Verlane generously shared her wealth of leatherworking knowledge with her students and colleagues. Here are the tips, tools, projects, and techniques that she created to educate, inform, and enthuse others about leather working. Tribute to Verlane....
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Time sheet to help price your work
Simple geometry for saddle makers (1.6 MB)
General information about leather (0.7 MB)
Leather weights and types for projects
Colorwheel (0.6 MB)
Basic hand tools: The bare minimum to get started
Professional hand tools (text only)
Professional hand tools (text with photos, 1.9 MB)
Homemade tools: Concho turner, slicker, striking stick, saddle string tightener, wooden creasers (0.7 MB)
Bench grinder sharpening system
Sharpening an edger with a Dremel tool
Tips and tweaks to get the best results from a variety of hand tools (2.7 MB)
See other categories for tools and jigs specific to those areas
Sewing machine thread and needle sizes
Sewing machine needle cross reference
Awls for hand stitching (1.1 MB)
Miniature clamps for hand stitching
Making straps (0.6 MB)
Strategy for cutting and pricing (1.8 MB)
Double loops for straps
Skiving leather with a head knife (1.2 MB)
Lap skiving jig for a splitting machine
Leather carving step-by-step (0.9 MB)
Basic beveling and shading (0.5 MB)
How stamping tools look in leather (0.4 MB)
Bargrounder information (0.5 MB)
Emphasizing the design of a carving pattern
Decorative cuts add a finishing touch
"Buckaroo" headstall (0.4 MB)
Stud hooks for English bridles
Hobble straps for Western stirrups
Double loops for straps
Homemade tools: Concho turner, slicker, striking stick, saddle string tightener, wooden creasers (0.7 MB)
English saddle anatomy (2.8 MB)
Western saddle anatomy (0.6 MB)
Swiveling dee for a breast collar
Al Stohlman miniature saddle (5.8 MB)
Drawdown stand for Western saddles
Fixing cantle pliers (0.6 MB)
Homemade tools: Concho turner, slicker, striking stick, saddle string tightener, wooden creasers (0.7 MB)
Business card case with tooling and sewing (1.9 MB)
1904 Cavalry saddle bags (2 MB)
Tom Thumb purse with zipper and sewing (0.9 MB)
Rolled buttons (0.5 MB)
Note: The info in Verlane's text description is slightly different than in the photo section. Compare and use what makes the most sense to you!Cliff Ketchum tooled belt (1 MB)
Wallet patterns (0.7 MB)
Ideas for "woolie chaps" (1.4 MB)
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