Good afternoon and welcome to another blog. This week in the adventures of Garrett's leather-work I will be going over some pretty basic stuff I have been learning and some of the tools I have started to work with. Since my last blog I have started on a set of hobbles. for those of you unfamiliar with that, a set of hobbles is a strap of leather that is wrapped around the legs of a horse so you can turn them loose and they will not travel to far.
I have spent most of this week cutting the leather and preparing the the leather to be put together. I am using some very high quality leather that is thick and tough. This makes it tough and time consuming to cut. I am using a special tool called a round knife to do this that is more effective than a regular knife but takes more sharpening.. I have all the pieces cut and have started scathing the ends so they can be folded over and stitched around a ring. I am happy with my progress and am excited to continue my projects.
I have spent most of this week cutting the leather and preparing the the leather to be put together. I am using some very high quality leather that is thick and tough. This makes it tough and time consuming to cut. I am using a special tool called a round knife to do this that is more effective than a regular knife but takes more sharpening.. I have all the pieces cut and have started scathing the ends so they can be folded over and stitched around a ring. I am happy with my progress and am excited to continue my projects.
I'm glad you are doing so well with your project and progressing. It's nice that you are able to make things that are useful and if they are done well, they will last a long time. What do you plan on making next?
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