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    Leathercraft - Materials and Tools, Construction Methods, General Working Hints and Forms of Decoration
    Leathercraft - Materials and Tools, Construction Methods, General Working Hints and Forms of Decoration
    Leathercraft - Materials and Tools, Construction Methods, General Working Hints and Forms of Decoration
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    Leathercraft - Materials and Tools, Construction Methods, General Working Hints and Forms of Decoration

    By P. Wylie Davidson

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    Follow instructions on how to make leather items. Extensively illustrated by black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateMay 31, 2013
    ISBN9781473382626
    Leathercraft - Materials and Tools, Construction Methods, General Working Hints and Forms of Decoration

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      Leathercraft - Materials and Tools, Construction Methods, General Working Hints and Forms of Decoration - P. Wylie Davidson

      LEATHERCRAFT

      P. WYLIE DAVIDSON

      LEATHERWORK as a craft offers an unlimited and increasing field of interest. To the home-worker it has a definite appeal. Commercially it offers unrivalled possibilities to the professional craftsman. As a discipline and training for hand and eye it is invaluable in the schoolroom, while for the retired business man or woman it provides a pleasant pastime. The art of the leatherworker is a craft with a history, and although its origin is lost in the age of romance, it still retains a certain spirit of the past. Even in this machine age, with its multiple production, a piece of genuine hand-tooled leather is something to treasure. The leather itself is a beautiful and desirable medium to handle, with endless possibilities for use and ornament. Its surface responds readily to the impression of the tool, and in the hands of a keen worker definite progress is assured. In the design and execution of leatherwork, aim exclusively at the free and correct use of the material, which is the secret of all true craftsmanship. Tool application alone is too often a mere surface ornamentation of elaborate markings. The more desirable result is obtainable only when the tool is used during the actual production of the work.

      THONGING, LACING AND PLAITING. These are the perfect and ideal decorations and suggest the natural treatment for leatherwork. Leather thongs of varied colour, length and thickness are themselves an inspiration to new and fresh ideas in working the material. They stimulate and develop the creative faculty of the worker and save him from becoming a mere copyist. This happy co-operation of hand and brain is the ideal of all craftsmanship. Undeniably, the craft is one which calls forth all our skill and inventive genius, whether in the evolution of new designs and original treatment or in the choice of tools and materials.

      THE VARIOUS SKINS AND THEIR USES. In purchasing leather for any purpose, always insist on the best quality. Good work is impossible on inferior material. Purchase the leather of the size and shape required, unless there is an immediate prospect of using the entire skin. As the majority of manufacturers supply leather for all kinds of purposes, no difficulty will be experienced in suiting one’s requirements. Certain parts of a hide are preferable; the leather cut from the back will furnish the most desirable surface. Other parts of the hide will be excellent for smaller articles, such as gussets and interiors, or sides for a box. Keep the leather, when not in use, perfectly flat, as it is most irritating to work if a curl is developed. The following list of leathers, with brief notes on their special uses, will prove helpful to the worker.

      THE VARIOUS SKINS. There are Calfskin, Persians, Chamois, Cowhide, Goatskin, Patent and Fancy Leathers, Sheepskin or Basil, Pigskin, Skiver, and Doeskin.

      CALFSKIN is the ideal surface for a tooled and modelled decoration. On a soft and well-chosen skin, previously prepared by a thorough immersion in water, the slightest impress of the tool will result in pleasing outlines of light and shade. It is a most adaptable medium and may be employed for practically every variety of work. It

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