Leather Sneakers Book, written by Jürgen Volbach
Leather Sneakers Book, written by Jürgen Volbach
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Written and Designed by international leathercraft Master Jürgen Volbach.
This book provides step-by-step instructions and patterns for tooling and lining the leather uppers of your sneakers. It is not a complete guide to sneaker construction — full assembly instructions are included separately with our SneakerKits.
It includes;
- In-depth Tools and Materials list.
- 8 tooling patterns. 7 floral tooling patterns & the Texas State with Longhorn pattern.
- Instructions for tooling.
- Full color tooled picture of each pattern for reference
This will definitely be a treasure to add to your Leather Library!
About the Author:
Jürgen Volbach from Cologne, Germany, is a trained goldsmith and engraver with 45 years in artistic crafts. He began leatherworking in the 1980s after making a custom saddle for his Harley, inspired by travels in Texas. He refined his skills at Don Atkinson’s workshop and now teaches leatherworking across Europe and the USA. Jürgen won the Al Stohlman Award in 2020.
Customer Reviews
This 29 page booklet is only suitable for experienced leather workers keen on the designs and knowledgeable on how to execute them from an outline. There are minimal instructions and a lot of assumed knowledge. There are only instructions for one of the tooled designs, the simplest, and no information on actually assembling the sneakers. As a newbie I thought getting the book would be a great idea but I’m sadly disappointed in the lack of detailed information for $65.
Thanks for your feedback. The Jurgen Volbach book focuses on tooling and lining and is a follow-up to the SneakerKit Instruction Book included with the SneakerKIts. I have now changed the wording slightly to make this clearer.
Great book for beginners or advanced crafters, looking forward to making my first set of sneakers soon!