leather braided dog lead

[@m.talmagemoorehead]

Thank you. Once I started watching, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.

[@michaelbock8908]

Excellent demonstration. It's nice to see someone just teaching leatherwork and not trying to sell me something. Love the channel. Thanks!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Michael Bock thanks

[@Robert-xp4ii]

At 7:44, you've already made this perfectly clear whereas others seemed to struggle. I now know the next tool I'm buying as well so I can make these. Thank you!!

[@anjadebruyne2746]

Thanks vey much for your super clear explanation greetings from the Netherlands. Fantastic your explanation to make dog leashes and collars!

[@JamesPrattOK]

Love the accent and the fact that you show your mistakes as well as your work. Really enjoyed it. And I have an Oklahoma accent!

[@lisaedgar3932]

THANK YOU so much for publishing this! I have been trying to learn how to do this braid, but couldn't "get it" from other instruction videos. I really appreciate the time and effort you took!

[@NoName-oy2km]

You are an exvellent twacher with a touch of charisma love it. And i dont even want to make a dog lead.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Thanks. And. Shucks I’m blushing

[@BillyBob-ep7em]

Excellent tutorial. He takes a lot of time and effort to make sure you " get it".

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

I've been teaching leather work for over 25 years. my down fall is getting the camera right. Thanks for the comment

[@cavokdotcom]

This is a great tutorial, thanks so much for taking the time to go back and re-cover what you've already explained. You've left no room for confusion, and made this easy to try! Thank you. :)

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

I am glad it helped...Thanks for the comment

[@robinsmith3469]

The rounding block did make a difference in how it hung. I love your Scottish accent. I'm from Michigan, USA, and am learning leather working from KZbin. I love all the different styles of work people do, some more relaxed and some very professional. I definitely don't want to take myself too seriously. I love that you sing, it's happy work even if it gets frustrating sometimes. You are not the only singing artist I've watched. I sing when I work too sometimes so that makes me want to watch you more. Thank you for the lovely video. I have a dog and never thought to make him a leash. Now I learned a new braiding technique and can't wait to make one. :-D

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Robin Smith I am more of a consultant for a few large saddle making companies these days and don’t have time to make saddles much. I try to make one every year for fun. The other leather work like belts and bags. Is just me having fun. Lots of people do a job. I like my job as a job and as a hobby. The videos I do are to help people get the same laughs and fun I do

[@rhondaskinner7071]

I turned it just a wee bit and it worked great! Thank you

[@jdwallace6312]

Thank you! I finally picked it up. It definitely helped to turn my phone upside down.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

I’m glad it helped

[@parascalemodels]

By far the best instruction video on this subject. Good on ya mate. Thank you.

[@j.m.england6828]

Thanks for sharing this braiding idea, i'm going to make a few bracelets using your technique, have a great & very safe day, thanks.

[@RoamingHighlander]

What a fantastic video i came across this looking for ideas for my own project and really enjoyed how much detail you have gone into pure quality craftsmanship and it shines through well done.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Roaming Highlander thanks

[@AMYakaPancakes]

I'm trying to braid a strap for a bag i made: this is super helpful for a beginner like me who has literally nothing but leather scraps to work with. Thank you!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

AMYakaPancakes you can make lots of things out of scrap. I have a video showing how to make 3 items out of scrap from the bin

[@MsHopeify]

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@oreopickles3472]

Like all your vids, super fun to watch and very informative! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Tarek Farage thanks for the comment

[@robertsambile754]

Very nice diamond pattern. Love your accent.

[@snowwhite7505]

You brought to a simplicity I could understand Thank you!

[@carlafindlay4108]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for making leather working approachable to laymen.

[@jtjones73]

Thank you, I finally understand how to do those braids!

[@billhiggins1095]

Thank you for the inspiration. Very nice work oh, and very well explained. Can you let us know what the thickness of your leather is.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Bill Higgins in this visitor I used 2mm thick leather. This is ok for a small dog. Use thicker or put a core in the middle for a heavier dog

[@erdalgunduz7708]

Thank you so much.

[@zhinka1]

ohh, how do you make this stronger for big dogs? My smallest mastiff is 240 pounds, they usually are loose on the ranch,but sometimes need to be on a leash and sometimes they forget I am holding them and they snap a lot of leads. I finally made a collar out of horse harness leather and used buckles we use on our Belgians .

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Hi. Just use a thicker leather. Use a 3mm veg tan leather. Wet it to make it easier to braid.

[@TheOlegLviv]

if possible can you show how to make 8 strand gaucho raund braid. Thanks in advance

[@bronwynjohnson377]

thank you for sharing your knowledge, could I ask what the width and thickness is of the strands you are using?

[@evelynwatson345]

Just as a guide, what thickness of leather did you use for this? Thanks for this brilliant video.

[@KatiFalk1]

i bought that thing and simply cannot get it to begin a cut

[@brandycox9351]

To people who want to use this as a dog lead, leather stretches. So wind it around a strong wire or stronger non stretchy chord. This looks like fun to make!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

This leather is fine for a small dog. If you are using it on a stronger dog. Use a thicker leather. Or as said wrap round cord. If you only have the light leather.

[@kateweichman3825]

Incredibly well explained thank you so much ♡♡

[@alexispage5451]

I love this video! What is this braid called?

[@pablodiablo7658]

Hi out of interest, where did you get the tool for making the strands? looks brilliant! cheers for the videos as well!!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Pablo Diablo it’s called a lace maker. Tandy sell them for about 15 pounds. Or you can get them on eBay for about 4 pounds

[@pablodiablo7658]

@@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk Many thanks, thats great!

[@MichellesHandmadeCreations]

What a cool tool you used to make the lacing!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Artisan leather has them for 2.95 Tandy have them for about 8.95

[@MichellesHandmadeCreations]

Thanks!

[@doreengarner991]

Great tutorial! Thank you!

[@denisemetz3219]

What is the name of the tool used to cut the strips?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Denise Metz Pablo Diablo it’s called a lace maker. Tandy sell them for about 15 pounds. Or you can get them on eBay for about 4 pounds

[@leatherworker]

That looks an awful lot like a Joseph Dixon round knife - is it?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Johan Potgieter yes all my tools are Dixons

[@lidiaargenal2456]

Nice but not wise by doing it up siaddown

[@stephysebastian387]

It's very good thank you for the video thanks very much

[@rob7061]

Would this rope be suitable for a light little backpack strap? Or would it cut

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

as long as you use a thick leather or put a cord in the middle

[@axe609]

Thank you

[@sklundt12]

What is the tool called?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Hi the tool is called a lace maker. You can buy them in eBay

[@kylecameron6045]

What is that cutting tool called?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Kyle Cameron hi it is called a lace maker. You get them on eBay. For about £5

[@perrywidhalm114]

Thanks!

[@ToreeMattRicher]

What’s the width of the of the leather strap

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

It has been awhile since I did that video. I think it is about 3 or 4 mm. You can make it wider or narrower. It is down to the look and strength you are after. If you wanted it for a stronger dog. You should go thicker. I thought no that thickness is about 1.8mm.

[@wedgetailleather]

Great tutorial mate, thanks for sharing!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

fenrir waking I'm glad it helps. Thanks for the comment

[@blobby273]

Can the handle be braided into the lead rather than glue like a rope .?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Andrew&molly yes you would weave the strands back down the braid

[@tabparfitt2950]

Fantastic work, look forward to trying it out. Have you ever done a 6 strand braid?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

I have done a crocodile ridge braid that was 8 or 10 strands

[@rubymora2801]

What is the tool?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

It is called a lace maker. Look on ebay. Tandy leather also do them

[@Ashpepe]

what the tool called for cutting the leather into strips. thanks

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Ash Whittaker it is from Tandy. They call it a lace maker it costs about £8

[@Ashpepe]

UK Saddlery cheers

[@sanfadon]

you are awesome!! thank you soooo much for sharing!

[@rs.rossier]

What is the name of that tool?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Hi It is called a lace maker. You can get them on ebay for about £ 5 or 6 pounds

[@hopeindirect4165]

When I put on ma leather, and rock to sum Metallica, Delta Parole, Foo Fighters or the Smashing Pumpkins I feel like I can do anything in the whole wide world.

[@marroquineriaelmaestro5232]

El MUNDO PROGRESARA AL MIL POR CIENTO. CON EL KZbin ES LA MEJOR. PEDAGOGÍA

[@deepaksatyachatur]

Where would I get this belt in India@andhra pradesh state Any one pls tell me

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Deepak K I think you will get this type of thing in Kanpur.

[@creativeplays1853]

Muito bom parabéns pelo trabalho me ajudou muito

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

fico feliz por ter ajudado

[@KazzyShaps]

Brilliant tutorial

[@aconsideration]

How thick and wide is your lace?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

The leather I am using in the video is 2,2mm thick I think it is about 6 or 7 mm wide, If I was making for a stronger dog I would use thicker leather

[@garyevans8116]

Good tutorial thank you I’m going to copy you

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Gary Evans I’m glad it helped

[@RichSobocinski]

Please name the tool you used to cut the lacing. Thanks

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Rich Sobocinski it is called a lace cutter Tandy sell them for 8.95. They are on offer for 2.95 from this company www.artisanleather.co.uk/reduced-lace-maker--thong-cutter-tool-2537-p.html

[@leathercraft6079]

Thank you so much

[@kianucollis3929]

I'm curious what you were like as a wee boy....always messing around....?? I guess your mam gave you a load of tangled string and told you to unknot it all, to keep you out of trouble...? Just a thought.... Another great video. Thanks as always George, hope you are well. All the best...!!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

I was the same as I am now. Very shy and quiet. I was taken engines out of cars when I was mega young. I remember getting paid £10 for taking engines out when I was 14 The man who was to help me was about 30 he got paid £10 and done all the hard work. The reason they asked me to do it and paid me more . Was I could operate the sedaline torch. My father showed me how to do that when I was about 11 . I did that a lot for him on his yard. This video was not meant to be. I was just about to leave the school and the wife turned up with the cam and said . You know you want to do one. I did my usual picked up the first tool or bit of leather I seen and thought what the hell will I make for a video. That is where that amateur hour came from. The camera was p ing me of I could not see in the 3 inch screen what I was doing, One day I will buy a bigger screen . So that I can see what the cam is seeing.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Type into google kieran making a canvas and leather bag . You will see my nephew making the bag. This is also his first time ever on a sewing machine. Find on his channel the other leather video he did. On it you will see him making a really nice bracelet. Then if you can subscribe to his channel You will make him happy. He wants subscribers . After that you can ignore his videos. They are just a kid doing video game videos. He will be doing another leather video soon When I get the time to let him. I help him a tiny bit in the videos. He has no strength due to his disability (he has a wheelchair if he goes out) I try not to help him to much

[@kianucollis3929]

maybe you could teach him how to use an oxy acetylene torch and start lifting engines out of the local scrap yard for a few extra quid ?? Just a thought....

[@kianucollis3929]

haha. I can just picture the missus standing in the doorway with your camera..." you know you want to...." haha, love it. Thanks for sharing that memory of you as a little 'un....I bet everyone left the yard when the 11 year old was brandishing that lit torch about....!? Maybe next vid you can knock out a quick pigskin lined gladstone bag or something...on your tea break...?? Thanks always !!

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Kianu Collis he has no strength although he can pick up a McDonald's quite easy

[@kellyhayes]

Do you have a web shop to purchase collars and leads ?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Hi Kelly. Sorry I don't make anything to sell anymore. I retired. I only teach at me leather school now,

[@kellyhayes]

Can you suggest someone who does good work?

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Kelly Vuker where in the world are you?

[@kellyhayes]

UK Saddlery in Kentucky USA but I have a collar and leash addiction LOL so have purchased items from other countries as well :)

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

I don't know anyone in Kentucky. Message Dan At Shop Talk. He might recommend one of his SHATA members. proleptic.net/

[@davidpaul9365]

I have been looking for a site like yours for some time, brilliant, am now subscribed. A question,when you make the handle instead of sewing a leather strap to secure it is there some way of back braiding it into the lead ? Looking farward to your vids. Pity your not in Australia I would sign up for a course . Cheers.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Hi Paul. Yes you can back splice /braid the handle instead of putting the leather on. You could braid then put a braided knot over the join instead of the leather.I have been asked to go to Australia a few times. The problem is the cost . It takes a week of travel to get there and back. This ends up costing a lot . instead of charging for a week I end up having to charge the price of 2 weeks to do one weeks work.I might one day work it in with a visit to my sister and her kids. this will cut the costs down

[@michelleford9951]

What the name of that tool

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

it is called a lace cutter Tandy sell them for 8.95. They are on offer for 2.95 from this company www.artisanleather.co.uk/reduced-lace-maker--thong-cutter-tool-2537-p.html

[@properjob]

Very useful instructions, thanks. Is that by any chance a Paisley accent? I'm fairly sure I'm not more than a few miles off. Thanks again.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Glasgow so not far of. On saying that. People in Glasgow ask where I am from. I travelled the world teaching . and lived in England for 19 years. The people of Glasgow don.t here my Scottish accent

[@properjob]

I know that feeling, as I've lived abroad most of my adult life. After I'd been away about 20 years I was at the Glasgow Grand Ol' Opry in Govan. A woman asked where i came from, and I said Paisley. She thought I was kidding. "Ah'm fae Paisley, an aah don't talk luk thaat," she said.

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

properjob I tell them I talk like this because I am posh

[@gsmattumattu3067]

Good

[@salwaanwar410]

If not found the machiens mak mnualls Sorry iam from egypt the machiens mak rabon not found in egypt

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Salwa anwar sorry. I don’t understand the comment

[@jerva86]

HOW DOES YOU HAVE A STRONG SKIN

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

Jerva sorry I don’t understand

[@jerva86]

@@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk what thick is leather? I´m amateur speak english. :-)

[@dperry19661]

nope cant be done.................cant figure out past the first move............20 videos and same result

[@UKSaddlerytrainingcoursesuk]

doug perry what can’t be done?

[@GADZAR1]

Excellent tutorial. You need a cameraman, you work allways out of view.

[@anshulfulzele]

I also make this

[@marybowe2008]

Thanks!