$185.00
Out of stock
Prescott Resort – Prescott Room
Tuesday 02/18 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
All skill levels welcome!
Class Size Limit: 10 Students
See complete workshop description below
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Out of stock
Prescott Resort – Prescott Room
Tuesday 02/18 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
All skill levels welcome!
Workshop Description: This unique class will focus on edge finishing, taught by Japanese leather artist and craftsman, Takeshi Yonezawa. The end goal of the one-day class is for students to confidently approach the fine art of edge work for any future project. The class covers a total of seven (7) different types of edge finishing techniques: 1. Un-skived edges; 2. Beveled skived edges; 3. Lap skived edges; 4. Dyed edge burnishing; 5. Edge painting; 6. Folded edges; 7. Folded edge corners. In addition to finishing techniques, students will also learn these foundational, yet critical, steps: 1) edge finishing preparation; 2) glue application; and 3) skiving machine operation basics. Learn directly from Yonezawa the techniques he’s curated and tested from his 20+ years of leatherwork. {You’ll be using a 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: Leather knife, glue spreader, edge paint roller, cutting surface, #400 sandpaper or sanding stick, ruler, notebook and pen, skinny and pointy scratch awls, bone or wood folding tool, knife for skiving, cloth or wood burnishing tool, edger, small glass plate (smooth/flat), and a pencil.
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, 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.
