5 Leatherwork Hacks - Leathercraft hints and tips

In this video I show you 5 hacks to help you in your leatherwork journey. These are all techniques that have used in the past and I hope they will help you out.

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0:00 Introduction
0:09 Easy Egg Points
0:55 Straight Crew Holes
1:10 One Threaded Turn
2:19 DIY Crew Punch
3:26 DIY Single Hole Punch

[kingscountyleather]

Excellent hacks when you don’t have the proper tools at hand or when you’re starting out with leather craft and can’t afford all the tools.
Thanks for sharing! Great work!

[geoffreyboyling]

For crew holes I scribe the lines and make the round holes as you've shown, but I join them up to make the slot with a carpenter's/woodworking chisel; bevel to the inside.

[davidmiller]

I just got into leather working and i think this was one of the most helpfully videos I've seen so far. Thank you

[maryb]

Those crew punch hole tips are really useful - the number of times I've messed up a piece because the hole was off centre! Thanks for posting.

[avantgauche]

such great hacks they fixed such easy mistakes to make that have ruined the finish of my past projects so thank you.

[rhewt]

That last one tho. I needed that so bad.

[asmith]

I have punches but that last one on using the rotary punch...that's one of those "Why didn't I think of that???" moments.

[JLBrothers]

Wow thats very cool how they made a Belt its nice to watch thank you.

[imrekocsis]

Excellent tips and tricks this is greatly appreciated by a beginning leather crafter with limited tools thank you. Please do more of these.

[oef_vet_]

what wonderful hacks i really liked the one of the back stitch and then the cross over i have never seen that one before a job well done i give this a 5 out of 5

[davidguerrero]

Wow, what wonderful ideas, I love it, thank you and of course Skyler!!

[junebernier]

Brilliant. Every video is great - your skill is impressive and beautifully instructive too. Really appreciate the close up detail. Thanks.

[antigov]

Great tips. Although I hate the rotary punches, they are a good tool for beginners, but they don’t last long. I bent two of them, one cheap, one expensive, before I bought a set of single punches.

[freddiemoretti]

After watching this great wee hack video again, I have decided to use texting on my first video for leatherwork on YouTube. I just have to get back into editing after being away from it for a while.
I'm finding it a bit of a struggle recording audio and continuing on with blethering on the voiceover.
Hope all is going well with you.
Cheers...Freddie

[puffinlittle]

Greetings, this is a group of very useful and helpful hints and helpful hack for leather working. Thank you for sharing this useful information. Please send more like this. Thank you. pax, PL

[marthalidiasoliscastilla.]

Que maravilla de labor artesana!! Muchas gracias!

[gall_blader_works]

Masterful tips! The last one totally blew me away. Thank you very much! God bless you 🙏

[knifeandsheath]

I noticed how proficient you are with the awl, placing quickly and with ease perpendicular to the work for each hole. I need much more practice to get both sides to look presentable with same edge spacing. Of course, you are a master at your craft so it is expected. But none the less impressive to watch. Thank you.

[sheltonhawthorne]

Another few hacks I came up with in my 30 plus years of low grade leather work. 1. Save the pull thread from dog food, and horse feed sacks, run it in between your thumb and a cheap candle to weatherproof it. This will save on thread buying, since it's not very cheap. 2. You can use a finishing nail held by needle nose pliers and small hammer to punch sewing holes, with a piece of wood under your work. 3. To cut long distances use a utility/carpet knife and run it down the side of a metal yard stick or ruler as a guide, while you're cutting. If needed, clamp the ruler down from point A to point B so it won't move while you cut. 4. Instead of buying rawhide from a catalog or online, it's much cheaper to buy a large rawhide dog chew bone from a dollar store. It's the same material. Soak it about an hour or two and unroll it . 5. Instead of paying too much to order a buckle from catalog or online, check out your local flea market, or Goodwill to buy an ugly belt ( usually about a buck)with the right size buckle, take it home and cut the buckle off. These are just a few ideas to get you out of a real bind.

[skylineleathercompany]

The tip on crew holes will come in handy. Thanks
Andrew in Omaha, NE :)