Sheridan-Style Corner Tap-Off Tracings by Jim Linnell
Leathercrafting pattern pack by Jim Linnell features 13 different corner designs on 22 pages and a total of 88 tracing patterns of varying sizes and orientationsMany of the patterns in this packet were taken from tap-offs that have seen extensive use with
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- Leathercrafting pattern pack by Jim Linnell features 13 different corner designs on 22 pages and a total of 88 tracing patterns of varying sizes and orientations
- Many of the patterns in this packet were taken from tap-offs that have seen extensive use with some modified for a popular Sheridan-style look
- Saddle makers made their own transfers, known as tap-offs, long before hobbyists had plastic templates for transferring the outline of their carving to the leather
- Huge timesavers, tap-offs were born out of necessity by saddle makers who needed to mirror a stamping pattern for the skirts or fenders
- After creating a pattern for one side, the saddle maker would cut it into the leather, flip it over onto the piece that needed to match, and tap off the pattern, leaving it slightly raised for easy stamping of a mirror copy
- Generations of leather crafters have been using this method for any pattern they used a lot
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