This document provides guidance on various aspects of leather crafting projects, including selecting a design and pattern, tooling and carving the leather, dyeing and finishing, and assembly. It recommends considering the size, shape, design orientation, and dimensions when selecting a pattern. The document outlines steps for carving and tooling the leather, working the design, tooling borders, and tooling the back. It also discusses dyeing and finishing the leather and assembling the final project. The document concludes with reference citations in MLA format.

1. By Gina Osterloth

2. Deciding what to make… be
bold!
•Saddles
•Gun Belts
•Holsters
•Belts
•Purse/Billfold
•Journal Covers
Whatever You can

3. Ostri
ch
Harness Weight 7-8-
9 ounce
Exotics
like…
Toolin
g sides
Tooling weight 4-5-
6-7 ounce Snakesk
in
Hair One Cows Garment
Hide… Weight
Croco

4. What to think about
when Selecting Your
Pattern
Size
Shape
Actual Area
Design of the
Orientation Project
surface
Over
Layout of the
all design on the
Area project
of
Dimensions of the

5. Carving the Leather &
Cut it out
Tooling
Tool Borders
Work Design
Tool the Back

6. Finishing &
Assembly
Dye & Finish
…. the Assembl
n y

7. Questions?

8. Works Cited
Tandy Leather Boise , Joanne Stucker . Personal interview. 15 Feb. 2011. This
interview was conducted during a leather crafting class.
Tandy Leather Boise , Joanne Stucker . Personal interview. 10 Mar. 2011.
Interviw was conducted during a leather working class.
Tandy Leather Boise , Joanne Stucker . Personal interview. 15 Mar. 2011.
Interviw was conducted during a leather working class hosted by Tandy Leather.
Marlin's Mountain Leather, Marlin Reed . Personal interview. 10 Apr. 2011. This
was a series of working interviews as several gun rigs - holster and gun belts -
were being created.
Faith Based Productions , Gina Osterloth. Personal interview. 20 Jan. 2012. This
was a working interview on the basics of leather working with completion of small
leather project.
Stohlman, Al . Basic leathercraft. Fort Worth, TX: Tandy Leather Co., 1982.
Print.
Stohlman, Al.. How to carve leather. Fort Worth, Tex.: Craftool Co., 1952. Print.
Stohlman, Al.. How to buckstitch. Fort Worth, TX: Tandy Leather Co., 1978.
Print.
Stohlman, Al.. The art of hand sewing leather. Fort Worth, Tex.: Tandy Leather
Factory, 2009. Print.
Stolhman, Al.. Leatherwork manual. S.l: Texas Tandy Leather, 1984. Print.
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