The final project of this class is to make your own leather keychain by creating a template from scratch.

For this project you will need:

Your preferred type of leather. In this case I’ll be using three types of leather. Shell Cordovan as the exterior leather, french chevre (goatskin) as the lining, and a small piece of vegetable tanned leather for the inner shape.
A pair of scissors
An x-acto knife
A wing divider
A scratch awl
Edge paint. I’ll be using heatable white edge paint for this project.
A paint applicator.
An edge beveler
Sandpaper. 220 grit will work just fine.
Leather glue.
A diamond awl
A pricking iron, preferably a 2 prong pricking iron.
A wooden edge burnisher
Burnishing gum
A small piece of canvas.
A poly-block
A poly-mallet
And a pair of stitching needles with your preferred kind of thread for hand stitching. For more information on how to saddle stitch you can check my class on how to build a handmade leather wallet where this topic is covered in detail.

In a previous class I've shown you how to make a handmade leather wallet and included techniques such as saddle stitching and edge burnishing. You can watch that class to learn more on handcrafting leather or as a complement to the methods learnt in this class!

When you finish your wallet make sure to share it in the projects section and if you have any doubts or comments, please do not hesitate to let me know. I’ll be more than happy to help you.

Donnie G

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