How were leather bells born?

Author Weibo@青猫君

Regarding how a cowhide bell is made, a classmate asked in a private message before. I will write down the steps in detail here so that you can DIY it yourself when you go home. First, prepare two pieces of vegetable tanned leather that are larger than the bell mold. like this.

The square of the circle All are OK. Vegetable tanned leather must be used because it has good plasticity. Then, let the leather get wet, put it into the mold, and secure it with G-shaped clamps. Like Jiang Zi.

Wait for the second arrival Take out the skin after three hours, when the skin has been shaped (you need to repeat the above action twice to get two pieces of bell skin~).

Uh, you If you think this shape is a bit obscene, then take a look at the picture below.

Use a paring knife to cut off the skin (it will look like the above) and then you can start making the holes for the bell. First, use a straight cut to draw a line in the middle of the semicircle (my straight cut is a bit short, so I cut a line in three steps. Try to buy a longer cut so that the gaps are neat).

Use a round punch (the hole should not be too big) to punch two small holes at both ends of the line.

The edges are uneven, so use a drill to repair them (What kind of picture is this!_:(