Leather Crafting Tutorial Flip Flops

I want to show you some simpel way to make some flip flops. Idealy you use flip flops that fit already als reference for the size, this is a pretty bulletproof way to make some fitting flip flops. If you want to you can get pattern as additional help and show your appreciation.
Difficulty: simpel Tools needed: basic
Recommended materials
2,5 mm (6 oz) veg. tanned leather
3,5 mm (9 oz) veg. tanned leather
Some rubber sole
Tools: edge trimmer, cutting knife, burnisher, hole punch, leather stamps, bone folder, clamps, sewing material, diamond shaped chisel, awl, wing divider, glue,
This pattern: www.etsy.com/d...
Shop: beardfootcraft...
Instagram: / nils_beardfoot
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[@cleathercrafts]

Thanks for that! It's made me feel alot braver to try it out :)

[@NilsBeardfoot]

I am glade I could help you out there a bit :)

[@hazelnutjuice17]

What kind of paint are you using? Also, what is "resist"? Curious how durable it is and if you find it rubs off over time or when it gets wet. Thanks! Great vid.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Hey mate, on these I only use dye, no paint and it was Fiebings Pro Dye. The pro dye does rub off a little bit, the Fiebings "Leather Dye" does rub of a lot more, so there are differences in dyes, the pro dye is oil based, the leather dye pigment based. I have a pair of these not for about 3 years, I use them in the summer all they time, twice soaked them complete and kept using them wet once in heavy raining and in the baths and where no trubble, but the combination of very wet and rubbing my feet removed some of the dye on the tooth. The "resist" is a protection for leather and dye, it is some kind of waterbased latex stuff that soaks in the leather and makes it more water resistant and reduces rub off. The resist is similar to a top coat / finish on wood if you oil it or put on another kind of protection

[@michaelprue9024]

These are an awesome project to make. Thank you

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Glade you think so and you are very welcome :)

[@Juan.8228]

Hello, excellent work, a question, does the pattern come in only one size?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

yes it does, but in the printing options you can scale it up or down to fit you

[@MobyBrickFlicks]

Very cool! I love that honeycomb you did on the top, ties together well with the rubber sole

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you very much:)

[@BumbleBauz]

Sehr cool 😊 ich mag das Design sehr. Mit dem Öl wirkt die Farbe vom Leder auch nochmal rustikaler. Sehr schön.

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Teilweise machts des Öl auch dunkler, teilweise aber passiert gefühlt auch gar nichts ^^

[@BumbleBauz]

@@NilsBeardfoot ich mag diesen fleckigen rustikalen Look irgendwie :) hat was. Ich habe noch nie mit Öl für Leder gearbeitet, das muss ich demnächst unbedingt auch mal ausprobieren. Hast du da einen Tipp?

[@deanransom2350]

Very nice, and very doable. Thanks for this. So, where do you acquire the rubber sole material? Or maybe you used the sole from the flip flop?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :) I got the sole simply from amazon, but it is accually from a german seller. Check for something like 'Sole rubber sheet' and I am sure you will find something

[@briansmith9734]

Great tutorial

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you very much :)

[@darklabelleather]

Great project!

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thank you :)

[@joes6336]

What kind of oil is used ?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

I use neatsfoot oil for my projects with smooth surface

[@tste8361]

Just curious, where do you purchase your sole rubber sheets?

[@NilsBeardfoot]

From a shoe maker company called "Langlauf Schuhbedarf" but it is based in Germany and I am not sure you can oder from outside of Germany

[@tste8361]

@@NilsBeardfoot ok

[@doraguevara526]

👍🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@oardi]

Great Video - horrible background music 😅

[@NilsBeardfoot]

Thanks, absolutly aggreed, thats why I stoped putting background music in my videos at some point :D