Fine Assembly Work

Description

Takeshi Yonezawa

Prescott Resort – Prescott Room

Thursday 02/20 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

All skill levels welcome!

Workshop Description: This course is designed for the student who wishes to develop their skills and master the fundamentals of assembly work over this full-day class. Instructor Takeshi Yonezawa will share his specialized techniques that took years to develop, focusing specifically on 1) Skiving leather; 2) Applying bond; 3) Edge work. The valuable skills taught during Fine Assembly Work are foundational to all leather projects, but often get overlooked. However, once in practice, students will enhance their leatherwork and amplify their ability to create fine leather goods. Best of all, these fundamental yet critical skills can be utilized throughout one’s entire journey with leather. {You’ll be using a COBRA Class 20 sewing machine and the COBRA NP4 bell knife skiver; if you are interested in purchasing COBRA equipment at the show, call Leather Machine Company by February 1 to pre-order at +1 (866) 962-9880. Deposit required.}

Materials to bring: Glue spreader (available for purchase at class), cutter knife (recommended: NT Cutter OLFA), cutting surface, glass surface, (2) rulers (recommended: thin, steel rulers with little flexibility), edger, sandpaper, or a sanding stick (#400), ballpoint pen or leather marking pen, canvas piece or cotton cloth (to be used for edge burnishing), leathercraft hammer, roller tool, and a flat edge knife (optional – available for purchase in the workshop).

Workshop Instructor: Takeshi ‘Yone’ Yonezawa started leatherwork in 2001 in Tokyo, Japan. He started working with leather first as a hobby, but it slowly became a passion and a full-time profession. Leather is now the canvas of choice for Yone’s creativity; each leather product is created and treated as a functional art piece.

Yone’s training includes years practicing traditional Sheridan style of tooling, two years of bag making, and an apprenticeship to a master specializing in exotic leather skins. It was under this tutelage that Yone mastered the use of skiving and sewing machines to refine and balance his craft.

Yone moved to the Portland, Oregon in 2014 and founded YONEZAWA LEATHER, LLC. He regularly attends and competes in leather shows and enjoys judging and teaching seminars when not creating. Yone’s art pieces are displayed in galleries and shops in the US and Japan.

Workshop Sponsors: Hermann Oak Leather Co., The Fiebing Company, Renia, and Leather Machine Company

CANCELATION POLICY

• There is a $25 administration fee for canceling a workshop.

• The cost of each workshop will be refunded minus the $25 fee.

• No refunds for workshops after Friday, 02/14/2025.