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Questions tagged [leather]

Questions related to leatherworking or for working with leather as a material in a project.

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Finishing leather edges

I've got few unfinished leather sheaths for knives and axes, but they're all unfinished because of the unfinished edges. I've read forums about finishing edges, but I've read on 20 pages about 20 techniques and all I could sum up from pages is that…
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How to repair leather belts?

I have a black leather belt whose hole got so wide (due to using the buckle) that the belt cannot be safely used any more to hold the trousers. Example: http://www.hood.de/i/schuchard-friese-guertel-82338253.htm . Is there a way to repair the hole?…
user9099
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Is this leather veg tanned?

I'm embarking on my first leatherwork project, a laptop sleeve. I read a few guides online and feeling inspired bought a piece of leather - second hand - off a certain online auction site. On opening the leather at first I was very pleased with the…
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What are the common causes for sticky harness needles?

Frequently I'm finding that my harness needles are too difficult to pull through by hand, and I have to resort to pliers, which means putting down the awl. Slows down the process a bit. What I'm using: 4-5 oz veg-tan Size 4 harness needles…
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Why can't you tool chrome-tanned leather?

It seems to be common knowledge in the leather working community that chrome tanned leather doesn't work for tooling, I.E. carving and debossing, but I've never seen any explanation as to why this is so. What properties does chrome tanned leather…
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Can I fix this issue with my belt?

I have had this black belt for pretty much a year now and it has started tearing at the hole that I am always using. Is this fixable or do I just need to buy a better quality belt? Also, if it isn't worth the money and time to fix it, what can I do…
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Leather cord- joining whilst under tension for drive

I have a hand crank wheel that uses a thin leather cord to transmit power to another wheel. How do a join the cord together in a loop whilst on the machine under slight tension?
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Difference between hand sewing glove and sailmaker glove

I am thinking of doing some leather sewing projects and saw there were two kinds of gloves that look the same to me and cost almost the same so I don't understand which one to buy. They are called "hand sewing glove" ("syhandske") and "sailmaker…
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trouble removing glue from inside leather pieces of tall boots

I've been repurposing the tops of leather riding boots, no longer useful for wearing. There is a 5" leather band on the inside top of the boots, and 1" leather down the sides of the stitching in the backs. I like the unlined boots as they allow to…
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Any way to save peeling faux-leather boots?

I have some great fake leather boots that work well in every way except that the fake leather is now peeling off of them rather dramatically. I was wondering, is there a way to save them? Shoe polish didn't work, and I'm thinking if I paint them…
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Leather lacing at home

I recently bought tandy lace maker tool for making leather laces. I use good right amount of thickness of leather to make the lace and still the backside of the lace gets fuzzy with grains coming out. This makes the final lacing that i do on leather…
Vijitha Shree
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