, it seems that the original Seiwa business is gone, but there's some speculation that they either restructured to focus on tokonole production, or someone bought up the rights to tokonole and is going to continue producing it.
All that being said, everything I've seen still seems to be in the rumormill stage, so take it with a grain of salt - though I would be absolutely crushed if tokonole went off the market. I love that stuff.
@@christraven I'm just a hoyyist, but I picked up one (little) bottlf of each.. thr white, clear and dark color Tokonole, just to have some on tap; tempted to pick up one of the large bottles, but I recall the stuff expires after a year or something. (Or expires a year after opening? Does it last a few years unopened?) ... *buys up a truck of Tokonole and toilet paper for the apocalypse*
The last ones will be the first ones.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge on this channel. Do you have a video explaining why you break the glue line after stitching and showing how you do it? Is it naturally going to break anyways, and you're just getting ahead of the curve so that it looks uniform?
it's just so the customer or whoever you're giving it to doesn't think the pocket is too small - breaking the glue line makes the pocket fit cards :)
@@Corter Awesome, thanks!
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Link to your shop 30% off etc, does not work.
I’ll never understand why Americans keep insisting on measuring leather THICKNESS by WEIGHT…
Just use millimetres and that’s that…😂
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Dude! Enough with the diet stuff bro! You’re making us Larger leather crafters look bad! Seriously you’re losing a ton of weight! I’m supper jealous! Great video as always! Merry Christmas buddy!
Such a wonderful compliment! I've actually already lost 100lbs in my life in highschool - it is true it's easier to gain back which I have. I've hit "middle age" where you realize you don't see a lot of 6'4" old people walking around, so while I don't particularly care about my size I'd like to be around a while - got a lot of videos to make :) but thank you for the compliment, basically it means I get to wear all my cool tshirts again haha!
@@Corter fyi Duluth is 40% off for the next 3 hours! I know they are our favorite durable line!!
Love,
your large fellow leather crafter!
@@joelesko3267 hahahhaa, literally placed my yearly duluth order last night! A weeks worth of tshirts, 2-3 button ups, and a couple pairs of pants. That's the yearly black friday pickup ;)
Nice video. I enjoy following along. Have been here for a few years now.
I miss Kaylene and new designs/patterns videos each week. Now its just Buckleguy, BG, cardholder, BG, BG, cardholder, BG every week.
I can fully agree on the content shift - truth is, during covid everyone was selling anything an everything they made. Right now we're in a slight recession, so I'm doing my best to make videos about things that will help you lower your cost/production time and raise your profit margin and move work quickly. That's why I posted the series of rivet wallets - quick to make, high profit margin, food on the table. You've gotta be ready to pivot if you're doing this for a job, and if not - there's almost 300 videos you can go back and watch :) But I'll have plenty of projects coming up too!
I would just put out there that I think these videos are great too. Especially with BG having such a large catalog it great to see what a maker like Eric thinks about them.
Regarding the content I just don't think it's fair to just say I think all Corter videos should be project videos. But of course we have our opinions and preferences. Even artists as prolific and as talented as Eric can't just crank out content non-stop. I think Eric is a true arteur in that his style exhibits true unique. The patterns and styles are developed through iteration and carefully thought. They don't just always pour out effortlessly. So my vote is that, Eric you are enough! I'm patiently waiting and excited for what Corter has coming out next!❤
@@CorterI picked it up a couple of months ago and these videos have been amazing for me to learn.