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.
Knife Making
Two handmade knives and leather sheaths inspired by comic book heroes, Thorgal and Aaricia.
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...
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.
Deer Axe Sheath
My sister and brother-in-law have been asking me for a while to make a sheath for their axe. The family was getting together yesterday for dinner to celebrate my sister’s birthday so I told my brother-in-law to bring over his axe so I could take a look at it. The axe in question is a...
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?
The Complete How-to Book of Indiancraft
My grandfather gave me this book when I was 10 years old. He was a true mountain man and loved collecting and restoring old rifles. His home was the ultimate young boy’s playground. I can’t watch Jeff Bridges in True Grit without thinking of my grandfather – the physical and vocal resemblance is uncanny. This...
Axe, Meet Sheath
I restored this axe a few weeks ago. I cleaned up the bit and attached a new handle. This very sharp and moderately heavy implement has since been leaning against the door of my office — an accident waiting to happen. Last night I started to work on a leather sheath to protect the bit...
Brigham Pipes
A new pipe arrived in the mail today: a Brigham Pipes Chinook 426 from smokingpipes.com. It looks very fine and is my second Brigham. My first Brigham (and first pipe ever) is a Voyageur 136. Both are picture in the attached photo gallery. And now for the painful process (or the exciting one depending on...
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...
