By Gina Osterloth

Deciding what to make be

Saddles Gun Belts Holsters Belts Purse/Billfold Journal Covers Phone Cases

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Whatever You can Imagine

Ostrich
Harness Weight 7-8-9 ounce
or Exotics like Tooling sides

Tooling weight 4-5-6-7 ounce

Snakeskin

Hair One Cows Hide

Garment Weight

Crocodile

What to think about when Selecting Your Pattern

Size Shape Design Orientation

Actual Area of the Project surface

Overall Area of the project

Layout of the design on the project

Dimensions of the project

Carving the Leather & Tooling

Cut it out Tool Borders Work Design Tool the Back grounding

Finishing & Assembly

Dye & Finish
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then

Assembly

Questions?

Works Cited
Tandy Leather Boise , Joanne Stucker . Personal interview. 15 Feb. 2011.
This interview was conducted during a leather crafting class. Tandy Leather Boise , Joanne Stucker . Personal interview. 10 Mar. 2011. Interviw was conducted during a leather working class. Tandy Leather Boise , Joanne Stucker . Personal interview. 15 Mar. 2011. Interviw was conducted during a leather working class hosted by Tandy Leather. Marlin's Mountain Leather, Marlin Reed . Personal interview. 10 Apr. 2011. This was a series of working interviews as several gun rigs - holster and gun belts were being created. Faith Based Productions , Gina Osterloth. Personal interview. 20 Jan. 2012. This was a working interview on the basics of leather working with completion of small leather project. Stohlman, Al . Basic leathercraft. Fort Worth, TX: Tandy Leather Co., 1982. Print. Stohlman, Al.. How to carve leather. Fort Worth, Tex.: Craftool Co., 1952. Print. Stohlman, Al.. How to buckstitch. Fort Worth, TX: Tandy Leather Co., 1978. Print. Stohlman, Al.. The art of hand sewing leather. Fort Worth, Tex.: Tandy Leather Factory, 2009. Print. Stolhman, Al.. Leatherwork manual. S.l: Texas Tandy Leather, 1984. Print. MLA formatting by BibMe.org.