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Leather Crafting Beginners Manual

A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide with Basic Leatherworking Projects and Techniques

By

Clayton M. Rines

Acknowledgments
This book could not have been written without the guidance and generosity of everyone I have come in contact with one way or another. Your influences are all over this book. Thank you.

Dedication
This book is dedicated to everyone seeking knowledge out there.

Copyright 2020 Clayton M. Rines

The author retains all rights. No part of this
document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the author. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this unique work is illegal.

Disclaimer
All the information contained in this book is purely for educational activities only. The writer does not assert the accuracy or wholesomeness of any info gotten from this book. The views contained within the pages of this material are those of the author in its
entirety. The author/writer will not be held accountable or liable for any missing information, omissions or errors, damages, injuries, or any losses that may occur from the use of information gotten from this book.

Contents

Chapter One

You have had it in mind for some time now on how to go about crafting with leather, but you never made that all-important move until you picked up this book. This is the all-important step towards learning what leatherworking and the intricacies of this art are all about. The basic questions involved before getting started are;

What is leather?

What tools and supplies do you need to have available?

What type of projects can you get started with as a beginner?

The questions will come in fast and furious, and you havent gotten a suitable answer to set you on the right path. You are in the right place as this book will guide you with everything you need to know about leather and leatherworking either as a newbie with no idea at all about the craft or as a seasoned hand that needs to refresh the well of knowledge.

What is leather?

Leather is as old as man himself, and the survival of man through the ages is based, to no small extent, the availability of this material. Leather provides warmth and comfort during the cold seasons, but they were also used as a means of communication far before the advent of paper. The skins of animals hunted also served as housing, which protected families against the worst elements.

Recent discoveries show that leather materials used by ancient man as far back as 3000 years ago were still in pristine conditions. The way the leather artifacts and materials were used passed on a sense of importance and ranking to the individual using it within a community. A study of the history of times past showed that only folks who had some form of wealth were able to buy materials constructed from leather such as boots, leather parchments for storing of information, etc.

The art of working on leather to produce exquisite materials was an exclusive preserve of a few individuals who were very secretive about the trade secrets which they only revealed to deserving members of their families. When the Spaniards discovered the New World, they came along with skilled leather guildsmen who made use of the patterns and new environment to motivate new projects on leatherworks. This new beginning was the leap from how leather was worked on into the modern age of leatherworking that we have today.

Nowadays, the art of or working with leather is one that any interested party can learn. The essential tools that anyone should have to work with leather successfully include and are not limited to the following; pear shader, veiner, beveller, swivel knife, mallet, backgrounder, seeder, etc. With experience and time spent working with leather, you will discover more specific tools to add to your toolbox and craft to churn out great masterpieces. Not forgetting the primary material without which the whole process cannot take place; leather.

Leather, on its own, stands out from any type of material or covering that man has ever worked on. Leather is the outer covering found on animals, mostly on oxen, cows, camels, horses, etc. These are the most common sources of leather used for this craft. For the skin to be easily worked on, it must undergo some form of processing, such as tanning.

In acquiring leather for your work, you can purchase it online and walk into that specialty store where the material is sold per square foot. When you flip the leather over to view the underside, you will most times notice markings that indicating the number of square feet. The signing is usually made with a machine stamp, chalk, or marker. The leather obtained from the animal is commonly referred to as the skin, and it may come to the market whole as it was taken from the animal or cut into various parts from the animal such as the shoulders, rump, belly, back, and sides.

Leather comes in varying thickness, and this is measured in ounces (1 ounce = 1/64 inch). This implies that four to five-ounce is 4/64 inch or 5/64 inch. The thickness of the leather is dependent on the source, with leather from cow and oxen been thicker than those gotten from a calf. The thickness also varies according to the part of the animals body from which it was obtained. To have an evenly distributed depth in the whole leather or the different portions, the leather is processed in a splitting machine. This only aims to even out the thickness, which is a complicated process because of the leathers moisture content; it is run through the machine. The unevenness is why there is never an exact weight stamped on the leather; hence you will see weight measurements such as 5-6 oz, 8-9 oz, etc.

Now let us get into a detailed explanation of what leather is.

Leather is obtained from various animal skins, which, after undergoing a series of chemical and physical processes to prevent deterioration and improve its quality, will then be used for multiple items. When the skin of animals is viewed closely, throw a microscope, it will be observed that it is composed of numerous interconnecting fibers called collagen. On the outside, however, the skin is the largest organ on most animals that covers the internal organs. This outer part of the skin is termed the epidermis and acts as a barrier against the physical external and, most times, harmful surroundings.

Leather Uses

Leather has many desirable qualities that singles it out for a wide variety of uses, both domestic and outdoors. Some of such unique features of leather that makes it a favorite for artisans includes;

- Hydrophobic nature, with this quality, leather can be used in the production of clothes, shoes, and other human apparel due to its ability to breathe and, at the same time, prevent the entry of moisture.

- Resistance nature; the unique physical and chemical composition of leather makes it ideal for making use of in a lot of products that are in constant use; hence they do not undergo the wearing down that some other materials will experience. The leather resistance is different based on the source of the material, the finishing it has undergone, tanning, thickness, etc.

- The pleasing aesthetics; this is a valuable and often looked out for feature of leather. The color, wrinkles, smell and general outlook of a piece of leather general makes it a more acceptable material for leatherworks or not.

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