How Do You Make A Leather Bracelet?
This bracelet is made as a miniature version of a leather belt. Use leather stamps or tooling to personalize it or add studs for decoration. Determine the desired length and width of the bracelet. Measure the wrist and add approximately 2 to 3 inches to this measurement for a close-fitting bracelet. Choose leather and a buckle. Use 6 to 8 oz. vegetable-tanned leather for the bracelet and a buckle that is the same width as the desired bracelet width. Cut the bracelet from the leather. Decide at this point what shape the free end of the bracelet will be, and mark and cut it into the desired shape. Fold the unshaped end of the bracelet back so that a crease is made 3/4 inches from the end. Place a slot punch on the bracelet so that the punch’s end evenly intersects the crease at the crease’s center point. Hold the handle portion of the punch and strike the top with a wood or rawhide mallet. Repeat until the punch has completely punctured the leather. Use a rotary punch or drive punch and
