Branson's General Store

07/04/2021

Some leatherwork for the 4th of July!

Because of a timely coincidence I have a video about carving an eagle just in time for the fourth of July. In the last video I made a leather cover for a wa...

06/06/2021

We get a lot of interest in our beekeeping pictures so we made a video of some of the Spring extracting.

"And now for something completely different." So far most of the videos on this channel have been about leather, this one is about bees. My father has been...

03/18/2021

A simple tutorial on lining up the basket weave stamp.

The other day I was working on a piece for a knife sheath and decided to make a video about how to stamp a basket weave pattern. The two tools I am using ar...

03/14/2021

First in a series of leatherwork classes:

Skiving is a technique used to thin leather in places or to taper the thickness of an edge of a piece of leather. In this video I talk about a few of the re...

02/28/2021

Here's a project that hits all of our interests:

I am making a knife for a family member who is a bee keeper. Aluminum honeycomb scales seemed like the obvious choice, but I wanted to make my own so I coul...

02/16/2021

Repairing an old canoe seat

Just a quick video about repairing a seat from a canoe. A simple weave like this is one of the fastest ways to replace a woven or wicker seat that has faile...

02/14/2021

Valentine's Day replay!

The pattern is available in our Etsy store here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/914572516/pattern-only-sculpted-leather-roseI have seen other versions of roses...

02/13/2021

Chase made a knife (with some help from Matt) so Matt made him a sheath for it.

This video is all about different ways to put belt loops on knife sheaths. I start drawing the pattern to make a sheath for a knife my nephew forged. Then ...

02/07/2021

Ever wonder how to make a holster pattern from scratch?

Making your own patterns can be a daunting task, but it opens up the possibility to make truly unique and custom leather work. This is a useful trick I lear...

02/05/2021

A handle broach is a knifemaking tool to make a hidden tang knife.