Engraving LEATHER with the CRICUT Maker

The best use of the engraving/debossing tool would definitely be to put patterns down and tool it. It doesn't work well as a stand alone tool, but would save you a lot of time if you're tooling afterwards.
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[@lynnnguyen6972]

I actually think the sanded down engraving tip looks the best!

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

That makes me feel a little better! I think if I didn't sand it for as long, it would have actually been really good. But I took too much off.

[@kitty172008]

Same.

[@djfernando16]

I think it should be painted or lacquered after sanding, because the leather became porous, like suede

[@heyshannymay]

I agree!!

[@jadegranillomyers2213]

I agree!

[@melliemel9958]

The fact that you took a chance for us, deserves a subscribe from me for sure.

[@allgoodstuff796]

I love your videos. You get right to the point. No useless chatter I have to fast forward through. Thanks so much!

[@GumbiiGrows]

LOL, you're supposed to use the engraving tip, do 2 passes, and then 4 passes on the debossing tip... then it looks just like hand tooled leather...

[@tsmith7070]

I have watched a lot of Cricut tutorial videos and I have to say that you are not cringe like the others. Subbed.

[@matclark9456]

I think the deboss or sanded down engraving tip looked best! I'm glad I found your video looking at how to use my cricut to layout tooling on leather so dont actually need a super heavy line , just enough to see the pattern to tool it out. Great vid thank you for your trial and error !

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

My pleasure! and I think that's a very practical application for it!

[@emilynnnegron2133]

I love the way the sanded tip looks like! Sometimes we need to tweak our tools for our needs

[@roymorgan7748]

Thank you for being the one to take the end off the engraver, because it would have been me otherwise and I would die slowly by the wifes hand.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

hahaha took one for the team.

[@inkshopgirl]

I like the sanded down the best and once it had the antique gel it looked amazing. What a nice way to get a nice image on a more modern wallet besides the usual western leather work I am doing. Thank you for the experiment as I will be doing the same thing.

[@askmshaymes]

I rushed home from work stopping only for a strip of leather for a project. I’m excited to try this.

[@hek3624]

Both options have a good use on leather. Especialy to make small items like wallets. And to make the base drawings to do the hand carving with punch tools. I liked your test. Thanks.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thanks so much!

[@rahendriks1]

The debossing is basically just for accurate design transfer onto the leather. You should then go through the normal hand process to cut and pattern the leather for correct effect. But this is a great tool for pattern transfer rather than doing it all by hand.

[@julesl7679]

Deboss is my fav. Thx for showing us.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thanks for watching!

[@AMobOGobos]

Been working with Leather for almost ten years now. I just got a Cricut and was interested to see the verdict on using it. Thanks for making the sacrifice. I can now say with 100% certainty that not only is it not worth it to use the Cricut, it is also significantly cheaper to buy the necessary leatherworking tools and tool it by hand. The finish you get will look great, and that investment of time pays off (literally; you can sell hand tooled stuff for a lot more than embossed or machine stamped).

[@Sorrynotsorry47]

Have you tried the foil tool?

[@tarajacobs915]

my dear, you have just saved me and my husband 400$ by sacrificing your engraving tool for all of us to see what it does or doesn't do. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH SWEETHEART xo

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Glad I could help 😀

[@dawnyaldaniels6622]

I love this video!! And I will be sanding my Cricut engraving tool down because I liked the outcome so much! Thank you!

[@Pennyguin]

The best way is probably to cut first, just one pass…then load the engraving tip and it widens out the cut. But your sanded one looks good too!

[@amaphis]

The engraving tip actually worked pretty good for putting the pattern down. All you would have needed to do is use some leather shading tools to make it look better and stand out more. What the engraver did is basically what a leather craving knife does.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Yep! I think the best application for it would be to trace for tooling.

[@robertol4435]

Thank you for "Destroying" your tool....... Not!!!!!! you actually gave me a way to mark up leather shapes to be tool by hand. Thank you very much for this video.

[@stoneblue1795]

You get an A for efforts made. The one you sanded worked the most pleasurably in my opinion.

[@ashcraftworkshop]

Ive been using the foil tip works pretty ok

[@05weasel]

I haven’t used a cricut for leather but typically when working with leather you’re going to want to let that water soak in a little before you start doing anything to it. You want the color to almost come back to the natural color of the leather or anything you do on the surface is going to be mushy and lack detail.

[@DocLois2010]

Sanded tip looks best on camera...to me...and subscribed 😊

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thank you for the sub! I actually think if I didn't sand it for as long as I did, it might have worked a lot better. But I'm not going to buy another one and check 😂

[@cristinageo4926]

I like it. Is not so bad. Debossing and the engraving after sand it its looks pretty well. Thanks for the tip.

[@michaelriley2196]

Don’t regret it sending it down made that piece the best out of all three at least that’s what I think

[@steffd8822]

Thanks for your sacrifice, you're very appreciated! I have some heavyweight cork fabric I wanted to use the engraving tool on..lucky I found you before I did.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

You're too kind. Thanks for watching.

[@KarinJoan]

I just might sand down mine too, I love it!!! thnx a lot

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thanks so much! Means a lot.

[@MrsYuko]

You are so brave! Thank you for your science experiments!

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Happy to take the fall for everyone Ha!

[@DorisMarlene1402]

I found that using the foil tip works better than either of these for engraving using 3 passes

[@mattsmith1737]

When you wet the leather you need to let the water soak in and “case” the leather. You would probably get better results with the de bossing tip. Much like stamping the leather if the water content is to high it get mushy impressions if to dry not deep enough.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thanks for the tip Matt! no pun intended.

[@heavilymeditated2022]

Thank you for explaining that!

[@lindalee945]

The last 2 look good for me

[@damasydia]

Great video, really like your presentation style and your personality

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thank you, I appreciate that a lot!

[@Claire-tn6cs]

Thanks for the video! *removes engraving tool from shopping basket*

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

😂

[@MrJetplanemusic]

Nothing beats an actual swivel knife. That being said, for a hand tooled project, the sanded down version would be perfect for design transferring in preparation for hand tooling. (swivel knife cuts, bevelling, pear shading, backgrounding...etc.)

[@lindawatson9820]

I liked it after you sanded it down 🙂

[@JelMain]

Try using it as the knifework stage of a full tooling, followed by bevelling, ground filling, graining. The full Al Stohlman.

[@denbid]

I used my foil tip and it came out really good

[@melliemel9958]

I like the sanded look. You can def get different depths of the image if used in combination with the normal tip and the sanded tip

[@brendarivera4746]

Thanks for the experiment!

[@goddess6683]

I like the sanded one the best

[@bachevaz72]

You are great, thanks for your tutorial

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thanks so much. All the best!

[@simbamai]

Neat! But I was distracted by how that t-shirt is the best.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

It is pretty nice.

[@shannabolser9428]

Try layering the debossing on top of the engraving and you will get a different outcome.

[@heavilymeditated2022]

Engrave then emboss? Hmmmm...I will have to try that! Thank you!

[@maryannsanders2873]

You made me laugh I’m subscribing jus off that you are not afraid of trying

[@darrenlitner8824]

Yeah that last on for the after the grind on the tip. That third one looks more professional.

[@michellee8913]

Maybe do the debossing twice?

[@iDadD4]

I think that if you were to soak the leather a little longer and making it a little wetter, the embossing would be good. Maybe with an added pressure to the pen?

[@fonsie8431]

I actually think the sanded down engraving top looks just as look as the embossing top and miles better than the sharp engraving tip

[@MrAyrit]

Your lighting set up looks nice.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thanks!

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Could you increase your pressure setting (well, of course you could, go into special settings, or special materials) with the debossing tip? Or, conversely, decrease the pressure before use with the engraving tip.

[@bloodgain]

Engraving leather is often done with a blade, right? So I wonder if you could tweak the settings for the blade and get good results? I'd maybe even use a somewhat dull blade that isn't any good for cutting paper and vinyl any more. I might play around on some scraps when I have a dull blade available. Nothing to lose!

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Yep! I think the best application for it would be to trace for tooling.

[@51watty]

I agree with Lynn. Maybe you should try it again with a more floral design. You could then tool the leather.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Agreed. I think using the Cricut as your base for tooling is the best use of the engraving tip.

[@fruitlessbeast]

Really helpful!

[@myv6mustang]

You should be able to tool either and they should come out fine...

[@bassambouhamad7935]

I love it.

[@andyk7565]

what if you engraved and then embossed? It might press down the burs left by the engraver... also, if you did a little bit of leather tooling on the engraving the image could really pop.

[@lorenza2589]

It looks like the tip spins to cut in a rotary fashion, if they made it more like a saw rotation that wouldnt pull out the fibers of the leather which are parallel to its current rotation.

[@waynenishalowe9102]

The sanding down one looks way better

[@iamwaffleface]

Wish I would have known about the transfer tape under the leather. I now have a leather only mat 🫠

[@Jujubee719]

Thanks for the video! Is it safe to say that the sanded down engraving tip pretty much gives the same look as the embossed tip? I didn't think it was a dumb idea at all, it sounded good in theory 😊

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Thank you!! It's pretty similar. The sanded down engraving tip is a little more precise and the embossing tip is a bit deeper but I think I sanded it down too much. Probably one second with the Dremel would have been sufficient.

[@karlaspoonamore5189]

you are so funny and cute, thank you, liked already

[@noblefir9106]

I also like the results from the sanded down engraving tip! Wondering if anyone knows if those little dots are part of the design or what the tips do to leather?

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

The dots are kind of where it stops and pivots and the tip spins so it leaves a dot. A little annoying!

[@nigelbaboolal5072]

I would have liked to see what the engraving tip would do to harness or bridle leather. Maybe even on a piece that was finished with resolene first. Maybe it would be less ... scratchy.

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

I tried it on some Wickett and Craig English Bridle Leather and it also scratched it, but definitely different leathers might respond better.

[@LanceMcGrew]

What does work is to engrave then run again with foil transfer tool. Engraving tool opens the surface and the foil tool widens out the line.

[@transientcc1690]

I have seen some use both engrave and deboss in the same template so it won’t look bad. Just an idea.

[@EODHammer]

Interesting! Thx , I was wondering about how leather would do. Ive had mine for a week lol

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

No problem! Thanks for commenting :)

[@AzraelThanatos]

What I do wonder is if they might work better if the leather was cased more than you did there, a full overnight one might have far better results

[@brendaolavarria47]

Can you use black ink pen to draw after embossing

[@valeriewilliams7947]

I wonder how the debossing would look on chrome tan…and if you could put foil over it to really make the design pop?

[@reignick1133]

The sanded down engraving tip and debossing (embossing really) tip are neither finished results, But? *Both are VERY useful for creating /imprinting patterns onto veg tan leather to follow through with hand tooling & carving using a swivel knife and various stamps!* On its own sans hand tooling? The Circuit is 100% useless to a leathwerworker, but used as a quick way to set a pattern that one can not otherwise easilly attain for the real leathwrwork of hand tooling and carving? It's priceless as it saves you so much time effort and money.

[@Sophie_519]

What if you ran the deboss tip over twice, or deboss then engrave or vice versa? I havent bought any leather to try

[@suzannebeyer5369]

Checkout the leather embossing video from Clever Someday. She has a few more tips that will perfect your embossing.

[@Sorrynotsorry47]

I feel like the foil tool works better, have you tried it?

[@MrRobLarkins]

Two things I would only suggest for your leather work, carving techniques and laser. Glad you tried it, but there is a reason why we don't engrave leather.

[@noli-nolina]

😅 Te compadezco pero mereció la pena experimentar los límites de las herramientas; eso te hace diferente 😊

[@pbgamble]

Is it possible to engrave then deboss over the engraved image?

[@askmshaymes]

Can you recommend a gel?

[@israelbelachew4360]

Can you use engraving tola mekar 3 please answer me ?

[@chimchana5631]

Is this possible with explore 3 ?

[@joseisawsome9416]

Can you engrave then embose it?

[@tapatiachick]

Can I wash it if I add it to fabric?

[@Goodellsam]

I think you need to use leather patterns from tandy.

[@betternamechosen5678]

I'm curious how the foil transfer tip would look without foil just embossing?

[@HeirloomFire]

interesting, its looks like the sanded engraving tip was JUST a touch better than the de bossing tip. what if you tried the de bossier first and then reran it with the sanded engraver?

[@blakemerryman3563]

Was hoping this would be a great solution to add a brand to my work but I hate the little divets that it caused.

[@adriennehealy530]

my debossing tip didnt even achieve that ! hardly a mark on the leather - Ive almost given up

[@AlpacaMade]

Yes I'm late to the party. I am wondering if sanding down could have been accomplished by running a piece of wet sand or emery paper through the machine. Would that refine the amount taken off the engraving tip? I don't hate the result of the engraver, just the ragged appearance. I am considering buying a Cricut, thank you for going the extra mile👍

[@misoman]

Science!

[@Aethalops]

is it possible to run the same piece through the machine twice, starting with engraving then switching to the debossing tip?

[@Dannywwalker]

What about using the engraver then the debosser?

[@ProbablyUnacceptable]

use the foil tip

[@donpayne562]

I would like to have seen it if you put some resist on it before you antiqued it.

[@da1chem]

I tend to think the sanded tip should be burnished to round it a little more. Great experiment. 🤔🤔🤔. Or maybe dull the end with some tape?

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

That might work!

[@fordfan3179]

What is that tool actually made for?

[@HarleyGrl23]

is it possible to run it through the debossing twice or no?

[@jimmiedenise6444]

What is the weight of the leather that you used for the video? Thanks in advance.

[@TheSwissy4me]

they need to make a roller ball engraving tip, you think?

[@SpringbokCraftCo]

Hey! that's not a bad idea at all.

[@Missmig222]

How thin does the leather have to be?

[@Bobster986]

Run it twice with both tips and you’ll achieve better results.

[@ejcostin3070]

Use sharpie on the pattern