LEATHER MANUFACTURERS
Goatskins being 'boarded' (softened), prior to being embossed.
Decanting Powdered Chestnut Tan.
'Clicking-out' Bookmarks with our Clicker Press.
A 'Drum Roll' please
Glass drying Sheep Skivers.
Polishing (burnishing) Chieftain Goatskins with a glass cylinder.
Hand graining Goatskins.
'Hanging' Goatskins to Air Dry.
Hot pressing Sheep Skivers.
Measuring the area of finished Bookcalf.
'Wet' shaving Calfskins, prior to dyeing.
Hand 'Slickering' (softening) Goatskins.
A view down the 'tunnel' of our spraying machine, where Chieftain Goatskins are being finished.
Staking (softening) Chieftain Goatskins.
Make Works visits J Hewit & Sons in Edinburgh. From Make Works on Vimeo.
.... and a video shot and edited by Roger Barlee's son, Kenneth during the big move to Livingston in 2010.
Clever, innovatively desgned safety ruler.
Thank you John
Volume 34 is now available.
A brand new range of hand made!
We close for the holiday on ....