Skin in the Game Bracelet Project Download

Description

Materials Needed to Complete This Project:

• 5-6 oz. (2.0–2.4 mm thick) vegetable tanned leather (standard is cowhide, which I used)
• Polished cabochon, your choice (I used a 15x20mm malachite)
• Water-based leather dye/stain in Yellow, Tan, Primary green (Tandy emerald green), Chartreuse, Dark green, Light brown, Medium brown, Dark brown, Dark brown Gel Antique
• Gold paint (optional)
• Resist fluid (may also be used as a finish)
• Leather sheen finish spray
• Pure neatsfoot oil

Tools Needed to Complete This Project

• Poly or rawhide mallet or maul
• Granite slab or any heavy surface that will not absorb your hammer strikes
• Cutting board
• Pointed stylus
• Hole punches
• Safety skiver
• X-Acto knife
• Ball-ended tool
• Spoon or pointed spoon tool
• Textured beveler
• Smooth bevelers
• Vertically lined pear tools
• Leather (petal lifter) or a deerfoot tool
• Triangular stops
• Teardrop stop
• Backgrounders
• Antler tip (helpful but not necessary, great for sculpting and slicking)
• Edge slicker
• Narrow awl or a stitching awl
• Gum tragacanth (matting agent)
• E6000 or similar glue (you want strong and flexible)
• Blue painters tape
• Size 3 edge beveler
• Spray bottle (option: ProCarve solution to encourage casing and dissuade mold)
• Tracing film (thin plastic that pressure marks can be made through)

Originally Published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, January/February 2021