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Project Intro
Supplies List
Creating the Paper Pattern
Pattern Close Up
Cutting the Leather
Technique Overview + Practice
Lid Planks
Adding Grain
Adding Grain the Opposite Way
Lifting the Leather
Adding Horizontal Grain
Wood Grain Cheat Sheet
Considerations Before Tooling + Knots
Adding Grain to the Box
Filling in with More Grain
Final Touches
Lid and Box Tooling Progress
Edges
Folding the Box
Applying Resist
Antique
Making It Weathered
Burnishing
Gluing the Lining
Inserting the Chicago Screws
Lining the Lid
Creating Stitching Holes on the Box
Creating Stitching Holes on the Lid
Stitching the Lid
Sand and Slick
Stitching the Box
Finishing Up the Box
Completed Box
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