Last night, I had the opportunity to take a leather-working class with Daddy Wendell, the Northwest LeatherSir from 2006 and Seattle Leather Daddy 2003.
He’s spent the past few years deconstructing leather gear and perfecting his technique, and now he teaches classes (and is writing a book) on how to build your own gear with a few simple tools (and no sewing machine – whoo hoo!)
I got to sit up front, which gave me a great view of all the beautiful leather:
And it was everything I could do not to dive headfirst onto this table
and fondle all that
gorgeously cold
hard
shiny
cruel
silver metal:
Daddy Wendell and his boy (the damn fine pair of leather pants in that first picture above) were both wonderfully down-to-earth and a lot of fun to watch. They demonstrated how to make a bondage belt and a simple cuff (I got to take the cuff home – whoo hoo!)
Here he is cutting out the tip of the belt:
Here he is showing us all how a bondage belt works with another handsome assistant. Damn, it was tempting to feign ignorance and insist they show us a few more times, just to be sure we got it…
He sent us all home with a bag of leather and metal, so we could give our new-found knowledge a try.
After the class, I scurried home to attempt my homework.
Here is what we were given in the bag:
With a screwdriver and a pair of pliers,
plus a little leather sweet talking,
I assembled the cuffs:
Now, isn’t that a thing of beauty?
(and, yes, there are two D-rings on the back. I strapped them on my husband and we “tested” them for strength…and they passed with flying colors.)
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