Devlin LeathercraftI don't think enough attention is paid to the humble leather handle. <br> These handles take many steps and much time to complete but will last generations. Two handles are cut, along with four pieces of stiff leather filler. The hardware is riveted onto the handles. The filler pieces are glued over these rivets on either sides of the handles. The filler pieces are trimmed, top and bottom to even them out and round the tops. A rectangular piece of leather is "cased" (dampened with water), formed around each handle and stretched to accommodate the curves. These are clamped and allowed to dry. The handles are dyed to coordinate with the case they being fastened to, stitching holes are punched and then the covering is stitched on with contrasting waxed thread. The raw edge, along the top, is trimmed, sanded even and smooth and then edge finished to seal and refine. <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/LeatherCraft?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeatherCraft</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/handles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/HandMade?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandMade</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Bags?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bags</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Cases?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cases</a>