Beginning leatherworkers who consider leather a serious design medium will especially appreciate this comprehensive introductory text. Willcox’s fine-art approach to leatherworking makes for inspiring reading and promotes a sophisticated sense of contemporary leather design, from functional accessories and clothing to sculpture and furniture. But despite the lofty approach, there’s no sacrifice of hands-on technical information and expertise. Well-organized chapters define and explore the history of leatherworking, the nature, characteristics, and behavior of the medium, and the tools and techniques involved in working with it. If you’re strictly in the market for a how-to manual, you may be disappointed; use Willcox’s book as a general introduction and reference and follow his recommendations for more detailed instruction sources. When you finish this book you will no longer consider yourself a beginner, and will be well on your way to making well-designed, high quality leather creations.
[Mimi Abrams, The Next Whole Earth Catalog, p.264]

【コンテンツ】
1. Working with leather
2. What is leather?
3. Selecting, buying, and storing leather
4. The workshop
5. Selecting your tools
6. Punching tools
7. Knives and gouges
8. Edging, folding, and creasing
9. Sewing and lacing
10. Bonding and laminating
11. Findings and fasteners
12. Machine tools

出版年：1971年（3rd Printing）
言語：英語
ページ数：159ページ
サイズ：22.5cm×29cm×1.7cm

【コンディション】
ジャケットに傷みがありますが、本体は概ね良好です。