Tell us about the making process of a crocodile leather belt

Author: Syr0412 http://www.sogoke.com/blog/13773/How to make a good belt? Let me share it with you today

One: Leather Alligator Skin: American Alligator Alligator Skin: This is what I said before, I use it the most. The American crocodile we usually refer to refers to the Mississippian crocodile. There are no pores and there are obvious cracks above the cloaca. The pores and cracks are important signs of this breed. The bamboo pattern is neat and beautiful, with clear boundaries with the circular pattern, and the circular pattern is dense and relatively small. Leather is suitable for making bags, especially small pieces leather goods, such as wallets , key bags, watch straps, this type of small leather goods are better than other varieties, especially the charm of American crocodiles. Of course, this does not mean that other varieties cannot make small leather goods, don’t misunderstand. In addition, American crocodile is the best leather for making handmade leather goods, better than other species. The price of American crocodile skin is second only to the Gulf crocodile. Although it is second only to the Gulf crocodile, it is also an extremely high-end crocodile skin on the market. In my personal opinion, American crocodile is the first choice for making elegant and traditional leather goods. Attached are a few photos of American crocodiles.

Not docked Crocodile Leather Belt A whole piece of crocodile leather can only make two crocodile leather belts. You can see I put a belt on the crocodile skin

Let’s take another enlarged picture 2: For tools, let’s take the photo of this tool table as an example. The white ones in the upper left corner are white glue, and the silver ones in the middle are the choppers mentioned earlier. Use Position and drill holes on leather goods. Next to the chopper are leather scissors and thread cutting scissors. The leftmost row of rubber hammers in the bottom row are used with the chopper. The ones on the right are peelers, and the ones in the middle on the right are Is a copper mold used for printing on leather, above the copper mold is a thickness gauge, on the right is a leather punch for punching holes, and on the right is a grinder for polishing the leather edge. In fact, the tools for making belts and watch straps are nothing more than these.

Three: Craftsmanship 1. Cutting: The template is pressed on the leather, and the material is cut along the template to ensure "stable", "accurate" and "ruthless" cutting. The hand holding the knife must be ruthless, the eye must be accurate, and the pressing hand must be steady.

Change the angle . You can see the texture of the crocodile skin, which really extends from the crocodile’s head to its tail

2. Glue. The back of the crocodile skin needs to be lined. I chose the bottom leather with two layers of cowhide as the lining. The leather is high-density. , good flexibility, suitable for lining, and also suitable for pipe fittings such as clamping positions. After all, in order to last longer and be durable. 3. Drill holes. The three elements are still "stable", "accurate" and "ruthless", which can be cut through in one go.

Everyones Depending on the waist circumference, the location of the hole must be different. Measure it carefully to suit your waist circumference

Generally drilling 3 holes is enough

Here is a detailed picture

4. Crimping. The main purpose of crimping is for beauty. 5. Sutures. The essence of handmade leather goods craftsmanship and one of the most important processes. The sutures must be neat and uniform. The trace effect directly affects the quality of the work. Hermès’ saddle stitch is now widely used in handmade leather goods. The standard saddle stitch is an inclined front and a straight back. Members who have Hermès hand-sewn products can identify it carefully. Many domestic leatherworkers, Professionals or amateurs are pursuing higher stitching standards, that is, double-sided inclined stitches. Many people are very skillful in applying them, and some even use double-sided cutting to punch holes in the same direction on both sides. Angular inclined stitches have relatively high requirements on layout and craftsmanship. Of course, the time cost is also very high

6. Oil edge. The oil edge is to cover the cut surface of the leather and ensure the beauty of the finished product. The edge oil should be thin and Smoothness cannot be achieved without good basic skills in craftsmanship. Only after repeated polishing and pressing can such a smooth and thin effect be achieved.

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Crocodile leather belt