How to Make a Leather Dice Chest - With Knotwork Carving

Learn how to make a small leather dice chest with Viking style knotwork carving. The pattern is by McEwen Handcraft and can be picked up on his website, listed bellow. or on my Patreon for this month only, February 2021. Artwork for this pattern is exclusive to my Patreon for this month only.
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[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I think I'm going to do a Quiver next, thoughts?

[@jimmygannon75]

For sure

[@CaulderLeather]

Yes!

[@asgorathalpha8316]

Definitely

[@Shero1337]

Very cool idea! 👍

[@squeadunk]

Please do.

[@mcewenhandcraft]

Thank you so much for reviewing my Pattern Magnus. Hopefully more patterns in the future will be worthy of your review!

[@LittlestWave]

You didn't lie. This pattern is beautiful!

[@Onion198]

Saw your post on the Facebook page! Well done and congrats!

[@mcewenhandcraft]

@@Onion198 thank you.

[@archiem6323]

Keep on being creative on whatever it is you do. And I am!! I enjoyed the videos. zone34 here!

[@gibbyswife9218]

Gorgeous

[@violetrayne7016]

Missed you and your videos! Glad to have you back! I enjoyed the video very much.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Yay! Thank you!

[@KiltedBlackDragon]

cool mini-chest. if you want a cool idea line the inside with a thin sheet of soft foam and use it for storing custom D&D figures/minis

[@CaulderLeather]

Looks great! Glad to see you back!

[@gibbyswife9218]

Love it! Thank you for sharing your video. I shared it with my son.

[@joshweber1393]

Can’t thank you enough for this video! I made this as my first serious leather project and it turned out pretty well I think. That would t have happened without your video.

[@mcewenhandcraft]

Your first ever leather project? That is amazing. I am so honoured that my pattern is your first. I am so grateful to Magnus for making such a high quality video featuring my design.

[@sunnyjim6505]

Nice! I love the safety skiver, and wanted to mention that you may get better results if, instead of holding the skiver perpendicular to the edge, you give it a steeper angle - more length of the blade encounters the leather at the same time, and makes uniform skiving easier.

[@jamesward1045]

You did an Awesome job on that! Once you painted it. It was Awesome!!!

[@jailer23044]

I've been using an airbrush for resolene since my kids got me an airbrush kit from Amazon for Christmas. All I can say is I've never had such great results with resolene. It goes on even with no streaking which is a problem I've always had when following the instructions on the bottle. What a difference, especially on larger pieces.

[@Shero1337]

Very cool looking, gonna have to try this one!

[@luckyswordsmen991]

Finest of the relm

[@tidalboxer]

Beautiful little chest. I’m just starting and this is perfect for starters.

[@Songforyall]

Idk who you are but this hit my recommended so Edit; Videos like this make me want to take up leather working. :c Subbed

[@albertgibbs8421]

why can i reply to people,but i cant comment myself?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

@@albertgibbs8421 I have no idea.

[@mcewenhandcraft]

Nothing stopping you. Pay a visit to your nearest Tandy or independently owned leather craft supply store. Talk to the staff. Take a class. Youl be glad you did!

[@Songforyall]

@@mcewenhandcraft Cant do that in the middle of a pandemic when everythiing in my city is shut

[@mcewenhandcraft]

@@Songforyall fair enough. But I bet they have curbside pickup available. Ether way. The shutdown wont last forever. Meanwhile thank all the old gods that Magnus is here to keep us entertained with great videos!

[@a.freeland179]

Beautiful as always

[@kassandra9239]

Beautiful, it will be my next project- ty😊

[@clarissatarno]

Really cool dice pouch. Love it! Keep being awesome my friend!

[@joelenechristman1517]

My favorite pieces are all one piece!!

[@ImaginationHobbies]

Awesome build!

[@mikeulator]

Welcome back! Been wondering where you and Levi have been. I really like this project... I've come across a few "one piece" projects in the past year or so and they're great.

[@dperisty1]

Great video! It might be easier to V-gouge as a guideline before skiving (helps me, but I'm no pro!).

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

🤔😀

[@joelenechristman1517]

Such beautiful work. I love working with my hands. This is a cool piece. I am going to try a modified version to carry my phone and speaker on my saddle. I have many pieces of leather that I have been trying to figure out what to make with it. I am new to your channel and LOVE IT! Great job and thank you!

[@markgoostree6334]

I've made a few projects and I put highlighter ( cut 50/50 with water )on the tooling then dyed the back ground light brown. I'm sure its not the thing for every project but it looked pretty good. This project was a cool idea. Thank you. Always fun!

[@judithwright5084]

Love this❤️

[@siliconhobbit483]

*snickers* Gonna need one of those about 10x larger for all the dice that most gamers collect.

[@marthavillalobos7213]

Beatiful work,very nice

[@jeniwatkins3297]

Beautiful work! I actually preferred it before you painted it. It looked weathered to me. Gorgeous either way!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Ya, it was pretty nice for sure... we'll never know what could have been! 😢

[@larryweeks9165]

Very nice.

[@cmdraftbrn]

nice work

[@tyrantdirector]

Awesome video!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@craftingoutofscratch2980]

Nice coin case :)

[@jenniferwhite6089]

the pattern i do like to use a card stock paper with heavier paper thickness yea i do have an oversize printer too yea does help too can us poster board sheets to it a fairly old one too it still works then i laminate the pattern if i am using it a lot too lost to i bought the at lowe's yea they had 5x10 roll of it clear roll to

[@le_fancy_squid]

"There's nothing special going on here..." *EPIC MUSIC*

[@mcewenhandcraft]

I dont know... I think the video is pretty special!

[@Just_Mike27]

You make beveling look so easy. That's my struggling point lol.

[@mcewenhandcraft]

Make sure the beveler is sharp. Go slow. Be patient. It will come. Everything does with practice. Check my channel for tips on how to sharpen your beveler.

[@bulgaricouro]

Lavoro originale!

[@christopherhiggins7499]

absolutely beautiful, what color paint/brand did you use for the knot work

[@ocoulos]

Eyy! Not an overflow of antique this time! :D GJ mate! ^^ Btw Quiver sounds like a cool idea!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Thanks! 😁

[@mcewenhandcraft]

I'll be honest. I was a littke disappointed that he didnt splooge antique this time. Lol. It's almost a running joke at this point

[@ocoulos]

@@mcewenhandcraft ofc it's a running joke xD But hey, sometimes you gotta do it just right! ^^

[@kwaichang368]

When you put the paint on, was that a paint pen or a brush? Are the paint pens reloadable or just a one time use item? Beautiful box loved the design. Thanks, Clinton

[@krystian111213]

Nice video as usual. What did you use to paint it after you weren't happy with the antique?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Some angelus paint

[@roninsurvivor4640]

Unfolded this leather shape is almost exactly the same shape as Mjolnir! Your welcome.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Hahaha

[@liviero9573]

Love your videos,. PLEASE tell me what color/brand paint you used to color your design . Thank you and blessings!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

It was Dark Bone or Champaign Angelus Paint... I think Champaign.

[@andrewcutlip1412]

If you don't have a v-gouge tool, would it be possible to just do the creases with a swivel knife and bevel it out?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Anything is possible. Theory seems sound.

[@Onion198]

Did you get new burnishers? They look new and quite fancy! Been missing your videos and hope all is well!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Ya, they're... wood... haha... they do look nice, and give some other options.

[@Onion198]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop lol as long as they work and you like them, that's all that matters, right?

[@waltercobb4675]

How do you punch a hole with a c can make a fastener I tried in the Fastenal Pro or none of my pressure

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Not really sure what this means.

[@rylilund4636]

I know you didn't wax harden this one, but what type/temperature of wax do you use for that process??

[@mcewenhandcraft]

You want your wax melted. But not smoking.. Theres about a 30 or 40 degree tolerance range you can play with.

[@squeadunk]

What edge bevellers do you use?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I've used all sorts, currently working with some Owden bevelers from Lonsdale Leather

[@regularguyknifechannel5753]

Would 9-10 oz be too heavy? I have some 4-5 but it seems pretty light weight

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

With enough skiving and grooving you can make a lot of things. Had to say... 9-10 is getting up there though.

[@mcewenhandcraft]

Would have to REALLY go deep with the V gouge and skiving and Magnus'trick with Vgouging as well as skiving the tabs would probably be a Must on that thick. But it could work. Also the gap in the corner under the tab might be needing to be bigger on thicker leather. But I'm not positive. Play with it and find out. Let us know what you get!

[@regularguyknifechannel5753]

No , need, I tried with the 4-5 oz leather first, after dying, resist, antiquing and finishing, it was way stiffer, I couldn’t imagine trying this with 10 oz.

[@stevenwilson9745]

I think the sciveing tool works like potato peeler

[@stephanieadam8515]

Hello, is it possible to order/ buy 1 small leather bag with métal clasp like the one you made in your vidéo ? I would like to offer 1 for my daughter, If however it is possible because I unfortunately did not see it in your shop. If it is not possible for you to order / buy 1, can you tell me or we can order 1, Please thank you in advance for your response. Cordially.

[@IamEeks]

Too thin thread

[@mcewenhandcraft]

You can easily switch that up. I like the 0.8mm Ritza Tiger Thread myself. But I've also used the 1.1 mm waxed braided nylon line from Tandy. Both work well on this pattern.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

To thin for what? Thread can vary, it's all strong stuff.

[@FranckS357]

Don't you sell your own creations ? You just sell patterns, artworks and t-shirt designs on your website ? Not Leather Pieces?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I sell a couple of armor items to the public, but otherwise I stick to patterns and art. I work in the film industry building props and costumes and have little to no interest in ever making something twice. I don't find it fun or challenging. So with KZbin I get to make something once and then move on to fun and exciting new projects, just like film.

[@FranckS357]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop totally understandable. :) Do you work alone for the Film Industry or you have a Team / Assistant ?