Boxes are very fun to make, and I’m always trying to get new shapes and styles. Leather is very flexible and will form to many shapes (think about a western style saddle on the front swells, horn, or seat).
Leather box with mitered and hand-sewn edges.
Rectangular box.
Box with kangaroo braided edge (8-string round edge braid from Bruce Grant).
Detail of 8-string round edge braid.
Bottom of box showing construction method.
Oval box. Hermann Oak leather was first worked over a wooden form and then sewn.
Oval box inside, which is lined with Hermann Oak leather.
Business card holder
Business card holder back
Maddy and Steve wedding box: top
Wedding box
Maddy and Steve wedding box front
Wedding box back view
Small round box. All hand sewn and formed.
The box is first molded wet onto a wooden form and allowed to dry.
Top of next box drying on form.
Bottom of the next box on form.
Detail on form.
Top of the next box drying. The pattern was cut by hand with a swivel knife in a “Sol LeWitt” design.
Oval box with “Sol LeWitt” inspired design.
Oval box
Top of oval box.
Inside of oval box.
Bottom of oval box.
Box with “Sol LeWitt” inspired design.
Bottom of rectangular box.
Detail of construction and hand stitching.
The box is simple: top slides onto bottom.
Detail of “Sol LeWitt” design on top of box.
Detail of box.
Detail of corners on Florence style box.
More detail.
Inside of Florence style box.
Bottom of box.
Wooden forms and some tools for making leather boxes.
Handmade leather box with Florence finish.
4 colorful boxes. Hand made, hand sewn. Lovely finish!
4 colorful boxes. Hand made, hand sewn. Lovely finish!
Green box with wave design.
Inside of green box.
Detail of green box.
Spiral design on light color box.
Inside of light color box.
Detail of spiral box.
Small turquoise box.
Small turquoise box.
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