The course was run by Rob Exton who
has been a supporter and volunteer of the Cherry Wood project from
the beginning
I have been busy making tools for
the last couple of years but suffer from poor or no blade protection.
Acquiring some leatherworking skills had become a priority.
This purse was the first set
exercise, swiftly followed by the wet forming of this leaf shape.
After lunch we were given a carbon
steel craft knife and were shown how to wet form a case to fit.
Overnight the wet leather was dried
out in the pizza oven. We then finished off with some edge finishing
and carnauba wax all over.
The second day was up to us;
hopefully we had acquired all the skills to make most simple
projects.
So once we had discussed our
projects with Rob and made a template, we were given the suitable
materials and off we go!
1st project was a duel carving set
case. Rob had shown us how to make templates and demonstrated the
rationale.
My adze case was next, closely
follow by twca cam cases and a very large curved knife (got a bit
carried away with that really).
Thanks Rob, great course which I can
personally recommend. Thanks to Tim and family for their hospitality
and accommodation. See you soon at the project week. I cannot resist
saying this again – my favourite venue, without a doubt!
Check out the website – this
course gets booked up very quickly and is only run twice a year.
Thanks Rob, great course which I can
personally recommend. Thanks to Tim and family for their hospitality
and accommodation. See you soon at the project week. I cannot resist
saying this again – my favourite venue, without a doubt!
Check out the website – this
course gets booked up very quickly and is only run twice a year.
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