Leather Craft Manual

Detailed in this text are a variety of leatherworking techniques and guides that will instruct the reader on how to make plethora of serviceable and decorative items. Accessible and detailed, this compendium comes complete with helpful illustrations and photographs which will enable even the amateur to create a range of attractive and useful items out of leather. Chapters contained within this text include: 'History of Tanning', 'The Sources of Hides and Skins', 'Preparation of Hides and Skins for Tanning', 'Tanning or Making into Leather', 'Dyeing Leathers', 'Staining and Finishing Leathers', and 'General Notes on Leathers'. This text has been elected for modern republication due to its immense educational value, and is proudly republished here with a new introduction to the subject.

Author: Ivy Evelyn Norman
Publisher: Johnston Press
Published: 08/12/2011
Pages: 102
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d
ISBN13: 9781447421818
ISBN10: 1447421817
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Leatherwork