This magnetic leather key pouch packs in a lot of skills for the beginner leatherworker. In this tutorial I will show you all the basic skills required while building it. We will focus on cutting, dyeing, glue up, stitching, burnishing, wax finish and hardware installation.
23 minutes // Beginner
Tutorial Skills
- Cutting
- Glueing Leather
- Saddle Stitching
- Edge burnishing
- Wax Finishing
- Installing Snaps
- + more
Tools + Materials Needed
- Scissors with micro serrated edge (Ginger brand is great)
- Speedball Pen
- Ruler
- Rotary Cutter
- Rotary Punch
- Paper towels
- Fiebings Leather Dye of your choice
- 90% rubbing alcohol
- Burnishing tool (Dremel version is great)
- Line 24 snap setter and handpress
- Line 24 snaps
- Neodymium Magnet
- Aquiline 315 glue
- Glue Spreader
- Tiger thread
- Two harness needles
- A wax finish like my shop’s Spiff N Shine
- Columbia edge wax
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Meet Your Instructor
Mr. Lentz
Over a decade ago in the dusty plains of central Colorado, I began the path of building this small leather goods business. As the years have passed, I have acquired very useful and practical leather working skills that I am more than happy to pass on to those who are looking to learn the trade. A lot of knowledge comes with running a successful leather goods business, and at the heart of it all - remains a deep understanding of how to work with leather, approach problems, and come up with simple and satisfying solutions. Let me pass on a bit that knowledge and advice to you and we can keep the beautiful artistry of leather craft alive.
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