Can You Wet Mold a Leather 2x4?

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Жыл бұрын

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Can You Wet Mold a Leather 2x4?
We've done a lot of wet molding on our channel, but you don't need leather-specific molds to wet mold fun, beautiful, and useful leather crafting projects. In this video I take a few pain sticks, some clamps, and a scrap piece of 2x4 to make a nice looking and functional leather wall pocket that is great for both shop and home use - it actually looks pretty cool!

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@bowthemaker Жыл бұрын

Is it just me? or am I the only person that try's to read Eric's notes on the back of his hand in videos?....🤣

@jackieknits61 Жыл бұрын

No it's not. Old mom habit. That's where my son wrote his homework assignments. Which made it rather comical when he would then try to tell me he had no homework. For an otherwise quite bright child, it was amazing.

@johnmcquown8393 Жыл бұрын

I watch for them also.😂

@mattshaffer5935 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Sculpted and free form and beautiful! I’ll be trying this! Thanks for your help and advice.

@crazyredwizard Жыл бұрын

This had the same "get it done" attitude that you see in the recent Tod's Workshop episode. He was explaining that alot of leatherwork like sheaths would have been made quickly with a priority on function.

@bbrachman Жыл бұрын

I just spent Sunday watching a 6:30 hour 3D printed mold emerge on my printer. Longest print I have ever done. It is a positive (screwed to plywood) and it's outside frame. With a 5oz leather allowance between them. It is for a small item I make over and over again. I wet the leather, stick in on the positive, put the frame over it and compress it in my wood vise. Then use clamps to keep it together while drying. The agony is watching the printer misbehave after 4 hours. Normally I would cut a wood mold by hand but this is a small leather item and I could not get the accuracy with hand tools. Molding leather is wonderful.

@doalex2085 3 ай бұрын

Sweet:! That’s how I make my tape measure holder’s. I like how you said ( it’s something) because the wife named are little business that name .( it’s something)!

@andyamend1350 Жыл бұрын

I've using a 3D printer to make my molds ... I get EXACTLY what I'm looking to accomplish

@nickybeingnicky 11 ай бұрын

I greatly enjoy your content. It has made me much more comfortable entering this hobby. Thanks.

@rparins Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Eric! I like seeing the discovery/improvisation in this vid. I’d be glad to watch more unpolished iterative content like this from your shop! Cool pouches too 🤌

@Corter Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was a bit nervous to keep in some of the self chatter but figured it'd help other folks showing the real design process haha, just a lot of staring and talking to myself. It worked out though!

@rparins Жыл бұрын

@@Corter That is how all of my projects go, so I loved seeing it

@RobBanks Жыл бұрын

very cool! in case you had not come across them yet, Jimmy Diresta makes some great wet molded leather things and has great ideas on the molding aspect

@chrisholt2474 Жыл бұрын

I like it it’s utilitarian and no fuss. 👍👍👍👍

@HarleyRiderMC Жыл бұрын

Sweet project.

@mjh1 Жыл бұрын

I've gotta say when I read the title I was expecting an entire 2x4 length 😂 but these are such a practical project!

@lastwymsi Жыл бұрын

This gives me ideas :)

@nigelwylie01 Жыл бұрын

Encouraging. Thanks.

@pamelalittlefield4608 Жыл бұрын

Love it..☺☺

@COWleathergoods Жыл бұрын

Wow great

@lorenbk Жыл бұрын

I molded a small belt pouch with a Bluetooth portable speaker wrapped in plastic wrap!

@truthleatherco5583 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Please excuse me while I go cut some 2x4s.

@jenkins1979 Жыл бұрын

Great video,where did you get the rivet setter from? Thank you for video

@felixgallegos7594 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips! Any idea when the hammer is coming out? I have been using the chisels, and they are by far one of the best!

@Corter Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear! about a month to 6 weeks on the hammer :)

@jasongraham4066 Жыл бұрын

Who is doing you camera work now? I missed it if you introduced them.

@flippinzippo9670 Жыл бұрын

Never have too many clamps

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

Clamps ad?

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 Жыл бұрын

I prefer the old clamp.

@TheCleric42 Жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you reinsert the 2x4 when you were cutting off leather top?

@Corter Жыл бұрын

I believe I did? Either way you absolutely can :)

@jackiemitchell4418 Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing, on the original all-the-way-across cut. But like Eric said, he was junk "tinkering", and I like seeing his process. With the beautiful work that he puts out, I feel like anything he does is just A-OK!