Small Projects – Silfer Works

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Welcome to Silfer Works! (again)

Date 2 days ago

I released the previous version of this website around 3 and a half years ago. At that time I was mostly posting my projects on Reddit, and I wasn’t really that disciplined on my documentation due to the format. I was posting large galleries without any deeper descriptions or a…

Leatherworking

Small Rainbow Belt

Date 6 days ago

When I made my Skull Belt, my daughter asked if I’m going to make her a belt as well. I of course answered that she will get her own belt. And promptly forgot about that. As kids have an amazing memory, when they so choose, she has been reminding me…

Leatherworking

Leather flower for Mother’s Day

Date 1 month 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

Metalworking

Stitch flattening tool

Date 2 months ago

I realised that I didn’t have a tool for flattening stitches when I have tooled or creased the leather tight next to them. Usually I just use my small polished hammer but I didn’t dare to do this with my skull belt. I asked for advice in Reddit, and one…

Leatherworking

Skull Belt

Date 3 months ago

I got some awesome brass stamps few months back, but I never had a chance to test them out. As I needed to have a new belt, I decided that now was as good time as any to try them. May I present to you: my first stamped leather project,…

Leatherworking

Watch strap for Apple Watch Ultra

Date 4 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

Card holder for Secret Santa

Date 6 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

Personalised Key Holder

Date 8 months ago

We were going to visit family abroad and the day before we were heading to the airport, I realised that I should have made something as a gift. Couple of weeks back I made a template for a simple key holder that I was planning to give out as a…

Leatherworking

Silfer Works Cap

Date 9 months ago

As my son’s teddy got a fancy sombrero, I thought that now was my turn to get a hat! I got new maker’s marks laser engraved (I will post about these soon!), so I wanted to test the larger one on a small project. I don’t have a cap for…

Leatherworking

The smallest leather sombrero

Date 9 months ago

As you might have already figured out, I’m learning leather working as a new skill for my portfolio of capabilities. As it often goes, my kids come up with some great small projects, and this time is no exception. My son was spending time with me in the workshop, and…

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