Leather Tips from a Master

HUGE DVD SALE! Jan-Feb 2025

In honor of starting my 25th year of knifemaking, and to reduce my DVD inventory, I'm having a YUUGE DVD sale.
During January and February, all DVDs are discounted by 40%.

$40 DVDs will go for $24
$35 DVDs will go for $21
$30 DVDs will go for $18

If you want to fill out your Chris Crawford Knives instructional DVD library, now's a great time to do so.

The discounts will be applied when the title is added to your cart.

Please note that this discount only applies to the actual physical DVDs. It does not apply to the streaming service.

Leather Tips from a Master

with Paul Long

Paul Long started working with leather while attending Texas A&I back in 1951, and it remained a hobby of his until he retired in 1995. After retirement, Paul trained with a master boot and saddle maker for a year. This gave him a good foundation for taking his leather work into almost any direction. In 2004, Paul was asked to make some sheaths for a friend of his who made knives, and the rest is history. Now Paul specializes strictly in knife sheaths, and with nearly 60 years of experience in working with leather, he has become one of the leading sheath makers of our nation.

This DVD is a supplement to Paul’s first two sheath DVDs. While Paul does not construct a finished sheath in this DVD, he does take the time to answer some viewer questions, demonstrate some advanced tooling techniques, and give valuable leather working tips that are a result of his many years of experience.

The topics covered in this video are:

Tooling Demonstration
- Basket Weave
- Arrow Heads
- Geometrics
- Shell Crescents
- Crazy Legs
- Camouflage Borders
Carving Discussion
Leather Working Tools
Various Belt Loop Types
Odd Shaped Sheaths Discussion
Fixing a Broken Thread
Artisan Support Information

(Running Time: 1 Hour 12 Minutes)