Brookwood Leather guitar strap demo part 1

Part 1 of 5 showing some of the steps involved in making a Brookwood Leather strap. The entire process takes upwards of 3 hours to complete a strap like this.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Brookwood leather
• guitar strap
• leatherwork
• custom guitar strap

[jcboyanton]

where do you get the leather?

[otaypanky2]

@jcboyanton

I buy my hides from Linda at Wickett and Craig. There's a link for them posted on my website on my 'Links' page

[SibilladAngers]

Bob, Thank you for posting these demos! I'm an amateur leather worker and I'm getting ready to make my first guitar strap for a dear friend and these have been so helpful in understanding the process. I was wondering - do you have a default ratio of the wide strap to the thin 'belt' adjustment section? I don't play guitar so I'm having a little trouble envisioning how much length should be in the 'tail' section.

Beautiful work! Thank you!

Sibilla

[otaypanky2]

@SibilladAngers

I sent a message offline Sibilia

[fijibottle]

What kind of surface do you use for punching?

[otaypanky2]

@fijibottle

I have a log that stands on end to about waist height. I have a piece of a poly kitchen cutting board cut to fit the top of the log and glued down with Barge contact cement. I use it for all punch work. If I'm riveting I use a mini anvil on top of the log or a 1 1/2' thick flat steel dolly ~

[dblackmobile]

see, this is why I like america. a video about making guitar straps out of good leather......all the while casually armed with a 9mm

brilliant

[AASTRANGE]

What a craftsmen, Made in the U.S.A., awesome!

[JBGIBSON]

@otaypanky2 Hadn't heard about that, but it sure reinforces my habit. I'm in a rural location--first line of defense is me.

[otaypanky2]

@JBGIBSON

Last year a very well known custom guitar builder in California was murdered as he left his shop ~