Hand crafted leather goods

Once we were asked if we could make new leather chair covers. Old covers were decorated by pressing the pattern onto leather but our approach was to handcarve same pattern onto new covers.
So first job was to take photos of the old pattern and redraw it so we could transfer it onto leather before carving it.

First we will wet the leather, then we’ll trace the pattern through the calque and then we can cut the lines out. For the last step we will also mould the pattern so it will become spatial.

It is possible to apply leather dye different ways – this time it was agreed that the edges of carvings will be left lighter so the pattern would be more visible.

In time just oiled vegetable tanned leather will get a bit darkr tone so the obvious contrast won´t last but it still will differ from background.

Leather covers are made out of vegetable tanned leather, dyed with oil dye, oiled and coated with varnish that gives it a bit shine and a bit waterproof.

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Hand crafted vegetable tanned leather parts for a Roorkhee chair.

It is possible to order the whole set or just any parts which you need for your chair.

Any part will be made to order and accordingly to your chair’s measurements so they will fit perfectly.

The portable and lightweight Roorkhee (or Campaign) chair was commonly used by British military officers until WWII. And it is true – this chair is unbelievably comfortable and can be used outdoors on uneven grounds successfully.

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Hand crafted leather case

Have you ever thought of recording your own record? Maybe you play some instrument, sing or read your own poems or stories? This kind of record cover will be most suitable for such an important memory to keep or for a gift to give.

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Case will be crafted by agreed details and measurements, so please let us know about your wishes.

Here is also a small note to hopefully help you mark some first details:

• What is the diameter of the records you would like to fit into the covers?
• For how many records should the case be made for?
• What color would you like?
• Should we plan some sort of hand carved image or pattern onto the leather as a decoration? (That could be almost anything you can imagine).

These leather boxes provide nice and sturdy saving place for your mementos, photos, documents and other items.

For this sort of leather covered box we make a plywood box by provided measurements and then cover it with vegetable tanned leather. Boxes on these photos have decorations on their covers. The image is carved onto the thicker leather and glued onto the cover piece. Other parts are covered by thinner leather that is also glues to the plywood. In the end the plywood won’t be visible at all.

Lighter box could be done in a similar way by using grey board but this decision should be made by considering how much weight should the box be able to support.

In this case the plywood is 6mm thick, so it is sturdy, durable and provides great support for its contents. Also they won’t bend or break when something is put onto them (up to certain limit of course). These boxes are 33 x 22 cm wide/long and 6cm high.

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Boxes will be crafted by agreed details and measurements, so please let us know about your wishes.

Here is also a small note to hopefully help you mark some details:

• What should be the measurements for the box?
• Would you like some hand carved images or motifs for your box? You are welcome to add some images to give better overview of your thoughts.
• What color would you like?