Hi Ian, Tony here from Australia, I went to a building site went through the off cut bins with permission of course. Got some great thick offcuts I made a mould. My biggest hold up was trying to duplicate your shape. Mine has nice rounded bottom corners but I couldn't replicate your gradual taper up to the top of the Pouch. So mine is a little more square. I found it annoying but I said to myself "SELF" this is the birth of your style. I'm a War veteran served in Somalia lost a lot of hearing your Video's have inspired me to get into Leather Craft thanks very informative. I don't have many tools at this point but it is amazing how we can improvise when we need to.
Ian, your tutorials are superb. Clearly explained and illustrated and your work is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and tips with those of us eager to learn all we can about leather working. I look forward to more of your excellent and very informative videos.
Hi Ian, I wanted to let you know that I have watched all your videos and they are awesome. Ignore people who say you talk too much on the videos, it gives me insight as to how you look at things that has helped immensely with my leatherwork. Please keep the video's coming!! Jamie
One of the most High Quality, effective and informal tutorial Ive seen in ages! Enjoyable, giving both the basic, medium and high end tips and trix. Wonderful tutorial! The high end, professional attitude with seeking help from other entrepreneurs:Laser cuts, buckles etc. And the tools your using. No matter what field you would have done this tutorial about, its a god damn, top end, rolemodel performance! Im very grateful that you took your time and effort in both filming, the editing part and making a long video! Learned allot both about your field, how to make a tutorial, and seeing what high quality in handcrafted products means! Keep up the good work and cheers from Sweden! =)
GREAT VIDEO from an old leather worker of some 60 years. I am surprised though at the fact that you slit the front, after your very good lecture about belt slits earlier in the vid, instead of putting an appliqué loop there.
I'm thinking it's okay in this case because those slits wouldn't see hard use, it's more decorative. It's the buckle part that would be fastened and unfastened a lot.
Ian, Very Good! Very Informative! Please do not ever think your videos are to long, I can learn all that I need to know from one of your video's than 10 of most others. You explain things like a real Craftsman. You explain why and why not in a manner that can only be explained by some one who loves his art. You put your heart into all you do and all your Video's. Thank you for sharing your Knowledge! I have learned something with every one you make. You are a True Craftsman, Ken
Thanks Bill. I am 61and have cancer so my concentration is not brilliant. All I wanted was the make of Glue that Ian used. Two words would have done it!! Thanks again Bill
I just want to say I love the longer videos as well. I pop them on my phone on my nightstand when I go to bed and drift off to sleep with your dulcet tones talking about leatherwork caressing my ear. ;) It usually takes me about 4 or 5 watches to get it all! This would probably be more flattering if I wasnt a 30ish aussie male, but take your compliments where you can get them ian!
You've answered a dozen or more questions about leather working. I have no experience but always wanted to learn about it. Thanks so much for your gentle and informative manner!
Ian, What an amazing gift you have. Such skill and craftsmanship. I have much more of an appreciation for leather goods (well-made like yours, that is) and can't believe the time and effort that goes into it. You really explain the process well and very few could do that with the quality you show in your pieces. I saw the Leatherman Wave pouch and that was pretty cool as well. Thanks. Graeme Toronto, Canada
I like the long videos. The more details the better. I have been working with leather for over 30 years so not much is new to me but every once in a while there is a little tid bit that I can use. I mostly hand form around a last.and use weights (sand bags) to make formed leather, It is a lot faster but if your not careful.you.can get wrinkles. I might try your way out.
Wow! Lots of great information. I love the way Ian explains things. He anticipates questions and answers them! This guy is has great teaching skills as well as craft skills!
this video is so freaking AMAZING! I am hoping to learn how to make wallets and much, much smaller items but this has already taught me a ton about leather working. Thank you for being such a wealth of information and sharing it :)
If you soak leather for moulding it can be hard to judge the moisture content for stamping so I would let it dry completely (so off the mould) then after a few days re-case the front and do your stamping. It would work best with a solid surface under the front so an anvil for example.
I didn't realize it was so difficult to mould the leather around something, but the depth of the bag really seemed to make it much more difficult than the little sheath's you have made. Beautiful little bag. Great vid.
No, If you case leather for tooling it can need dampening again but if you soak a piece in the sink to do this sort of thing it should be plenty soaked while you need it to be. It takes days to dry out not minutes.
Ian, I am very impressed. Thank you very much for sharing the video with. I had wondered for years how this was done and never thought to Google it. Not even today. I stumbled upon your tutorial and I am grateful that I did.
I like the longer videos too. I can always fast search through to a part I need if you talk about something I have learned previously. Another great job. Thank You.
Man, you are great! I accidently found your video clips while searching "different leather" in TH-cam b'cos I am a maniac these days to buy leather bags and wanna learn something about leather quality. What you have done is amazing. I showed my husband about your video and told him "I wanna marry this hand worker because he can make a lot of bags for me" ... hehehehe
Awesome video, thanks a bunch. Made a mould for a double magazine carrier and pressed the works in my clicker press. Was so easy on on this type project I could kick myself in the butt for not thinking of that myself. Came out perfect first time. This was definitely something that just opened up a whole new angle on things. Now if you get some tutorials up on good ways for laying on a nice finish without having to clean an airbrush every time, I'm all ears. Great vid!
One tip, I would radius the bottom of the opening in the outer clamp ring where it contacts the corner of the leather so it doesen't crimp so sharply. Really enjoy your videos!
You do excellent work, and I only offer this suggestion as a tip to glue complicated pieces together. When I need to glue two surfaces together after I have put contact cement on both of them, I use a piece of wax paper to cover most of the glued surfaces. As I start to press them together, matching lines like you did, I slide the wax paper away as I go. You have done this enough you can do it by eye, but more than once I have misaligned contact cemented surfaces, and have had to take them apart and re-glue them.
Nice full explanation! Haven't tried any leather work but it's interesting to see how many steps and the process from start to finish. Thanks for the post.
Awesome video! I always love handmade leather items, and now I appreciate them even more given how much thought and "know-how" goes into making them! :)
Ian, thanks for this great video. I've never done leatherwork, but I love watching and learning from craftsmanship. This video reminds me of some of the great TV shows I used to watch like "New Yankee Workshop". The production quality was great, and it was a really entertaining and educational video. Amazing work.
Agree with Liangelus below - WOW! One of the best tutorials I have seen here on youtube. Extremely thorough and clear. Love your accent btw! Liked and subbed too. Cheers
Thank you Sir. Very informative video. All the steps and procedures were easily understood. After watching this video, I am certain that I can and will be able to make the possibles bag I have been wanting and needing. The traditional belt and buckle is in my opinion the belt looking.
Very nice work. I've recently thought about taking up leather work as a hobby since I had a career ending injury. If I get good enough to sell anything , then all the better. Sometimes I just don't know what tools to buy first. Or even the best quality tools to aquire. Thanks for the video
I love this channel. Really clear, detailed, informative and well thought out and filmed presentations. Thanks so much for all the (free!) edumacation.
Wow, that’s true craftsmanship. Looks absolutely amazing. The video tutorial is really well put together as well. Thank you for sharing, I found it fascinating to see how it all came together. Excellent work sir! 🤩
Thank you for an awesome video. You covered every aspect of the manufacturing process. Great job. Now I just have to get the courage to attempt the process myself.
Ian Atkinson lol, I'm all good mate thanks, a tad bleary eyed though but full of of project ideas I could utilise at work. We use strong nylon pouches as a rule but I do prefer leather for heavy duty use, so I'll give it a crack and get stuck into it. Trial and error will be the order of the day methinks ! Lol Keep em coming ar kid 😉👍🏻👍🏻
you do great work am new to leather working and really like all the good information because the reason am getting into leathersmithing would be to make a product that will last for ever. great video
Thank you Ian,this video was so well done and so informative. How i, often wondered how they work leather,absolutely Beautiful. this was one of the most well done how to videos i ever saw.Thank you so much my Friend.
Amazing. I'm just getting back into it and nowhere near your level, but I love watching you work. Beautiful pouch, GREAT explanations. You can't put too much info in the videos. Can't wait to try to make this one.
and on another note; for the closure method. sometimes i use neodymium magnets. for bags with multiple layers you can simply put the magnet in a hole cut out of the center layer. for single layers like these, you can get a metal plate to cover the magnets, or add a square or rectangular piece of veg tan, that is thick enough to hide the magnet inside of, and attach it to the flap and front of bag. or pretty much any way you can think of hiding them nicely
Ambrosius Malachai Just ensure that your customer things like external hard drives or ipod classics, Neodymium mags will cause errors on the drives. Solid state drives like cell phones or thumb drives are much more resistant to short term exposure to magnetic fields.
+Ambrosius Malachai (AMV GOD) was about to say no good for someone like me at least until I can upgrade the laptop to an SSD instead of SSHD as it would kill my drive :(. But at least you have acknowledged that :).
Best tuts on TH-cam! Mr.Atkinson. in one of your knife sheath tuts you mentioned the friction sheath was not for a Swiss army knife. OK, how about making a pouch for a Swiss army knife, that makes it easy to get the knife out of the pouch. Also I hope the makers of the products you use in your tuts subsidize you- they should. Thanks again.
Very informative and inspiring! Personally, I'm very far from actually doing these things and I don't know if I ever will (sewing fabric is enough for me for now), but thanks for the insight. It makes you appreciate all the hand-made leather goods that one might encounter from now on. I'm really surprised at the number of different tools that you so skilfully use.
You might try some knife edge scissors instead of the leather shears. They are mostly used by a seamstress for cutting thick denim. I have had mine for 25 to 30 years. It makes cutting leather so much easier.
Dude, that is some amazing dedication to make a video of this length. I learned a ton. I can't wait to get to tandy tomorrow and start coming up with more projects to work on! Until then, I'll just have to keep myself busy watching the rest of your videos. ;3
Very informative any well done guide to making this pouch. I like the longer video as its shows more of the technique..keep up the good work and peace to you.
Christmas morning spent watching this video. Very relaxing and informative Ian. Appreciate all the work you done in the making of this offering. Hope you're having a good xmas over there. Subbed
Thanks for making these videos. You have really inspired me to give leatherwork a try. I went to Tandy's website and bought all of the tools in your tools video along with some leather. Everything should be here tomorrow and we'll see what happens. Cheers, Jason
Love this pouch and really appreciate the video. I'm a fairly novice leather hobbyist and probably shouldn't have taken this on, but, oh well. I managed to come up with an inner mold that I like and which (surprisingly to me) actually resembles your mold, if a bit deeper (back to top piece) and squattier (closed side to open side). I am now on molding attempt #3. I need to double-check my leather thickness because in watching this for the sixth or seventh time, I notice that your leather is juuust a bit thinner (I think) than what I'm trying to manipulate and the molding process thus far has been a real exercise in frustration. Your repeated warnings about cutting too deeply on the darts were heeded, but I still found myself ruining attempt number one while trying to get enough tension release to get the leather to form. However, I know I'm having a blast when, after glaring at the video and smoking a cigar, I find myself drawn back to attempt another molding. Thanks again for sharing this video and your expertise.
Amazing talent, excellent video. I recommend you host a website to sell all tools seen in your videos. That's another way your viewers can give back to you. A simple hosted amazon site is simple enough. Great stuff!!!!
When I modified military bags, I noticed that the British S10 respirator haversack had a ingenious closing system with press studs. The other was of course on the flap, but the other was set on a small, maybe nylon strap. The strap was sewn on the bag from its ends so the middle of strap was not fastened and hanging freely, giving room for fingers to go on backside of the stud to give support for the flap to close. So the pressure was not in the bag itself, but in fingers behind the strap. But then again, this video is about a leather bag so they're not really comparable. Just a thought that came to my mind when you were talking about problem with press studs on a moulded leather bag.
Do you have any tips for square corners? Can you do the same seamless look with square corners? I've wound up having to cut, tuck, and fold the sides down over the bottom and I like your smooth design better.
Wow. Very informative. I'm an upholster by trade so have done a little leather work, but nothing like this. I inherited a leather workers toolkit and often wondered what some of the stuff was, this video and you tool suggestion one have answered all my questions. Apart from a pricker and bone burnisher it appears I've got a good set. Most of the hides I have are very much lighter, upholstery weight, but I do have one and a half 3mm hides that I acquired in the dim and distant past. I'm a keen woodworker so combining all of this can you guess what I will be making in the New Year? Cheers Ian, you have inspired me.
Do you have a vid on a haversack? Same as a possibles pouch but I want to make one for survival gear. ( Kleen kanteen water bottle, ferro rod, leatherman tool, ax, saw, fat wood tinder)
Have you ever looked at using a laser cutter/burner to either cut the leather or burn the fine lines instead of using a knife to cut the lines before stamping and/or carving the leather? I've been doing leather work since my childhood(I'm 55) BUT my work has always been functional and NOT good enough for sale. I'm going to build a laser cutter/engraver as well as a small CNC unit and was wondering about using the laser one the leather. When I finally get the laser built I will do some tests on some scrap and post my results.
+EvilDaveCanada engraving works OK, cutting doesn't really especially on thicker leather. The laser burns the leather and makes a horrible smell and charred edges covered in black carbon dust. A large industrial machine might do better (especially on thin leather e.g. for automotive upholstery) but not the sort of thing you'd be using at home. I've used pretty big units, not bench top things. Honestly I'd just practice your cutting more, not sure where you're going wrong if you've been doing it decades?
+Ian Atkinson I never went past the functional stage of my stuff and would NEVER even think of making anything for someone or trying to sell my work because I know is functional but ugly. I'm retired now and have too much time on my hands so I want to get back into some of my old hobbies again BUT do it right this time.
Brand new to the world of leather work. THIS was fun to watch but I think it might be a bit complicated for me to try first. Could you recomend a good project of yours for a beginner?
I use some Japanese made stuffs , including the prong you used and it makes clean and easy to punch. What brands thread you use. Can you list all the tools you use for making certain projects as I saw Bruce Cheney does in his videos. Thanks
Hi Ian,
Tony here from Australia, I went to a building site went through the off cut bins with permission of course. Got some great thick offcuts I made a mould. My biggest hold up was trying to duplicate your shape. Mine has nice rounded bottom corners but I couldn't replicate your gradual taper up to the top of the Pouch. So mine is a little more square. I found it annoying but I said to myself "SELF" this is the birth of your style.
I'm a War veteran served in Somalia lost a lot of hearing your Video's have inspired me to get into Leather Craft thanks very informative. I don't have many tools at this point but it is amazing how we can improvise when we need to.
Ian, your tutorials are superb. Clearly explained and illustrated and your work is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and tips with those of us eager to learn all we can about leather working. I look forward to more of your excellent and very informative videos.
Hi Ian, I wanted to let you know that I have watched all your videos and they are awesome. Ignore people who say you talk too much on the videos, it gives me insight as to how you look at things that has helped immensely with my leatherwork. Please keep the video's coming!!
Jamie
One of the most High Quality, effective and informal tutorial Ive seen in ages! Enjoyable, giving both the basic, medium and high end tips and trix. Wonderful tutorial! The high end, professional attitude with seeking help from other entrepreneurs:Laser cuts, buckles etc. And the tools your using. No matter what field you would have done this tutorial about, its a god damn, top end, rolemodel performance! Im very grateful that you took your time and effort in both filming, the editing part and making a long video! Learned allot both about your field, how to make a tutorial, and seeing what high quality in handcrafted products means! Keep up the good work and cheers from Sweden! =)
This is one of the best videos I have seen on leather. Nice and clarifying!
GREAT VIDEO from an old leather worker of some 60 years. I am surprised though at the fact that you slit the front, after your very good lecture about belt slits earlier in the vid, instead of putting an appliqué loop there.
How did I slit the front? Not sure what you mean.
***** You slit the flap on the second one to feed the belt through.
Jeremy Mcelroy Ah right. That's really not an issue as far as I'm concerned but you could do it multiple ways.
I'm thinking it's okay in this case because those slits wouldn't see hard use, it's more decorative. It's the buckle part that would be fastened and unfastened a lot.
Besides being more decorative, these slits offer no risk of dropping small objects.
Ian,
Very Good! Very Informative! Please do not ever think your videos are to long, I can learn all that I need to know from one of your video's than 10 of most others. You explain things like a real Craftsman. You explain why and why not in a manner that can only be explained by some one who loves his art. You put your heart into all you do and all your Video's. Thank you for sharing your Knowledge! I have learned something with every one you make.
You are a True Craftsman,
Ken
I recently started hobby leatherworking. I'm very pleased with these videos. They're informative and inspiring.
D Mendoza
Thanks Bill. I am 61and have cancer so my concentration is not brilliant. All I wanted was the make of Glue that Ian used. Two words would have done it!!
Thanks again Bill
I just want to say I love the longer videos as well. I pop them on my phone on my nightstand when I go to bed and drift off to sleep with your dulcet tones talking about leatherwork caressing my ear. ;) It usually takes me about 4 or 5 watches to get it all! This would probably be more flattering if I wasnt a 30ish aussie male, but take your compliments where you can get them ian!
You've answered a dozen or more questions about leather working. I have no experience but always wanted to learn about it. Thanks so much for your gentle and informative manner!
Ian,
What an amazing gift you have. Such skill and craftsmanship. I have much more of an appreciation for leather goods (well-made like yours, that is) and can't believe the time and effort that goes into it. You really explain the process well and very few could do that with the quality you show in your pieces. I saw the Leatherman Wave pouch and that was pretty cool as well. Thanks.
Graeme
Toronto, Canada
I like the long videos. The more details the better. I have been working with leather for over 30 years so not much is new to me but every once in a while there is a little tid bit that I can use. I mostly hand form around a last.and use weights (sand bags) to make formed leather, It is a lot faster but if your not careful.you.can get wrinkles. I might try your way out.
Wow! Lots of great information. I love the way Ian explains things. He anticipates questions and answers them! This guy is has great teaching skills as well as craft skills!
this video is so freaking AMAZING! I am hoping to learn how to make wallets and much, much smaller items but this has already taught me a ton about leather working. Thank you for being such a wealth of information and sharing it :)
great instructions very well put together, no technical jargon all easily understood or explained, all in all a very well put together instructional
If you soak leather for moulding it can be hard to judge the moisture content for stamping so I would let it dry completely (so off the mould) then after a few days re-case the front and do your stamping. It would work best with a solid surface under the front so an anvil for example.
I've just gotten into leathercrafting, and your videos have been such an inspiration and help. Just wanted to say thank you!
I didn't realize it was so difficult to mould the leather around something, but the depth of the bag really seemed to make it much more difficult than the little sheath's you have made. Beautiful little bag. Great vid.
No, If you case leather for tooling it can need dampening again but if you soak a piece in the sink to do this sort of thing it should be plenty soaked while you need it to be. It takes days to dry out not minutes.
Ian, I am very impressed. Thank you very much for sharing the video with. I had wondered for years how this was done and never thought to Google it. Not even today. I stumbled upon your tutorial and I am grateful that I did.
I like the longer videos too. I can always fast search through to a part I need if you talk about something I have learned previously. Another great job. Thank You.
The best wet forming tutorial I've watched. Thank you!
This tutorial was motivating... Thanks for sharing your tips for better leather crafting...
Man, you are great! I accidently found your video clips while searching "different leather" in TH-cam b'cos I am a maniac these days to buy leather bags and wanna learn something about leather quality. What you have done is amazing. I showed my husband about your video and told him "I wanna marry this hand worker because he can make a lot of bags for me" ... hehehehe
Awesome video, thanks a bunch.
Made a mould for a double magazine carrier and pressed the works in my clicker press. Was so easy on on this type project I could kick myself in the butt for not thinking of that myself. Came out perfect first time. This was definitely something that just opened up a whole new angle on things.
Now if you get some tutorials up on good ways for laying on a nice finish without having to clean an airbrush every time, I'm all ears. Great vid!
One tip, I would radius the bottom of the opening in the outer clamp ring where it contacts the corner of the leather so it doesen't crimp so sharply. Really enjoy your videos!
You do excellent work, and I only offer this suggestion as a tip to glue complicated pieces together. When I need to glue two surfaces together after I have put contact cement on both of them, I use a piece of wax paper to cover most of the glued surfaces. As I start to press them together, matching lines like you did, I slide the wax paper away as I go. You have done this enough you can do it by eye, but more than once I have misaligned contact cemented surfaces, and have had to take them apart and re-glue them.
Scott Gardner parchment paper also works well for this. Haven’t found an adhesive yet that sticks to it
Nice full explanation! Haven't tried any leather work but it's interesting to see how many steps and the process from start to finish. Thanks for the post.
thank you i lean a lot. i am from Namibia and i am new comer in leather work
Awesome video! I always love handmade leather items, and now I appreciate them even more given how much thought and "know-how" goes into making them! :)
Ian, thanks for this great video. I've never done leatherwork, but I love watching and learning from craftsmanship. This video reminds me of some of the great TV shows I used to watch like "New Yankee Workshop". The production quality was great, and it was a really entertaining and educational video. Amazing work.
You are simply very good, skilled with that leather. Nice to watch your videos. Lot's of talk wich helps to follow. Many thanks.
Agree with Liangelus below - WOW! One of the best tutorials I have seen here on youtube. Extremely thorough and clear.
Love your accent btw! Liked and subbed too. Cheers
Beautiful work Ian. You have truly inspired me!
Now that´s a very nice pouch, and I love the choise of the swing clasp too.
Thank you Sir.
Very informative video. All the steps and procedures were easily understood.
After watching this video, I am certain that I can and will be able to make the possibles bag I have been wanting and needing.
The traditional belt and buckle is in my opinion the belt looking.
Very nice work. I've recently thought about taking up leather work as a hobby since I had a career ending injury. If I get good enough to sell anything , then all the better. Sometimes I just don't know what tools to buy first. Or even the best quality tools to aquire. Thanks for the video
I love this channel. Really clear, detailed, informative and well thought out and filmed presentations. Thanks so much for all the (free!) edumacation.
Wow, that’s true craftsmanship. Looks absolutely amazing. The video tutorial is really well put together as well. Thank you for sharing, I found it fascinating to see how it all came together. Excellent work sir! 🤩
That's one awesome looking bag
Lovely pouches, young man. Well described, too. As a novice leatherworker, I have learnt some valuable tips along the way. Respect and peace.
Hi William, You could certainly line it yes you'd just need to stitch around the edges obviously to secure it
Outstanding....clear, concise, well shot, very straight forward. Good job. I'll look forward to seeing your other videos......
Admirable skills and sense of aesthetics. Congratulations Ian!
Thank you for an awesome video. You covered every aspect of the manufacturing process. Great job. Now I just have to get the courage to attempt the process myself.
DAMN you Atkinson ! It's now past 4am and I'm still watching your instructional vids lol.
Andy
(A fellow Yorkshireman)
+duvalian get thi sen ter bed! :)
Ian Atkinson lol, I'm all good mate thanks, a tad bleary eyed though but full of of project ideas I could utilise at work. We use strong nylon pouches as a rule but I do prefer leather for heavy duty use, so I'll give it a crack and get stuck into it. Trial and error will be the order of the day methinks ! Lol
Keep em coming ar kid 😉👍🏻👍🏻
you do great work am new to leather working and really like all the good information because the reason am getting into leathersmithing would be to make a product that will last for ever. great video
Thank you Ian,this video was so well done and so informative. How i, often wondered how they work leather,absolutely Beautiful. this was one of the most well done how to videos i ever saw.Thank you so much my Friend.
very cool and great instructions. Makeing the mould itself does indeed seem to be the biggest problem now :D
Amazing. I'm just getting back into it and nowhere near your level, but I love watching you work. Beautiful pouch, GREAT explanations. You can't put too much info in the videos. Can't wait to try to make this one.
Amazingly detailed tutorial - thank you for taking the time to do this, it's really inspirational.
and on another note; for the closure method. sometimes i use neodymium magnets. for bags with multiple layers you can simply put the magnet in a hole cut out of the center layer. for single layers like these, you can get a metal plate to cover the magnets, or add a square or rectangular piece of veg tan, that is thick enough to hide the magnet inside of, and attach it to the flap and front of bag. or pretty much any way you can think of hiding them nicely
Ambrosius Malachai I have a new video coming out soon which is about making the forms with a router jig :)
Ambrosius Malachai Just ensure that your customer things like external hard drives or ipod classics, Neodymium mags will cause errors on the drives. Solid state drives like cell phones or thumb drives are much more resistant to short term exposure to magnetic fields.
well i usually have been using them for womens wallets, or small purses. i doubt they would put a hard drive in there
+Ambrosius Malachai (AMV GOD) was about to say no good for someone like me at least until I can upgrade the laptop to an SSD instead of SSHD as it would kill my drive :(. But at least you have acknowledged that :).
Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your fine craftsmanship and great descriptions as you walk through the process. Good job!
You are very meticulous. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for posting!
GREAT tutorial! Will have to come back for more.
I really enjoyed watching this video, which I did right through in one session due to being totally enchanted by it. I have obviously subscribed.
Best tuts on TH-cam! Mr.Atkinson. in one of your knife sheath tuts you mentioned the friction sheath was not for a Swiss army knife. OK, how about making a pouch for a Swiss army knife, that makes it easy to get the knife out of the pouch. Also I hope the makers of the products you use in your tuts subsidize you- they should. Thanks again.
Very informative and inspiring! Personally, I'm very far from actually doing these things and I don't know if I ever will (sewing fabric is enough for me for now), but thanks for the insight. It makes you appreciate all the hand-made leather goods that one might encounter from now on. I'm really surprised at the number of different tools that you so skilfully use.
You might try some knife edge scissors instead of the leather shears. They are mostly used by a seamstress for cutting thick denim. I have had mine for 25 to 30 years. It makes cutting leather so much easier.
Ian, you are a very good instructor!
Excellent explanation of vegi leather molding. Thanks
If it is any consolation Ian, I do most of my patterns in illustrator as well!
I'm so excited! This is a joy to behold!
Dude, that is some amazing dedication to make a video of this length. I learned a ton. I can't wait to get to tandy tomorrow and start coming up with more projects to work on! Until then, I'll just have to keep myself busy watching the rest of your videos. ;3
Very informative any well done guide to making this pouch. I like the longer video as its shows more of the technique..keep up the good work and peace to you.
This is a killer video!!! Looking forward to watching the rest of them...extremely good quality craftsmanship I must say!!!!
Christmas morning spent watching this video. Very relaxing and informative Ian. Appreciate all the work you done in the making of this offering. Hope you're having a good xmas over there. Subbed
Merry Christmas! 🎅
@54:24 after you've put the eyelets in, is there a step there that you didn't show in video on how they are secured in place?
Thanks for making these videos. You have really inspired me to give leatherwork a try. I went to Tandy's website and bought all of the tools in your tools video along with some leather. Everything should be here tomorrow and we'll see what happens.
Cheers,
Jason
Love this pouch and really appreciate the video. I'm a fairly novice leather hobbyist and probably shouldn't have taken this on, but, oh well.
I managed to come up with an inner mold that I like and which (surprisingly to me) actually resembles your mold, if a bit deeper (back to top piece) and squattier (closed side to open side).
I am now on molding attempt #3. I need to double-check my leather thickness because in watching this for the sixth or seventh time, I notice that your leather is juuust a bit thinner (I think) than what I'm trying to manipulate and the molding process thus far has been a real exercise in frustration.
Your repeated warnings about cutting too deeply on the darts were heeded, but I still found myself ruining attempt number one while trying to get enough tension release to get the leather to form.
However, I know I'm having a blast when, after glaring at the video and smoking a cigar, I find myself drawn back to attempt another molding.
Thanks again for sharing this video and your expertise.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Well done sir. Well done indeed!
That looks so classy, and great job teaching it! I feel like i learned a lot
Amazing talent, excellent video. I recommend you host a website to sell all tools seen in your videos. That's another way your viewers can give back to you. A simple hosted amazon site is simple enough. Great stuff!!!!
Thank you, Ian, for very nice tutorials!
When I modified military bags, I noticed that the British S10 respirator haversack had a ingenious closing system with press studs. The other was of course on the flap, but the other was set on a small, maybe nylon strap. The strap was sewn on the bag from its ends so the middle of strap was not fastened and hanging freely, giving room for fingers to go on backside of the stud to give support for the flap to close. So the pressure was not in the bag itself, but in fingers behind the strap.
But then again, this video is about a leather bag so they're not really comparable. Just a thought that came to my mind when you were talking about problem with press studs on a moulded leather bag.
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Great Video ! Excellent work!! I have learned alot. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for taking the time to produce your videos!!!! Thanks
Do you have any tips for square corners? Can you do the same seamless look with square corners? I've wound up having to cut, tuck, and fold the sides down over the bottom and I like your smooth design better.
Nice color and beautiful work
Great video, tons of useful tips and information. Great work!
That's a very handsome pouch! Thank you for the vid.
Good job. Reminded me of when I used to work in my dad's shoe repair shop. Inspired me to make my own phone pouch.
really like the this version with the buckle.
LOL @ 10 minutes, a Mars bar. Made me smile.
Wow. Very informative. I'm an upholster by trade so have done a little leather work, but nothing like this. I inherited a leather workers toolkit and often wondered what some of the stuff was, this video and you tool suggestion one have answered all my questions.
Apart from a pricker and bone burnisher it appears I've got a good set.
Most of the hides I have are very much lighter, upholstery weight, but I do have one and a half 3mm hides that I acquired in the dim and distant past.
I'm a keen woodworker so combining all of this can you guess what I will be making in the New Year?
Cheers Ian, you have inspired me.
Really Quality work. Very informative video thanks.
That was an hour and twenty minutes that wasn't a waste of time.
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Good vid
I see that powershot in the background there. I used to make those back in the day. Lol.
Great vid and great work as always brother. I do enjoy watching your vids, I always pick up a thing or two.
Do you have a vid on a haversack? Same as a possibles pouch but I want to make one for survival gear. ( Kleen kanteen water bottle, ferro rod, leatherman tool, ax, saw, fat wood tinder)
Have you ever looked at using a laser cutter/burner to either cut the leather or burn the fine lines instead of using a knife to cut the lines before stamping and/or carving the leather?
I've been doing leather work since my childhood(I'm 55) BUT my work has always been functional and NOT good enough for sale.
I'm going to build a laser cutter/engraver as well as a small CNC unit and was wondering about using the laser one the leather.
When I finally get the laser built I will do some tests on some scrap and post my results.
+EvilDaveCanada yes I've done both.
How does it compare to using the knife to do the cutting/grooving of the leather before any carving?
+EvilDaveCanada engraving works OK, cutting doesn't really especially on thicker leather. The laser burns the leather and makes a horrible smell and charred edges covered in black carbon dust. A large industrial machine might do better (especially on thin leather e.g. for automotive upholstery) but not the sort of thing you'd be using at home. I've used pretty big units, not bench top things. Honestly I'd just practice your cutting more, not sure where you're going wrong if you've been doing it decades?
+Ian Atkinson I never went past the functional stage of my stuff and would NEVER even think of making anything for someone or trying to sell my work because I know is functional but ugly. I'm retired now and have too much time on my hands so I want to get back into some of my old hobbies again BUT do it right this time.
Thank you so much for uploading these great videos! I get a ton of inspiration and knowledge!! Greatings from DK
Well done son. True master !
Thx for sharing your knowledge
Fascinating, exactly what kind of leather and to get.
I love it, such a neat craftsmanship!
Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to make this
Brand new to the world of leather work. THIS was fun to watch but I think it might be a bit complicated for me to try first. Could you recomend a good project of yours for a beginner?
That is one speed video. Thank you for sharing, it was great advice!
I use some Japanese made stuffs , including the prong you used and it makes clean and easy to punch. What brands thread you use. Can you list all the tools you use for making certain projects as I saw Bruce Cheney does in his videos. Thanks