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Serge Volken
Switzerland
Registrace 7. 12. 2010
My whole adult life so far is dedicated to work - or may I say - to tinker with leather. I have an underground atelier closed to the public in Lausanne, Switzerland. If I say atelier or work shop it is more like a mad scientists lab where I explore techniques and designs. Having accumulated a huge treasure of immaterial cultural heritage I feel obliged to share when I get the possibility to do so. This channel is just one of my outreaches to anybody having an interest in purely manual leather craft.
2019 ICÔNES au PERROQUET
Brogueing: A pattern of punch-holes along the seams of a shoe, found in various styles of shoe, notably the brogue.
Taking it a few steps further and punching holes in parchment or leather. An art show at a bar back in 2019
Taking it a few steps further and punching holes in parchment or leather. An art show at a bar back in 2019
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FIEBING's - episode 8 Block dyeing
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Demonstrating the block dyeing technique on leather with FIEBING's leather dyes and homemade applicators. Links : Easy to do leather textures czcams.com/video/qeFC8uGan-A/video.html The Fred-douber : www.learnleather.com/lessons/hand-applied-sunburst-fade-with-freddie-matara/ CREDITS: A one-man production by Serge Volken. Lausanne Switzerland Sponsored by FIEBING company, Milwaukee Soundtracks ...
skiving leather with hand tools
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how to skive leather down to paper-thin L for leather S for surface T for tool
texturing leather
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how to make simple but visually effective textures on leather with improvised tools The commercially bought stamping tools on Min. 2:50 are from www.barrykingtools.com/
FIEBING's - episode 07 - saving the day, call the cavalry
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how to save spills on your leather project Credits: Filming, editing, acting, special effects, scenario etc etc etc by Serge Volken a.k.a. Bigfoot, sponsored by Fiebing's Company copy right free soundtracks in this Video iMovie soundtracks - medal ceremony - Sound effect “Suspense Accents 07” CZcams Audio Library: - Spookster by Wayne Jones - Pedal to the Metal by Chris Haugen - Led Foot by Eth...
(k)notwork design
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A teaser for (k)not work design class on LearnLeather.com still available here: www.learnleather.com/lessons/1654/
Bigfoot on learnleather.com
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A teaser for the online class on learnleather.com, live on August 2, 2018 on www.learnleather.com/ still available here: www.learnleather.com/lessons/two-tool-basketweave-o-rama/
FIEBING's - episode 06 - No point to brush it off
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The paintbrush, how to use it and how to take good care of it
FIEBING's - episode 05 - Millions of Colors out of Three Pots
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Where we hide the 15 thousand colors off the dye charts. It's about mixing your own colors and dyes. click here for the dye charts www.fiebing.com/tips/color-charts-dyes-stains-antiques-2/ Credits: soundtracks: - “Sneaking out at midnight” by Kiwiscore, themeforest.net/user/kiwiscore - “Cinematic Orchestral Logo” by Saf14, audiojungle.net/item/cinemati...) boxing crowd by : www.soundsboom.com/s...
FIEBING's - episode 04 - Brighten and Lighten up
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This video is about brightening and lightening up Fiebing's leather dyes sound tracks: - “Sneaking out at midnight” by Kiwiscore, themeforest.net/user/kiwiscore - “Cinematic Orchestral Logo” by Saf14, audiojungle.net/item/cinematic-orchestral-logo/15756427) - Sound effect “Suspense Accents 07” on iMovie on Mac - "SIDEWALK" by Jason Shaw,: freemusicarchive.org/ - Kevin MacLeod: Corncob - Country...
FIEBING's - episode 03 - Surface dyeing with one color only
zhlédnutí 13KPřed 7 lety
Further reading: Julia-Fontenelle, Vallet d'Artois : “Nouveau manuel complèt du chamoiseur, du maroquinier, du mégissier, du teinturier en peaux, du fabrication du cuir vernis, du parcheminer et gantier”, Manuel Roret, Paris 1893. Georges De Recy : “Décoration du cuir, gravure, ciselure, modelage, pyrogravure, mosaïque, teinture, patine : observations techniques et procédés”, Bibliothèque des a...
FIEBING's - episode 01- getting ready (shop hacks)
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Preparing and organizing your colors and dyes with a few shop hacks You can find Fiebing's products almost all over the world at local suppliers, try to google "Fiebing's" Their home base is on this link: www.fiebing.com/ As to the flip top cap lids you may have to do some research for local suppliers of plastic bottles.
FIEBING's - Pilot : Dyeing and coloring leather
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Pilot clip for the episodes of dyeing and coloring leather
FIEBING's - episode 02 - The difference between Leather and LEATHER
zhlédnutí 8KPřed 7 lety
what makes leather so unique? Episode 2 - The difference between leather and leather LINKS: Everything you ever need to know about primitive tanning methods one could do in his backyard braintan.com/ Lotta Rahme in Sweden is the specialist for tanned fish skin www.lottasgarveri.se/ or how it has been done for thousands of years in North Africa and still is in Fes, Morocco since the 13th Century...
The incision knife
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There was a time before the leather carver's swivel knifes when incision knifes hadn't heard about swiveling around with a finger on top of them. ;)
I was worried you were dead, cause you NEVER SAid why we needed toothbrushes for leather....
Exactly what i was looking for. Thank you
lol love your videos Serge thanks so much subscribed!
The problem is the lack of white outside the Acrylic Dye range - can we add some sort of white pigment to Pro Dye and such?
Water based acrylic doesn't mix with alcohol based dye for one.
I asked about adding white pigment to a solvent, not mixing Acrylic Dyes with solven based dyes. @@SergeVolken
@glacialimpala sorry, but haven't heard of such thing. I've just never seen white inks and dyes that weren't covering like paint does.
for alcohol based dye ive used isopropyl alcohol to reduce the dye like 50/50 and it honestly opens up the color a lot and makes it noticeably more bright
Or you could use a stone with a rough surface and press it on the wet leather.
Omg Orson Welles
lol I presume you are referring to my salty alter Ego or as I call him, my imaginary embarassement in black and white ;)
Lol this is exactly what I was looking for‼️😂
Serge! I love your approach to the video production and creativity. I appreciate, even more, how that applies to your approach to stamping/tooling and color. A true artist. Your connection to the joy of creating comes through and the results are very inspiring! Thank you for sharing.
This is amazing!
Leatherart like no other. Perfect and innovative.
Hell of a talent Man, Very Kool
Where are you??? Are you alive? More vids please....
Love your vids! Informative and artistic and humorous!
Amigo if ur gonna share ur craft with the world and get money from CZcams you need to start ur video from the beginning not in the middle of ur project , the lacing is good .
Question : can this be done using fiebings leather paint?, duh. Just watch the video! Oh, but wait! Can the paint be used as the blocking color
give it a try, see what happen ;) oh! ... and share in the comments.
I keep watching this before I block dye something. Thank you for sharing
You're the tops Serge. Learning and laughing....Ggggrrrreat
Learning should be fun and funny
this will save me so much $$$$ lol THANK YOH
Thank you sir I watched all the 8 episodes now at work 😅 still waiting to know the toothbrush secret. You are a legend.
BOM trabalho
What is the secret of the toothbrush?
well you see, the problem with a secret : It's a secret :D :D :D
Where can I get one of those razor blade planes, please?
Not knowing what continent you live on ... let me google this for you :D :D www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=razor+blade+planes www.amazon.co.uk/647104-David-Combi-Razor-Plane/dp/B000UZD1KG
I am a new leather worker. I am looking forward to the many things you are going to share. I am new to leather but not new to the world of art. I have painted for many years. I believe in practice.
This is all to your advantage, specially when working with acrylics.
What type of alcohol is best to lighten up pro dye?
Isopropanal. a.k.a Isopropylic alcohol
What type of alcohol is best?
Always a hard question to answer as what is the BEST. Basically the products are diluted with denaturated alcohol, I for one have been using Isopropyl alcohol a.k.a. isopropanol since ever.
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How do you fix mistakes with die colours when you’re painting
Did I get your question right? Just that we are on the same wavelength, dyeing is translucent like inks and paint is covering. So if you have paint (acrylics) you can eventually change the shade or hue with dye on top but there is no way to cover it with see through dye. The only option would be to paint it over with acrylic.
Have a look at Episode 7 czcams.com/video/yAmfpB-QoCg/video.html
Thank you MATE
Ola buenas noches disculpa podría empezar el tejido por favor gracias
you find the answer here czcams.com/video/xn9l_dCJDEU/video.html
Hi Serge, remembering you from our Adelboden times, Cheers, Bruno
WOW! Long time ago ;)
Dope
Hallo from Vienna & Thx so lot !
Round Holes make the work easier
amazing!
Hi Serge, I love how you're showing the real applications and differences in application - I've watched a hundred leathercraft videos learning over the last few years, but nobody has given this depth and value of informatiom! Thank you SO much!
Thank you. I started binge-watching online tutorials to the point where I almost wanted to jump out of the window out of pure boredom. ;) Thanks to those clips I knew what I didn't want to do. Plus I was a teacher for teenagers for nearly a decade, they were my best incentive to develop my methods.
Now I know where Duan Watts got the inspiration for his yokeless swivel knife design. But the blade is what swivels.
the evolution of the incision knives is comparable to the evolution of the stick to the hockey stick ;) In the end, the most important part is the fraction of an inch at the end of the blade ;)
I need to find those flip top lids. Thank you
I’m in love
What kind of brush is the big one you used? I have large pieces I have started making. As you said, using a dauber sucks
I presume you mean the soft-haired shoe shine brush
Yes sir, thank you. I have a horse hair brush but was not sure type of hair on the brush you are using. I noticed on Amazon I can get a goat hair brush that actually says it is a soft brush.
I found your videos! I am so excited. I am loving this!
Great Video. Do you know of any Pro Dye mixing charts as a starting point. I would like to make a dark blue or Navy, but not sure where to go from the Royal Blue. Thanks!
Sorry, but no. I haven't seen mixing charts as such. This is easy to explain because depending on the leather that comes in a large variety of tanning mixtures and top finishes there is simply no consistent way to have the color mixes universally valid. I guess there is no other way around than to make your own mixing charts with the leathers you are used to work with. :/
Wow!
I need a link for this lids and the size incase you don't have a link.
www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin111i.html
Thats just toooo hard! Lol!
I have wood carving tools and used them for decades and none of them ever had to swivel!!!😮😮
Super
Enjoying your videos. On leather not occurring naturally... peat bogs .. do produce leather without human intervention... well, except for when humans put a body in the bog...
That is correct there is spontaneous tanning of skin happening in bogs, rich in decayed plants containing tanning substances. We might call it the exception of the rule. Though perfectly aware of it I wanted to keep things simple. Tanning as such already is so complicated to understand, even more so to explain ;)
Hi. Cool/beautiful/gross stuff:-) I was trying something similar inspired by mycelium when I found you're site, thanks for sharing. Can I ask what leather/quality you are using? I don't get the same depth I see on you're stuff. I'm been using "front part" (don't know how it translates correct from Swedish) and shaft around 3mm... Thanks:-) //urban
I used 1.5mm vegetable tanned leather so called carving leather, you might find some at www.skinnlaaven.no/
@@SergeVolken thanks!
Wow! Subscribed
Welcome aboard!
I have been stamping belts since 1971 and am very pleased to say I ALWAYS learn something from everyone of your videos. This one, no exception.