Leather Tooling Tutorial

Leather tooling tutorial. The background work is the last step when I am tooling a piece of leather. The leather tool I use the most is made by Craftool and the number is 888 and can be purchased at Tandy Leather Factory. The piece I am tooling and carving in this YouTube video clip is for a custom made roping saddle and is a fairly large piece of leather to keep at the right moistness so the tooling will stay consistent. The leather maul I am using is made by Maul Master II and