Terminology

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Carving  is  the  process  of  cutting  a  design  into  leather  with  a  swivel  knife.  Tooling  is  the  process  of  hammering  small  tools  into  the  leather  to give  it  dimension  and  detail.    

Buck-stitch  is  normally   used  as  a  boarder  embellishment.  Holes  are  hammered  through  the  leather and  a  thin  piece  of   hide,  called  “lace,” is  weaved threw, front to back. Lace comes  in  nearly  any  color.

Double  loop  lacing  is  used  as  a  boarder  embellishment and  to  stitch  multiple  pieces  of  leather  together.  Although much more time-consuming, the process  is  similar  to  buck-stitch  lacing, and gives a different effect.

Conchos  are  any  metal  pieces  that  can  be  attached  to  leather.  They  can  be  found  in  a  seemingly  endless  array  of  designs, sizes, materials and finishes.

The  backing  is  a  thin piece  of garment  leather. It is glued  and  stitched  to  the  under  side  of  a  guitar  strap.  Its  main purpose is to  hide  the  coarse  underside  of  the  tooling  leather,  as  well  as  add  comfort  to  the wearer. Comes standard, unless upgraded with premium leather or exotic skins. 

Heavy  duty,  industrial ,  machine  stitched.  Can  also  be  used  for  decoration.  Comes standard, unless border embellishment is upgraded.