Leatherworking Sites and Forums | Leathercraft-Projects.com

If you like working with leather, most learning will come from experience and books. There just really are not a lot of online resources for good leatherworking or leathercraft help and ideas. A few sites have a little bit of information or have a tutorial somewhere, but most places don’t have any real focus on leatherwork. However, there are a few really good sites that fly under the radar, many of which are forums. Most of these are not primarily leatherworking sites, but cover leatherworking in their forums and do a good job of it. These are my choices for the best leather working forums. Some of these sites require a membership, but all of them are free to join.

Leatherworker.net

This is the best online site for leatherworking out there! It is the only online source completely dedicated to general leatherwork that I have found. Leatherworker has the best leatherworking forum I have ever seen. Almost every possible concept is covered – different types of leatherwork, carving, use of tools, leather types. The tutorials section is somewhat limited, but still very helpful, and they have an awesome gallery. If you only have limited time to surf the net, pick this one.

BushcraftUK

BushcraftUK is a outdoor skills site focused on the United Kingdom, but has a lot of Americans and some others on as well. It is very interesting to see how outdoorsmen in Europe differ from Americans. The “DIY and Traditional Crafts” section has a lot of leatherworking information, mostly on belt pouches and knife sheaths. There are some good tutorials here as well. Check them out at bushcraftuk.com

Knife Network Forums

This site requires membership to view, but there is no charge. Custom and handmade knives are the primary focus of this site, but “The Sheath Making Forum” has a lot of excellent information. Several of the posters on here are considered to be among the best craftsmen of leather sheaths in the world. Knife sheaths are the priority here, but some other leather work is discussed as well. This is a great place for technique information. There isn’t a lot of activity, but it is still well worth checking out.

Forums of Ramanon

This is a rather unusual forum site, mostly related to outdoors, knives – anything of interest to men, really. “The Leathercraft Forum” is a very good leathercraft resource. It covers a lot of information and stays pretty active for a leatherworking forum. Be sure to take a look at the whole forum, just stay out of the Member’s only area. There are some strange people on there!

Bladeforums.com and Knifeforums.com

Both have a forum section related to sheaths and leatherwork. They are not quite as thorough as the above sites, but both do have some good information, especially Knifeforums.com. Bladeforums does require a free registration to view most of their site.

Hoodswoods.net

This was a great survival and wilderness skills forum that also had a craft section with a lot of interest in leatherwork. Unfortunately, it is no longer in existence.