The Leatherworking Handbook: A Practical Illustrated Sourcebook of Techniques and Projects
by Valerie Michael
from Cassell Illustrated
“...Instructions are concise enough to offer craft enthusiasts of differing skill levels a range of projects to undertake.”—Booklist.
“Excellent and easy-to-understand introduction to classic leatherworking.”—Library Journal.
How to Make Whips (Bushcraft)
by Ron Edwards
from Cornell Maritime Press
The Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork: A Definitive Study of Authentic Tools, Materials, Techniques, and Styles
by Joel Monture
from Wiley
"I can think of no recent book about traditional crafts which has delighted me more than Joel Monture's Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork. All too often, books of this nature are either as boring as a repair manual, or obscure and inaccurate. Monture's triumph is that his book is not only the best and most complete book about virtually every aspect of Native American beadwork tools, materials, styles and methods, it is also clear, interesting reading. Written from the point of view of a Native master craftsman who is also a gifted teacher, and accompanied by striking full-color photos, it can serve as either a beginning point or a lifelong reference tool. I am confident that Monture's book will bring him wide praise, not only from beadworkers, but also from any person who delights in knowing more about the meaning and the history of an indigenous artform which is finally attracting the sort of critical attention and informed appreciation it deserves."
--Joseph Bruchac, author of Keepers of the Earth
* Includes all the basic stitches and designs
* Contains a special section on natural tanning methods
* Extensive glossary
* Full-color photos of authentic Native American beadwork
The Art and Craft of Leather: Leatherworking tools and techniques explained in detail
by Maria Teresa Llado i Riba
from Barrons Educational Series
Creating handsome leather products is an enjoyable and rewarding hobby, but it's a craft that requires training and specialized tools. This attractive volume presents beginners with the information and instruction they need to get started. Following a brief illustrated history of leathercraft, the authors describe how animal hides are processed into various types and grades of leather. The heart of this book begins with an introduction to leatherworking tools--mallets, awls, bevellers, groovers, special needles, coloring and dying agents, and others. Next, the authors demonstrate techniques and the use of tools for embossing, cutting, sewing, and shaping. They conclude with detailed, photo-illustrated instructions for eight different projects, which include construction of a beautiful leather basket, an elegant serving tray, a unique clock face, a stylish picture frame, a handsome set of scrapbook covers, and several more beautiful items. Hundreds of instructive color photos and a useful glossary.
The Complete Book of Tanning Skins and Furs
by James E. Churchill
from Stackpole Books
Braiding Rawhide Horse Tack
by Robert L. Woolery
from Cornell Maritime Press
Here is an instruction manual for the novice worker in rawhide. Unlike many other works on the subject, this book assumes no previous knowledge or experience. The reader is shown in drawings and photographs every step of the procedure, from starting with a fresh cowhide, through cutting strings and braiding them, to finished reatas, bosals, hobbles, or reins. The book also is useful to the collector of braided rawhide by demonstrating what to look for when buying an article. "For those who collect, use, or aspire to learn how to make your own cowboy horse gear, don't miss Woolery's book." --Western Horseman
Making Leather Purses & Totes
by Lisa Galvin
from Sterling
Antique Trunks: Identification & Price Guide
by Paul Pat More
from Krause Publications
Both functional and beautiful, a growing number of people are interested in and fascinated with antique trunks. Many baby boomers unsure of their value or how to restore them are now inheriting them from parents and grandparents. This comprehensive book provides identification and pricing information for popular styles dating back nearly 200 years, as well as general restoration tips and techniques.
Antique Trunks provides readers with photographs and values for steamer, humpback, Saratoga, Jenny Lind, Louis Vuitton, stagecoach, and many others. Authors Pat Morse and Linda Edelstein have included valuable historical information for major styles of trunks made from 1750 through 1930. This complete guide also offers information on what to look for when purchasing a trunk, a database of more than 250 trunk makers, and a catalog of available parts and replacement pieces.
* More than 400 detailed photographs and prices for nearly 200 years of popular trunk styles * Includes an archive of original and restored trunk makers? labels, Victorian prints, and trunk maker advertisements * Provides a special section on the anatomy of a trunk and a glossary of terms
Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools, C. 1700-1950: And the Tools of Allied Trades
by R. A. Salaman
from Astragal Press
In this marvelous book, Salaman describes and illustrates every tool used in the leather-working trades in Great Britain from about 1700 until the present time, and explains its purposeQall told, he covers over 1,100 different tools. As Dr. Daniel Preston comments in his preface to this reprint, RThere is not now, nor has there ever been, such a complete compendium of arcane, irreplaceable, and wonderful leatherania in the English language.S Covered here are tools of the Bookbinder, Boat and Shoe Maker, Clog Maker, Driving Belt Maker, Furrier, Glove Maker, Handbag & Purse Maker, Harness Maker and Saddler, Hat Maker, Loriner; and, among the miscellaneous trades, the Ball Maker, Coach Trimmer, Felt Maker, Hydraulic Pump-Leather Maker, Last and Boot Tree Maker, Parchment and Vellum Maker, Taxidermist, Whip Maker, and more besides. There are chapters on leather manufacture (TannerUs tools and CurrierUs tools) and on tools for the decoration of leather. Mr. Salaman's earlier book, Dictionary of Tools Used in the Woodworking and Allied Trades c. 1700-1970, emerged as a classic in its field and was hailed by reviewers in America and in Britain. The Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools is no less distinguished. With its great wealth of information and impeccable scholarship, it is invaluable to leatherworkers, tool collectors, and industrial researchers alike. 400 pages. 7" x 10". Completely illustrated. Soft cover.
The New Bullwhip Book
by Andrew Conway
from LOOMPANICS UNLIMITED
Did you ever look at the person with the bullwhip on the movie screen and think, "Hmmm, I wonder if I could do that?" Or maybe you are one of the people in the circus audience looking at the man or woman cracking the whip, not at the lion. If either of these scenarios describes you, then you are the kind of person for whom The New Bullwhip Book was written. The book introduces you to whip basics, parts of the whip, the different types available, as well as the three basic cracks, and step-by-step instructions on how to master those cracks.
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