Homeschool Project 1

Here is the first post with video specifically made for homeschoolers.  

I will show you here to make cable organizers that will keep your earphone and charger cables well contained.

It is a guidance for parents - your guiding of the kids will be required.

I will update this post as I get feedback/questions.  Just leave your comment below this post.

First the requirements:

1. A sturdy work surface - like a solid wood table.  For tooling/stamping, you will ideally need a piece of granite / marble about 20mm (1") thick.   These are sold at leathercraft suppliers, but you can also get free pieces from places that manufacture tomb stones and kitchen surfaces.
2. A piece of leather - the thickness to start with would be 5 - 6 oz (the weight of one square foot of leather).
3. A cutting surface like a kitchen cutting board - wood does not work.
4. Any very sharp knife - you will see the one I use in the video.
5. A scratch awl - just a sharp tipped tool to mark the leather, like scribing around your cardboard templates..
6. A few stamping tools - typically sold by Tandy Leather.

By request, here is a list of the tools from Tandy Leather.

You can also see their full catalog at:

TANDY CATALOG

Tandy catalog numbers:

• Scratch awl - 3217-00
• Craft knife - 3593-01
• Conditioner - 21978-00
• Camouflage tool - 6431-00
• Seeder tool - 6706-00
• Beveler 6801-00

For setting the snaps:

• Line 20 Snaps - 1261-01
• Setter - 8057-00
• Anvil - 8105-10

And here is the video showing it all happen:

To set the snaps listed above: