Starting Leathercraft (w/ CJ Johnson)

[@ModernRogue]

Head to www.squarespace.com/rogue to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ROGUE. We're joined with CJ Johnson who shows us how you get started working with leather, what it can cost, and the basics of cutting and punching.

[@jasonbailey9139]

I'm shocked that this tutorial shared more useful information about leatherworking than most of the intro to leatherworking videos I've stumbled upon by dedicated leatherworking channels. I've also never felt more solidarity with Jason than when he refused to participate in the tongue twister shinnangans.

[@seanfaherty]

Check out Chuck Dorset … “ links below” I think he makes videos for weaver leather craft

[@leroark2402]

I've once heard that if you want to learn something in person, you should consult a master of their craft, so that they can give you tips on every challenge you might encounter, however with tutorials online it's best to see another beginner do it, because they'll most likely encounter the same problem as you and have a solution that is understandable for beginners as well

[@emarino9805]

Modern rogue back to basic videos of Jason and Brian learning something are one of my favorite kind of videos!! Really hope to see more of this!!

[@jacksongatens2419]

These are my favorite MR vids, Brian and Jason try a new skill they are unfamiliar with, with a local expert…

[@wumbojet]

I completely agree

[@steampunkskunk3638]

Im a leatherworker and you absolutely can use scissors (good ones) This hobby is full of old fashioned people who hate any innovation. I met one once who was opposed to stitching chisels, he felt every stitch hole should by punched 1 at a time with an awl... he was also a judge for state wide contests and openly admitted that any piece that did not have awl marks was ineligible for prizes. Its a great hobby, but beware of the Luddites.

[@SleepWithCJ]

Kudos to Bryce and your editing team for making me far less rambling than I actually am. That was a really fun day.

[@MrV4nd4l]

Yay, (actually) new MR episode! New season starting now!

[@finnhanke]

Yeeesss, actual, new content with Brian AND Jason

[@VelvetTeacake]

Nice to see Jason again 😃

[@phauntis]

Perfect roll in on the rhyme and rhythm In the opening Jason

[@Donggers]

Happy to see Jason still on set

[@thebritishbiker8197]

For how long is the question

[@OysterCloud]

Why do you say that? Was there something that happened

[@martinpanev6651]

@@OysterCloud Was there?

[@Christopher_Wheeler]

@@OysterCloud recently he posted that his role on MR has been drastically reduced.

[@gopher256]

@@Christopher_Wheeler 😢

[@macbro1245]

Ahh yes yes. A Modern Rogue definitely should make their own leather goods to stick it to Big Wallet Corp.

[@ModernRogue]

I was thinking more “making goods after the apocalypse,” but sure. Screw big wallet, too. -Brian

[@staindnirv]

Already do some leather-work but watching because this is the type of MR content I'm subbed for.

[@jeffreymoffitt4070]

Oooo!!! Yall are doing one of my hobbies!! I got into it after my cheap wallet tore on me and i wanted one that would never do that! That was 3 years ago and my wallet is still in my pocket and looks better than the day i made it!

[@AppRemb]

Finally some new content that isn't alcohol or tobacco related. Sucks MR had slowed way down on uploads. Easily in my top 3 yt channels

[@GoodTato]

Well, Modern Rogue is definitely back.

[@GrandmaJesus]

CJ is such a chill dude. i could listen to him all day lol

[@joshua-dv6qe]

Leather crafting is extremely cool I'm glad you guys did a video on it

[@OurHeroXero]

I appreciate the Blockbuster/Get-out-of-Jail-free cards

[@Samuel_E23]

I literally was talking to my friend earlier this week about wanting to get into this. You guys have always read my mind, thank you!

[@spaceman4920]

Finally a modern rouge episode I have experience with

[@OutlawViIe]

10:19 IS THAT A BLOCKBUSTER CARD?? Man, I haven't seen one of those in probly 2 decades wow.

[@tzisorey]

That chanting at the beginning reminds me of the time when someone made an "Ultimate Showdown" reference at a party, and me and 2 complete strangers simultaneously started chanting the Chuck Norris verse at them. Yes, it was a D&D party - why do you ask?

[@eggbiscuit5890]

In the same vein of leather work I would love to see an episode on shoe shining and how it's done.

[@CK-ceekay]

Such a welcome return for this kind of video

[@makihahoo5845]

Great video love watching you guys

[@JaxMerrick]

This video reminds me of when I was working towards my leatherworking merit badge in Scouts. My big project was a billfold wallet, and that thing lasted nearly 20 years. I still derp around with leather occasionally (need to make a new blacksmiths apron).

[@andymorgans4115]

His top for buying tools is the same as Adam Savage's. Buy cheap and upgrade ones you use the most or has the most important job when they break

[@Nisseres]

I want to see more of whatever that was at the beginning

[@pking6021]

Me too! I'm glad it's in the transcript.

[@MrAqr2598]

Hey, it's CJ Johnson, the guy who taught Brian the magic trick from the knot episode!!

[@JPBTheLegend]

Nice. I started trying out leather working last year. Threading the needle trick is awesome. I hope there is a part 2.

[@ModernRogue]

Coming soon!

[@HimesMagic]

So happy to see CJ on here. I’m up in DFW. And only get to see CJ on FB. Haven’t talked in person in probably 20yrs or so. He makes excellent leather products!

[@Magnum_Dong]

That threading the needle trick just made me so mad at my 8th grade Home Ec teacher. They always teach you push the thread into the needle when needle over the thread makes so much more sense.

[@thaddeus3648]

Dude, that chant at the beginning, and the outro... wow...

[@timothyhayes9724]

I've recently started using scissors for some things, specifically thin, soft leather like goat or sheepskin and it works very nicely for those. Yes the edge isn't perfect but if you know how to hide the edges in the seams, no one knows

[@martinpanev6651]

This might as well just make me buy a leathercraft kit and start. Love your vids.

[@amuseliese]

do it!!

[@angusperson4222]

11:44 I believe it is meant to read "1/8inch=3.2mm"

[@simonashtear2739]

I love this episode! I've been hoping for a leatherworking episode for a long time!

[@justinbanks2380]

Oh wow, I've never seen that truck for threading a needle... My mother does a lot of sewing. I now am going to have to first try this myself, then show her as even though she's done for a long time, I feel she might not know this

[@amuseliese]

It's a wee bit less certain with sewing needle and thread but the waxed thread used in leatherwork is darn well near foolproof. It's amazing!

[@justinbanks2380]

@@amuseliese I tried it with regular thread and it seemed to work great! Although, I showed my mother and she was just not getting the motion, lol.

[@DarleneLesmana]

i really appreciate that CJ's 2 cards are a blockbuster card and a get out of jail free card

[@mdccxcii6340]

I was hooked in the first 30 seconds.

[@ЭдуардСухарев-ш9ч]

Oooh, I've been waiting for leathercraft for quite a bit of time :)

[@lykonic1763]

I'm both impressed and terrified with all of the tongue-twisting rhymes at the beginning from all involved. If anyone could shed light on just what the heck both Brian and CJ said as well as what Jason said (i.e. what it's from, what it's called, what the words are, etc.) it would be much appreciated. Truly one of the few times that my young age of 21 has me truly stumped in regard to the references/jokes on this channel.

[@leestons]

What a to do to die today at a minute or two to two. A terrible difficult thing to say, but harder still to do. For they'll beat a tattoo at a quarter to two, a rat a tat tat and a tat a tattoo. And the dragon will come when he hears the drum at a minute or two to two today, at a minute or two to two.

[@lykonic1763]

@@leestons Wow, okay, the fact they were able to do this flawlessly in unison just got a lot scarier seeing just how hard it would even be to memorize that. What is it from? I figured out that Jason's little rhyme is actually from the REM song It's The End Of The World As We Know It (shame me all y'all want but I've never actually heard more than the chorus of that song lol), but I don't imagine that "Minute Or Two Till Two" rhyme is from a song.

[@willthewise420]

Thanks as always Mr crew

[@justinbanks2380]

How serendipitous that I just bought some leather to try and make a custom cover for pocket notebooks! (Stops writing comment to unpause the video and actually watch it...)

[@justinbanks2380]

And today Brian learns how to use a box cutter to cut something, 😂 Oh, and just as important, not reset the injury counter! (Still at beginning of video, hope that doesn't change later) But I love this type of content where the Rogues learn how to do or make something!

[@nasaboy87]

"It all started at ren faire..." This is how all the great stories start.

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

Fuck yeah! Leather is so fun to work with! One of my favorite art things to do!

[@pking6021]

Cheers for the transcript on this one!

[@mixei4]

11:43 1/8 inch = 3.2mm NOT 3.2cm

[@gallantgatsby]

Clicked that notification so fast.

[@abborith]

man i wish a had a few of sinabrok stitching chisels. still using some mid grade tandy stuff right now

[@evil-is-hot]

I NEED that Big Lebowski shirt SO BAD.

[@50_foot_punch99]

I like when my favorite KZbin show starts an episode with some death grips ass lyrics

[@kevin31466]

Love these new kinds of video. My wallet on the other hand does not. Yet another hobby im interested in because of modern rogue

[@johnn3542]

Rawhide dog treats can be worked like leather. Soak in water til pliable, could make some gauntlets

[@jan_harald]

I can't believe how you were in sync for SO LONG at the start, lol

[@eddebrock]

I picked up leatherworking some months ago. And the leatherworking itself isn't that hard for the "common" stuff. The challenge is getting the right gear and the cost of leather.

[@ruubelegant]

Yay new eposodeee

[@Dragonamg2]

This is good stuff! Is there an intro to leather tooling on the way?

[@ModernRogue]

We've got a couple of follow-up episodes we shot that day. Let us know what you'd like to learn more of! -Brian

[@derstrom8]

11:45 has the wrong conversion, 1/8 inch is not 3.2 centimeters, it is roughly 3.2 millimeters.

[@igotp1zza]

That Vocal warm up though.

[@Bilbobobpie]

11:30 graphing calculator! 😂😂😂

[@Dbmiller19]

To quote the famous poet D. Wayne Johnson. "FINALLLYYYYYY"

[@NitroBird]

The first 30 seconds were like eating the cherry from a Cherry Limeade Slush before you even started drinking it.

[@_Mr.Tuvok_]

Ooh leatherworking. My little hobby

[@TopherRocks]

16:35 Hmmm, I think I know where he got that get out of jail free card... 🤔

[@Sceadusawol]

Jason needs to look at "The Chaos", by Gerard Nolst Trenité.

[@icychill105]

That intro gave me some flashbacks to public speaking in college, every day saying the same tongue twisters

[@EYExFIVE]

Didn’t know Brian’s dad had such a cool hobby

[@Sensoka]

i appreciate that blockbuster video card

[@mrtron2011]

Was that a block buster card I saw?

[@theyoungfool.1895]

Let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@milabirch7356]

did anyone else notice the Get Out of Jail Free card in the example wallet he brought?

[@ModernRogue]

Glad you caught that!

[@joshuaobrien6137]

Now hopefully he has some good advice on how to line up his stamps properly because I swear that is the hardest part(why hammering a stamp in a straight line is hard is beyond me).

[@ClyFaker]

Now they need to learn maille weaving. Maybe go full post apocalyptic with it and make the maille out of a piece of chain link fence wire. That, or some dice bags. I can teach. 🤣

[@Firion28]

Y'all need to do a show with skill tree

[@mick16wtf]

This seems like a feasible obsession

[@copperboltwire320]

...Blockbuster...

[@ilajoie3]

Fun fact: Tandy Leather is the same company that made the ubiquitous 80s computer

[@rhythmisataenzler]

11:43 1/8 inch = 0.32 cm

[@snowmanzach2311]

Anyone gonna talk about the Blockbuster card in that wallet in the beginning of the video?

[@janedoe3122]

I’m not gonna lie when I do leather working I use a drill press to make the holes

[@SirFrederick]

Lenny Bruce is not afraid

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

For some reason, I really thought "The Brian" would be a neat lil Himber wallet.

[@ModernRogue]

oh, shoot-- that would be good.

[@xanjay03]

Should try whip cracking for an episode. Maybe even try whip making.

[@josejj]

4:39 no just regular cow 🐮

[@archangel1547]

Red leather- yellow leather. See I can do it too and I didn’t even need to talk. Lol😂

[@DarleneLesmana]

i see that indonesia has dropped from the top 10 countries that watch this channel. i shall fix that single handedly

[@lptb13]

Who's CJ johnson? that's Professor Alfred Singleton

[@SleepWithCJ]

I literally chortled at this comment!!!

[@TheAceofplanes]

Never lost a needle. (I have broken so so many tho)

[@JudithOpdebeeck]

waaiiiiiiiiiiiit a minute! is that reverend Byron Triplett?!

[@ModernRogue]

haha-- NICE CATCH! YES!

[@SleepWithCJ]

Deep cut!

[@samh.r.380]

*watching cold open, chuckling* *Jason cuts in* Wife: Jason wins.

[@Tordek]

1/8 inch is 0.32cm not 3.2cm (1in is 2.54cm)

[@ThatGuyMagnum]

I'm gonna go ahead and say that I'm at least 30% sure that 1/8 of an inch is not 3.2cm

[@darkchronos7758]

I can at least watch this one since it has Jason in it. His "dramatically reduced involvement" is mooost likely gonna kill me watching this channel but hey at least I can enjoy a last hurrah from one of my favorite channels

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Scissors = Leather chooch, got it.

[@nrvanderpoel76]

3

[@tombard4994]

Yes fuck yes a 1,0000 times fuck yes

[@SlightlyFoxed84]

Did he have a Blockbuster Video card in his wallet?!

[@LynxDisc0133]

Dear Editors.... 1/8 inch is not 3.2 cm!!! Millimeters, maybe!!