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Thank you for putting so much effort into teaching about leatherwork. You've made it much easier to follow my passion!

Very nice tutorial. A nice follow-up to this video could be one detailing leather types. Such as veg tan, chrome tan, bridle, elked, cordovan etc. There are so many options and misunderstandings of what these are, pros and cons that it would be a very interesting video

I've been a subscriber to your channel for years now, and I must say that your videos keep getting better and better. This past year especially so. I clicked the "Bell" icon now to be sure I don't miss any new videos you put out. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into your videos. You are an excellent teacher. I'm a hobbyist who's only made products for my own use. I bought a belly a few years ago (still have a lot left) and I use it for small projects, like a cell phone holster to wear on my belt. The lack of durability for that doesn't matter--how long does anyone keep a cell phone? In a few years, I'll replace the phone anyway and the new phone will almost certainly be different in size, so it will need a new holster too. When I first started I bought a few pounds of horse hide scraps/remnants to practice stitching with. Very cheap leather. I made a few tip protectors for my woodworking chisels from them. The scraps were too small for much of anything else, except to glue a couple of pieces together and run some stitch lines down them for practicing.

All the while I thought you were to say something negative about leather because of the title. It is all about learning to buy or use leather parts very informative.

I grew up on a farm and most dont realise just how big cattle can be. When there is a bull that weighs 1.5 tons and you are trying to convince the bastard to move and he doesent want to it can be concerning. The can stand almost 2m tall from ground to shoulder level. You learn quick to respect the beef or you will be eating dirt.

Great info! I started with really cheap leather and it was frustrating. After a few years I use nicer quality leather and it is a world of difference. You really don't mention the quality of the tannery but it makes a huge difference!

Buying leather for me has been hit and miss. It's really hard to tell what your getting when buying on line. Even when I buy them in person, I have to experiment with them to see what the long term effects are in terms of how they react to certain dyes, glues and finishes.

Thank you for sharing your leather knowledge! As someone just starting to make leather items, I appreciate your ability to explain these things! I wouldn’t have even known what questions to ask-I didn’t know what I didn’t know so kudos to you for educating us newbies!

I pick out Oak Leaf double shoulders at 9-10 oz thick or 4 mm. I use them for belt straps from 45 inches to 65 inches or almost two meters wide. I always pick out my double shoulders or sides. I have ordered supposedly high quality Hermann Oak and Wickett and Craig where parts of the cut I bought were unusable so I drive 50 miles to Tandy Leather and go through the stack. Bellies are good for making small parts that do not need strength, but it's good enough to make knife sheaths if thick or key fobs. Makes nice cuffs or bracelets.

*leathertoolz* The aroma from the leather seating in Rolls Royce saloons is far and away the best I've ever experienced. The smell of leather in my 2010 Mercedes-Benz, couldn't even come close to the Rolls...

Bellys are good for small items like key fobs or bracelets. Never use belly for anything that needs strength. I use bellies for small bags or simple wallets. I use Hermann Oak bellys and skiving isn't an issue, but I use a splitter.

It's called silverside because when you skin and animal the membrane between the skin and flesh has a silvery appearance not because the japanese consider it luxurious

Well, I guess if I've come this far down the leather craft rabbit hole it's probably time that I buy some belly, get a few tools, and start learning.

Just come across this and as a very new hobbyist leather worker found this to be an excellent video. I know its an old video .

Omgoodnes! Thank You for this video!! Excellent presentation and explanations. Thank You!!

Thank you so much for sharing. I’m just getting into leather working and I need to learn it all.

Very informative! I'm not even in the leather industry, just like to use leather notebooks, lol~ Got push noticed for this video and watched the whole thing. Learned a lot! Thank you for sharing~

Just what I needed. Thank you.

Excellent walkthrough. Thank you!

Thank you! Very useful, well organized information!!!!

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

This is the best video about choosing leather I’ve wached so far. On point, and easy to understand. Thank u so much 👍👍👍

Thank you for this tutorial on leather and all of the effort that you put into helping others to learn. This makes you awesome. Again thank you.

Been getting into hunting, so naturally I've also been learning how to tan hides and such. Gonna start out small with coyotes (no kill limits and in season year round), then work my way up to deer and elk (elk are way bigger than I thought!), and maybe at some point hunt bear and moose. I'd love to work with leather, but like you mentioned, it's expensive to buy, so if I can source it from my hunts and do my own tanning, I bet I could make some really cool stuff! Besides, how friggin' cool would it be to have a backpack and/or belt made from a bear you killed yourself? I could also learn to make leather trunks/chests. I bet those would sell for a lot! Thank you for this video; I learned a lot of useful stuff!

WOW! GREAT video!!

Thank you so much! Very good explanation. This video helped me so much as I've just started leatherwork...

Very good explanation. Do you have the print out that we can download and print. ? Thanks.

I finally found a channel that teach and explained very detail and clear thank you so much for the video bro.. I'll look forward to see more videos👍👍☺️

You’re video is very informative. It’s like I attended leather school. Thank you!

Thank you so much. I loved learning from you. You are an excellent teacher.

What about skiving the part of the belt where the buckle is being attached to the belt to make it thinner?

Many thanks for this precious knowledge, I really appreciate this, thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏

I like to get different types of leather from the discount bins and play with them to see how they behave differently.

Thanks very much for that informative tutorial! 👍☺️🌸

wow awesome video too could you make one about how to store your hide too i usually have our own cowhide tanned here yea usually had 8 pre-year i get this year landed up with more had to roll them up to store them using a very larger plastic pipe for them for the exotic hides like moose or beaver or buffalo have a private person does that help him with more frames for him to do the hides too he plays guitar he need a case yea made him one too first time i made one too and using the new machine to make the veneer for that to happen made a jig for the case bend the around the jig to to

Those athletic sneakers are made of genuine or bonded

Very good information, thank you! I have shoulder, bend and belly leather and never realized why the leather seems so different. I assume the same durability issues are relevant with rawhide also but I have never noticed rawhide other than shoulders. Can rawhide be found from all three sections?

Enjoyed your video,Do neck wrinkles affect the dying process?Do they show more after dyeing?

Does stitching the edges of the belt help with keeping it from stretching?

Great education. Thank you.

Hey mate, where did you go?

Well done video, Sir. Thank you!

Very good information. Never seen this before. Thanks!

Very informative. That was great for a novice to know what to use and why. Thanks for sharing this with us.

I thought i knew everything needed to about leather but you proved me wrong, thank you 😌😌😌

....love using double-shoulder Live oak! Great video

Great work mate very good and clear communication

Outstandingly good video. So much clear information, presented well. Thank you!

Really good stuff. I wondered, is faux leather a video you plan to make? I don't no much about it. But would like to try it. Can't find it in hard like veg tan

Great presentation, thanks for the effort

thank u for give us a brief description about leathers..🤘🏿

Excellent video and very helpful. Thank you very much for sharing!

Very good video and information. I subscribed and rang the bell 🛎

That was an awesome video which clarify most of my doubts about which part of the leather to use for certain products. It will be very useful if u kindly make some video video about other kinds of leather like horse,goat, crocodile leather etc also.Thanks thanks a lot

Thank you for the information. Similar videos awaited.

Thanks so much for this! You deserve more following bec of the content and hardwork you put in your vids! 😊 👏👏👏👏👏

What thickness would you recommend for female sandals.

This is a great tutorial. Learned information I should have known many years ago..

I’ve seen a cow with 5 legs before, skin still on. Good video!

Thanks for the great information.

Beautiful presentation. Very informative and straight to the point.

Hi, great content as usual, I recall seeing a video you did based on Montana edger size 1, could you please advise how to sharpen it, as it is very small. Thank you

thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very informative! Do you perhaps know where can I find a leather skiving/splitting service in german? Some of my leather are a little too thick for my project. :(

Thank you for such an educational video!

Very informative. Thank you. As a new leatherworker this information invaluable. I appreciate you. Subscribed.

Very very good video! Thanks

This is what I needed🎉

Nice complex vid, thanks. Would you make one dealing with differences in attributes and applications of leathers of various animal species ?

it seems impossible to fine high quality cow leather anywhere.

Thank you for the video. A really good info

Most informative, appreciate the discussion of use and price planning of hide

Thanks. For me, I don't care if it's real leather or PU as long as it's fashionable to me.

Your information was really good, thank you.

Very informative, thank you.

Great informative video, thanks!

Thank you for the course it was very informative on the leather 👍

Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video.

great lesson. thanks, you are a good teacher

In my country they split leather during purchase. They don't do that in yours?

Cant thank you enough bro

Thank you very much, very informative! Great explanations just what I needed to hear 😊 👍🏼

Are you based out of Japan? Where do you buy your hides? I live in Kanagawa but I have been shipping my hides from the states. I’m looking for a good supplier here locally.

Very informative. I appreciate it!

Very clear explanation. Thank you!

I just like regular horse and cow leather vegetable tam

Oops, too late; I bought mine last night.

Good explanation mate. I learned something

Great video, thanks. You said your belt is “too thick” - how thick is it, and what is your opinion for a good thickness for belts? I have made a few belts with 3.5mm shoulder which I like for thickness but now I know why they have not held their shape too well with a curve at the back after a few months of wearing. I have been thinking about what leather to buy next and was planning on 2mm and 4mm double bends so I can make 4mm belts - 2+2mm double-layer and 4mm single-layer. My question: forgetting about cost, will a belt made with bends outer and lining hold its shape much better than one made with bends outer and shoulder inner or not really? Just wondering if I want to make a 3mm or 3.5mm belt sometime with 2mm bends outer and 1mm or 1.5mm shoulder lining. Does the outer give the belt its strength and structure, or will a bends lining help to make it durable also? Thanks.

such a good video!! thank you!! very interesting!!

What a great video! Thanks 🙏

Thank you so much for the really informative Video!

Great information! Could traveller’s notebook covers be made with belly without worry? or do you recommend a different cut because of the stress of the elastic cords that retain the notebook inserts?

Excellent! Extremely informative.

Great video!

Very well done thank you

Good information.

I very much appreciate your presentation 😀

Excellent information

Thank you Sensei