Build Log – Silfer Works

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Leatherworking

80th year birthday belt

Date 2 weeks ago

I had already decided that I’m done with belts for a while, but when I was trying to decide what to give to my father-in-law for his birthday I changed my mind. You can’t go wrong with a belt as a gift. I chose to make a rather simple design…

Leatherworking

Leather flower for Mother’s Day

Date 2 months ago

Already for couple of years I’ve been making different kinds of Mother’s Day flowers for my wife: anything from 3D printed ones roses, to laser cut wooden flowers that our kids coloured themselves. This year it was leather flowers’ turn. It’s a very simple construction with a combination of chrome…

Leatherworking

Late Christmas gift for my mom – Small leather satchel

Date 5 months ago

The Christmas time is always crazy in my family. Both of my kids have their birthdays, and of course the whole holiday season doesn’t make it any less busy. I was planning to finish this satchel already for Christmas, but I simply didn’t have time for that. Now after my…

Leatherworking

Watch strap for Apple Watch Ultra

Date 6 months ago

I love nice watches, but I’ve decided to use Apple Watch Ultra as my daily driver. It’s relatively cheap compared to my other watches, it has sapphire glass, and it’s useful get reminded about upcoming meetings at work. I’ve been thinking about trying to make a watch strap at some…

Leatherworking

Christmas gift for the wife – Small phone bag

Date 7 months ago

I wanted to make something special for my wife for Christmas. She had hinted multiple times that she could really use a tiny bag that only holds her phone, wallet, and keys, so I knew exactly what to make. The only problem was that I couldn’t decide how to make…

Leatherworking

The Bell-End Monitor – Because normal gifts are boring

Date 7 months ago

It’s that time of the year again when I can let my creativity run wild in the shape of weird Christmas gifts. We have our annual Christmas dinner with my colleagues, and one of the traditions is that everyone brings a gift for “pakkeleg”. I usually make useless gifts for…

Leatherworking

Card holder for Secret Santa

Date 8 months ago

My wife’s side of the family has a tradition of doing a Secret Santa among the grown-ups. With other words, everyone pulls a name from a hat, and then you need to get a present for that person. Each year it has been very easy to guess who has gotten…

Leatherworking

A big girl’s small leather handbag

Date 8 months ago

My daughter turned 6 years old (where did the time go?!), so I decided to make something for her as a birthday present. Now that she is a big girl, I thought that it was a very fitting present to give her a proper handbag. Today she can use it…

Leatherworking

Bandolier -style crossbody bag

Date 9 months ago

After making my first leather project, the unnecessary case for my AirPods, I decided that it was time to go big! I’m not a big fan of carrying all my stuff in my pockets, so I often carry a crossbody fanny bag where I can keep my wallet, keys, phone,…

Metalworking

The Ultimate Workshop Chair

Date 10 months ago

I’ve been pulled in to the wonderful world of leatherworking, and to accommodate it in my workshop I’ve made some changes. The most important change is the introduction of a new chair! I’m usually not sitting down while working, but now it is much more important to be comfortable while…

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