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George Hurst Tooling Leather. George Hurst (April 1, 1933 – September 13, 2022) was an American leather artist known for his contributions to leathercraft instruction. [1] [2] With nearly 8 million views on his leatherworking tutorial videos on YouTube, [2] Hurst is recognized internationally as a teacher.
A small copper awl from a Tel Tsaf grave in Israel is currently the oldest metal object discovered in the Middle East. [1] Native American, Plains, Northern. Awl Case, Brooklyn Museum. Awls were used by the Eastern and Middle Dakota and by the peoples of the Red River region, including the Red River Métis, Anishinabe, Plains Cree, and Salteaux.
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Leather crafting or simply leathercraft is the practice of making leather into craft objects or works of art, using shaping techniques, coloring techniques or both. Techniques [ edit ]
Al Stohlman (August 15, 1919 – March 6, 1998) was an American pioneer in leathercraft and continues to influence hundreds of thousands of leathercrafters worldwide. He and his wife Ann (June 30, 1924 – June 10, 2004) produced hundreds of magazine articles, doodle pages and other resources still used in the leathercraft industry.
The only type of leather suitable for carving is vegetable tanned, full grain leather. [citation needed] This is because the vegetable tanning process allows the leather to absorb water, which is used to soften the leather before the carving process, and the grain of the leather is necessary to allow the leather to hold the shape after the carving process is complete.
In April 2018, Tubefilter covered a trend regarding springtime cleaning videos on YouTube, noting 5-Minute Crafts' participation. [16] By November, Vox wrote that 5-Minute Crafts was a "wildly successful" channel, citing its then over 10 billion video views and its ranking as the fifth most-subscribed channel on YouTube, having nearly 40 ...
[1] [2] The criteria for nominations are someone who has demonstrated continued devotion to the advancement of leathercraft, [3] following the example of Al Stohlman, who is most well-known for publishing over 40 books, creating numerous pattern packs, and innovating many new tools for leatherworking.