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@DonsArtnGames

Жыл бұрын

Just a quick note: The time between applying the contact adhesive and then bonding them together is called "flash"... ex: "I applied the contact adhesive and waited for it to flash before bonding them together."

@branchcore

Жыл бұрын

When you gonna do some other crafting or are you strictly larp now???

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

branchcore what kinda crafting you have in mind. Looking to blacksmith soon. The skills I do for larp or nerdcraft in general can be used to do non larp stuff too😁

@branchcore

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillTree ninja smoke bombs, sand or snow glasses, what about one of those hats tinkers wear that have 26 different lens...

@AzraelThanatos

Жыл бұрын

There are a few things that I would thing work as upgrades/replacements. The first being swapping out the button design for a pouch, which would make it easier to handle a lot more options with buttons and would be a lot less work and could carry more/more variety with easier access to them, and would allow space for things like larger beads that are often used in a lot of leather and other work but can come off. I would also add a spot for a marking tool of some kind for keeping things going, and one of the destitching tools, both to make repairs easy and to have them available. A charcoal pencil would be a good option for an easy marking tool that doesn't require work and is rather easy to clean off, but can mark on most things, and a destitching tool is something you can find in a lot of the cheap "repair" kits you can find and lets you get stitches out so you can have space to do some repairs with stitching...especially with things using waxed thread because you often need to remove a few stitches to have space to tie in the new thread for repairs. The other thing might be to get some oil cloth or similar thing that's more water resistant and work that in as a layer between the outer and inner edge, perhaps extended between pieces as well, to help protecting the kit...I've had several nice pieces wrecked by water getting in to the point where I went to hell with it and added plastic bags to protect things inside.

For the little leather hole punched parts you could make a throwable “bean bag” that looks like a fire bolt or some other small spell with a wizards book that holds them. Just a cool idea I think would be cool.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

GREAT idea!

@wlfwlker3704

Жыл бұрын

Great idea 💡 👍

@fjolliff6308

Жыл бұрын

I might make that! But it will be a beast master's book. With cat toys and treats.. to befriend the sweet, and distract the aggressive.

@twtchr44

Жыл бұрын

Could double as a hackysack 🤣

@jenniferwhite6089

Жыл бұрын

never thought about that and great idea too

For anyone who wants to know, the leather thymbole also works for fabric sewing projects. The only difference is you want to use the measurments of you middle finger not your thumb(because of how you typically hold the needle and fabric) and you want to close up the top, not leave it open as is done in the video. This is because your usually pushing with the tip of your finger, not the pad, and leaving it open would lead to stabbed fingers.

@fjolliff6308

Жыл бұрын

Great advice! I have some store-bought thimbles that are open at the tip... And have slipped a needle under skin and nail before... I highly recommend your advice!

@kelseywatts589

Жыл бұрын

As a leather worker, the force needed to drive some needles through your work can be significant and using your thumb isn't a ridiculous thought. On top of that, leather is much higher friction and the sewing needles bite into the material and slip Way less than many other options.

@Bane_Amesta

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was wondering why the thimble had the opening. I do like the reinforcement inside, my old thimble isn't very sturdy anymore, I´ll definitely try this version (closed at the top of course) when the current one dies

@Taliesin6

Жыл бұрын

I've made a fully enclosed leather thimble for sewing heavy stuff, after getting stabbed multiple times in multiple ways it's now 4 layers of leather thick and i think it's finally thick enough for now XD

@karladenton5034

Жыл бұрын

@@Taliesin6 My leather thimble had a small curved metal disc protecting the tip of my finger (it was a closed end style). Great for the underneath hand in quilting.

Might have to try a healer version of this! Needles, thread, small blades…it’s all the same 😝

@Steelmage99

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Perhaps small vials with pills for head aches and the like.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

We are FOR SURE doing this soon

@Bighbadaboum

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillTree gonna stay tuned then. I'm thinking about some nice fantasy field medic stuff and this project defo gave me ideas

@ElliottRodgers

9 ай бұрын

Am D&D fan as well as being former Search and Rescue and an EMT (am now a Left Below Knee amputee so had to give all that up). Id be so interested in the healer bag.... You ever thought about making bag, pouches etc MOLLE compatiable. Peoople could easily use them IRL.

@ElliottRodgers

9 ай бұрын

YT suggested the healer video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/kXmil5qnd5qsY9Y.html Yay!

For storing the needles it's very effective to use magnets! You can put a strip of magnetic tape on the back of the lining, and it will keep the needles secure. Also, if your primary use for the kit will be repair work you might want to add a seam ripper and a darning egg to the kit. Both are very useful tools for doing repair work since popped seams and small holes are such common mishaps.

@Nurk0m0rath

Жыл бұрын

I haven't had much luck with magnetic needle holders personally. Needles tend to rotate or fly off whenever something knocks the holder around. I prefer a strip of fabric; just pop your needle tip down through the cloth two or three times and it becomes completely secure. A scrap of about 3" by 12" can hold a hundred needles and rolls up to less than an inch in diameter for storage, and can be held together by another needle (just end the point inside the cloth for safety) or a safety pin. That said, for just a few needles, I do really like his design, and I do agree about the thread picker and darning egg (or alternately, a few fabric patches to stitch on at need). He surely can't be wearing all leather without cloth underneath, so he should be ready to repair fabric.

The roll on the bottom would also be a great spot for some pieces of extra leather and/or fabric so you could make a quick patch or something like that!

Loved this project. It reminds me of the toolbox that an apprentice carpenter would make to become a journeyman. Proper layout is as important as craftsmanship and this shows a lot of forethought. Great work!

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

For the nubbins: You could dye them and use them to make a pointillism or mosaic wall hanging. If they're big enough for threading, or coring through the center, you could use them as beading for decorating a garment. Use them as stuffing for 'poppets' for a mage character. Use them is a rattle or other type of ceremonial noise maker...

@biancabrooks280

Жыл бұрын

Leather beads would be amazing!

Awesome project. Totally useful for sewing, but could be transformed to hold so many types of things. Herbs, teas, spices, any bits and bobs really.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

For sure! If you give it a go, I hope you share your creations!

I love that you used scraps that you had on hand for this. I'm always frugal with my projects if I can be. I'm working on my first block-print, and rather than use new materials (like very expensive speedy carve I can't afford), I'm using some eva foam that's older than the gods themselves and foamcore board. I don't know if it will work, but that's what learning is about.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

I hope you let us know how it comes out!

@MissGroves

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to seal the board so it doesn't get soft

@Seiaeka

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillTree I'm sure you'll see it, Cl3ver. ;')

First, let me commend you upon your choice of Bourbon. Second, I can't fully express how much I enjoy hearing you say nubbins. Finally, what a great idea! Love your content. Oh, the 20x20 canvas arrived for my Viking A frame style tent, so now the work begins in earnest!

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

OOOOOOH! I hope you share how that comes out. Cool project!

I don't LARP but this video is pure entertainement. The bag is amazing, very well designed and compact. The youtuber is full of energy and knows how to keep the viewer watching and interested in what he has to say. Thumbs up .

A great use for the leather nubs is to place them into a rock tumbler to give a high polish to brass, copper, bronze, and bone items.

Dude... I have to say. Every show I've watched thus far has been delightful, informative and oddly entertaining. I dig your whimsy. Keep up the great work and I'll see you in the next episode.

At first I thought it was a first aid bag ( which would be nice too) but the mending of clothes is just as important! The secret to a happy life is a pair of comfortable shoes.

Like I say at work "simple is hard." I'm a mechanical designer for a living and as surprising as it may sound, a simple thing to get the job done is hard to come up with then an over complicated solution. You never have to feel bad for long it takes to come up with a simple solution. The important part if you have the solution. I also agree the simple solution just fill you with so much joy, that anyone looking at it will never understand.

The saami sewing kit is called a Nalhus. I made mine from a piece of capped pvc and on the bottom I used a piece of antler with a hole drilled in to it.

Love that I'm not the only one who references Hook with that quote! 😅 "Lightning just struck my brain!" "That must've hurt"

LOL. This brings me back to my days 'adventuring'. There were weekends when my 'basket of mending' kept people from running around with some of their 'bits' hanging out. I was often the only person who had needle and thread! One idea on scissors, a button loop closure that goes THROUGH the finger loops. I used ribbons in my 'hussif' (which is exactly the same idea - a roll up or fold up repair/making kit except crafted of fabric).

you want to keep from having very sharp corners. When you first cut out your pattern those inside Corners will be a weak spot. Take a small hole punch and slightly round those off. This will keep the leather from wanting to tear

This is just so badass! Also: how on earth do you keep making things that I've been thinking of doing at the same time? 🤣 My sewing kit will be made of fabric, but still.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

I harvest the dreams of my subscribers in the night. Part of the contract you sign when you hit the sub button on my channel. Fey magic and all that. Dream on my friend😉

@LittleTemplar98

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillTree Like...like a hag ? ._.

@jeremycisar9135

Жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one with this problem. It's like he lives in my head

@freezinginferno4182

Жыл бұрын

​@@LittleTemplar98 when he does it he makes it feel more like an awsome creation demigod or something like that​

@bcase5328

Жыл бұрын

When the fabric mending sewing kit was made in the past it known as a Hussif/Housewife/Huswif. Many soldiers had one.

Also, what up notie SQUAAAAAAAAD

You could use the leftover leather nubs for decoration. If you glue them onto the surface of a project you could create a pattern of raised bumps, same as some people do with metal studs or rhinestones.

If you haven't heard of them, look up images of historical housewifes, or sometime huiswif, huisif (lots of spelling variations there). They were small sewing repair kits, designed to be portable or used for travel. Usually in a roll (because a cloth roll was easier to stuff in a pocket or back than a box), they were made of scrap fabrics. They could be plain, or highly decorated and embroidered. In both World Wars, many countries issued ones that were in khaki. The other major fact about a huiswif is that they were gender neutral- they were made, carried and used by everyone. A soldier in the Napoleonic Wars might carry one that was very decorated and feminine, made by his wife, as a token. Given that for centuries, soldiers have always been responsible for maintaining their own kit, it makes sense they carried one that was individual and a love token from their sweetheart. Meanwhile a woman would often take it everywhere, to mend the torn apron strap or reattach a popped button when round a friend's house for afternoon tea. The moral of this story? You don't need leather to make a portable sewing kit manly!

Love these videos. Not only from a larp prospective, but as a crust punk it gives me so many ideas a new skills.

This could easily be adapted to a first-aid kit. Perhaps with little vials with over-the-counter alchemical tablets - whatever head ache pills are called where you are from, or perhaps pills for an..... "overly active" stomach (very convenient at a LARP event :) ).

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

This is 100% happening in the future

Oh, also (though I don't know if you'll see this) I saw a video of someone using a rubber stamp to make a disign on the leather with dye instead of engraving it. What they did was take a dobber and generously apply the dye onto the stamp. They then pressed the stamp on the leather and "bam" easy design. They then let it dry and applied a lighter dye to the top. It turned out really nice, and I think it would be cool to see how you would use this technique to creat something.

Sewing kits are a must, and making it LARP friendly is just the cherry on the top. Heck, I'd use this all the time it's so cool! Also, I love how excited you get for everything you make, your joy is infectious.

I love that little box, too! Not only are you a true craftsman, but you are very entertaining too! I'm a fan!

Dude, your show "YOU" never cease to amaze me with your ideas. If I can figure out how I will add pics of my thimble and finger sleeve. I prefer your thimble over mine. Thanks for the ideas.

Another great build I can't wait to make! I am going to build an armor rack for my kit soon, but I was hoping you could build one as well and add some of that amazing Skill Tree multi-functionality to it!

You never cease to inspire me! I need one of these for myself. Though it must look more "authentic" for my use; it's exactly the same thing in a slightly different...drag. I can't hang all my tools off my bodice SAFELY. LOL. I'm fine with a belt pouch that, while unassuming, turns into a bag of holding for repair! YES! Lots of LIKE IT LOVE!

First time of encountering one of your videos, & will be back for more. All 3 versions of Me thank you, & praise both your Work & your Instructional Style (Mundane Me of the 21st Century, 1772 Frontier Fur Trade Me, & SCA1100 AD Arctic Coast of Norway Me).😊

I thought I had self control until I saw this notification come up...

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

Yeeeees! Come to the dark side!

With a little tweaking you could turn that format into pretty much any kit you wanted, like a healing kit or something. Super cool.

Happy you are back, hope everyone is doing ok.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So far, so good! I'm feeling much better!

Hey cool video, do you think you could make an anvil stand, I recently built a forge and got into blacksmithing (following your tutorial of course) and I need a stand

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

I will be needing one myself soon for sure! I will see what I can do!

@DH-xw6jp

Жыл бұрын

You want the face of the anvil to be about knuckle height when your arm is at your side (so measurements will be different for everyone based on height and anvil size). You can build a pretty sturdy stand with 4×4 or 6×6 fence posts (oak is nice and heavy, cedar is more weather resistant.) Cut six posts to the lenght you need and glue/clamp them into a 2×3 grid (with the ends of the posts being the fave and foot of the stand) and it should be suitable for small anvils. You can run long threaded rod horizontally through it, tighted with nuts and washers if you want it even sturdier. (But just glue is usually good enough for light anvils) The 4×4 posts will give you a stand that is 8 inches by 12 inches, suitable for smaller anvils, such as the track anvil he made. The 6×6 posts will result in one that is 12 inches by 18 inches, suitable for anvils with a larger footprint.

Haven't even started, but YESSSSSSSS.

I never heard of this channel and this video just appeared on my homepage. Your energy is infectious and your craftsmanship is inspired. You have a new subscriber!

Omg as a tailor let me tell you that this is the most useful video on the internet ! It's cute and practical. I'll make it whenever I have some free time.

Using the nubbins brings me joy!

FYI as to how sturdy and trustworthy Super77 by 3m is.. When I was in the military that is what we would stick our MILES (gloried laser tag) gear to the HMMVs and other vehicles with Super77. This stuff would last through the whole rotation of training in the desert usually a week or more. On vehicles going 30-60 in a desert environment. FYI these things probably weigh a couple pounds each. After training, we had to rip it off using knives, prybars, etc and it wasn't easy.

I'm in the SCA, a leather worker and textile goods maker too. I'm going to be making my own version of this, thanks for the inspiration and some great ideas to incorporate!

Nice little mending kits. That would be something I would definitely be interested in making for myself.

The only thing I would add is a folded piece of sturdy canvas tucked into the box to make patches or reinforcements for repairs.

I recently happily stumbled upon your channel and I am now a huge fan! And recently made my own pouch of mending. Wish you did live streams of some of your amazing work!

I think the only things this kit is missing are the hammer/mallet for using the tools, and scarps of leather or fabric to use to patch your holes up that you are mending. :D otherwise this is a fantastic build. thank you!

Personally, I wouldn't use the leather nubbins to stuff the pincushion ... too tough. I'd stuff it with scraps of cotton or batting, either purchased or foraged, so I could stick pins inside without being worried that the point would skate off leather or get stuck in a piece. Cattail down and milkweed seed are two of the wildcrafted options I'm familiar with. As for what to do with the leather bits, I would make compost or just scatter them in the woods. Nature will reclaim them soon enough. As someone said earlier, make sure to include tools for fabric repair, whether you prefer darning or patching. It's really hard to avoid fabric when you're talking about garb, so you should be just as ready to mend cloth as leather. Great build though. It gives me some ideas for things to do myself.

I clicked on this video because this actually looks very practical. I'm now considering making on for myself.

Finally! a use for off those little punches. THANK YOU!

I've never larped in my 52 years. However, I do have a field medical kit that I wouldn't mind having in a leather carrier. Survival is the name of my game, I need to carry my scalpel, suture needles and 3 feet of suture when I'm out in the forests.

Omg I have never seen someone find a use for those stupid hole punch scraps! That is absolutely incredible!

I love how excited you get when coming up with these ideas. I’m giddy when I get my ideas from my head to a tangible item. Lots of should pats 😂😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the bag of mending! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Best sewing kit ever! My ribs hurt from giggling. And yes I'm man enough to enjoy a good giggle 😀

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

Man, I ALWAYS love a good giggle. Glad you enjoyed the episode😁

@kevincoon1809

Жыл бұрын

@@SkillTree I'm working on watching them all.

for the leather hole punch pieces that are too small for anything, you can put them in the garden and they will decompose just like other natural products, it is good for the soil as it takes a little longer to break down, but very rich in nutrients. Works great.

This could be scaled up to make a complete mobile leather workshop. It could be made as a backpack that opens up, and is hung on the wall. All your tools would be right there, like a hung up tool roll. When your done you fold it back into a backpack and carry it away. The concept reminds me a bit of Adam Savage's leather toolbox.

Cl3ver puts his heart and soul into making a badass kit Wizards: Crazy muggles *Fixes a car with a wave of a wand just to flex*

Ahh yes, the yearly ritual of sitting next to a fire at the first larp, early spring, and repair all the things you wanted to repair in winter 😁 I have all my stuff for that in a small wooden box in a bigger wooden box that's next to my bed in the tend.....boxes in boxes is my style. Maybe I should upgrade..... Would make it out of canvas and put period fitting tools inside But thats taste 😁

❤ Lovelly kit for a fantasy tailor! I can see you coming in to a larp brides chamber to fabrivcate a fullon wedding dress with that kit!!!❤

I have a feeling that Bernadette from YT channel Bernadette Banner would love be this bag. It's practically up her alley

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

Ugh, I love her. Her channel is so good. Such a talented woman.

You have some extra space in the bottom of the lid flap to put more stuff, like an additional pouch for odds and ends, hanks of thread, ribbon, beads, etcetera. 🙂

I enjoy watching these works of art and craftsmanship.

The ribbon for the little thread spools is inspired.

Yeah, I'm definitely copying this :) Thanks!

We use 3m super 77 at work to attach laminated placards to the metal crossbars of oyr racking system, it allows them to come off later when we want them to but not blow off in the wind

I need one of these to replace the Altoids Mini tin I use for an emergency sewing kit. I like the idea of actually having some supplies.

Instead of the French beveler, try an adjustable V gouge. Use a straightedge and the gouge to make a fold area. Makes a much sharper edge.

stuffing hacky sacks, stuffed animals and depending on the size of hole punched applique applications

There have been cool little seeing kits people have worn around their belts. Like one where everything is contained in a sheath for big scissors or victorian skirt-keyring-type-chains where the shears and other stuff can hang from

Been binging your videos after finding your channel, and I love these projects ^^ An idea for those little punched nubbins of leather, you can use them to make part of the padding for a carry strap - specifically, the part you hold onto with your hands. A lot of 'just a strap' types of carrying methods can be uncomfortable. If you use it for a carry handle attached to a long strap with an adjustable attachment point, you could use it to help carry bundles of twigs or firewood easier.

I honestly use a Saami sewing kit. For larping

You could use the leather punches to fill a stuffed toy or LARP beanbags for spells. It would also be a good way of making false rivets on leather armor

Def sending these to my witchy nurse friend. She'll get a kick out of these

Another bonus use of the leather tool holder on the bottom is as an impromptu apron to put over your legs so you can sew where you sit with less worries of stabbage. Nice job Clev3r

The pin cushion is cute. You can also just use a magnet to hold your pins.

*a definite upgrade from a few add hock strips of context breaking duct tape that's for sure*

That'd make an epic first aid kit too!

Nice project and came out great. I once made a similar looking but slightly smaller leather box to hold two Altoids tins - one tin to hold a fire kit and the other tin to hold a few first aid things, some water purification tablets and other sundries. I cut a small hole in the bottom to be able to push the tins up from below with a finger to get a hold of them. It snapped closed and had a loop on top to hold a Ferro rod. I made it for a girl I was dating at the time for when we went camping, on our short hikes, etc. Mine didn't open completely like yours - I based it on a leather ammo pouch I had that came with my Mosin-Nagant. Maybe I should make another for myself but I have a few, other leather projects I need to get around to, first. Now, since you included tools to be able to repair/craft leather you need to make a way - maybe something as simple as a reinforced leather tube with a carry strap - kind of like a map case - to be able to carry pieces of leather to use for patching gear or crafting new things.

Okay, but that button keeper is pure genius!

I feel like with all of the little bags and kits and stuff (healer's bag, bag of mending, the alchemist/coffee kit), I feel like bards need a little love! We need a scribe kit, something to keep all of our writing supplies in while we record our fantastical adventures in order to regale them in the future. I'm sure this could be repurposed into one such bag, but I'd be curious to see how Kit goes about making one

The look of it by itself is a fabulous accessory. The usefulness makes this an essential build. Each new way to utilize and store was pure genius. Thank you for sharing!

This guy makes some epic stuff! And his energy...

My most recent project was a sling staff or handheld trebuchet. I've been using one to throw seed bombs for guerilla gardening.

Thanks for your enthusiasm and creativity.

@SkillTree

Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH!!!!! Super appreciated!

Just so you are aware.... This is better than Saturday morning cartoons for me🥳

just found your channel and I love your energy!

depending on the larp you could use the leather nubs to make spell pouches. Provided you play in those kinds of LARPs

Another use for the scrap leather coming from punching holes? Grind it to dust and use it for "plugging" 3D shapes into leather (you can find more informations about that by asking Google and searching on KZread)! 😉

The little leather dots could be used to fill a Hacky Sack or you can glue them on props as foe ribit

So freaking cool!!!! We need a series of these kits! Thieves tools, etc!

Love this build so very much, thank you for sharing it! ❤❤❤

This, the tarp tent-bag, the staff, the bow and arrows and a poncho (I prefer them to cloacks) are all I need for an adventure

Sweet!!! Nice job

This is a nifty little kit. For your thimble. Have you seen an Indian leather flat thimble? They are great, take up very little space. I've one I've been using at least 12 years. As long as you keep them from drying out they are indestructible and fun to use. I can make you one if you send your thumbs dimensions and length from tip to the first joint. I do stuff like this with leather and bone. My heritage. Tamma (Thunder)

That is so slick! Love it!

Thank you for all your videos. Love the energy you have when you do your builds.

As always, really nice job... Congratulations.

I love your enthusiasm and the way you present things. Nice work.

Awesome ideas thanks

Love the video! So cool! Want to make one now.