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Leather tips from a costumer - Tarbicus - 04-22-2007
As a costumer has to make sure their work stands up to rigorous daily abuse, I thought this might come in useful as it's explained very well:
http://labricoleuse.livejournal.com/4376.html
Interesting that she thinks belts made from a couple of stitched thinner layers is stronger than a single thick layer.
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Chuck Russell - 04-22-2007
ive heard of this but am too cheap to try it
its called stuffing the leather i think. and is period in later times too if i remember right
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Theodosius the Great - 04-22-2007
What a great resource. I wish she showed how to make raised edges.
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Chuck Russell - 04-22-2007
raised edges? what do u mean? can u show a picture? you can tool leather to give the appearence that the edge is higher or any other deisgn for that matter
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Theodosius the Great - 04-22-2007
Here's a pic showing raised edges.
I don't know how this was done. Maybe I should take a class on leather work. :wink:
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - M. Demetrius - 04-22-2007
It may be that it's not so much that the edge/border is raised, but the center is depressed. There's a leather tool called a beveler, which presses down at an angle, and makes what's next to it be higher.
Notice how the leather in the center is darker? That often happens when it's compressed by a tool.
http://tandyleathercompany.com/products.asp?dept=406 gives a sampling bevelers. Obviously, for a longer line, you just follow a cut or scribed line down the edge of the leather, and overlap the impressions.
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Chuck Russell - 04-22-2007
ya thats what i thought he was saying. a beveler skims the cut lines making a nice smooth edge. a Creaser http://tandyleathercompany.com/products ... er=8072-00 will make a parallel line around the object as seen like my baldric http://home.armourarchive.org/members/w ... ALDRIC.jpg
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Theodosius the Great - 04-23-2007
Chuck et David,
In this particular example, isn't it more likely that the edges were raised (or depressed) from the reverse side of the leather ? It seems a lot easier to do it that way since there's so much area to depress on the front side to get the same effect. Raising the edges from the back seems easier.
~Theo
Re: Leather tips from a costumer - Tarbicus - 04-23-2007
Quote:In this particular example, isn't it more likely that the edges were raised (or depressed) from the reverse side of the leather ? It seems a lot easier to do it that way since there's so much area to depress on the front side to get the same effect. Raising the edges from the back seems easier.The thicker the leather the less chance of the embossed edge being sharp and defined, I'd have thought.
Europe - pvblivs cordvs - 04-23-2007
I like the effect this makes and often wondered how this was done. Cool.
But does anybody know how this thing is called in Dutch or where I can get my hands on it in Continental Europe.
Cheers,
Cordvs/Wim.