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KeableLeather ......one stitch at a time.....

Tiny braided belts and buckle..... For comparison, that's a standard match and an old Australian 1 cent coin from which ...
06/07/2026

Tiny braided belts and buckle.....
For comparison, that's a standard match and an old Australian 1 cent coin from which I made tiny copper buckle from.

A small portion of a project containing over 1000 individual pieces.....
06/07/2026

A small portion of a project containing over 1000 individual pieces.....

No patterns or templates, a creative imagination is one thing, actually producing what you can imagine is when the chall...
28/06/2026

No patterns or templates, a creative imagination is one thing, actually producing what you can imagine is when the challenges commence.

I believe you do your best work and gain the most skills when you have to work out how to produce something you can visualise.

You have to dig deep mentally and virtually live that vision, piecing each part of it into a real life object.

From making a certain tool to do a certain step to figuring out and developing new skills is a very rewarding challenge.

Somethings come naturally and others can take extreme dedication to reach your vision.

2 x Wrist Cuffs with Kangaroo edge Braiding and Salmon (fish) Skin Leather Inlays.The Salmon Skin leather was produced i...
18/06/2026

2 x Wrist Cuffs with Kangaroo edge Braiding and Salmon (fish) Skin Leather Inlays.

The Salmon Skin leather was produced in Norway from wild caught fish.... it's very soft, pliable, beautiful inhand and strong, all scales removed during the tanning process.

Wrist Cuff with Kangaroo Braiding, highlighted with unique and very scarce (legally obtained) natural Elephant Leather I...
18/06/2026

Wrist Cuff with Kangaroo Braiding, highlighted with unique and very scarce (legally obtained) natural Elephant Leather Inlay, lined with soft Deer Skin. Hand Stitched.

Colour Done, But not sure on the contrast combination with the horn pad???? Your opinions please???.... Might have to re...
04/03/2026

Colour Done, But not sure on the contrast combination with the horn pad???? Your opinions please???....
Might have to redo the centre to black or same colour as the outer rim????🤔

Keep in mind, the outer Tan cover will "patina"... darken and develop its own balance of hue and shades and sheen the longer it is exposed to light and use, that bright tan/orange will change.... it will absorb the natural oils from skin through being handled, sunlight will tan it just like our own skin, and friction will burnish the surface..... a fine attribute of vegtable tanned leather is its characteristic to continually improve its look and feel as it is used and ages over time.... and the oils from the hands will help keep it hydrated.
Well, atleast it feels good.... 👍 ✌️

Bit of progress on the steering wheel cover... All done in-situ... the "case" molding took a good 24hrs as this process ...
03/03/2026

Bit of progress on the steering wheel cover... All done in-situ... the "case" molding took a good 24hrs as this process is done over time as the leather dries back to different moisture content with each state slowly morphing from elasticity to plasticity.
The final stage of moldability is called casing or "cased" leather, it's a unique characteristic of vegtable tanned that as mentioned, changes the phyical properties of the leather into a high level of workability. At this stage you can apply the final shaping, contouring, sizing etc without any elasticity forces trying to return to its original shape.
Understanding the principles of casing correctly will improve your work incredibly for such projects as molding, stamping, carving and tooling.

After completely dry, the fitting, seam glueing and trimming is done, then stitch marking and finally with an AWL in hand and 2 needles and thread with a plan, the stitching begins.

Stitch Planning.
Notice how I begin in the centre of the long run, by doing this I eliminate the need for excessively long thread management. So instead I use the centre of the stitch line as the starting points and stitch out in either direction, finishing with a few back stitches on either end.
It makes life easier and makes for a much more professional look when there's no obvious thread joints offset on your run.

Slowly getting the creative spirit back as I manage to get space in the workshop....
28/02/2026

Slowly getting the creative spirit back as I manage to get space in the workshop....

I've been back in town after weeks relaxing in the mountains.... been spending a few days trying to half organise the st...
10/02/2026

I've been back in town after weeks relaxing in the mountains.... been spending a few days trying to half organise the storage shed into a workable studio..... slowly getting there.
Gave away a lot of household goods, more to either dump or hopefully find someone in need that's happy to take it off my hands.

Can nearly swing a cat in the shed now! 👍

What's happening..... well it's been quite on the leathercrafting as I transition from the old residence and put everyth...
21/01/2026

What's happening..... well it's been quite on the leathercrafting as I transition from the old residence and put everything in storage. I'm just taking some time out to travel and work on getting the totally offgrid.

Once I am happy with my set up, which I am getting pretty close to, I will be returning to clear out the unnecessary household clutter in my storage shed. I had it all set up as a new workshop with a neat layout....I was going to offload most items from fridge to bed to appliances, cupboards and sideboard big TV ETC and not store them.... but an opportunity arose which had me keep all the s**t and completely fill the storage shed beyond any practical use.

Anyways that fell through and I've gone back to the original plan of having a dedicated workshop in a leased facility that I can use to cut hides and patterns and store leather, tools and hardware etc and then load the projects and tools into the van and travel and be able to work from the van.....from any location or backdrop I choose.

Stay tuned, it won't be till around the end of February when I can clear the s**t and have a workable shed and also kick of my tutorial based website.

Stay happy 😊 👍✌️

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