Make a Leather Plague Mask

[@133rd]

This is incredibly topical

[@SkillTree]

Here's the thing. I bet if you stuffed the beak with fabric it would ACTUALLY make a pretty good virus mask 😂. It seals the face and even protects the eyes. Just saying.

[@ViveNate]

Great tutorial! I made this mask a couple years ago, and I have a tip for anyone who's going to make their own. The plastic lenses have a tendency to fog up pretty bad. I went to the dollar store, and got a couple of small fine mesh strainers from the kitchen section. Then I cut them to fit the inside diameter of the eye holes (you can use regular scissors) and secured them with hot glue. I guess you could also stitch them in like the plastic lenses, if you wanted. You can see out just fine, and no fogging! You can spray paint them black or another color (use a light coat so you don't clog up the holes), or leave it shiny silver, which also looks cool. Happy crafting!

[@bonapartedavinci]

How appropriate given what happened the year after he posted this...... awesome mask though. Going through your entire video list right now. Your attention to detail is impeccable.

[@SkillTree]

Spooky, right?

[@RusticRootsWorkshop]

I learnt that the best way to measure the amount of thread you need is to measure your stitch line and times that length by 4, (I do 6 because I to multiple layers) it gives you a really accurate measurement without wasting alot of excess:)))

[@brianwisenbaker8103]

I would love to see an artificer goggle build with detachable magnifier lenses.

[@georgeq3039]

I started leather working because you inspired me. My Plague Dr mask was my latest project. I love your content. It's helped me dive into things I'd never have tried before. Keep helping us level up, you.

[@rockinrswoodshop]

Bracers, pauldrons, helmet, and now a plague doctor mask. That’s one hell of a Halloween costume coming along dude! Still waiting to see the chest piece though!

[@SkillTree]

Oh, it's coming! No worries. So many requests, I want to make sure it's special!😉

[@rockinrswoodshop]

Skill Tree Nice! I am actually ordering some stuff tomorrow, was thinking about some leather working tools since I can’t find my old ones...

[@SkillTree]

@@rockinrswoodshop cool! I left some links to amazon in the description. Though, full disclosure, I make sweet sweet $$ from those links 😉

[@poniel2123]

This is the "SICKEST" Plague Dr. Mask i've ever seen and I've seen quite a few. Unfortunately, i'm now going to have to make at LEAST 2 of them because once my friend see's this video, he's going to bug me about it. Thanks Cl3ver for the inspiration and teachings. Keep up the great work!

[@SkillTree]

🤣 oh, I do love a good pun! Thanks for watching and make sure you share all the masks you make with us!

[@SkillTree]

Agreed! His stuff is AMAZING!

[@Lon3wolfTV]

Ohhhhhh now i see what you were teasing! Amazing build! GG! You do that this looks so easy... really good explanation. Love it!

[@SkillTree]

Glad you enjoyed the show !😁 Thanks for watching!

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

That is truly the coolest thing! I never thought to try making one of those

[@SkillTree]

Make sure you share it if you do try! I would love to see how it comes out!

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

For sure. Probably won't be as good

[@SkillTree]

@@tonsonbloodaxe2605 it will be great and it will be yours! I see all the flaws in mine that most overlook, but thise are what make it uniquely mine 😁

[@tonsonbloodaxe2605]

Haha i know what you mean

[@sassamonleather438]

Beautiful job! I will be borrowing some of your decorating ideas. Tony's patterns are amazing, right Dieselpunk Army???

[@SkillTree]

Thanks for the love! I agree, his patterns are incredible!

[@simor9827]

Dude, you're reading my mind. I was totally going to go as a plague doctor on Halloween this year. Great video! :)

[@SkillTree]

Thanks, Simon! Glad you enjoyed😁. Thanks for watching!

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

This might be a much more appropriate year for this.

[@bear788]

I know this is a very later comment, but I just saw the vid. BEST Plague DR, mask ever!!! You hit it out of the park with the added scrollwork nice job.

[@vortex514]

That's badass! Well done sir! Well done. If I wasn't in the middle of a major project I would be building one. Nice choice on the tooling as well. It tied everything together nicely.

[@SkillTree]

Thanks for the love and for watching! What you working on?

[@vortex514]

Trying to finish the suit of dragonscale armor I've been working on. The first spaulder is ready to be dyed. The second is all cut, grooved, beveled and slicked. Ready for tooling. Then at the moment making the last couple adjustments to my breastplate's pattern. So I can jump right on it after I'm done tooling and wet forming the second spaulder. Lol

[@andrewcutlip1412]

If you did a tutorial on how to make some long articulated fingers in the future it would really add a cool creepy touch to this. Yes, I challenge you to figure out how to make some diy long articulated fingers. :)

[@russellthompson8414]

I bought one last year. It isn't nearly as nice. But my glasses don't fit in it and I have a hard time seeing out of it. Black shirt and pants, black cape and wide brimmed hat complete the look.

[@SkillTree]

I FEEL you on the glasses front. Even if they did fit, they would fog up like crazy. I love that you got the whole look in! So cool!

[@David35445]

Tony's pattern's are the best in the market! I have used many of them.

[@jcastro0229]

Dude this mask looks sick! Once again, you killed it!

[@SkillTree]

Thanks! Glad you liked it 😁. It was crazy fun to do. Thanks for watching!

[@aperson6799]

It looks so good :O I love the detail on the leather! :D

[@SkillTree]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!❤

[@DwarfDragonwulf]

There is also a version that goes over glasses, for those of us who wear glasses. Tony's patterns are awesome.

[@Bayle_Bune]

Great video! I've been a follower of Dieselpunk/Tony for a little while, and he's very talented. I hope you got the bundle with the plague doc mask and the hat that he sells. It's a great combo I'd like to see you make an articulating breastplate for your armor set. It's make a nice base for what you have already ;)

[@SkillTree]

I didn't get the hat combo! Didn't even see it until too late 😪. No worries, more fun stuff to make, is all. Yes! I have the breastplate all planned out! Coming soon!😁 Thank you for watching!

[@deanc6539]

Great work! Just as an FYI though, I recently purchased some of the same thread (it was cheap at Michaels) and it is a beast to work with compared to Ritza/Tiger or Mandala. If you try those, you'll never go back to the ArtMinds.

[@SkillTree]

Good tip! I'll have to try it out. Thank you for watching!😁

[@editname1344]

How much leather do we need for this project please help me I need to know this knowledge

[@halfstar1]

Watching this after 2020, that foreshadowing intro tho....

[@SkillTree]

Tis I, Cl3ver, come to usher in the beginning of the end of all things. Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds, love and fear me and subscribe!

[@yuugenkk]

I was waiting for it!!!! Awesome!!

[@SkillTree]

I hope it was worth the wait!

[@PurpleGray-x7r]

I love DieselPunkRo's pattern. Been making them for the last 3 years.

[@TacticalNuke321]

Insanely nice! Can u make one with a longer beak? I think making the beak longer makes it extra creepy looking

[@invaderjae]

Dude, this was a super dope vid. seriously keep it up. Just curios. Have you ever thought about tackling a home made lightsaber?

[@johnsullivan6560]

Great video! Well done, and explained.

[@TheDucttapeJedi]

I’d love to see you do a plague doctor hat too

[@133rd]

How many eyelets buckles and rivets did you use and what size were they? I am working on a mask from diesel punk but it did not say.

[@SkillTree]

Sorry for the delay!14 rivets, 14 eyelets, 1 buckle

[@CorsoWorkshop]

That's awesome! :D I' love it!!!

[@SkillTree]

Thanks bro!

[@munkmunks]

Great video as always!! Something to add to your list....brew your own beer =)

[@SkillTree]

Glad you liked it! I am working on a Meade episode but would love to try to brew some beer. I have a wheat allergy, though, so I may have to use sorghum.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Awesome! 👍 👍

[@SkillTree]

Thanks for watching ❤😁

[@jodavis6820]

This hits different past 2020.

[@merlinstrangetheaceofwands1050]

Where do you get your leather from to make these fantastic masks

[@SkillTree]

Tandy leather! Close by to my home. I have had great luck with their stuff so far.

[@arc3944]

I wonder if anyone ever told him “his design” is a treble clef 😂 (or maybe he is the music doctor with the sickest beats)

[@DrachenGothik666]

I love Plague Doctor masks. They're so wonderfully weird. I made one from black leather and this neato black hologram scaled leather I found a scrap of in Los Angeles one day on a fabric run. My only beef with it is it keeps fogging up whenever I wear it, and I thought I put in enough vent holes. Argh. I'll put in more. BTW, it's spelled "leeches". I LOVE the projects you build!

[@oakmaiden2133]

Could have used plastic from an empty juice bottle for the lenses

[@editname1344]

I messed up my beak but for my first leather project it came out good

[@SkillTree]

I'd love to see it!

[@editname1344]

Skill Tree I don’t know how to share it

[@editname1344]

Skill Tree I don’t know how to share it with you

[@SkillTree]

@@editname1344 hmmmm. You could try my discord or Instagram. Both are in the about page of my channel.

[@ebony5766]

You are engaging and VERY talented.

[@porkchopulator]

I buy Tony's stuff almost exclusively! All my interests converging.

[@originaldarkpoetry9503]

Cool project!

[@chapinfamily10278]

I am down with the pluage too

[@KRISTIANWILLARD]

I love plague dr,scp 049, dr corvus clemmons,dr klorose inkfelle claudstine asmr. plague drs. Smooch awesome,cool,thanks my favourit charactor scp.049. 😊

[@David35445]

I've been making fermented pepper sauces lately, give it a try, if you're tough enough. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA(that was my maniacal laugh)...

[@SkillTree]

Oh man! I am willing to try it, but you'll just be watching me blubber on camera 🤣.

[@stevelapierre4776]

AGAIN AMAZING JOB... BUT JUST TO SHOW THE DATE OF THIS ON KZbin WAS JUST 3 MONTHS BEFORE COVID... WEIRD... BUT LOVE IT ONCE SAW THIS, REMEMBERED THE SHOW TEEN WOLF AND THE SCARY BUTT DOCTORS IN THE SHOW... WELL DONE!

[@zombie115m]

kind of funny that only a few months later the world was hit with its worst outbreak in years

[@bretlemieux2489]

I made my plague doctor mask out of sheet steel and leather with goggles so I can use it with my glasses

[@dragondoodles78]

When you find a plague doctor mask after the plague

[@DonaldMcDaniel-c4l]

👍👍👍👍

[@supermario7956]

I need to make this mask 🎭

[@SkillTree]

Share a pic when you do!😁

[@supermario7956]

Skill Tree will do just need templates 🤔

[@BackToBased]

I have a 1 by 2 foot piece of leather, will the whole pattern fit on it? ⬇️ Edit. Yes it will

[@Elysia_Fields]

Given that we're now in the age of the 'rona, this mask seems prescient.

[@jonarse]

watching this in June of 2022 is creepy

[@odinfineartcreations9898]

Who's watching this through covid

[@SkillTree]

Ya know, stuff that beak with filter material and we just may be on to something 🤣

[@supermario7956]

We need Tony to make fortnite DJ yonder mask 😎

[@thescholar9145]

Me watching this during the corona virus

[@SkillTree]

I bet, by stuffing the beak with the right filter material, this would work pretty well 🤣

[@annacantrell9558]

Great video, but wow that intro sure didn't age well

[@startrek2365]

I think I just found out who is to blame for the rona plague ;)

[@wonkydogleathercraft6698]

You need to make a video on keeping your leather clean on the back, it looks a right mess! If I saw that at a fair in the state it's in..... I'd walk away!

[@SkillTree]

Hey, Percy. Sorry you disliked the end product. With my timetable and the fact that I have to build, film, write, and edit, I sometimes can get a little messy with the details. Thanks for watching, though. Cheers!

[@tisema17]

Talking about things to be afraid of this aged poorly huh.