Here’s a fantastic video by John Neeman Tools showing how they make one of their hand forged axes. #axe #homemade

New for 2014, I’m super excited to announce we are now adding Christmas Ornaments to our lineup.  My wonderful wife has joined me in the shop to create her very own hand tooled ornaments using premium vegetable tanned leather remnants from our holster products.  She’s always been an important part of our operation, but having her out in the shop banging on leather dang near brings tears to my eyes!  🙂 Select optionsShow Details #homemade #ornaments #vegetabletanned

Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Era Shevtsova at www.caracoda.com showing how she makes a really sharp looking leather eyeglasses case with a leather feather.  The case itself is pretty slick – the icing on the cake is the leather feather.  You definitely need to check out this tutorial! http://www.instructables.com/id/Eyeglasses-leather-case-with-feather/ #DIY #Free #homemade #tutorials

Here’s another great tutorial on Instructables – this time showing how to make a leather MD Briefcase / Doctor’s Bag.  The tutorial was written by the user “Phiske” and is definitely worth checking out! http://www.instructables.com/id/Leather-MD-Briefcase-Doctors-Bag/ #homemade #Free #patterns #leather #DIY #tutorials

Here’s an interesting and simple leather project to try! It’s a leather lunch tote, constructed out of just 3 pieces of leather with very minimal stitching. As the article notes, you could construct it out of one cross-shaped piece of leather, but using three separate pieces allows for less waste of the larger hide. Even though it’s called a “Leather Lunch Tote”, it might also make a great little power cord case to stow away a bunch of phone charging cables and power cubes. I

I was looking for a homemade waterproofing alternative to the typical acrylic sealers I normally use on my leather products.  I’ve seen many people recommend a mixture of beeswax and oil in various ratios, but have never tried it myself.  Here’s a video that demonstrates one formulation – from how to make it, how to apply, proof that it works, and a handy idea of how to store it for easy access on a camping trip, etc. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BAHx0KBpT4′]