“Specifies tools and equipment and lists the materials necessary to sew, dye, glue, and finish each project...instructions are concise enough to offer craft enthusiasts of differing skill levels a range of projects to undertake.”—Booklist. “Excellent and easy-to-understand introduction to classic leatherworking.”—Library Journal.
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Michael's guide covers basic leatherworking techniques, describes the scientific makeup of an animal skin, explains the tanning process, and depicts an efficient workshop setup. In addition, Michael specifies tools and equipment and lists the materials necessary to sew, dye, glue, and finish each project. Line drawings combined with photographs effectively illustrate methods used to create a variety of boxes, belts, purses, wallets, briefcases, and molded decorative masks. And Michael's step-by-step instructions are concise enough to offer craft enthusiasts of differing skill levels a range of projects to undertake. Color plates depict finished pieces, and sources of supplies are noted. Alice Joyce
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Valerie Michael is a founding member of the Association of Designer Leatherworkers and has been a full-time leatherworker for over twenty years.
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A different perspective than US Western,
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This book is a welcome addition to my leatherworking library. Particularly since the the styles are similar to my own tastes - very plain, but elegant. Very different from the typical US type of leatherworking with lots of tooling, buckstitching, etc. Not that I don't appreciate that style also - I have a huge stack of Ann & Al Stohlman's books that I regularly re-read - but it is nice to see something *different*. The techniques, also, are a bit different in some cases, which I also appreciate.As the author is British, some of the terms and tools may seem unfamiliar at first. However, there are either the "American-English" equivalents listed, or it's clear what is meant from skimming the text. A definite addition to any leatherworkers'library.
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told me just what I wanted to know,
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I had in mind a project that needed two particular leatherworking skills - box stitching and moulding leather - and had found many many books which told me in great detail just how to do a thousand other things, much rarer and more complex.Then I found this book - clear, informative, and reassuring. Bravo! Richard Byrne
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Great Illustrations,
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The illustration of techniques in this book is magnificent. I really appreciate the close-up shots and clear photography. If I have a complaint about the book it's that the book is too focused on 'container' type projects. The methods illustrated can easily be adapted, though.
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Leather is not simply the skin of a dead animal; it is a material made by a tanner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
single creaser, edge beveller, pricking iron, buckle holder, plough gauge, revolving punch, harness needles, hide hammer, durable dot, paring machine, compass race, strap slots, cork block, acrylic dyes, bone folder, awl blade, splitting machine, reinforcement strip, mould top, vegetable tanned leathers, scratch awl, vegetable tanning, bulldog clips, rubber solution, saddle stitch New!
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Leather is not simply the skin of a dead animal; it is a material made by a tanner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
single creaser, edge beveller, pricking iron, buckle holder, plough gauge, revolving punch, harness needles, hide hammer, durable dot, paring machine, compass race, strap slots, cork block, acrylic dyes, bone folder, awl blade, splitting machine, reinforcement strip, mould top, vegetable tanned leathers, scratch awl, vegetable tanning, bulldog clips, rubber solution, saddle stitch New!
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- The Decoration of Leather by Georges De Recy in Back Matter
- How To Carve Leather by Al Stohlman in Back Matter
- Leather Braiding by Bruce Grant in Back Matter
- Technique of Leathercraft by W. A. Attwater in Back Matter
- Tailspin: The Strange Case of Major Call by Bernard F. Conners on page 481
- The Art of the Western Saddle: A Celebration of Style and Embellishment by Bill Reynolds in Back Matter
- Conservation of Leather and Related Materials (Conservation and Museology) by Marion Kite on page 112
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