Sherer's pointers and leatherwork articles are collections of studio tips acquired over five decades of working with leather. These tips will enable you to save time and money, and make your life easier at the bench. The texts of articles are presented in Microsoft Word and PDF formats. Photos are in JPG format. Text and photos may be reprinted for personal use at the bench.

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SHERER'S POINTERS 1-10 ON CD CD Contains: 1. Carved Letters 3. Dye Bottles 5. Rub Rags 7. Bench Blocks 9. Dye Containers & Gloves 2. Drying Letters 4. Dying Belt Edges 6. Draw Gauges 8. Needle Organizer 10. Rulers & Straight Edges 28kb SHERER'S POINTERS 11-20 ON CD CD Contains: 11. Dying Edges of Narrow Strips 13. Working with Chicago Screws 15. Chap Alteration Zippers 17. Rawhide Preparation 19. Magnets 12. Center Rulers 14. Great Containers 16. Sewing Keepers 18. Storage of Drawdown Accessories 20. Squares & Protractors 28kb SHERER'S POINTERS 21-30 ON CD CD Contains: 21. Sharpening Edgers 23. Glue Spatulas 25. Tool Cases for Stamping Tools 27. Curves, Border Templates & Banner Templates 29. Machine Needles & Thread Size 22. Circle & Ellipse Templates 24. Arch Punch Storage 26. Button Ties for Templates & Patterns 28. French Hammers & Tack Hammers 30. Leather Tool Cases 28kb SHERER'S POINTERS 31-40 ON CD CD Contains: 31. Adding a Retaining Bar to Your Splitter 33. Rolled Paper Patterns 35. Tablet Backs 37. Contact Paper 39. Machine Needles & Thread Size 32. Bench Yardstick Holders 34. Grid Paper 36. Spring Punches 38. Fancy Machine Stitching 40. Sewing Machine Maintenance 28kb SHERER'S POINTERS 41-50 ON CD CD Contains: 41. Small Plastic Bags 43. Using Loop Irons for Layout 45. Removing Oil Spots 47. Dapping Blocks 49. Colored Thread 42. Diamond Sharpening Stones 44. Small Parts Storage 46. Machine Dollies 48. Finishing Edges of Chrome Tanned Leather 50. Hole Spacing Templates 28kb PROFITS FROM THE SCRAP BIN - 1 ON CD CD Contains: 1. Managing Scrap Leather for Profit 2. Curb Straps 3. Hoof Pick Case, with floral design 4. Napkin Rings, with floral design 5. Watchbands - I, with floral design 22.5kb HOW TO MAKE RIFLE SLINGS CD Contains: 1. Cobra rifle slings, with floral design 2. Inlaid cobra rifle slings 3. Military rifle slings 4. Quick-adjust rifle sling 29.5kb HOLSTERS 1 - "BIG IRONS" CD Contains: 1. Taurus 454 Casull Holster and Gun Belt 2. Building a Holster & Gun belt for a Taurus "The Judge" 410/44 3. Building a Holster & Gun Belt for a Smith & Wesson 50 Cal. Revolver 4. Gun Belts and Holster for a Ruger GP100 357 Magnum 28.0kb HOW TO MAKE GUN BELTS CD Contains: 1. Building a Single Ply Cartridge Belt This article takes you through the process of measuring for the cartridge belt and then building a single ply belt with 18 hand sewn cartridge loops. 2. Building a Two Ply Cartridge Belt This article provides instruction for building a heavy duty two ply cartridge belt with 18 hand sewn cartridge loops. 3. Building the Late 19th Century Cartridge-Money Belt This article instructs you in the historically accurate techniques for building these popular gun belts for action shooters and re-enactors. 4. Building a Fitting Belt for Buscadero Gun Belts The fitting belt designed by Dick will enable you get a precise center fit, and position the holster drops in exactly where your clients want them 27.5kb BUILDING KNIFE SHEATHS CD Contains: 1. Sheath for a Green River Sticker 2. Sheaths for Two Green River Knives 3. Deep Knife Sheaths 4. A Cross-Draw Knife Sheath 5. Medieval Dagger Scabbards 6. Building a Folded Knife Sheath for a Chute Knife 28.0kb Click to see 'Restoration Articles' Pictures of recent custom work can be seen on Sherer Custom Saddles' Facebook page.