ADVANCED Leather Crafting Tips and Tricks!

[@micahp93]

Thank you to the team at Corter Leather! You're my #1 channel for leather crafting and you continue to be an inspiration to me as I dig deeper and have fallen further in love with this hobby over the last year! Thank you so much!

[@MoniqueOlan]

I just felt so much joy watching the bifold wallet close at a curve at the end. I'm 100% doing this from now on and I'm also totally sold on those pins

[@bbrachman]

I have both clear and Black Tokonole. I mix the Tokonole (50/50%) with water and put it in a tiny little marker body with a foam tip. That way I get a smooth layer of Tokonole on my edge without having excess go all over the place. (the marker is smaller than the Buckleguy marker bodies). It works.

[@karinmacdonald6607]

You are one of my favorite leather workers by far! I love that you still do everything by hand! So many are using machines and bell skivers - nice for the “bigger guys’ that can afford it and have the workload. But for the smaller hobbyists it’s great to see the quality things that can be done all by hand! If I could afford it - I would love to attend a workshop of yours if you do go ahead with that 😊😊

[@mhansl]

The tips and tricks series is excellent.

[@vsm6847]

Could probably use stud earrings in place of pin clips. Same concept, easy to get a bunch of earrings cheap. Plus they’re fun to look at.

[@edwinthorn1965]

Thank you for these tips, especially the folding at the end. A real game changer! On tip from my side with the toconole, for a second pass use beeswax and rag it with some canvas. This really brings out a shine.

[@D7om242]

Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge and experience. You are a great teacher of this craft. 🤝

[@JoFrostleatherwork]

LOVED the trick to make the perfect fold in the wallet! Kudos for giving a shout out to the fellow leather crafter where you saw the tip!

[@j.r.tidwell3318]

Very, Very good information. Thank you

[@edwardbella3871]

For burnishing the edge i made some burnishing attachments that fit into a rotatary tool or dremel,and burnish the leather only in one direction which lays the fibres down very well . I have done it with and without putting a substance on the leather. The edge comes out very smooth and shiny.

[@DrawerFullofRocks]

Nice! The folding part at the end is a game changer for me. Thank you!

[@albertakamstra8384]

Wallet trick is sooo good.

[@EgoEgeoNovaLocus]

thank you!! I love you guys!! so easy to understand ... great way of teaching!

[@TheLeathersmithShop]

Quick tip on burnishing chrome tan: if canvas doesn't work, use your wood slicker. I use mostly oil tanned leathers and you CAN burnish them with tokonole, however canvas will not do it on most of them, it just rubs and frays the fibers.

[@bluejeans8001]

Thanks a bunch for sharing. ❤

[@grahamrichards193]

Some really great tips here. Thanks for sharing!

[@aaronionta7134]

A really nice video I really liked the pin clips and the wallet folding technique Thanks

[@chrispalmer3058]

Ahhhh so good!!! Thanks for sharing these.

[@jeffreycrossin427]

I've been using those on chips for over a year now. They are wonderful

[@InspiralJez]

very hand video, thanks!

[@leowilde3178]

Love your videos! I've been watching for a long time. That tip you shared at the end about putting a liner in a bending shell, WOW!!! That was so simple, I feel so stupid I never thought of that! LOL Thank you so much for sharing.

[@camilawindham3133]

Binding tip came right on time for a project I have been planning on working on today! Thank you for great content!

[@LiftRanger]

Great tips! Thank you for sharing.

[@pcje]

Thank you ,You taught me a lot.

[@stevesundstrom7867]

Love all your videos! Just want to point out that alligator clips look like an alligator jaw, with teeth. Those are binder clips. Thanks again for all the great tutorials!

[@troylee3700]

Cool thing is that I received the pin-clips literally 4 days ago even before I've seen your informative footage.

[@archiem6323]

Pin clips. 📌 I can definitely use them . Thank you for sharing🤗🙋🏻‍♀️

[@agnesrambling]

this glueing folding technique is such an eye opener. i am going to try that. thanks a lot for sharing 👍👍👍 on the side note, you can actually get tokonole in black colour too. i sometimes use it when I am lazy to dye the edge 1st. still useful to have.

[@johnhamlin7868]

I have a ton of Toronto Police lapel pins. I use those in place of the "pinclips"

[@KeviDubs]

So I have to ask this! The stitching chisels/pricking irons you’re working with buckle guy on when will they be available! I definitely want to get a set!

[@Lyissaful]

Yes, I would like to know this as well!!

[@BringYaTigrinya]

I've never been able to work up a shine that lasts with toko. Looks fantastic, but after a day in the pocket, that edge is dull (but still smooth). I find that using Columbus wax applied with an electric heat creaser after the initial took/sanding makes for a more lasting shine on the edge. Love these tips!!

[@hawalk5707]

Thanks for sharing

[@christiancartmale1150]

I like how you mentioned that Tokonole includes acrylic resin. Not knowing that, I actually started using acrylic based leather sheen instead of tokonole or gum trag. It's the same deal. Small dab along the edge, let it dry slightly and your wood burnisher will burnish it very fast. Buff it out with fine sandpaper do it again and then wax it. You can burnish any leather with acrylic based sealers.

[@406Montana]

I use the pin clip everyday. I've heard them called third hands..... great tool

[@r.shackleford8334]

Do you have any plans for that sweet looking bag?

[@Sigma_Freud18]

I live in China, probably where your pin clips are manufactured. They have been available for quite some time over here, and I have used them on many projects. Although they do an EXCELLENT job, they are quite delicate and might not last very long. The problem lies similarly with anything so delicate....They tend to break at their weak points. The "pin" part has a washer at the end of it that is welded onto the end of the pin. With repeated use, this welded joint comes apart at times. The knurled, spring-loaded part also can come apart, rendering it useless as well. Tip: order more than you think you will need because some will break. I ordered ten and three are now bad. Having seven seems to be more than I need for most projects.

[@bfinney479]

Thank you for this information about the durability of the pins.

[@Sigma_Freud18]

@@bfinney479 At USD2.95 each, I think everyone should know the pros and cons of them. I am an engineer and cannot find an good way to repair them as they break. Buckleguy's products might be of better quality than mine though.

[@AlexanderMason1]

It was invented elsewhere but as we both know China copies and makes everything. Even in China a there a several different manufacturers.

[@Sigma_Freud18]

@@AlexanderMason1 There's no doubt about the viability of either of those statements. Where were they invented and by whom?

[@Lulu-kl6rp]

@Sigma_Freud18, found a seller offers pin separately at 4 Yuans a piece.

[@Bilbobobpie]

20:14 so satisfying

[@samiryounus6185]

thanks

[@mariamercedeslewin3619]

Love it, thanks

[@leolu4525]

Nice tipps!

[@moerahmanyan7151]

Wow you are the best

[@katrinat3330]

I love tokonole, but for chrome tan Toko Pro works even better! Thanks for the videos you all are fantastic!!

[@rogergadley9965]

You drove me nuts when you used the term “alligator” clips but showed a binder clip. Alligator clips have teeth and would mess up your project. By the way, I use old credit cards cut into half inch strips under my binder clips to keep them from leaving an annoying mark on my leather. The pin clips are a brilliant innovation, but they can be a bit pricey. Buckle Guy sells them for $2.95 each. That’s probably worth the price, but I’m going to try butterfly clutch tacks as well. Butterfly clutches are the inside of tie-tacks and enameled souvenir pins. Jewelry supply stores and web sites sell them sort of in bulk. I have a number of old “military” insignia pins with butterfly clutch backs I can try can try before I start shopping on a jewelry supply web site. I will probably try some pin clips whether I like the price or not.

[@BMStoryTime]

Only thing I'll add is if you ask for alligator clips you'll get a different product. Ask for binder clips in the office supply section.

[@lloydcallaway789]

How are you able to prick/punch the holes for stitching after gluing up the shell and lining with that bend in the middle? Thanks for the helpful tips.

[@JSGilbert]

Just thought I’d let you know that those clips are called “binder clips” and not alligator clips. Alligator clips are usually small clips with long serrated jaws and are often used by electricians.

[@oldschooljack3479]

Thank you

[@tariqkamil7853]

The clips…I kept losing one end. So I now use those map tacks with some corks cut up into cubes

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Great idea‼️

[@couturecrazy]

i wonder if felt added to the binder clips would prevent that indentation issue?

[@_BigLife_]

I have only been playing with leather for a short time and it's because of your videos. Thank you! I have started selling wallets and recently I have been wanting to find out how to get the slanted stitching on both sides of my project. Do I have to purchase reverse stitching chisels, or is there a specific method to achieve this? If you have already covered this and I missed it, a link would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

[@elainecraig3132]

Hi, what you have been calling 'alligator clips' are generally known as 'binder clips.' Alligator clips are different beasts, with long, tapering, serrated jaws. They would really mess up leather.

[@catekatz5855]

Yes! I was thinking the same thing. I work with electronics in addition to leatherwork and alligator clips are totally different and will ruin leather! Luckily he was actually using binder clips not alligator 👍🏻😬☺️ I love this guy’s videos!

[@markynana]

At 5:10 when you pull the clips apart you seem to use a bit of force. The end of the clip should have a little spring in it, just pull that and it slips right off

[@butchkarada]

Another excellent video! Do you have any tips for clean, fast trimming after gluing a curved bi-fold? I find trimming those long edges on wallets tricky around the curve, but nothing that a LOT of sanding won't fix :)

[@Bilbobobpie]

Kind of a random question, but what camera and editing software do you use? Thanks

[@andrewweighill-richards5231]

Black Pro Dye + Tokonole = Quick Black Tokonole (which is a thing!) = Quicker

[@jesusbarragan3386]

Were do you get your leather

[@mjtanfeb]

Thanks for the tips! May I ask what is the thickness and type of leather for lining?

[@jdkc4d]

What was that beautiful blueish leather on that bag with the feet? As an FYI, they make those pin clip things in longer lengths. My hands aren't so good with the tiny ones.

[@Viernes13punto5]

so the pin clips are to skip the gluing process?

[@lloydcallaway789]

Very helpful tips. Thanks. If you stitch two pieces of leather together without glue, how do you finish the edges?

[@JunkMailBoxStuff]

Finish your edges *before* you assemble.

[@lloydcallaway789]

@@JunkMailBoxStuff Thanks. That helps.

[@ianthomas3653]

Have you ever tried drying wet formed leather in a low heat oven? I have been able to get wet formed trays super hard, and they still are bendable, but not without serious effort. Dry in about 30 mins ( I have 0 patience) 55˚c (130˚f)

[@maddawgnoll]

If you dip in a bowl of hot bees wax, wipe off the excess and put into low heat oven. They'll get super hard (how some people make cosplay armor)

[@tazo1jd]

i want to make some wallets, after watching your videos i thin i can do that. were do i buy leather and what thickness should i buy

[@n8h2o97]

Has anyone found the pin clips? I can't find them.

[@ВолодяЯковенко-е1х]

Hello! I am your subscriber from Ukraine, tell me what glue you use in your work and where you can buy fixing clips to match the seams. Thanks in advance!

[@riceroll7926]

do you still sell the bifold wallet kit? i would love to buy it and make it for my boyfriend since he needs a new wallet desperately! and i want to make him one but i dont have any tools or leather...plus im a college student lol so i dont really want to spend so much money on materials when the kit is so convenient!

[@Augcliffe]

I bought some generic pin clips and they are good in theory but the ones I bought do not hold. They make end is not gripped by the female end

[@RuslanSib]

What kind of paint(marker) do you use on the edges? Can I have a link?)

[@Rsama60]

The link is in the video additional description. The paint markers are from buckleguy. If you just want to make black edges? Sharpie or Edding in Germay sell markers with large tips like the one shown here. I use them for black edges. Is the paint in those leather dye? I have no idea but it works for me.

[@maciasrebollo]

Genial 👍

[@jekworld]

Loving the channel and sorry to be a pedant but I would say that is a Bulldog clip not Alligator clip (AC's have serrated teeth)

[@svenvanderhulst9082]

Hey There, I was wondering, it's something that might be controversial to ask, but what alternative to real leather would you use? Do you have any experience with vegan leather? (Pine)apple, cactus etc?

[@TheGunf1ghter]

Those pin clips just seem like complicated earring backs

[@johnhamlin7868]

Those are binder clips. Not alligator clips.

[@erenersan1]

This is not a "tips and tricks" video. this is an ad-video.

[@kettlebuilt5191]

Excuse me sir, it says these are advanced tips but I don't see any bump jigs anywhere 😁🤷‍♂️

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

❤👍🌎

[@TheGopNik___]

Not all chrome tanned leather can be burnished with tokonole like that... Sadly

[@BillyBlaze7]

those arent alligator clips, alligator clips have teeth, if you have ever used a roach clip, that is an alligator clip.

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

You made a lot of stuff and the designs are great, but the stitching and finishing are not great or sophisticated or fancy.

[@Scarecrowking]

I don't know how to reach you so I'm just leaving a comment here that the self-sealing punching boards are getting banned here and there around the world. This is because the plastic softeners are major endocrine disruptors. What I mean to say is that your punching boards are polluting your environment with plastic softeners - they leach - and can be a significant contributor to your panic disorder.

[@xboxsavage1175]

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[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

First stupid, of course.

[@duckoid4362]

2nd

[@AmAreThe]

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[@LeoWeLeder]

Buckleguy, Buckleguy, Buckleguy.... 🤮 Stop the promo get your soul back.

[@Commongoodleathercraft]

Thank you

[@jesusbarragan3386]

Were do you get your leather