Making a $350 Hermes AirTag Keyring for under $7!

[@JamesKGraves]

What's a project you've always wanted to see? Let me know below 👇👇

[@usachannelinteresting9044]

Hi, thank you so much! I want to try making it myself.

[@drabgobble9420]

You are my favorite thank you for making the template free and accessible.

[@riggerjeff]

I had given my nephew four AirTags for Christmas. I was looking at keychain fobs for his upcoming birthday and came down with a serious case of “I could make this if I had a bit more time.” I’m more of a maker general practitioner than dedicated leather crafter but I have done a few knife sheaths and have the tools and materials in my shop. Thanks to your pattern, the hardest part of the project - or at least my biggest sticking point - plus a quick stop at our local Tandy Leather for the hardware, I do have the the time. All pieces cut, punched and glued. Test fit with my own AirTag was a success. Dye now applied. Once the dye is dry all that remains is to burnish the edges and do the stitching. All easily accomplished tonight. (Leaving me 24 hours to spare.) I bought a bag of the button studs so I’ll probably do another for myself with bronze snap hook instead of the split ring. It will useful to clip to a bag, a set of keys, or to my elderly mom when I take her to the store. (She’s always trying to lose me!) Anyhow thanks again. You’ve earned my subscription.

[@JamesKGraves]

Hi Jeff, sorry I missed your message! Man, wow, loved every minute of this. Genuinely makes me smile knowing how much your nephew would have appreciated the work you put in (and that you won't be losing your mom again any time soon 😅) Hope you had a good new year, so happy to have you on the team! 😊

[@Torsan1977]

This was a perfect excuse to get some simple leather tools. Thanks!

[@emilehoffmann]

Thank you SO much for providing the pattern for free!

[@JamesKGraves]

No worries, it's great to know it'll be used and appreciated! I've included the upload link in the description now; can't wait to see what you come up with 😀Thanks for the support!

[@estac3473]

I’m new to leather projects. Thank you for sharing your experience and patten!

[@JamesKGraves]

Glad you appreciate the video; it's a great craft to get into!

[@charleschoy8755]

Nice work James :)

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you, Charles 😊

[@alexriley1363]

Thanks for the pattern!

[@rubyred6167]

Thank you for this channel. Just found it. Love that your showing the true form the craft . I don’t know much about leather work but seem like some of those tool could have been used 100 years ago. Beautiful!

[@JamesKGraves]

There's nothing quite like doing it by hand! Thank you so much, welcome to the channel!

[@mariainestenoriomorales8243]

Muchas gracias. !!!!! ❤❤❤

[@johnbhancock]

Great video. I made one from Wallaby leather for my son and turned out great.

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you, John! Oh man that's awesome, I'm sure he appreciated all the work that went into it! Love hearing success stories like this; gets me motivated to make more videos!

[@captainbaldbeard7968]

What is that wooden cutting device you use to cut the straps?

[@JamesKGraves]

It's a leather strap cutter 😊 I got mine on Etsy, but you should be able to purchase them from Amazon or any leather tool suppliers!

[@stephenhathaway269]

Is that a leather dye marker?

[@Klubmaker]

Good job, what was the thickness of the skin ?

[@JamesKGraves]

Thanks! The leather I used is about 1.5mm thick 😊

[@Klubmaker]

@@JamesKGraves Thanks for the information, I'll buy the leather and get on with it, Christmas is coming 😃😃

[@JamesKGraves]

@@Klubmaker Glad to hear it; I'm sure the lucky recipient will be very happy!

[@Klubmaker]

@@JamesKGraves 👌

[@zboylamas]

Thank you for this! What kind of burnishing compound did you use?

[@JamesKGraves]

Hi there! For this particular project, I started with pretty clean edges so I just applied the edge paint and burnished with that! More often than not, though, I'll first burnish with Tokenole, then wipe it off and go over with the edge paint before final burnish 😊

[@Umbertobini]

Hi. Love your channel. Tutorials are great. Maybe one that could be interesting would be where to get good leather to work on at good prices. And also what is the minimum tool kit to get started and where to get them at good prices. I am a follower from Barcelona, Spain. Thank you. Umberto

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you, Umberto! Those are great ideas, and things I struggled with myself at first! I'll be sure to get on it ☺️ appreciate you being here!

[@MorrMedia1]

Do you burnish with just the dye on while it’s wet and bypass tokenole/gum trag?

[@taliashemesh2917]

This is so cool! Thanks so much for providing the pattern! Can you also link the thread and fastener you used?

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you, Talia! No worries at all; I've updated the description now with links to everything I used 😊 (They might link you to the US site; depending on where you are you should be able to find similar items anywhere!)

[@CurrentElectrical]

Hello from a fellow Canuck (Just outside of Barrie). Great workmanship. :D

[@lbdeuce]

thanks man. very helpful.

[@berniecelee5062]

This was beautiful to watch ! I don’t have tools to make leather products . Your unit is exceptional well done 👍👍👍 Thanks for the pattern …I may try to make a copy cat out of vinyl . I have just started sewing vinyl . Before a week ago I had no idea what is AirTag ….LOL. My son bought 4 because he back to traveling after 3 years of Covid restrictions and being careful. I want to make a AirTag pouch for his pooch ….. they won’t be renewing the GPS tracker service in summer….they will use AirTag instead. I am to buy my 4 AirTags before I travel so it’s going to be making AirTags for every member of my family , two per person . Thanks for posting a very very good tutorial 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@MauricioRamirez-ql6ws]

Wow 🤩 where can I buy your products that was brilliant.

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you so much! I'm currently still in the process of setting up a store so these aren't available to buy right now, but I'll be sure to make an announcement when they are! Thank you for your support 🙏

[@bessyfajardo3751]

what did you use to seal/dye the inside of the leather?

[@douglasmelendez1796]

Awesome video. 👍🏽

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you, Douglas!

[@MorrMedia1]

Looks great. What leather weight would you recommend with this template?

[@Sarkarharoon]

Thanks 🙏

[@JamesKGraves]

You're welcome, hope you found it useful!

[@samgod]

Great sound.

[@aordetv]

Very very nice and useful

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you so much!

[@Beaversham]

Hello. Thanks for the video. You pattern is not symmetrical. Can you fix it pls?

[@JamesKGraves]

Hi there, which part don't you think is symmetrical please?

[@Beaversham]

@@JamesKGraves I tried to cut by hand and make a pattern on a milling machine. In both cases, it was seen that there is a slight asymmetry

[@JamesKGraves]

@@Beaversham Hi again, I've checked the part files in SolidWorks and I'm afraid there's no evidence of any asymmetries. Which part specifically are you having trouble with?

[@Beaversham]

@@JamesKGraves KZbin removed the link from my comment. I sent a picture to you by email

[@JamesKGraves]

@@Beaversham Thanks, I got your message. Those sections are mirrored so there shouldn't be any problems, but I reconfirmed all the relations and re-exported the PDF; perhaps something got moved during the original upload... I dunno, but the one that's on the drive now is definitely correct 👍

[@Loki-and-Thor]

Love the ASMR video and the end product looks fantastic.

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you so much, Bonnie! Really appreciate all your support 😊🙏🏼

[@danielwood452]

Do you have an online store or contact page?

[@JamesKGraves]

Hi Daniel, I'm currently in the process of setting up my web store; hoping to go going live in July! Until then, feel free to contact me through Instagram or Twitter if you have any questions 😊

[@danielwood452]

Thanks what’s your Twitter?

[@JamesKGraves]

@@danielwood452 You can find me here: twitter.com/JamesKGraves. Only recently started using Twitter so it's a bit quiet over there lol

[@DenizOzmalkoc]

Amazing

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you!

[@juleliangrant2825]

Great Video ! Just tried the link for your pattern and it says its in your trash so I cannot download. I gotta try this out for myself.

[@JamesKGraves]

Thank you! Sorry about that; I updated the file yesterday and I guess it didn't like that 😅 I've just updated the link so hopefully it should work now! Best of luck with it, I'd love to hear how it goes!

[@nicktou2582]

wow

[@JamesKGraves]

Thanks!

[@michigancane4883]

I knew as soon as you showed the keychain it wasn't a Hermes keychain but to someone who doesn't care I'm sure it's fine but then again those people aren't Hermes customers

[@JuanVazquez-ro7np]

I don’t have any building material can I just send you $15 can you make me one?

[@JamesKGraves]

Hi Juan, I appreciate the offer but out of respect for Hermès and their design, I won't be selling these!