Laser Cutting Custom Wet Molds for Leathercraft (1 of 2)

[@bbrachman]

I think you have to round (bevel) the inside bottom of your top plate to get the transition from the sides to flat smooth. You may find you have a 'crease' or line where the top plate meets the leather. Rounding edges is always a good idea.

[@monkeysausageclub]

If you don't have Illustrator. All these steps can be done within Lightburn.

[@jeffreyjoseph1477]

Cool video, is this something you might offer along with your templates? nice to see you back at it!!

[@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER]

Thinking about it. Dont have a lot of room for wood storage though haha.

[@jeffreyjoseph1477]

@@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER Maybe on request OR with a wait time of X days or X weeks to produce that way you don't have to stock a bunch of wood.

[@406Montana]

Good to see you again Justin...keep them coming pal

[@jsway35]

Great video! How come you don't reccomend cutting plywood?

[@ryanpeckphoto]

So I watched part 1 and 2. What happened with the kidney bean shaped mold? Did it not work out for some reason?

[@benjaminpastrana9662]

And was going to buy already made expensive molds😳🤪My laser will be here next week! I’ll design mine..thank u!!!

[@andreatthatsme]

Cool. Thank you for sharing this. The one suggestion I have is to pat some of that water out before wet molding it. I saw that in a few of Chuck Dorset of "Weaver leather craft" videos.

[@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER]

Thanks Andrea thats a good idea. Would probably also need to waterproof that wood if I was going to use it repeatedly.

[@MikePickettDesignCo]

Great first part! I don’t have a laser but I have a Cricut and should be able to do pretty close to the same process. One quick tip with Illustrator, you don’t need to change your units at all. If you’re set to inches but want to use mm for a measurement just type the mm after the number and illustrator will convert to whatever unit is currently set. Off to watch part 2 now!

[@Twisted_stitches_leather]

I used acrylic to make the molds. Worked great

[@falahisnan4582]

can i use this technique for chrome base leather?

[@colinmetcalfe5872]

Just idea but you could put two locating holes of 3/8" or so and use wood dowels to center all the pieces. Plus awesome video. Thank you for sharing .

[@alicelau]

I can't find the part 2. Has it been posted? Can you post the link here please?

[@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER]

Hello yes it is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onyQaqSKZ7SoadU

[@hueblo]

Hello. I would like to try this out on my own with my new laser. Is the vector file for the mold available?

[@jackblack8252]

Justin, great to see you back. Interesting to see how you get from design concept to cutting the jig. Can't wait to see how the whale tray turns out.

[@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER]

Thanks Jack! Just pulled the first one off the jig looking good so far.

[@oakridgereview1359]

Just when I thought I talked myself out of a laser...

[@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER]

purchase......purchhhhhassseeee 😂

[@oakridgereview1359]

@@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER haha 😂 I got a hobbyists Sculpfun S6 Pro... Already wishing I would've saved for a more potent Co² but... This is going to work out for now!!

[@flavioricci1083]

bonsoir quand vient elle la segonde vidéo? merci

[@shannonc.4257]

Good video but no link to part 2

[@willemh3319]

how long you soak the leather