Leather Carving Tutorial - Viking Serpent

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I've started adding links to the tools and supplies I use and can locate into the description of all my videos. Full disclosure, purchasing anything through those links helps earn this channel a bit of money as I try and make this more and more of my focus.

[@paulluna45]

what bevelers are you using?

[@maddockmalys]

May I ask what casing solution you're using? Thanks!

[@j.danaclark89]

My 9 year old son asked for a leather working kit for his birthday in no small part because of your videos. By the time we got the kit, extra hide, and a couple extra tools it was $250 Canadian....I'm not sure whether to thank you or be mad at you. But he is having heaps of fun, so guess thanks would be in order. I hope this is a hobby he taKes with him for the rest of his life. Thanks a lot.

[@daisyhenry-antonio5246]

I would love to see a beginners video on what it takes to get started on your leather stamping/carving journey.

[@markgoostree6334]

I've been doing leather craft for several years. It always surprises me how long a project takes. Drawing the pattern, carving, finishes, stitching. The hours creep up. Really like your videos and the style of your projects. Cool work! ( and your videos are great!)

[@ILLDreams]

The way you explain the detail of the beveling process has enhanced my projects a great deal. Thanks for the video.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

cedric nickell Glad to be able to help.

[@jazzofalltrades7937]

The music, the design the Celtic looking knots, the info. This video is fantastic! Thank you!! I've never tried leather crafting but it seems up my ally. I want to make leather bracers with a viking/Celtic type design on it. This is very inspirational

[@artbe9807]

Świetna robota. Moje gratulacje za cierpliwość i zdolności.

[@darcymowat7846]

I bought carving tools a few years ago and gave up. Your video inspires me to have another go at it!

[@chelseascrazycraft1713]

I really like this serpent it looks really cool

[@jesusmarquez3810]

congratulations .... you are one of the best craftsmen ... your jobs are very clean and very good ...

[@petradanhelova5117]

Great job 👍😊

[@waynestockwell4010]

Just keep doing what you are doing, it’s great.

[@davidbranson341]

Just started very nice work

[@xxmickeymoorexx]

I enjoy all of your carving videos. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Mickey Moore Many thanks.

[@guyh.4553]

Getting back into leatherwork, very helpful

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Guy H. Great to hear!

[@evelynmarshall217]

Beautiful work. Hope to see much more of it.

[@Melindrea]

Very nice! I love to see your leatherwork, especially the more viking style knotworks. It's interesting to get a better idea on how to use the background tool, as well

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Marie Hogebrandt I'll try and keep it coming more regularly.

[@benjaminmassie2978]

love your craftsmanship

[@keltoibard]

It is inspiring to watch you work.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Love to hear that, thanks!

[@randalstone]

Another option for beveling is a beveling blade for your swivel knife. These are very smooth and can result in very clean, but somewhat shallow bevels.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Haven't heard of a bevel blade, got some links for a favorite? Would love to give it a whirl.

[@jake8074]

Hey brother, really appreciate you taking the time and effort to post these ...your work is outstanding and has inspired me to do the same! I`m a 3D (Max) artist by trade, and I`v been searching for something that I can (try) to do on the side! Recently I`ve been listening to Myrkur and S'olstafir (Norwegian metal), so it`s pretty damned cool that I stumbled into your channel and videos this evening! Thanks again, and please keep the videos coming ...you should start a Patreon account! Later bud, your friend way down in St. Augustine, Florida ...of all places.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I've got one, it's pretty tiny. It should be in the description. heh Thanks for the kind words.

[@jake8074]

Tiny maybe, but you`ve got another member ...a chicken shit amount to be sure, but it`s hopefully better than nothing? Also, made my wife spread/share the word on Facebook for you! Later, and thanks again for the videos, keep`em coming!

[@TheGazmondo]

I’ve a feeling this is addictive , Great !

[@TelltheElder]

Love your work. Fabulous!

[@Delphinad7]

Man I love your videos. I can’t wait to get started on my own projects.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Glad you enjoy them, I'm trying to do more, it's a bit tough, with the time invested. People enjoying them is the return value in the end though.

[@travisconnell180]

Love your work.

[@davidcoats1037]

Very nice. Thanks for the videos. I’m just getting started with leather and they help me a lot. Merry Christmas!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Glad you like them, I've started linking some of the tools and supplies I use in the description box. Good luck with your path, it's a lot of fun!

[@JnJShiffler]

Noob here. Carving my second piece to date. Is there some hard fast rule that when you make knife cuts the line should not touch each other? I've heard this in another video. Also look like you did your deep medium and shallow cuts not all at the same time. Is there a negative if you do them at the same time?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I just bounce around when I'm bored and do whatever cuts in whatever order. The thing with the line touching eachother is if you cut back to another line you'll cut into the other line. So it's good to cut near it, then you can turn around and cut the last little bit by going the other way.

[@JnJShiffler]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop Sorry, noob here. So the threat is cutting across/over an existing line or actually touching lines? I recall some warning if 2 lines that cross creating sharp corners that can or will eventually lift / curl up?

[@kevinsass2375]

Love the close ups!!

[@valeriacolivoro25]

Amo tus videos! 👏👏👏😍

[@fludrbywest3886]

Nice tech❣️👍thanks for sharing😊🌹

[@janicerochester8161]

That's beautiful

[@darckselrahc]

hi your creation was amezing my father work with hobit leather but he pass away and i find some of him tools that i used to i'm nothing to do with leather i just make belt and bracelet for fun because is not my job but i see your leather papper book hand maker i want try to make one i want to try to print on leather this one how can i find it ? sorry for my englysh i'm from french

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Not quite sure I understand. What would you like to print?

[@copper_knight]

I use to work leather just like that. I did a lot of carved belts, bags and armor parts mostly. Carving was my thing for a long time. Now I've moved on to clay and molding. Did you ever try to carve Sheridan style ? For me that was the hardest thing because of the continuous rotation in the patern. Nice work !

[@icer22x]

What backgrounder is that?

[@aaronjoseph7573]

great vid, man. really enjoyed watching - I'll be looking for some more of your content! One thing tho, maybe find some lighting from the camera angle, so there isn't as harsh of a strobe effect caused by the shadow of your hammer taps. I know you said this was old footage, but something to think about. was a little hard to watch every now and then. Keep it up!

[@janneh5712]

Please can you make a list,what you used for it

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

In the description

[@argetlam2121]

Hi, can I ask what type of paper do you use for putting the drawing on the lather?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Tracing Film - amzn.to/3fCwPSj

[@sailaway6622]

Where can I get some patterns like the ones you are using?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

www.darkhorseworkshop.com

[@jeffseaton5193]

Awesome work! Learned alot

[@joebaileygl1500]

Awesome work.

[@Lakk6Metal]

:) Hi there :) Im from Norway, Scandinavia .I really enjoyed watchin how You did this, im wondering onhow to make a quiver for my arrows. And how YOu transferred the pattern over and everything :) I love to make my own quiver, the bought ones are of not my style :) I saw at a Hungarian stand at a Midevil festival in 2009, they turned the slick side of the leather in so the nervous side came out. Im not sure how to make a good quiver or anything, i have tryed to watch alot of tutorials, i found Your pattern and Viking style as the best of them all :) No unncessary talk or such, just pure buisness :) I have so many ideas now, but how to put on fringes, can Youshow a lil bit there and how to make a pocket outside on the quiver ?

[@CorneliusCreations]

Awesome video bro! I am liking the camera work!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Cornelius Creations Weaponry Thanks. Trying to slowly up my game. Always lots to learn.

[@SwedeBoy27]

Good stuff, my comment would be though is why are you just putting random cross hatching inside the serpent? More traditional/historical would be to actually have an inscription there in futhark runes if you are going for a true viking look.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

There are many historical finds showing a variety of patterns within knotwork. From the works depicted on the ships in Oslo Museum, to all kinds of jewellery, brooches, findings, weapons, etc. That said, there are a ton of rune stones with detailed runes within knotwork, and I've certainly done that it in the past. But the idea that it's any less or more "Viking" with runes I feel is incorrect.

[@gildavalentin7679]

Very nice job, i love it

[@jackboyd147]

i would like you to do a pheonix as it is one i would like to do

[@jackieschofield7041]

I find your videos amazing,You do a great job.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Ace Rimmed Thanks! Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.

[@raeyh538]

I suddenly feel inspired lol, this is amazing!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Awesome! Make use of it! :)

[@Sheepdog1314]

very nice...where do you get your designs from?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I draw my own, you can pick some up at my Etsy if you need some art. www.etsy.com/ca/shop/DarkHorseIndustyArts

[@tesseract8033]

pls tell me where to find a slab of marble in the netherlands its impossible

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Try looking for "granite slab" It's not really marble per say.

[@TheQuinian]

have you noticed a difference between Tandy's original stamps and they're "new" Stainless ones? They're supposed to be much crisper and last longer, but I regularly use over a dozen different ones on my projects and at $50/ea that could hurt to replace my tool pile

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Haven't played with those ones yet, never had a problem with the current ones. heh

[@maddockmalys]

Hey Nathan, the Craftool Pro beveler is worth picking up. Wait for it to go on sale!

[@TheQuinian]

I'll check that out. My old beverlers... well I mean they work, but they could use an upgrade

[@ThatLazyStray]

Whats the name of the music you used in this video? It sounds lovely.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I'm pulling almost all the music I use from Epidemic Sound, a music page that specializes in KZbin creators.

[@jkfilms7442]

great video.

[@Cyph3rHaxPalm]

That looks awesome, do you do any other type of leather tooling besides viking motifs?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

On request, but I seem to have found what I like to do, and it's Viking stuff. Heheh.

[@sanctusinfernusrecords]

I'm curious, how many hours go into this whole process start-finish?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I have a couple of "real time" videos where you can get a better idea. But depending on the size of the peice, 3+ hours.

[@benjaminmassie2978]

DUDE I seen your work and became interested in doing this ,what tools do you use and where to purches them

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

There's some links in the description and there's a couple of videos I did with what tools I think people should by first.

[@donnyo65]

Great video - just a quick question. I am thinking of doing a carved leather tank strap for my Harley project. Obviously i will be staining and protecting the leather after I carve it but i was wondering if exposure to weather would make the carving disappear or degrade?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Depends on how well sealed it is I guess. Make sure it's well protected. Leather getting soaked, carving on it or not, is never good.

[@uniballoutlaw]

Very Nice

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Thanks.

[@ArthurV7734]

Great video it looks amazing ! But do you think it would work on a jacket ? I had this idea long time ago to do a similar work on a vest but never had the time to start lol

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Making some kind of a patch for the back would certainly work, ya.

[@ArthurV7734]

Dark Horse Workshop that would be so cool but does it matter to be real leather or faux ? I never worked with leather but I'm very handy

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Well to carve anything it needs to be real, and vegetan. What you mount it too doesn't really matter. You could mount it to fabric, leather, faux leather, whatever.

[@ArthurV7734]

Dark Horse Workshop Ok thanks ! If I have the time one day I'll try to carve the jacket directly, maybe it would look better than a patch

[@magikdust2095]

I would like to see you do leather projects start to finish, instead of seeing only part of your leather projects

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Magik Dust To be 100% honest, breaking the video up a bit helps with channel growth. I'll try and make a clearer progression of videos though. Part 1, part 2, etc. Thanks for the input.

[@larrynowicki1104]

Just getting into carving leather. Wanted to do a dragon eye on a knife sheath. Did the line drawing but cannot figure the rest. Not sure where to background.........brain fart.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

You could bevel first and see how it looks.

[@larrynowicki1104]

this is what I'd like to do. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211918699548221&set=p.10211918699548221&type=3&theater&ifg=1

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Larry Nowicki No permissions. Add me. If you want. Richard Wasnock

[@larrynowicki1104]

Done

[@altemarrodrigues2606]

Com o faço para transferi o desenho para o couro ????

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Filme de rastreamento. É um papel que pode ser pressionado com uma caneta, e fará uma marca em couro molhado.

[@altemarrodrigues2606]

Aonde eu encontro esse papel?

[@Mi28N]

Very nice as always. I have one question though. I've just started tooling leather myself and I noticed that the leather deformed a bit when I did the background. It bulged or domed or how should I describe it... Is there a trick to prevent that? I've read somewhere that it is a good idea to coat the back of the leather with a plastic tape and then glue it to a piece of acrylic, but you don't seem to be doing that. How to you keep your leather flat? Thanks a bunch and thumbs up for the videos.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

The heavier the leather you use for tooling, the less deforming there will be. Some people use rubber cement (not contact cement) to affix it to their granite, others like me just wing it a bit. Immediately after I do my carving, if I feel like it's bulged out excessively then I'll sandwhich it between some heavy items to dry flat. Another possibility is to let it dry a little more, or I guess wet it a little less and experiment how that works for you.

[@Mi28N]

Hmm, I thought of that but I was afraid it would flatten the tooling. Will try that next time, thanks :-)

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Don't park a car on it, just enough pressure for it to dry flat.

[@JedidiahShultzIrishCraftsman]

Fantastic content brother!!👊 just subbed and am looking forward to your future uploads!

[@paulwilkins7903]

what tracing film do you use?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Just the rolls from tandy

[@MrRobLarkins]

I would suggest slowing down and focus on steady and clean cuts, especially on the long curves. Looking closely you wander all over the place. Also you can get much small stamps, no need to grind larger ones down. Otherwise love the work and keep going.

[@gorkuhmork]

Could you tell me the number on your background tool

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

A104 is one of them, there's 3 that are different sizes.

[@joeshmoe1962]

I also use an A104. Can you specify the numbers on the other two you use? I've been wanting to get a larger one with the same pattern but I don't know which one to buy.

[@richardcarter1970]

This is awsome

[@wolfcrossing9178]

I'm planning on doing leather tooling for an art exam which is 10 hours long. Is it realistic to say i could complete an A3 ish size piece of very detailed tooling in that time? (Obviously you don't know how fast i can tool, but is that a reasonable size at average pace?) Any tips are greatly appreciated for time management aha, thank you

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

WolfCrossing I imagine you could get something pretty nice in that time.. Just move between tools to give your wrist a rest. That's a lot of tooling.

[@janicerochester8161]

Where do you get your leather

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Most of my leather is purchased from Tandy Leather Factory.

[@scottlawrence2015]

Great vid

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Scott Lawrence Glad you enjoyed it. More to come!

[@felixreinaldo4752]

What the thickness of your leather?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

This one was pretty thin, but for a book cover maybe 5-6oz? Edit: I think this one was 6oz, not as thin as I thought it was, I was thinking of a different video.

[@jesusmarquez3810]

sorry if I do not write well in English ... greetings from nogales sonora Mexico

[@janneh5712]

You will fermi follow

[@mattiasfaldt1725]

SNYGGT

[@germanywilli]

Great project and awesome result just a little too fast to call it a “tutorial”.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Wet leather, let dry a bit, cut lines, stamp lines. There isn't a ton too it, everything else is just repetition. What would you like to see included for next time?

[@TASK_27]

Thor

[@George_Rambo]

I hate dthis wideo, it is very bad. I didn't like iet. Sorrym but I downvoted,

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I don't understand what you just said.

[@George_Rambo]

its alll user engaagment, so im helping you don't worry ; )

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