Making a Leather Guitar Strap // Leatherworking | I Like To Make Stuff

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I have more guitars than I do guitar straps, so I took this as a challenge to make my own leather guitar strap using some scrap leather I had on hand. This was a really simple project using a paper template that I drew out. That template is available below so you can make on too! TOOLS & SUPPLIES WE USED(affiliate links): https://iliketomakestuff.com/shop/product/leather-guitar-strap-template/ https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/my-leather-working-tools https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/shop-safety-gear MUSIC: http://share.epidemicsound.com/iltms This leather guitar strap was loosely modeled off of an existing strap that I really like. I took the older strap and laid it out on a large roll of paper. After tracing the old strap and adding some modifications like more material in the shoulder, I cut it out using some scissors. Templates don't have to be replicas of existing guitar straps, you could mimic a curved shoulder strap like one you'd find on a duffle bag or briefcase. Now that I had the overall shape of the two leather guitar strap pieces, I transferred those lines to a larger piece of hide. The best way i have found to cut leather is with a really sharp box cutter. I also used a long straightedge to make sure by lines were nice and clean when cutting. Since there wasn't any complicated curves or seems to sew, this step went really quick. Because the strap was an interlocking mix of two straps, I had to mark and cut some adjustment holes. These holes are necessary so tha

Published 2020-04-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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