Adding a welt to a knife sheath or an ax sheath can be difficult, especially when there are tight corners or tapers. In this video, Chuck shows several ways to form the welts, including wet forming and cutting darts into the leather. We hope this is helpful information and that welts become an easy step in your sheath and holster projects!
The Leather Element: Creative Leather Borders
The sky is the limit with creative leather borders! In this video, Chuck shows how to use leather strap end punches and round hole punches to create intricate borders to be used on anything from chap yokes to briefcase flaps.
The Leather Element: Leather Glue Overview
We get a lot of questions about what kind of glue to use, how to apply it, and when to use what type of glue. In this video, Chuck explains the difference between white glue and contact cement and goes over some tips and tricks to applying it! Chuck also shows an easy way to apply glue to a large project.
Making a Pair of Leather Lace-Up Leggings
In this video, Chuck demonstrates how to make a pair of leather boot leggings. These leggings can be used for costume or as protection from brush when hunting or hiking. This is a simple style using our crazy horse water buffalo leather for both the leggings and the billets but, using this same pattern, you can easily decorate them with spots, conchos, fur, and much more to fit your style!
Find a list of tools and materials as well as a free downloadable pattern from the video here.
EZ Edge Strap Edger
Get clean and consistent edges quickly and easily with the EZ Edge Strap Edger. This benchtop tool comes with two #2 blades with six cutting edges. Once the cutting edge dulls, just turn the blade to the next edge and you have a sharp, new blade.