In this video, Chuck will be showing you some ways to set a rivet in hard to reach areas of your leather project. From setting snaps or rivets on the front of a bag after it’s been assembled to punching a hole in a finished sword scabbard. We hope this answers some of your questions!
The Leather Element: Using Cement Thinner
In this week’s episode of “The Leather Element”, Chuck answers a question from Buddy regarding contact cement. If you’re having trouble with your contact cement thickening as it gets older, watch the video to hear Chuck talk about Cement thinner. It will bring your cement back to brand new!
The Leather Element: Spanish Basket Weave
In this weeks episode of “The Leather Element”, Chuck demonstrates a Spanish basketweave braid. This braid can be used to lace the edge of a project or added as a decorative touch to any leather product. In this video, Chuck used a 1/8″ wide deerskin lace but you can use any width lace you would like for a smaller or larger braid.
Lacing Needles
Hole Punch
The Leather Element: Sharpening 7 Basic Shop Tools
In this week’s episode of “The Leather Element”, Chuck shows you how to polish and sharpen some basic shop tools. Chuck covers round knives, swivel knives, stitching chisels, edgers, and more! All you need is a leather strop and some buffing compound.
Edger Strop
Strop Board
Jewelers Rouge
Micro-Fine Honing Compound