leather tooling
Stamping animal skins
Leather tooling is the craft of decorating leather by pressing, carving, or stamping designs into its surface while damp.
The leather is moistened to make it pliable, then worked with specialized tools to create patterns, images, or textures that remain when it dries.
Common on saddles, belts, wallets, and book covers: The wallet featured intricate leather tooling with floral motifs.
- awlPointed piercing implement
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- stampingForceful foot motion
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- carvingShaping by cutting away
embossing · punch · beeswax · oak leaf · burnish · hide · beveling · floral · dyeing · scrollwork · basket weave · casing · engraving · suede · holster · Western · press · patterns
surface treatment approach
leather toolinggilding
Applying decorative gold coating
lacquering · smooth leather · varnishing · painting · overlay