Customer Reviews

How To Carve Leather

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This book is the best "how to" text I have ever come across. It is not so simple that it insults one's intelligence, nor so complicated and jargon-ridden that one wants to strangle the author. The illustrations are very Western United States but for those willing to learn, it is a way of branching out from the standard cowboy and indian expressions.

Being new to leather carving and learning the craft on my own, I found the book helpful. The instructions/directions on the use of the various tools is very basic, but with the right/wrong images in the book I found things very easy to understand. A pretty decent book for visual learners.

Very happy with the quality of this book. While I do not claim to be a pro, my humble opinion is that this book is for somebody that has the 'knack' for leather tooling. If you have done at least 5-6 wallets as an example and you are continuously improving the quality of your work then this book is for you. The reason I am saying that while this book provides hints and guidance on how to achieve good results, it will not spoon feed very detailed information. The designs and bag/wallet patterns are very nice and I made many friends and relatives happy thanks to this book.