I was delighted to be asked to make a bespoke quiver as a Christmas present for my customer’s son, who’s an archery fanatic. They wanted it to be wearable from the belt and to hold a load of arrows! There’s a pouch on the outside to hold the stringer, tabs and other accessories. The main …
This chef is someone very dear to me – he’s my son! He’s currently training in college to be a chef and when he asked me if I could make him a knife roll I jumped at the challenge! I thought I’d try working with canvas for this project. The edges have been bound with …
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Whilst up in the Highlands of Scotland, north of Inverness, I met a man who manages 100 square kilometers of rugged mountains, forests, rivers and lochs. His name is Innes Macneill. A very knowledgeable and proud man of nature. He saw my leather work and so sent his assistant to fetch his Spyglass. The challenge …
A lady brought me this bag that was her Grandfather’s bag, made about 80 years ago. Some stitching had failed and one of the side walls had collapsed. Here’s what I did to repair it. You can see how the side wall had collapsed. Looking inside, after removing the deteriorating lining, the reinforcing cardboard was …
I’ve always cared about the environment and dislike the amount of plastic floating around, especially single-use plastic. I aim to produce leather goods that will last for years and not just be thrown away. So here’s my new line of leather covers for glass bottles. You can fill your bottle with tap water (or something …
For the past 10 years I’ve been juggling my leather work with my office job in Preston. But finally all my hard work of building my leather skills and my leather work business has paid off, so I handed in my notice in July! Hooray!! I’m having to work my 3 months notice, so October …
I’ve been making these simple leather covers for Rite in the Rain notebooks. If you’ve not heard of these world-renowned notebooks then read on! They are coated with a special substance that means they don’t get wet, and can be written on with a biro or pencil in all weather. I’ve been using them for …
I’ve been making quite a few leather covers for Kindles and other e-readers recently. The two main designs are the vertical flap and the side flap. The Kindle is held in place with a strap at the top and corner tabs at the bottom. This allow all buttons and ports to be available for use. …
Earlier this year I had the privilege of making a leather bag from tough-wearing, oak bark tanned bridle leather. It had two zips (the main one and an internal pocket), rolled handles, a shoulder strap and brass stud feet. Here’s a few photos to show the process and the end result…
Here’s a little insight into how I manage to make tool covers fit perfectly, without having the tool in hand (apologies for the double entendres in this post! ) . In this example my customer (a roofing thatcher) has a spar hook that he uses to make the spars that hold the thatching material in …