Difference between revisions of "Leather Tooling"

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*[http://www.diycostume.com/article/leather-intro/ Intro to leather tooling]
 
*[http://www.diycostume.com/article/leather-intro/ Intro to leather tooling]
 
*[http://www.mrows.org/~beans/toolingclass.html Basic Tooling]  
 
*[http://www.mrows.org/~beans/toolingclass.html Basic Tooling]  
 
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*[http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/?sectionpath=1&processor=asp&asp_processor=store&action=setcountry&countryID=1033&return= Tandy leather] purchase tools, take classes.
 
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Revision as of 22:36, 15 December 2009

Leather Belt made for Ailanthus by Grix in progress.

The embellishment of leather goods via cutting, stamping, and tooling date back into antiquity, and though these techniques have been simplified by modern tools and automation, the medieval leatherworker's craft has changed little in the intervening centuries. Common tools used are rawhide mallets, veg tanned leather, and Swivel knives.

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