I love watching you work! Your demos are always a welcome surprise and make my day a little happier. I've never seen a modeling spoon used flat. I'll be incorporating that technique in the future. An entire lesson on modeling spoon techniques would be AWESOME!!!!

Daniel, you never cease to amaze me with your art on and in leather. Absolutely amazing! Your characters look so real, like they are going to jump off the page. The old man’s eyes, look like they are saying, “what are you looking at?” Best regards Richard

My God your work on this video was breath takingly beautiful, and thank you because I do consider myself and artist.

My first leather project was 7 pairs of Mexican Bandolier Bullet Belt for my immediate family. After each pair made I learned something to improve the next pair. Tried to sign up for one of your classes at the Prescott Leather show but it was already full. I'll keep trying. Thanks for the tips in the videos you post.

Good stuff

In the meantime, you went and made something AMAZING!!!

Daniel you are an artist. You blow my old mind with almost everything you do. I watch your work in awe. I started in leather because I needed a left-hand holster. I do a little bit for friends and family. Your work and your videos inspire me to do more. Thank you.

@DanielReachCreations

26 күн бұрын

"Your work and your videos inspire me to do more."

I have started into leathercraft for 6 months only and each video I see makes me wanna try it. The details just draw me even further to it. It is mesmerizing. I FUCKING LOVE IT!

@WeaverLeatherSupply

20 күн бұрын

So glad you're loving the craft!

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@DanielReachCreations

26 күн бұрын

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Daniel your work is so beyond amazing. The airbrush skill alone is crazy good. Love your work love your videos. I’ll be at the IFOLG in St Louis this year. Hope to take a class if you’re there.

@DanielReachCreations

25 күн бұрын

I will be there and definitely teaching classes. Can't wait to meet you.

That picture of the old guy is awesome the best I've ever seen.

Amazing Work, Fantastic !

Watching you bring these to life is so enjoyable and informative. Great work and great information all in one video, thank you.

First...... That is absolutely hands down amazing! Thank you sooooo much! I never looked at working leather in those ways. You have expanded my thinking and, for sure, will be challenging myself from here on out. Lastly, thank you for letting us know we are artists. I never thought of myself as one, and I always thought I could never be one.

@DanielReachCreations

26 күн бұрын

You absolutely are! You create beauty based on your style, skill and perspectives...thats an artist! Go make something amazing! 😃

The title is pretty misleading. I have zero desire to enter competitions. However I stayed for the gandolf piece. HOLY WOW, it just kept getting better and better. Absolutely incredible work

Thank you so much for these tips!

Thank you Daniel for sharing your techniques. Are your classes online?

@DanielReachCreations

25 күн бұрын

Hi Mica, I have one class on my website rignt now, with more coming soon. I also teach at the various leather shows around the nation as well as guilds that invite me to teach. :)

Beautiful work and a very inspiring video. I highly recommend Daniel's KZread channel, The Leatherverse if you want to learn some next-level techniques. Daniel, could you identify that large, flat backgrounding tool you were using around the border of the piece, at about 20:30? I need one like that, does Weaver sell it?

Thank you, Daniel. Really good food for thought during a project. Was that Gandalf in your project? Looks just like him.

@DanielReachCreations

23 күн бұрын

Thank you! And yes! It was Gandalf.

Just curious, but can you enter something like a set of armor at competitions? I've recently taken up making leather armor and love not only the process and results, but the possibilities of what can be done with design and artistry. Also, thank you for the tips because they are definitely going to be very helpful in many projects going forward.

Ya know ,in watching you do that protrite .makes wonder how much more that could have been added to my flames ,that i didnt know could be done.umm that make any sense ? lol

That work is totally out of my wheel house 😅

@DanielReachCreations

26 күн бұрын

But! What is in your wheelhouse that you can use these principles for? You can be amazing at your style! Aim for that! 😊

How do I find one of these competitions? I'm curious where I rank.

@DanielReachCreations

26 күн бұрын

Guilds and leather shows! Local guilds will sometimes host comp's. IFOLG has a huge one every year, and most of the Leather Crafters Journal shows have a comp of some sort. 🙂

OLD Leather Smith here, Thanks Daniel you did a picture of ME!! Yhe only difference is my mustache goes up, but other than that it's ME. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃

Daniel, I am a knife maker and also make leather sheaths for my knives. I am always looking for ways to improve my leatherwork and that is how I found your videos. The first one I watched was the wolf challenge and wow, I was blown away. I decided right then that I wanted to learn how to carve leather and so I purchased from Weaver leather everything that you used in the video. I am about to start the wolf, but I have a question? When you case your leather and start you project, if it takes multiple days to complete do you rewet the project everytime your going to work on it and if so, in what manner do you do so?? I love your videos and your talent, I will be watching and learning as long as you continue making them!!

@WeaverLeatherSupply

20 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, we hope you enjoy leathercrafting! If the project takes multiple days, we recommend putting the unfinished leather in a plastic bag and put it on the fridge or a cool area overnight. If needed you can then re-wet the leather with a sponge when you are ready to get started again. Hope that helps!

What do you use on the back to stabilize your project while it is cased

@WeaverLeatherSupply

18 күн бұрын

You can use clear packing tape or painters tape and that will keep the leather from stretching as you tool.

While I appreciate the spirit in which the video was made it just seems a bit odd & a total miss regarding execution to be listening to Dan reference the hypothetical steampunk bag project while being presented footage of a Gandalf portrait!! There's absolutely no connection & seems poorly thought out as to continuity. He's quite clearly a very talented leather worker & the disconnect between the video & audio does him no favors.