3 Tips to Improve Your Leather Tooling

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5 ай бұрын

Tooling leather can be a tricky process when you are first starting out. Hopefully, these 3 tips will steer you in the right direction to improve your leather tooling. As you watch the video you will find out that there are no short cuts to getting better. You have to take the time to develop your skills and build a solid foundation. Learn how to use each tool properly and then as you build confidence you can start venturing out and developing your own style. There may be a few right and wrong ways to do some things, but leather tooling is an art and at the end of the day, what you produce with your hands and how you do it is on your own imagination! Don't get caught up trying to be like everyone else and comparing your journey with leather crafting to other crafters on their own journey!
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@angieshabraka7194 5 ай бұрын

Love your delivery, concise, to the point and no uhmming😂. Thanks

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! I tend to be a quiet person so making these videos is way out of my comfort zone!

@kolankprof 2 ай бұрын

Great comparisons with different moister contents! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

@donaldfrye1619 23 күн бұрын

Just want to add, you'll always learn and improve, your work will always evolve for the better. No one ever reaches perfection. Some get really close though...

@donaldfrye1619 23 күн бұрын

First of all, good video and advise...you hit the nail on the head concerning water content. I myself was always in too big of a hurry to get started...then the advise to just slow down and try to take a little more time to try and get it right, then your gonna slowly but surely start to make progress that you can see, then you will enjoy it more and are more likely to keep it up....

@ussgear 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this

@joebonomono5078 12 күн бұрын

Good information, thank you

@megsssman400 Ай бұрын

Love your explanations on all of your videos!

@Girtyleatherco Ай бұрын

Thank you! I try to be as clear and helpful as I can

@johnnymoya8541 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great video!

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MarcosAlt94 5 ай бұрын

Patience is definitely key brother, great tips, keep up the good work

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

For sure! I appreciate you watching!

@muddymom 5 ай бұрын

Good video with some helpful hints. I've been leather crafting for about six years now, but moved away from tooling. You've spurred me to pick it up again.

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I’m glad you liked the video. I’m far from being an expert, but feel free to reach out anytime if you have any questions and I’d be glad to help if possible!

@trevorshort3841 5 ай бұрын

Hey amazing work. Literally been looking on KZfaq for the last year and can’t find any videos like this. Thank you. Make more videos

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that, I have quite a few planned out for the near future! Hopefully I can continue to be of some help!

@garyblake4296 5 ай бұрын

New to your channel, loving your content.

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@bradleylarson2986 5 ай бұрын

You should do a how to make a filigree belt.

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I will keep that in mind for sure! Thank you

@joseulloa4191 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info 👍🏼👍🏼

@Girtyleatherco 4 ай бұрын

I hope it helps!

@spafa9 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the helpful hints in this video. I just started learning how to tool and have been struggling I am going to try some of you hints and see if it helps!

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I hope they help out some! These are just a couple of things I struggled learning right off the bat and figured I’d throw out there to hopefully help others!

@dannymarkgraf34 4 ай бұрын

great video. very helpful for a beginner like myself. especially the casing the leather tip. based on what you said, it looks like i have not been casing my leather enough and have been tooling on it when it is too dry. i will definitely be wetting it more from now on. thank you.

@Girtyleatherco 4 ай бұрын

When the leather has just the right amount of moisture in it you will usually notice the tool impressions are more crisp and deliberate. It won’t always be perfect but once you figure out where that sweet spot is, it helps a lot in my opinion!

@gilbertomontemayor1854 Ай бұрын

Can do u make a video in hoy to use the veiners on the scrolls Tia great work and learning videos. Regards from Houston Texas

@Girtyleatherco Ай бұрын

I will add that to my list of ideas for sure! Thank you for the feedback

@jaydaschatschneider6118 3 ай бұрын

Love your work! How do you remove your Birkenstock straps?

@Girtyleatherco 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I just use an exacto knife to cut the original straps off and then use them as templates for the new straps

@Bwiggins1211 5 ай бұрын

Any classes you recommend for drawling floral designs been hungry for some knowledge

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I haven’t taken these classes personally, but I believe Don Gonzales and Joe Meling both have online courses. If you are looking for something in person, then there is a trade show in Arizona coming up in February that will have many different courses available!

@cwickgo9 5 ай бұрын

What brand of beveler is that?

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

It is a Barry King XX Steep Checkered

@NevadaBeeMan-nq3po 5 ай бұрын

Did you apprentice under someone? I’ve tryed to self teach myself for the last two years but it is very hard

@Girtyleatherco 5 ай бұрын

I learned mainly from KZfaq and a few books. I’ve only been at it for a few years myself but I have pretty much solely focused on leather since I started, so there has been countless hours of trial and error too!