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• Fishing Fly Wallet
• Cut out parts
• Skive Pocket
• Apply Finish
• Assembly
• Finished Product
• Patterns

• Leather Feather Carving Tutorial

• Typography in Leather
• Acquiring Letterpress Font Sets
• Process to Emboss Leather
• Clamp the Letters Together
• Case and Back the Leather with Matt Board
• Emboss the Letters
• Trim the Leather
• Form a Stitch line and Round the Corners
• Dye the Leather and Edge Coat
• Seal the Leather
• Glue the Patch
• Stitch the Leather
• How-to Create Curved Text
• Text on a Circle or Curve
• Pointers to Remember
• Methods of Composition in a Chase
• Some Font Basics
• Point Sizes
• Serif verse San Serif Styles
• Kerning
• Proportional verses Monospace
• Drive Depth

• Bookbinding
• Samples
• The Materials
• Sewing the Text Block
• End Papers
• Headbands & Ribbon
• Lining
• Leather choices
• Leather Gluing to the Davey Boards
• Skiving the Leather
• Gluing the Leather
• Embossing a Title
• Casing the Book
• After Class Notes
• Colophon Book Arts
• Daniel Smiths

• Making Production Belts
• Cutting the Belt Blanks
• Casing the Belt Blanks
• Embossing the Design
• Strap Cutting the End
• Edge Beveling
• Dying
• Punching Adjustment Holes
• Belt Keepers
• Belt Finish Coat
• Making the Buckle Attachment
• Sizing the Belt
• Selling Belts at Craft Fairs

• Simple Slipcase
• Binders Board Replacement
• Leather Lining
• Measurements & Cutting
• Leather Covering
• Cutting & forming the Corners
• The Finished Slipcase
• Alternate (Preferred) Construction Method
• Forming the Spine Fold
• Title Decorations
• Making and Gluing the Title

• NW Indian 3-Ring Magazine Binder
• Front Cover Design References
• Construction Details
• Coloring
• Wax finish
• Finished Project Pictures
• Back Cover Design References

• 3-Ring Magazine Binder
• The Beginning—eBay Purchase...
• 3-Ring Binder Supplies
• Why Sheet Protectors?
• The Design
• Measurements
• Spine Construction
• Cover Construction
• Inside Leather Installation
• Outside Leather Installation
• Dying the Project
• Sewing
• Trimming
• Assembly

• Can Coolers
• Pattern Fitting
• Cutting & Glueing
• Carving
• Lacing
• Bottom

• Splitter
• The Challenge
• Disassembly
• Cleaning
• Refinishing
• Testing

• Shibouri Method of Dyeing Leather
• The Dyes
• Mixing the Dyes
• Spooning the Dye
• Creating Patterns
• Obtaining the Dyes

• Round Knife Sheath
• Preparing the Sheath Design
• Cutting the Sheath
• Finish for the Leather
• Sewing the Project

• Re-Handling the Head Knife
• Custom Fitting
• New Handle Design
• Transfer New Design to Wood
• Tools Needed
• Wood Selection
• Cutting the Wood
• Splitting the Blank
• Inletting
• Tapering the Handle
• Assemble the Knife
• Final Shaping
• Apply the Finish
• Sources

• Joe Barth 4-Day Workshop
• Examples
• Photos

• Oil stones
• Carborundum
• Ceramic Stones
• Sandpaper
• Water Stones
• Sources

• Leather Coaster
• The Process with Computer Generated Tracing Patterns
• Pictures

• Leather Cup
• The Process
• Letter Embossing
• Forming the Cylinder
• Sewing

• A New Belt
• Reconstruction
• Reconstruction with Old Belt Hardware
• New Belt Construction

• Pencil Leather coloring technique
• The Pencils
• The Project
• The Coloring
• The Finish

• Dusty’s Turkish Box
• Construction Steps
• Pictures

• Head/Round Knife Case
• Construction
• Pattern
• Leather
• Closure
• Pictures

• Robb Barr Style with Tandy CraftAid™ Fish Binder
• Procedure
• Materials
• Tools
• Construction
• The Fish Tooling and Coloring
• Pictures

• Northwest Coastal Indian Design "Salmon-Trout Eye" Binder
• Procedure
• Materials
• Tools
• Construction
• References
• Pictures

• Leather Running Shorts
• The Design
• Cut the Pattern
• Assembling the Pieces
• Sewing
• Care and Cleaning
• Quil Ceda Tanning Company

• My First Saddle by Carol Gessell
• Story
• Pictures

• The Take-apart, Put-together, Tear Apart and Make Something Different Day Planner/Journal
• The Design
• The Finish & the Big Mistake
• Change in Project
• Second Design of a Combo Journal and Address Book
• Details of snap-to-snap, back-to-back Construction

• Experimenting with Patterns from other Crafts
• Procedure
• Pictures

• Two-pocket Purse/Wallet
• Materials
• Tools
• Construction
• Pictures

• Leather Box
• Materials
• Tools
• Procedures
• Pictures
• Tips

• Leather Mini-Disk Recorder/Player Case
• Materials
• Tools
• Procedure
• Pictures
• Tips

• Leather Protection for Owners Manuals
• Materials
• Tools
• Procedures
• Tips
• Pictures

• Leather Case for:
  • Brushes
  • Pens
  • Pencils
• Materials
• Tools
• Procedures
• Patterns
• Pictures

• Typography in Leather
• Materials
• Tools
• Procedures
• Use
• Tips
• Pictures

• Fantasy Mushrooms
• Designs
• Pattern
• Tips
• The Creature
• Coloring
• Pictures

• Stair Step Braid Leather Appliques
• Needed supplies and tools
• The step-by-step process
• Tips
• Pictures

• Leather Dominos
• Plan ONE
• Plan TWO
• Material
• Tools
• The Process
• Pictures
• Patterns

• Leather Storage Containers
• Materials
• Tools
• The Process
• Photos

• Leather Checkers
• Materials
• Tools
• The Processe
• Coloring the Checkers
• Protective Finish
• Photos

• Leather Chess Board
• Materials
• Tools
• Coloring
• The Process
• Scrap Practice
• The Pattern
• Sewing the Edge
• Coloring the Chessboard
• Protective Finish
• Design Some Checkers or Chessmen
• Photos

• A Simple, Elegant Wallet
• Starting
• Designing
• Setting the project size
• Installing the design
• Experimentation
• Final design
• Making the tracing
• Project Pictures

• Making Quick & Easy Leather Stamps
• Materials
• Tools
• Linoleum
• The Lino-Block
• Process

• Simple Slip-on Leather Covers
• Materials
• Tools
• Measuring the Book
• Backing Leather
• Gluing Baking to Cover
• Gluing the Cover Flaps to the backing
• Easing the Hinge
• Punching the Holes
• Lacing or Sewing
• Finished Slip-on Covers

• Police Style Notebook
• Construction
• Making Your Own Notebook from Scratch
• Overview
• Step-by-Step Process
• Folding the Pages
• Making a Signature
• Prepare a Jig
• Punching the Sewing Holes
• Sewing the Signatures
• Making the Block
• End Papers and Cover
• Leather Cover Installation
• Decoration and Dyeing

• Bevelers and How to Use Them
• Different Types of Bevelers
• Different Types of Modelers
• Matting Tools
• Five Points of the Tool
• Walking the Beveler
• Hand Bevelers
• Matting Down the Beveled Ridge
• Photos and Diagrams

• Embossing the Fish
• Idea
• The Mold
• The Casing
• Embossing
• Modeling Tool Touch Up
• Coloring
• The Background
• Fish Coloration
• Examples of Matting
• Photos

• Faux Bookbinding Spine
• Background
• Pattern
• Construction
• Faux Spine
• Sewing
• Dyeing and Finishing

• Pseudo-Frog Skin Belt
• Reptilian Skin
• Scales
• Circular Bumps
• Irregular Bumps

• Leather Pine Cone
• The Process
• Pictures

• Leather 3-Ring Binders
• The Process
• Tips
• Hints

• Machine Stitching "On-the-Cheap"
• Making Slip-on Book Covers
• Hand or Machine Tooled?
• Tippmann "Boss" Information

• Coat of Arms
• Design Elements
• Beasts and Creatures
• Picture Examples
  • ...from England
  • ...from Spain
  • from Greece
• Designing Your Own Coat of Arms

• Unusual Leather Tie
• Materials
• Tools
• Directions
• Pictures

• Day Planner
• Keeping Track of Dates
• Materials Required
• Directions
• Checklist
• Tony Laier’s Credit Card Pockets

• Year of the Dragon Figure
• Step-by-Step Process
• Examples
• Pictures

• Leather Wrist Bands
• Step-by-Step Process
• Examples
• Bob Stelmack’s Autobiography

• Leather Christmas Cards
• Step-by-Step Process
• Five Original Examples
• Fred Nachbar's Autobiography

• Materials Required
• Preparing the Carving
• Applying the Size
• Applying the Leaf
• Resources
• Aurthor's Biography — Adam Smith

• Stamping Tools
• Samples and business card designs

• Owl Eyeglass Holder
• Patterns
• Pictures
• Directions

• Ball-point Pens
• Felt Tip Markers
• Acrylic Paints
• Japanese Ink Brushes
• Colored Pencils
• Colored Inks
• Block Dyeing
• Sanding Projects
• Creating Highlights
• Antiques
• Iridescent Coloring
• Aurthor’s Biography — Bill Churchill

• Fantasy Dragons for Leathercraft
• Sketching in the Body
• Wings
• Head
• Jaw
• Ears
• Face
• From sketchpad to Leather
• Author’s Biography — Adam Smith

• Scavenging Motors
• Buffer/polisher
• Edge-finisher
• Disk-sander
• Safety Notes
• Author: Adam Smith — Biography

• Project Design
• The Whiteout-Draw-Xerox-Cut-and-Paste Method
• The Computer Redraw
• The Photography Method
• Original Line Drawn Art Work Method
• References
• Project Construction

• References
• Basic Design Rules
• Pictorial Samples
• Leather Sample Applications
• Designing Your Own Work

• Design Examples
• References

• Hand Sewing Tips

• Making an Electric Beveler

• Step-by-step and Patterns for Case

• Step-by-step Batiking Process

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• A Complete Primer to Make Your Own Stamping Tools

• A Tool for Fine Finish Details

• A Head Knife Made from a Table Saw Blade

• Inexpensive Alternative to Clickers

• Quick and Easy way to Achieve that "Embossed" Look

• The "Inside" of making Credit Card Holders, from Tony Laier

• A Tool Made from Surplus Knurl Machine Tools

• Making Christmas Ornaments from Scraps

• Casing that Gives a High Burnish

• An "OLD" Saddle makers Trick

• How to Make Your Own Designs

• Design and Construction

• Dies Made from Lino-blocks

• Deep Textured Pear Shader

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