I used tracing paper to put an image on chrome tan leather, then used a wood burner pen to burn the image into the chrome tan. Worked like a charm!

@feenixb1o7

9 ай бұрын

I had read burning chrome tanned laser releases toxic gases?

@GrandpasPlace

9 ай бұрын

@@feenixb1o7 There is a scientist on youtube who debunks this in detail.

@Glorfindel_117

9 ай бұрын

Same, PLEASE wear a respirator while doing this, @GrandpasPlace @@feenixb1o7

I just wanted to say that I have binge-watched your channel and have a list of projects that I want to do now! I'm attending a medieval festival in August 2024 and want to create a bunch of stuff for my character; she's a woman who doesn't want the conventional life of a wife and mother. Instead, she disguises herself as a man and enrolls as an explorer/scholar at a university. She is now a botanist who explores new lands to document rare plants. It's a really fun character to play and I'm excited to create some clothing and a kit bag for her! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

@Barackrifle

5 ай бұрын

How exciting, she for sure sounds like she would have a wild flower seed leather pouch hanging from her belt

You forgot about staring angrily at the leather until your sheer force of will causes the leather to bend the knee and apply the image you're thinking of to itself. Otherwise, great!

@TheFoolOfaTook

9 ай бұрын

Thats how Chuck Norris does it

@SandraOrtmann1976

9 ай бұрын

This is not how the Force works!

@nightrunnin

9 ай бұрын

Kronk the angry carpenter!

I bet using some of that plastic second skin or transfer paper would work really well for tattooing without the splatter

On the Dobber method this might work well for you it is what I do to achieve a sunburst look on my leather. Instead of using a dauber I use a sponge it seems to grab a little less die than the dobber will. As well so I'm not wasting any scrap piece of leather I generally use a piece of cardboard to get rid of most of the excess dye that the sponge picks up

Sky’s the limit… cloud bag with multi phase leather worked clouds showcasing multiple styles of work in each cloud ☁️ ⛅️ 🌧️

When tattooing the leather, try casing it first (wetting it). That should soften the leather enough to keep it from bouncing the needle. I would think tattooing would also be better on chrome tanned leather since it's usually much softer, and closer to living skin.

As an idea on the tatoo-ing the leather. Could try throwing a pad underneath such as felt or fabric. Should increase your leeway for how deep the needle can go without ramming the table and aid preventing any sliding around of smaller pieces while working.

Could you do an episode to show all the stuff you can do with leather and a cricut? I'm getting one for Christmas and would love to try and use it to make leather pieces.

I found your channel when you were making a lightsaber holster and I never left. I'm so cold and hungry....

Yeah, you can print out a design on the thin peel and stick sheets and just tattoo through the sheet. It provides both a pattern to follow _and_ a splatter guard. You can combine that with the gold leafing trick by tattooing your lines then peel off the bits you want leaf and do spot leafing with a small paint brush.

As for the dauber - dabbing it on in a straight motion from above instead of painting/smearing might lessen the bleed on the sides!

Recently my favorite thing to do with leather is dye it with vinegaroon black. Vinegaroon black is cheap and easy to make, stores well, and works great on both leather and wood. Also woodburning pens work on leather

This episode is perfectly placed for my first leather project that I just started!

You can get interesting designs on leather by the following methods as well: -paint with water that has metal oxidizing in it. This will change color over time and can be both beautiful and unpredictable. -set the leather in the sun and UV damage a stencil onto it -use spring or well water (with all the minerals in it) and drip it all over your leather. This can give a dappled (ostrich leather) look if done properly, but why not just get ostrich leather. Everything you expose your leather to gets sucked into it, if only a little.

This skill share ad was really well done. All your ads are honestly. It really comes off genuine and not like you’re trying to sell something. Love your stuff, keep it up.

You can use latex, like the stuff for makeup, as a resist for painting, antique, probably even tattoos. Then just peel/rub it away and perfect every time. You can also use cricut brand foil with stamps. It uses pressure to adhere and no glues. Makes beautiful letters and numbers.

You can use rubber stamps to apply designs. If you put dye on them you may have some bleed, but if you use archival ink pads it shouldn't bleed much if at all. If you do use leather dye, alcohol dyes will dry out the rubber, so the stamps will degrade over time if you go that route.

In technique 2, cutting around the edges of the pattern can help with bleed-through.

A note on acrylic paint, it has some flex, so for hardened projects it can work fine. Though you will need to keep it from drying out or it will eventually crackle.

The dauber and stencil technique might work better if you score the leather a little at the edges. So, for example, if you cut out the vinyl on the leather itself.

I've used a die-cut machine that is made for cutting paper to put a design on leather and some leathers take it very very well it depends on the type of leather and how thick it is and how strong your die-cut machine is the machine is meant to cut paper totally out but on leather it just gives you the cuts deep enough to have a design and the dies are really cheap

with some experimenting, I have discovered that you can tool chrome-tan leather, but it's much more muted, not as stark, and a cool trick is if you heat up the stamps before you use them, you can make a kind-of-stamp-kind-of-burn imprint that, if done right, can look awesome. It takes some practice and not everything will work, but sometimes you'll get some cool results :)

I just had an idea that I personally would really love to see! Remember the winter adventurer’s cloak? What if you made something similar for desert survival? A dust mask, a scarf, and some kind of clothing that doubles as ground cover again maybe? Idk, just an idea I wanted to share

He's gone over a bunch of different women leather projects and ideas but I've never seen him use a wood burner on leather and it's really cool looking. I used to do leather burning all the time.

@wearegroot9323

9 ай бұрын

I have no idea why my phone through "women" in there.

Your channel is my cup of tea. You are inspiring me to try so many things! Thank you

I use the laser attachment for my Longmill 30. Gives me a good 24x24" work area. Laser etched designs look great after dyed.

Momentary Ink and Inkbox are two highly recommended temporary tattoo sites that I love using. And a neat trick I learned with acrylic paint, if you mix a bit of fabric softener with it, it makes the paint more flexible. DIY fabric paint!

Always love your energy in your videos Clever! Always gets me hype for working on projects ❤ Thanks for the definition on the types of leather too!

Great video, I like these kinds of videos that are kinda a compilation of stuff that can be used as a reference for other projects that use these techniques. Also, since we're talking about decoration, it would be nice to have a video on embroidery/badge making using cloth and thread that can be used for clothes decoration.

Yay another video from the skill tree

You can actually literally stamp designs on leather by using rubber stamps. I've done this on Native American medicine shields that I've made - I did a wolf head with regular stamp ink, then used acrylic paint to paint the fur and eyes. My personal one has lasted 20+ years with no fading. I also made my own stencils for a pennant I made with my favorite renaissance fair knight's devices on it; I taped them to the leather and used gold spray paint, then outlined them with a black Sharpie.

Keep leveling up you

if you have access to a 3d printer, one of the things i like to do with coarser designs is print a negative to push/roll/press the cased leather onto upside down. The "black" parts of the design get compressed and the "white" parts of the design are unsupported so they don't darken and if you push down on the white parts the top side of the white gets raised and you get nicely defined edges by pushing down on the edge of the "black" part of the 3d print without having to cut the top layer of the leather.

Much love skill tree team❤

One of the ways I’ve done this is by just using a nice pen. Completely accidental. I used the pen to put in the lines after wetting the leather. But I found that it looked great. And I didn’t have to use the swivel knife. Also after watching your tattooing leather video I bought a tattoo gun on Amazon and tried it. I really like this method so thank you for that.

Just wanted to say, casing leather is different from what you did, which was just wet the leather. Casing means you wet the leather pretty heavily, then let it sit (basically in a case) where it won’t evaporate and wait like, a day before you tool it. The Leather Element had a good video on it, and why you would do it

@grahamtpeterson

9 ай бұрын

While you are correct, the term casing seems to slowly be morphing to include what he did. People like Don Gonzales and Joe Meling, including in his videos for Weaver, use this fast casing method, and refer to both methods as casing.

For the tattoo gun method I’d suggest some kind of strong padding under the leather. As long as it’s secured it could work well. Never tried but just an idea. Btw, very informative as always man! Rock on!

Привет) для нанесения тату на кожу можно попробовать использовать резист, чтобы краска не попадала на кожу)

If you try the masking tape/tattoo technique, I'd be really interested to see the needle tip under a microscope before and after. I have a feeling the tape will dull the needle after puncturing the tape too many times

Six months late to the party, but just in case you're still looking for tips on tattooing leather... Actual tattoo artist here, and this is not that far off from how we would first do practice work before eventually building up to tattooing people. The first thing I'd recommend is making use of some vaseline while you're tattooing - once the stencil (or your drawing) is on, give it some time to dry, and then gently dab on a tiny bit of vaseline before going in with the tattoo machine (which by the way is the preferred term over gun, I believe at least partly as an effort to push away from stereotypes regarding tattoos and violence). There's always going to be some splatter, but the vaseline will keep it from staining the leather (as much) - just make sure you use it in small amounts so you don't smear your stencil or obscure your vision. Whenever something does splatter, use a piece of kitchen towel to dab the bulk of it away (don't worry about small leftover splotches, you'll get those later; just keep things clean enough that you can see what you're doing without smudging the stencil) - "dab" being the opportune word here. Meaning up-down patting motions rather than wiping/moving the tissue side-to-side - same as I mentioned above with applying the vaseline; this keeps you from wiping away your pattern. Then after every wipe, dab on a tiny bit more vaseline to refresh the spot you just cleaned away. Sounds tedious, but once you get the hang of it it becomes automatic - I generally keep a bit of the vaseline (or in my case, tattoo cream) on the back of my (gloved) off hand for easy access, and the tissue tucked away under my pinky and ring finger in the tattooing hand; look up some live footage from tattoo artists and you'll see variations of this. Second part is the cleanup after - since this isn't a living being with working nerve endings, rubbing alcohol/isopropyl alcohol/surgical spirit should serve you decently for cleanup - spray some on your surface, then wipe it off (yes, you're safe to use wiping motions now! the ink should be deposited far enough down that unless you're scrubbing *extremely* vigorously you'll only be removing ink from the surface of the leather); after an initial pass, check if any spots need touching up - if yes, go back to the process above until you're happy with the result; if no, and the leather looks clean enough for your purposes, hurray! If not, for those extra-stubborn spots, there's one last secret weapon that I've found to be the most reliable way to get tattoo ink off of, well, anything (the stuff stains like hell) - acetone. Ideally, you want full acetone rather than the diluted stuff usually found in nail polish remover, but if you've only got the latter it should still help. Just be sure to keep it away from plastics, vanished surfaces, etc (or wipe it away *very* quickly if accidental contact happens), because it will just as easily eat through those. It might (haven't tried it with leather myself so can't say with certainty) also affect the texture of the leather if used excessively, so use sparingly, rinse off (be it with soapy water or alcohol) as soon as you're done, and if in doubt, do a test patch on some scraps first. Lastly, to help with the "needle hitting a hard surface" vibration (and noise) problem, as well as working on keeping your depth consistent (which is still important, both for aesthetics and because you *can*, if you go too far, find yourself fully slicing a gash through the material), I'd recommend putting another piece of something firm but flexible (another piece of leather, a rubber matt, etc.) underneath. Hope some of this helps. Love the channel, if you ever have any questions on working with tattoo equipment feel free to shoot me a message, I'll be happy to help. P.S. For anyone reading this, if you try out tattooing on leather and find yourself thinking "I could do this on a human being", please, *please* do your research, as there is a whole level of extra hygiene and safety precautions involved! I'm not saying you can't possibly transition from one to another - in fact there are some excellent channels on here that can help you get started safely (Jono Smith is one I would personally recommend), just remember to do lots of research (and, if possible, get direct guidance from an experienced tattoo artist) before you go anywhere near a person - the great thing about leather/fake skin/etc is that if you mess up one piece, you can start over - it can't die or have its life massively impacted due to infection or improper techniques, it won't feel pain, nor is it quite as delicate/susceptible to irreversible damage as living skin. Stay safe and responsible, both for your sake and for that of your friends/future customers.

Maybe try to dye and seal the leather before you use the tattoo gun. That might help with the ink splatter.

Should make a playlist of these compiled technique video and call it Power Leveling. :3

Add fabric medium to acrylic paint and do thin layers = cheaper flexible leather paint ❤

Genius, as always! Thx!

I would love to see a video on making a leather stamp!!! Please!!!!

Wanted to say that I saw a skill monkey in the wild at the Carolina Ren Festival last weekend! It was great to see a few more of your ideas in person. I’ve been able to do a few things but this guy had tackled several projects that I’m hoping to do soon. It was awesome!

I find this so silly that when you trace the stencil with a pen, mentioning how you can miss your line that you still missed a portion on the right😅

@danielmchugh9386

9 ай бұрын

Yep. I saw this too

As far as the Tattooing leather goes, I've tried my hand at it and found that if you seal the leather first, then tattoo it those splotches and splatter wont permeate the leather as quickly. It really just gives you a minute to dab the area clean before moving on in the tattoo.

I want to see you make some leather scale mail, using a pattern you laser cut for the scales and some enameled or dyed leather to make a scale mail shirt or something. I think it would be cool. Maybe something red and black. I also think you should take some footage from your older videos make make it a leather working primer.

Awesome video, as always! There's another method of transferring an image onto leather using a citrus solution. It works sort of like the temporary tattoo method, where you have your image against the leather and dob on the citrus solution, then use the rounded side of a spoon to rub it in. Make sure to reverse image it if you have lettering! And if I can remember the specific brand name of the citrus later, I'll edit my comment with it.

@charleenhenn8839

9 ай бұрын

Seconding that method! We don't get that citrus cleaner in Germany, but I've had success with a laser printer and acetone (I think). The result looks awesome, very similar to the temporary tattoo, but without the shiny surface. Acetone is pretty drying for the leather, though.

@terryclark1586

9 ай бұрын

It is. The citrus can also mildly discolor the leather, so definitely a case of your mileage may vary. I haven't had an opportunity yet to try drying the leather after to see if that's enough to cover the discoloration yet.@@charleenhenn8839

Idk if anyone has mentioned it yet but I have found using alcohol ink is also really good. Using a paint brush with just a little ink on it it won't bleed to much or at all and dries quick too

For tattooing, you could also maybe try having your work piece on a surface that has a little more give to it so that it doesn't have as much vibration... That is if you didn't mean that the needle would stick in the leather and actually lift it slightly when retracting. In that case idk lol.

Have you ever tried using a wood burning tool..its fun as I do Post-apocalyptic costuming

I've been successful using a sheet of coated butcher's paper in an ink jet printer and applying the still wet image like a temporary tattoo.

I do not know of any method other than the various ones you mentioned, but for sure I will give one of those a try. After I had some exercise with that knife thingy. My first attempts were rather...unsatisfying.

With the stencil method, it might work better to use leather paint rather than dye there. Paint works better for detail work compared to the dyes.

I challenge your skills, by revisiting the wanderers backpack/tent... In this challenge, you must incorporate a new pack frame that turns into a cot, The tent must have the capability of reaching 4ft, in height and 12ft in circumstance, with shelving/pockets/bags inside, as well as have a section for a tent stove and chimney. The pack must be able to be deployed and used as either tent or pack within 15 minutes. This new Tent-N-Pack, will be known as the--- Excellent Tent-N-Pack of The Wanderer The Staff of the Wanderer is another Challenge, with this Challenge you must incorporate a way to turn it into a functional fishing pole as well as a navigation tool as well as a star chart to aid you as well as a fire kit to also aid you on your adventure. This new Staff, will be called--- The Excellent Staff of The Wanderer To tie up this epic Challenge your going to have revamp the leather armor of the Wanderer, This new leather armor will be called--- The Excellent Leather Armor of the Wanderer, In this Challenge you must have ways of aiding anyone in need, as well as ways to get the upper hand in any unseen mishaps that may involve people's or animals or worse. And all 3 set Challenges must match, and also have a single matching emblem/patch designed into each of the 3 items.... This will set will be called--- The Excellent Wanderer Set, Capable of truly traveling far and wide without losing one's way, or life. Capable of calling home to any new land your boot strikes, or heels rest. Always Capable of finding one's way or a hot meal. Capable of ending any threat that may wander towards the Excellent Wanderer with ease. That is if your Capable of enduring such a complex challenging expansion of what you have already done, it's time to level up and improve your skills with this Excellent challenge... And to anyone else who reads this, yeah you... You are also challenged as well.... it's possible I've done it, well not the armor bit, but it is in the works... i would of been dome with it a lot sooner if i actually bought my leather instead of actually hunting and all that for it, but heybI want it as realistic as possible and yes that means my methods too. Special shout out to DND player's and Magic The Gathering plauers too...

If you apply a couple of coats of a clear finish onto the leather then you can wipe away the splatter and excess ink while tattooing it.

Can you make a Larp foam sword tutorial? I need but can't find a good tutorial on KZread.

Do you think if you were to find an oil-based leather dye you could hydro dip?

@grahamtpeterson

9 ай бұрын

Corter leather had a vid with Dad Hands demoing leather dye/paint marbling!

Now I’m curious- could you use a wax seal stamp the same way you would use a leather stamp to create a design?

@Beamer1969

9 ай бұрын

Depends on what your stamp is made of and how many times you want to do it. Most wax stamps are brass so doing a lot of stamping on leather could be a problem but one time use or a steel stamp would be fine.

@DH-xw6jp

9 ай бұрын

Yes, but since most of them are brass they won't hold up to as much abuse as a steel stamp will. You can also use the woodburner stamps to pyro etch leather.

@oakmaiden2133

9 ай бұрын

Just do it! The first leather tools for surfing were made from nails and such. Use a wood surface instead of marble.

Cool 😀

I’ve heard you can tool leather using a cricut.

Have you ever tried to boil leather before? Might be an idea for your next project

Hah, remember when you were such a small channel, about 700 subs, been a while. Great work 😁, keep it up

@Memecheckpoint

9 ай бұрын

The first comment was on "Skill Tree 2019 Recap | A year of being AWESOME | Skill Tree"

With a soldering iron or one of those wood burning basically the same things you can burn the lines of an image in

I recently purchased henna markers to see if they'll work on leather. Have you ever tried henna?

Love this but I want to give an idea if you like to do it or not it's up to you how about a wooden mug I know you made a lot of those but for Halloween. A mug that has a tree bark texture with a half a wooden piece that sculpted into half top pumpkin to act like those lever heads for those wooden mugs that has those so it looks like your drinking out of a magical tree but has a spicy essence from the pumpkin? but up to you love all your videos

I was thinking you could make a metal and leather shield

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This is kind of a silly question but can you show us how to make a helmet, such as a Visored Barbuta, it seems like a great Knight helmet for people that dont wanna wear 15-25 Lbs worth of metal on their head/shoulders

Can you use henna on leather?

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Hello, I would really like to see you make something out of Used leather. Like a purse or A leather jacket.

If a laser engraver works, would a woodburner also work?

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just thought what about a shield shelter?

Someone say new skill tree upload?

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You messed up your own logo on the first method! Lol. You missed a small branch on the right side. All good though, looks great!

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OLD Leather Smith here, if you would use a BLUSH BRUSH instead of a Dauber you would get better results. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

@SkillTree

5 ай бұрын

Really? Like, the kind used to put makeup on?

@james2592OldLeatherSmith

5 ай бұрын

@@SkillTree Yes, I use them 4 a lot of finishing. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

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The dauber method is just dry brushing, it seems

Is she Undead or is she the Living Dead Girl?

4:00 is anyone else a little bothered that he didn’t finish the design?

be careful there. tattoo artists are all angry, delicate snowflakes. if they hear you calling it a tattoo "gun" they will lose their shit. call it a "tattoo machine"