Education

Laser Cut & Engraved Plywood Phone Stand (with free pattern)

Feb 9, 20191 min read

Laser Cut & Engraved Plywood Phone Stand (with free pattern)

Prior to starting Adams LeatherWorks, I was heavily interested in woodworking. I made random furniture pieces for family & friends and...

Making a Pancake Holster With Thumb Strap for the 1911 Commander

Eric Adams

Feb 8, 20171 min read

Making a Pancake Holster With Thumb Strap for the 1911 Commander

This video demonstrates my process of making a pancake holster for the 4.25″ Commander sized 1911 with a thumb break. I start off by...

Making a Pancake Holster for the Kimber Solo Carry

Eric Adams

Jan 30, 20171 min read

Making a Pancake Holster for the Kimber Solo Carry

This video demonstrates my process of making a pancake holster for the Kimber Solo Carry. I start off by making the pattern,...

Eric Adams

Oct 5, 20151 min read

Time Lapse – Avenger Glock 43 Pattern Creation

This is a time-lapse video showing how I created a leather holster pattern for an Avenger style holster for the Glock 43. For more...

Eric Adams

Oct 5, 20152 min read

Burnishing Leather Edges

The question of “how to burnish leather edges” seems to come up on the various message boards almost daily. There’s tons of ways to do it...

Eric Adams

Apr 7, 20151 min read

Making a Leather Messenger Bag

Ian Atkinson has done it again! If you’re wanting to learn how to make a leather messenger bag, check out the following videos from Ian...

Eric Adams

Apr 7, 20151 min read

Vacuum Press – See it in action!

A while back I posted an article listing the parts and pieces used in my vacuum press setup. I’ve successfully used this press roughly...

How to Tan Quality Leather and Avoid Bad Leather

Eric Adams

Nov 18, 20141 min read

How to Tan Quality Leather and Avoid Bad Leather

This is a great video from Dave over at Saddleback Leather, titled “How to Tan Quality Leather and Avoid Bad Leather”. It’s a very...

Eric Adams

Nov 18, 20141 min read

How to Mold and Cast a Lightsaber

Ever wanted to mold and cast a Jedi Lightsaber? How about your own dummy guns? The team over at Tested dropped by Adam’s shop (the Adam...

Guide to Leather Thickness and Buying Leather

Eric Adams

Nov 17, 20141 min read

Guide to Leather Thickness and Buying Leather

Here’s a great guide guide to leather thickness and buying leather from Tandy Leather Factory showing the different cuts of leather, hide...

How to make a leather eyeglasses case with a leather feather

Eric Adams

Oct 24, 20141 min read

How to make a leather eyeglasses case with a leather feather

Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Era Shevtsova at www.caracoda.com showing how she makes a really sharp looking leather eyeglasses...

How to make a Leather MD Briefcase / Doctor’s Bag

Eric Adams

Oct 22, 20141 min read

How to make a Leather MD Briefcase / Doctor’s Bag

Here’s another great tutorial on Instructables – this time showing how to make a leather MD Briefcase / Doctor’s Bag. The tutorial was...

How to make an Antique Style Leather Bag

Eric Adams

Oct 21, 20141 min read

How to make an Antique Style Leather Bag

Here’s a fantastic tutorial from Era Shevtsova showing how she makes an “Antique Style Leather Bag”. The tutorial is quite in-depth and...

Eric Adams

Mar 10, 20141 min read

Designing and Making a Guitar Strap

Here’s a great video from the folks at Ethos Custom Brands showing how they design & make one of their awesome guitar straps. Definitely...

Eric Adams

Feb 9, 20141 min read

Leather Lunch Tote

Here’s an interesting and simple leather project to try! It’s a leather lunch tote, constructed out of just 3 pieces of leather with very...

Eric Adams

Feb 6, 20141 min read

Injection Molded Holster Loops

Here’s a great video from the folks over at the PhillyEDC YouTube channel. They asked several suppliers to send over a sample pack of...

Eric Adams

May 8, 20131 min read

Making a Horween Shell Cordovan Wallet

Here’s a fantastic video from Ian Atkinson at Leodis Leather. In this video, Ian shows you how he built a beautiful Horween Shell...

Cobra Class 4 Sewing Machine Instructional Video by Al Bane

Eric Adams

Apr 18, 20131 min read

Cobra Class 4 Sewing Machine Instructional Video by Al Bane

Here’s a great video showing how to use and maintain the Cobra Class 4 sewing machine from Leather Machine Company. [yframe...

How to make a leather bag – Barada Duende

Eric Adams

Apr 16, 20131 min read

How to make a leather bag – Barada Duende

From the YouTube Description: Learn step by step how our DUENDE bag is manufactured. We invite you to visit our workshop where you will...

Eric Adams

Feb 23, 20131 min read

Free Handbag Tutorials @ Bag’n-telle

Here’s an interesting website with loads of tutorials devoted to handbags of various shapes and sizes. http://bagntell.wordpress.com/tuto...