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Hello every one, my name is Paul and i'm from England i was doing leather work for about 3 to 4 years and then stopped for about 4 to 5 years due to ill health, i've started back up again about 3 or 4 months ago and i bought myself a Bell knife leather skiving machine about a week ago and during the Bell knife skiving machine techniques video i seem to have broken the presser foot up and down lever, it just hangs loose and doesn't lift the presser foot up and down.

I tried but don't seem to be able to fix it, has anyone got any ideas or advise so i can sort the problem out. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Paul.

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Leathercraft Masterclass

Jun 22

Hi Paul. Did this happen all of a sudden while you were making adjustments to any of the screws? You may have added tension to the ram on the inside that connects the lever to the presser foot, causing it to stay in the down position. Either that, or the return spring is caught on something.

Can you expand on what you were doing when you noticed this happening?

February 23, 2026

I'm a beginner with problem in drafting a perfect match pattern and gussets. Also have issue in adding inner pockets/zip

Please recommend a perfect course/detailed training for this or recommendations.

Thank You.

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Leathercraft Masterclass

Feb 23

Unfortunately it is difficult to match panel/gussets to your pattern in real life unless you stick to a specific type of leather and thickness that works with that particular pattern. You may have it mathematically correct, however, if you change the thickness of the leather, use leather that is softer or more firm, or you stretch/compress the leather more around the corners, your dimensions can be wildly off, even on a small bag.

Trial and error using similar materials to make prototypes works well, then you can transfer these measurements onto a pattern.

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vagnmagni

July 7, 2025

Help to bag with flat metal frame closure

Hi all,

I have been looking on the web but are not able to find what im looking for.

I bought at bag of different hardware some years ago and have 2 og these metal frames, but i cont find out how to use them. I guess im going to wrap them in leather and then make some kind of bag and sew them on, but i need some inspiration to get started and some inspiration for how to close the bag.

Is there anyone here that used a set like these, who can help me get started

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Leathercraft Masterclass

Jul 10, 2025

It's difficult to see from the picture, but it looks like that's only one side of a frame.

This may be the frame used on a 'kiss' lock bag, but the lock isn't there. Doing a reverse image search, it looks like you got that pic from Weaver leather supply. It might be worth asking them for examples of use.