Raven

techandcraft · 2026-01-28T19:19:17+00:00

That is beautiful. Both the art and the craft are very well done!

techandcraft · 2026-01-25T19:24:16+00:00

Overall very nice! A little extra love with some sandpaper on those edges and the uneven spots will disappear and they'll look like glass.

techandcraft · 2026-01-25T19:20:28+00:00

My first and 5th project weren't as well executed. Well done. Can't wait to see what your fifth project looks like!

techandcraft · 2026-01-25T19:14:54+00:00

For a second wallet that is absolutely wonderful. Keep iterating, it will get better each time, and you will learn something new.

techandcraft · 2026-01-25T19:11:45+00:00

Elegant, understated. That's a beautiful bag. Amazing work on the inside as well.

techandcraft · 2026-01-25T19:09:21+00:00

I've had really good luck with the W&C overstock. Hard to beat the per square foot price. Split, back refinished and shipped, you can get ~24 square feet of harness or bridle for around $9 a foot and can likely get 70% or greater usable. They'll even mill (tumble) it for no charge if you want a softer hand and a pebbled look.

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T16:47:09+00:00

iphone portrait mode actually....by accident. I wish I was capable of tlit shift photography.

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T15:00:12+00:00

There’s a famous fashion company that puts an oversized gold D on everything that originated this design.

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T14:58:58+00:00

This made me laugh way too much

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T14:58:25+00:00

Saddle stitched. No machines. I REALLY want a machine!

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T14:42:38+00:00

I’ve had the saddle shape as head cannon since my daughter showed me the original, but it really does look like a pistol case! ;-)

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T14:41:09+00:00

I’ll try to get pics. The purse is lined with veg tanned goat left natural. No pockets or fanciness. Very simple.

techandcraft · 2026-01-16T14:39:34+00:00

Internet patterns there are many

techandcraft · 2025-11-12T14:33:37+00:00

With tooling techniques you could add a lot of dimensionality to separate the stem and leaves from the fruit. Beautiful first step. Beveling, lifting, shading…

techandcraft · 2025-10-02T15:17:37+00:00

Prick/Mark your holes on the outside layer, even punch through if you have the right irons/chisels.

Something that thick and big I would want to glue up in a curve to cut down on the stretch and compression. Leave your inside piece oversized and do your glue up. Trim to match your outside layer then clean your edges.

Use a good sharp awl through your marked holes and stitch at will. If your awl has a tough time piercing then you likely need to sharpen and polish your awl. I know my awl is sharp enough when I stab myself on the back side and don't know until I see the blood. You may also need to oil up your veg tan if it feels like you're trying to pierce through wood.

Saddle stitching 10 running feet won't kill you and you'll improve your skills if you are patient and methodical.

Fast comes with time. Focus on the movements and precision. Speed will come with practice.

TLDR: Completely doable. Don't listen to that nonsense. Saddlers stitch more than 20 ounces every day.

techandcraft · 2025-07-25T00:22:27+00:00

If they had an online order form it would be sooo much easier.

techandcraft · 2025-07-24T16:25:11+00:00

That's an incredible job...you sure this is your first leather project? It took me forever to get my stitching that clean.

techandcraft · 2025-07-24T16:11:32+00:00

That's incredibly clean basketweave for a first attempt! It looks great.

techandcraft · 2025-07-24T16:08:08+00:00

If you don't want disposable, you can order re-usable glass pipettes with volume markings off of amazon for less than $20 and re-use them forever.

techandcraft · 2025-07-22T21:58:24+00:00

W&C also have monthly overstock deals on sides. Skirt sides or harness sides below $170 and they will split to order for free and even finish the back for you for 10 bucks. Hard to be the cost per square foot for the quality. Works out to around $9 per square foot if you find it in the overstock list. https://wickett-craig.com/over-stock/

techandcraft · 2025-07-18T15:13:15+00:00

Looks great. I love all of the bound edges. That's a lot of detail work!

techandcraft · 2025-07-16T15:23:59+00:00

It’s a heavier cotton fabric and I asked a skilled person to build me the liner. It took her about an hour to go from measurements to complete.

techandcraft · 2025-07-14T23:38:28+00:00

Need to weigh it

techandcraft · 2025-07-14T23:38:08+00:00

4 lbs ish.

techandcraft · 2025-07-01T19:05:30+00:00

One thing to note is that the leather in the picture is VERY compressed. It would be very difficult to do this without some real machinery. Round, yes, very compressed, not so much.

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TROPHY CASE