CONTENTS
Chapter I. The Materials You Use. 3
Chapter II. Leatherworking Tools and Accessories. 12
Chapter III. Working with Leather. 17
Chapter IV. Things to Make. 39
Bibliography. 97
General Supply Companies. 97
Index. 98

ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURES
Figure 1. Unhairing Hides for Making Leather. 4
Figure 2. Treating Hides with Tanning Solution. 5
Figure 3. Splitting Leather to Uniform Thickness. 6
Figure 4. Softening the Leather on a Staking Machine. 7
Figure 5. Smoothing the Leather in a Hydraulic Press. 8
Figure 6. Hand Finishing Fancy Leather for a Special Order. 9
Figure 7. Hand Boarding to Bring out the Grain. 10
Figure 8. Sorting and Grading Finished Leather. 11
Figure 9.  Tracing Around the Pattern. 18
Figure 10.  Cutting the Leather.:. 19
Figure 11. Moistening the Leather Before Tooling. 20
Figure 12.  Tracing Over the Design Pattern. 21
Figure 13.  Line Tooling the Design. 23
Figure 14. Creasing the Edge of the Leather with the Creasing Tool. 24
Figure 15. Using the Modeling Tool for Repousse Work. 25
Figure 16. Marking Holes for Lacing with a Spacing Wheel. 28
Figure 17. Punching Holes for Lacing with a Spring Punch. 29
Figure 18. Punching Holes for Lacing, Using a Sharpened Nail and a Mallet. 30
Figure 19. Skiving the Leather to Make the Edges Thinner. 31
Figure 20. Applying Rubber Cement to a Skived Edge. 32
Figure 21.  Setting the Cap of a Snap Fastener. 35
Figure 22. Attaching the Spring and Post of a Snap Fastener. 36
Figure 23. Attaching a Key Plate with an Eyelet Punch. 37
Figure 24.  Flattening the Lacing with a Mallet. 58
Figure 25. Stippling with the Point of the Modeling Tool. 59 
Figure 26. Stamping a Design in a Bookmark. 65 
Figure 27. Beveling Tooled Lines. 66
Figure 28. Tooled Leather Desk Set. 84

PLATES
Plate 1. Sources of Leather. 2
Plate 2. Tools and Equipment. 13
Plate 3. Leather Tooling. 22
Plate 4. Styles of Leather Lacing. 34 
Plate 5. Pen and Pencil Case and Pocket Comb Case. 40
Plate 6. Lapel Ornaments. 41
Plate 7. A Three-Strand Braided Belt. 42
Plate 8. Stamped Belts. 45
Plate 9. Link Belts. 47
Plate 10. A Braided Dog Lead. 48
Plate 11. Neckerchief Slides. 49
Plate 12. A Turk's Head Knot of Leather. 51
Plate 13. Sewing Kit. 52
Plate 14. Baggage Tags. 53
Plate 15. Sun Glasses Case. 55
Plate 16. Coin Purses. 57
Plate 17. Key Case. 60
Plate 18. Two Pocket Scissors Case. 61
Plate 19. Tooled Bookmarks. 63
Plate 20. Book Cover. 67
Plate 21. A Combination Billfold and Coin Purse. 69  
Plate 22. A Two Pocket Card Case. 70 
Plate 23. Cigarette Case and Match Book Holder. 72
Plate 24. Double Pocket Leather Frame. 74
Plate 25. Pocket Case. 76
Plate 26. Snapshot Picture Frame. 77
Plate 27. Modeled Book Ends. 78
Plate 28. A Bridge Case. 80
Plate 29. Desk Set. 82
Plate 30. Sandals. 85
Plate 31. Knife Sheath. 87
Plate 32. Ax Sheath. 88
Plate 33. Indian Moccasins. 90
Plate 34. Leather Vest. 92
Plate 35. Repairing a Shoe. 95

Accessories, attaching metal, 37.
Alligator, 8.
Anvil, 38.
Applique, 26.
Awl, 12, 14.
Ax sheath, 88, 89.
Baggage tags, 53, 54.
Banana oil, 27.
Bark-tanned leather, 5, 10.
Beading, 26, 92, 93.
Beads, 15.
Belts, braided, 42, 43.
Belts, link, 44, 47.
Belts, stamped, 44, 45.
Beveling tooled lines, 66.
Beveling, 19.E
Billfold, 68, 69.
Blind tooling, 24.
Blotter holders, 82, 83.
Blotter pad base, 82.
Book covers, 64, 67.
Book ends, 78-80.
Bookmarks, 63-65.
Braiding, 42, 46, 48.
Bridge case, 80, 81.
Buckskin, 10 
Butt stitch, 34, 37.
Buttonhole stitch, 34, 36.
Calfskin, 6.
Cap fastener, setting, 35.
Card case, 68, 70.
Cement, leather, 14.
Cement, rubber, 32.Glue, 14
Chestnut-bark tanning, 3.
Chrome tanning, 5, 11.
Chromium salts, 3, 4.
Cigarette case, 71, 72.H
Clasps, 15.
Cleaning leather, 27.
Closed cross stitch, 33, 34.
Coin purses, 56, 57, 68, 69.
Coloring leather, 26.
Comb case, 39, 40.
Cowhide, 6.
Cross lap stitch, 33, 34
Cross stitch, 33, 34
Currying, 4
Cut-out design, 24
Cutting board, 12
Cutting leather, 17
Decorating leather, 24
Deerskin, 7
Design, enlarging and decreasing, 17
Design, for hand-made tools, 45
Desk set, 82-84
Dog lead, 46, 48
Dyeing, 26
Dyes, 14
Easel, for picture frame, 75, 77
Edge creaser, 12, 24
Edge trimmer, 12
Elkhide, 7
Embossing, 21, 25
Eyelet punch, 37
Eyelet spreader, 12, 14
Fid, 16
Finishing leather, 5, 8
Flat modeling, 19
Fleshing, 4
Florentine stitch, 34
Frames, for key cases, 15
Frames, picture, 73-77
Fur tanning, 11
Goatskin, 7
Gusset, 62
Hair removing, 4
Hand finishing, 9
Hemlock-bark tanning, 3
Hides, cost of, 16
Hides, size of, 16
Holes for lacing, 28, 29
India ink, 15, 27. 
Indian moccasins, 89, 90.
Key case, 59, 60.
Knife sheath, 86, 87.
Knife, 12.
Lacing, 9, 29, 34.
Lapel ornaments, 39, 41.
Leahtercraft, protection of, 6.S
Leathercraft, 5.
Leathercraft, cutting, 17.
Letter holders, 82, 83.
Lime, 4.
Line tooling, 19, 23.
Lining, 28.
Lizard, 8.
Mallet, 12.
Matchbook holder, 71, 72.
Metal accessories, attaching, 37.
Moccasins, 89, 90.
Modeler, 12, 22.
Modeling sheet, 12, 22.
Modeling tools, 12.
Moistening leather, 18, 20.
Morocco, 6, 7.
Neckerchief slides, 46, 49.
Oak-bark tanning, 3.
Ostrich, 8.
Over-and-over stitch, 33, 34.
Painting, 26.
Paste, 14.
Patterns, 17.
Pen and pencil case, 39, 40
Pencils, colored, 15
Picture frames, 73-77
Pigskin, 7
Pocket case, 73, 76
Polishing, 27
Preserving skins 3
Punch, 12, 14, 29, 30
Rawhide, 9
Repousse, 21, 25
Rivets, 15
Ruler, 12
Running stitch, 33, 34
Saddle soap, 15, 27
Sandals, 84, 85
Sandpaper patterns, 26
Scissors case, 61, 62
Scrap leather, 8
Sewing kit, 50, 52
Sheath, ax, 88, 89
Sheath, knife, 86, 87
Sheepskin, 6, 7
Shoe cream, 27
Shoe, care, 93
Shoe, cleaning, 96
Shoe, last, 93
Shoe, repair, 94, 95
Skiver, 7
Skiving, 12, 31
Snakeskin, 8
Snap buttons, 37
Snap setting outfit, 12, 14
Soap, 15
Spacing wheel, 12
Splicing, 32
Splitting, 7
Stains, 14
Staking machine, 7
Stamping leather, 23, 65
Stamping tools, 12, 14
Steerhide, 6
Stippling, 20, 59
Stitches, 33-37
Studs, 15
Suede, 7
Sun glasses case, 55, 56
Supplies, list of, 15
Tannin, 4
Tanning, chestnut-bark, 3
Tanning, chrome, 5, 11
Tanning, hemlock-bark, 3
Tanning, home, 9 
Tanning, oak-bark, 3
Thonging chisel, 31 
time required for, 4 
Tooling, 5, 19, 22, 24, 66 
Tools, 12, 13, 45
Tracer, 12 
Tracing, 17, 18, 21
Turk's head knot, 50, 51
Underlay decoration, 24
Velvet Persian, 7 
Vest, 91-93
Water colors, 15 
Wax, 15
Whip stitch, 33, 34
Zippers, 15