Making a Baroque-Style Leather Wester Holster Leather Craft ASMR
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- Playing around with my xTool P2 laser again. This time laser tooling a decorative Single Action Army holster with an intricate "baroque" floral motif. Is carving leather with a laser cheating? It's an interesting question, but it's an idea I've been wanting to try on either a leather holster or knife sheath.
The laser engraver/cutter offers so many possibilities for designs that would be impossible to do by hand. Since I'm frequently asked what my power and speed settings are for leather working, I made sure to show my engrave and cutting numbers (this is a 55W CO2 laser). While I have a Lightburn subscription, I'm using xTool's Creative Space to run the machine. All the actual design work is done in Adobe Illustrator.
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You should consider selling these in kit form, especially to we humble folk that don't have CO2 lasers. Beautiful workmanship.
Great idea. Thanks for watching!
Yep! Thats another one knocked completely out of the stadium! Its a work of art!
Amazing work.
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👍👍👏🇺🇲That is a beautiful piece. Definitely NOT cheating. Laser engraving is just another method ie another tool. The intricacy and productivity is awesome. I can see much profitability in the laser tool. Thanks for sharing.
My thoughts exactly. Thanks for watching!
You’re not cheating it’s your business, if it speeds up your process, and the end results are the same or better. It’s a win-win for all involved IMO.
Good points and my thoughts as well. Thanks for subscribing and taking the time to leave a comment!
Always a good day when another Road Agent video pops up!
More to come!
Man!!! Cuts out so much of the labor and still looks fantastic!!!
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Super cool, looks like it came straight out of the 1800's... but nicer!
Thanks!
I can’t imagine the smell coming out of your exhaust! 😢 very inspiring as usual.
I have no idea. I've got it piped out into my driveway. Thanks for watching!
This kind of flushes all the tooling skills down the toilet . Looks great but that tooling skill is hard to come by .
Thanks for watching and subscribing! I understand that viewpoint completely. I think there's room for both modern and traditional methods.
Not meant to be critical, you do beautiful work just keep going and never look back. Happy Trails from an old 81 year old. @@RoadAgentLeather
Preferred your traditional stamping. The Lazer makes it look cheap. You have incredible talent, I hope to see more of what you used to do.
Understood. Thanks for watching anyway and taking the time to leave a comment!
That’s amazing ! Your hand tooling is fantastic. This would be neat as a kit someone could finish. I would buy one. But what you build is what I want to get. ❤
I love your work!
I challenge you!!!
Represent my vision of the future modern leather holster and I know we can make it to the top!
If we do not succeed I will pay all costs plus 3X.
Im not hating on technology or the use of new things but its not as interesting for me to watch an automated process as much as a human hand. Its a fantastic outcome and nothing short of beautiful. Im just more impressed by and interested in what somone can do with thier hands.
My personal opinion (which i guess is out of step with most commentators here) is that theres more soul in work done by hand. Less sterile maybe? It takes time to perfect the skills needed along with the creating stage.
What highlights this for me is I have my 11 year old with me watching telling me he could do this for me. Hes already whipping up a design hed like me to try if id buy him a laser. 😂
Please dont mistake this opinion as anything other than sharing a though in a comment on one of my favourite leatherworkers youtube channel. Im still a fan and recognise you have all the skills i genuinely appreciate. 🤙
All valid points. And apologies if you've now found yourself having to buy a laser! Thanks for watching!
Amazing work !! Please keep posting works like this ! I love it!
Thank you! Will do!
Pure ASMR while I work. Love your videos!
Awesome! Thank you!
Try doing that by hand. Ha. Technology is amazing. Such beautiful detail. Gorgeous finish.
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Beautiful. I do often worry these lasers are gonna take over and tooling will fade away.
Nah, there's plenty of room for hand tooling and laser tooling
I would love to have one of those that is phenomenal.
This was another really nice holster! I don't care how it was made, as long as the final product looks awesome.
I understand some people won't like it, but that's sort of my thinking. Thanks for subscribing!
That holster is just pretty i love it. I love watching your videos.
Thanks 👍
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Your channel gets more enjoyable with every video!
Glad you think so!
Unique and beautiful.
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Beautiful outcome! 👍👍
My man, you truly make it look too easy.
Thanks 👍
Very cool. The laser is allowing so much more creativity that would be hard to match with traditional methods. I would love to see a video showing how you process the cuts and patterns in the software if possible. Great work as usual.
Thanks for watching! I've thought about that, but not sure how my audience would like what would essentially be a software tutorial.
Working with software is a different skill from hand stamping and tooling. That's a beautiful design, whether produced by hand or machine, and the outcome is amazing. Still, I'd rather spend my time and money mastering a manual skill than sitting in front of a computer. But I'm an old grumpy guy.
Saw this over on Instagram earlier… The whole thing is nice, but that loop is something extra special. Nice work!
Glad you like it!
Turned out great 👍 the laser has sure cut the time down on making a holster, and I like it
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Just WOW... Very Nice, thanks for sharing ';-)
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holy guacamole that's gorgeous. Y'all gonna temp me to buy one of these xtools one day.
Thanks!
Very different request for what your channel is representing, but any chance you could include pattern making in creative space. I am interested in watching your process.
I actually have a video similar to that planned in the near future. But I would be using Adobe Illustrator. That is what I use to create the artwork. I use Creative Space (or alternately, Lightburn) simply run the laser, not design in. Make sure to subscribe!
Congratulations on your work - I love your achievements. But do you do the digital drawing yourself or do you download them?
Thanks! It's a combination of both. I'm a professional graphic designer/art director by day. I have access to stock photo and vector art libraries I can license art from. The background tooling pattern started as a vector art file I pulled apart, rearranged, and fitted into my own custom holster design. The outside loop was almost a direct plug-and-play: I just had to add additional material to make it wrap around the body of the holster and outline for the laser's cutting path. There's about as much time spent on the computer in Adobe Illustrator as on my workbench.
Always impressed by your dye work. Do you top coat before antique? Strap on the front is a very unusual and nice touch.
Thanks for watching! I always apply a coat of neatsfoot oil. Sometimes I coat with Pro Resist or similar. It depends on the color of the base leather, as the antique paste does change the color (it's essentially shoe polish after all).
Hey there! I absolutely love your work and videos!! Could you make a video or direct me to someplace to learn how you make the tooling pattern in a laser program? Please and thank you!!
Good morning Road Agent Gang!
Hey. Thanks for watching! It's actually just me, myself, and I here at Road Agent Leather.
Amazing work even if it’s made with new technology the result is still ancient and vintage
Cool. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Another fine job sir. I wonder, what is the difference of the condition of the finish face. Because the laser cuts out what it doesn’t want. Hand tooling smashes down the finished leather. Hot strong is it?
Thanks for watching. This is 10oz veg-tan leather. Pretty thick stuff, and I'm only lasering about a 1/3 of the way through. There's plenty enough 'meat' left for a holster.
perfecto.!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks!
I’m looking at an XTool S1. I’d love your opinion. I’d also love to know where you get your patterns from if it’s not divulging too many secrets. I’m inspired by your work and would love for something to turn out a fraction of how nice your stuff is. Thanks so much for sharing.
Most of my patterns I design myself. This particular video I combined one of my own with a scroll design I purchased from Adobestock. I've never used the S1. However, I'm about to do a review on the Creality CV-50 (Falcon 2).
I so want to get a laser cutter!
go for it! And thanks for watching!
Nice
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Does engraving with the laser change the physical properties of the leather? For example, does it make it harder to bend or mold?
Thanks for watching. Not generally that I've experienced. But I haven't really wet molded after laser tooling. It would be an interesting video idea though! You CAN experience small cracks at the very edge where the laser beam physically singes the leather. This can be mitigated somewhat with neatsfoot oil or conditioner. If anything, the whole process of applying the dye changes the physical properties more. I have to carefully massage the leather to get it flexible again. That's where I experience the most occurrences of cracking and have had whole projects ruined after dyeing because of it.
I'm not saying there's no talent involved, or that you lack any because you've got plenty of evidence that shows how talented you are. But lasers sure make it so you don't need to be talented to do leather work.
A valid point. There's a lot going on in the digital design side of things that I'm not showing in this video. Only because it would really bore my audience. It's a different art form that takes just as much of an aesthetic eye to accomplish as leatherwork.
@RoadAgentLeather this is true, but there's also a plethora of available art online that anybody could just plop into the computer and it's done. But for those creating that art, it does take an eye and some skill. I can't say I can't, but I don't know how to use these programs. I could learn if I needed to though.
It turned out great by the way. Beautiful contrast and a pretty awesome pattern
What was the total time for making this holster? Wondering about the drying time for each application of dye, oil and sealer. Great looking product!
Thanks for watching and subscribing. That's hard to say as I really don't time myself. But not including time spent creating and modifying the digital art (i.e, computer time) and test runs, total time was a couple of hours over the course of two days. I usually let dye dry at least a few hours. Oil can penetrate in a few hours. The same with antique paste. Although in practice I usually do all these the same day and allow to sit overnight. The following day I spend an hour or so stitching it up, attaching the loop and hammer thong, and final finishing.
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Thanks, that helps!
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Thanks for watching!
How do you get such a complex pattern into a file to engrave?
The pattern was purchased as vector art from Adobestock.com. I Imported into Illustrator and made alterations to make it fit my holster pattern. Then exported as a .svg for use on the laser. I recently made a video about my process of working with laser files (though it doesn't cover this particular project.)
Im curious about the rubbing alcohol you put in the varnish. I've never seen it done before and just wondering why is all.
Thanks for watching! I'm simply diluting the dye so I can either build up the color darker, or conversely, leave it lighter in places where I want to. Gives me more control over the final color. I used to use denatured alcohol for this, but found that the regular isopropyl alcohol I had been using to clean my table top and my hands works just as well.
So, I never thin my dye with alcohol, am I wasting dye? Does diluting the dye like this take away much color? It doesn't seem to from your videos.
I thin my dye to give me more control over the color. For example, I can build it up darker on the edges and leave it lighter in the center.
@@RoadAgentLeather ahhh, that makes good sense. thank you!!
Hey road agent leather i got 2 questions for you if thats fine. Why do you put rubbing alcohol into the dye? And in some videos i see you put saddle soap on the leather and put it into a bag why is that?
I'm thinning down the dye so I can build up the colors in areas I want darker. It gives me more control over the color. Wetting the leather and allowing it to absorb the moisture is referred to as "casing". It preps the leather for tooling. Not necessary (and most don't), but I often case the leather with glycerin saddle soap if I'm going to be tooling a lot. It lubricates the leather fibers for easier/better tooling and slows down the drying process so I don't have to re-wet as often.
@@RoadAgentLeather thank you me and my grandpa read it and it was very informative
Hi... Do you sell you holster files for the laser?
Not cheating and definitely not the same as carved, but it's a cool look. I would love not having to punch and drill the stitching holes!
Agreed! The pre-cut holes make it so much easier and are more precise! Thanks for subscribing!
Are you able to share the svg file?
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not real leather work ,is the artistry in how you push the button
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment! That's certainly one viewpoint. I see it as simply another tool for working with leather -- another skillset one can learn to broaden their marketability. And of course It's art! There is A LOT of digital design going on that you don't see in this video.
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It is great but cheating )))))))))
Maybe . . . Thanks for watching and subscribing!
some people will whine about using new ways and equipment because it wasn't "done like in the old days", but just like today, people in the old days used the latest technology too. Time is money, if you can produce the same effect and quality in less time, you would be a fool not to. It's like saying a carpenter should only use a hammer or a mechanic should only use wrenches, because that's how they did it in the old days
Good point! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
Same with AI. Those who don't find ways to incorporate new technology to making their work easier and cheaper will be left behind in the long run by those who do.
do you line most of your holsters or leave them natural ?
Some I line, some I don't. I designed this pattern specifically for NOT lining.