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How to 3D Print Your Own Leather Tooling Stamps

How to 3D Print Your Own Leather Tooling Stamps

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Create and 3D print your own custom leather tooling stamps.

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Ridiculously Cool DIY Millennium Falcon Purse

Ridiculously Cool DIY Millennium Falcon Purse

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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It may not be the easiest leatherworking project, but this Millennium Falcon purse looks well worth the effort

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See How These Beautiful Leather Notebook Cases Were Crafted

See How These Beautiful Leather Notebook Cases Were Crafted

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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Does your notebook need a little classy customization? Jacques Kilcher shows his process for making stylish notebook cases out of leather.

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See How This Beautiful Leather Duffel Dry Bag Was Made

See How This Beautiful Leather Duffel Dry Bag Was Made

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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Nick Mankey set out to make a rain proof, dust proof, zombie proof duffel bag from scratch, and the results are gorgeous.

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Skill Builder: Using an Awl to Sew Leather and Heavy Fabrics

Skill Builder: Using an Awl to Sew Leather and Heavy Fabrics

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Introduction If you think about tools that we use today that are passed down from ancient people, the knife, or possibly a modern version of the spear might come to mind. Lying somewhere between those two implements in the modern-day usefulness is the awl. Made out of bone in ancient times, the basic purpose of […]

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