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Anders from Jävlar
Jun 24, 2020
In General Chat
So, your thoughts on this clever but bulky design? 😊 https://youtu.be/TsWG4nSi-Hs
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Anders from Jävlar
Jan 17, 2020
In Help From The Community
Simple question: is there a way to change the pull tab on this ykk jacket zipper? /Anders
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Anders from Jävlar
Jan 01, 2020
In Leathercraft Techniques
Ok, a question here. Sometimes, for example when they attach gussets, people pre-prick holes in both pieces and match up the holes and stitch. This is of course one instance when you may need reverse pricking irons. Or do you?
Today I stitched together two pieces that were pricked individually with regular irons, just for fun. Perfectly angled stitches and identical look on front and back - without a cast.
Why isn't this something that people do? I think I have heard of one guy saying he did it and that was years ago. Is there some great drawback?
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Anders from Jävlar
Nov 22, 2019
In Help From The Community
I like experimenting and just plain making and am planning to use up some soft scrap leather for portfolio or clutch practice. The scraps need stiffening. What can i use between the layers? News paper? Canvas and shellac? Old shirts and a lot of glue? Satanic incantations? Just I like experimenting and just plain making and am planning to use up some soft scrap leather for portfolio or clutch practice. The scraps need stiffening. What can i use between the layers? News paper? Canvas and shellac? Old shirts and a lot of glue? Satanic incantations? Just shellac? Cheers!
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Anders from Jävlar
Sep 29, 2019
In Help From The Community
Hi guys, what kind of lighting do you use where you work? I guess I'm getting older, but good lighting is becoming crucial. 😂
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Anders from Jävlar
Mar 23, 2019
In Leather Tools
If I buy a leather splitter, the kind with a fixed blade that you pull straps and such through, how versatile is this? Belts and straps, I'm sure it is perfect for that. But could i split panels wide enough to make wallet card pockets from and so on? Or do i mainly get a strap thinning machine?
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Anders from Jävlar
Mar 11, 2019
In Help From The Community
Friends, I need new slippers and I am going to make them from leather. Does anyone have a pattern for some kind of slipper upper, so I don't have to spend a year trying to figure out how to make one? 🤣
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Anders from Jävlar
Feb 20, 2019
In Say Hello Before Posting
Hi,
Anders here. I have dabbled in leathercraft for several years now, but most of the time a bit too little. Learned most of what I know from the few Youtube vids available then, and so happy for the many leathercraft friends I have made since. This has exploded! When not leathercrafting I am a father of two and I work in communications.
Can be found on Instagram: @atelier_javlar
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Anders from Jävlar
Feb 18, 2019
In Help From The Community
I have watched and read everything I can find when it comes to backstitching when you start and finish a seam. I still have problems. More often than not, actually. For example, many times I can't for my life fit a needle on top of a thread when the recipe tells calls for it. How did you master the perfect parallell backstitching? /Anders
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Anders from Jävlar
Feb 06, 2019
In Leather Tools
Any tips? Maybe other brands than John James. For finer seams and threads and smaller holes.
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Anders from Jävlar
Jan 23, 2019
In Leather Tools
Hi, Hoping for some pointers! I am talking to a knifemaker acquaintance about making me a skiving knife, English style.
Does anyone have a tip on the best angle of the blade? 45 degrees, is that ideal? Or should the angle be more obtuse (??), like in the drawing on the right? Also, are there pros and cons I should think about when it comes to the width of the knife? Thicker steel and a longer edge (because of a very acute angle or wide blade) means tougher sharpening. But maybe a long edge has advantages that are worth the extra sharpening?
/Anders
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Anders from Jävlar
Jan 09, 2019
In Help From The Community
Hi,
I use snap buttons in various projects, but I find them really difficult to set in a reliable way. They look like crap, they come of, the post is too short or too long, and so on.
Yesterday I concluded that it must have something to do with one or several of the following alternatives:
1. I suck.
2. I buy the snaps from eBay because I am cheap.
3. My setting tools look like they were turned on a homemade lathe by a hoofed animal, not sure what kind.
Question:
What buttons and tools do you use and how do I improve in this area? Cheers,
Anders
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