Handmade Leather Handled Knife and Leather Sheath
Trials, tribulations, and successes while making a leather handled knife and matching leather sheath.
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Leather Buttons
When I came across a short but excellent article over at Ped’s & Ro describing an experiment in making buttons from leather, I was intrigued and decided to make my own leather buttons.
Leather Belt
I’ve been wanting to make some leather belts for some time now. I bought some buckles and belt blanks a while ago and had an idea of what I wanted to do with them, but never got around to it…until now.
Leather Moccasins
The most comfortable shoes I ever owned were a pair of tall buckskin moccasins I had when I was a kid. I would even wear them in winter. With a pair of wool socks, they were better than clunky snow boots. This evening I finished making a pair of basic moccasins to use this winter … Continue reading Leather Moccasins
Leather Bird Scares
In an effort to keep birds from flying into the windows of our cabin, I’ve made several distinctive bird-scare silhouette from thick leather dyed black.
Leather and Denim Shoulder Bag
With tumblr and a pile of old jeans as inspiration, I decided that a denim and leather shoulder bag would be just the thing for my sister’s Christmas present. But with only 30 hours left until Christmas, would I have enough time to pull it off?
Leather Tobacco Pouch: White Wizard
Pipes and leather were meant to go together. Since I started collecting, I’ve been making leather tobacco pouches as companion pieces for each of my pipes. Each one follows a theme correlated to the style of pipe. This evening I finished a new leather tobacco pouch as a companion to my Gandolf replica Lord of … Continue reading Leather Tobacco Pouch: White Wizard
A Few New Fixed-blade Knives
Even when I was a kid and just had my first Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, I appreciated that a knife is not just a crude tool of pure utility but has historical and aesthetic components as well.
Opinel No. 7 Carbon-steel Folding Knife Detailed Review
An in-depth review of the classic Opinel wood-handled, carbon-steel, folding knife.
Opinel Carbon Steel Folding Knife No. 7
My initial review of an Opinel No. 7 carbon-steel knife — hipster accessory or serious tool with a history?
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