Burning Leather and Making a Journal Cover!

I made a leather journal cover for the Leuchtturm1917 Medium A5 using oil tan pull up leather I purchased last year on a Black Friday sale at Springfield Leather. I start off by quickly sketching the basic design, then I roughed out the pattern before (off camera) refining the pattern in Adobe Illustrator. Then I cut out the design on my laser cutter and assembled the project. This was a really fun project, and it was nice to make something for myself for a change. The pattern is available on my website if you’d like to make your own from this design. ► PATTERNS: ► IN STOCK ► PATREON: ► FOLLOW: ► TOOLS & GEAR (affiliate links) Air Brush - Badger 150 Airbrush: Air Compressor - Senco PC1010 1-Gallon Air Compressor: Bone Folder: Brass Maker Stamps: Burnishing Gum (Gum Tragacanth): Burnishing Gum (Tokonole): Cardstock: Contact Cement (Barge): Contact Cement (Fiebling’s - Non Toxic): Contact Cement (Weldwood - this is what I use): Cutting Mat: Dye: Edger (C.S. Osborne #125 Size 3): Edger (Weaver Size 0 = 1/16“): Fiskars Rotary Cutter: How To Make Holsters, by Al Stohlman: Punching Pad: Roughing Tool: Round Knife: Scratch Awl (Tandy): Scratch Awl (Kobalt): Sewing Needles: Snap Press: Pres-N-Snap (Aluminum)_for_Installing_Fasteners/ Stitching Chisels: Stitching Pony: DreamFactory Straight Edge Ruler: Sewing Machine: Tandy Leather Craftool Adjustable Creaser: Vacuum Press: Wood Slicker: Wool Daubers: ► LEATHER SUPPLIERS Wickett & Craig - I typically order their “Tooling/Holster/Carving“ vegetable tanned leather. I purchase their “Standard“ grade, and I request that they split it down from a thicker hide so the back is as clean as possible. I normally order 7-8 ounce for holsters, 3-4 ounce if I’m lining a holster (I build the whole thing out of 3-4 ounce), and either 3-4 or 4-5 ounce for wallets, journal covers, etc... They will allow you to purchase individual hides Herman Oak - While I love the leather I’ve gotten from Wickett & Craig, I prefer the warmer coloring of natural Herman Oak. Unfortunately, H.O. requires you to buy leather in bulk from the tannery, and buying from distributors can be hit & miss. Springfield Leather sells “Herman Oak Premium Belt Bend“, so I’ve been using this lately. The Leather Guy - I don’t have a lot of experience with this leather, but the “Artisan’s Choice“ leather I’ve used has been very nice. The coloration is similar to Wickett & Craig. The thing I really like about The Leather Guy’s website is that nearly every single hide shown on their site is a listing for the actual hide you’ll be buying, complete with photos and a description of blemishes for that particular hide. Very cool that they do that! District Leather - I’ve never personally ordered from them, but I’ve heard good things about their leather. Acadia Leather - I’ve never purchased from here either, but I’ve also heard good things about their leather. Horween Leather - At the risk of sounding repetitive, here’s another I’ve never ordered from, but their leather is very well known. Weaver Leathercraft - Most of what I order from weaver is buckles and tools, but they also sell leather. ► VIDEO EQUIPMENT (affiliate links) Camera - Canon 60D: Lens - Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/ IS STM Lens: Lens - Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM FLD Lens: Lens - Sigma 17-70mm Contemporary DC Macro OS HSM Lens: Tripod - 62“: Tripod - Travel Size: Tripod - Spare Release Plate Ball Head: Portable SSD: