While carving and coloring a leather cover for a flask I give a few tips for anyone who might be trying to improve their leather carving skills.  I have some experience teaching leather carving and have often been asked how my carvings turn out looking so 3 dimensional.  The short answer is paying attention to the details.  The longer answer is this video where I ramble on a bit about those details.

Useful leather work tools and supplies (Amazon affiliate links)
Hand stitching needles I use:  https://amzn.to/39ivStf
A nice set of pricking irons for punching stitching holes:  https://amzn.to/35snEhj
Edge beveler: https://amzn.to/3bliXtr
Gum tragacanth to burnish edges:  https://amzn.to/39a62ri
Round knife I used before I made my own:  https://amzn.to/39iw7o9
Wing divider:  https://amzn.to/3nt77jd
Rawhide mallet:  https://amzn.to/2MSCkjr
Strap cutter: https://amzn.to/3q6aluU
Barge contact cement:  https://amzn.to/35Hylgb
A more respiratory friendly glue:  https://amzn.to/3bpsJuv
Basting tape:  https://amzn.to/39kVFRw