I have been working on a “System” for leather jewelry.
It started when I was looking at some link v-belting (like this stuff http://www.rockler.com/1-2-power-twist-plus-link-v-belt) and thinking about making something similar with leather.
These are basically just a bunch of experiments that did not work, but which show off the power of rapid prototyping! Total time from first drawing to my initial success was about 3 hours over two evenings. Fail early, fail often…
Attempt 4: Fail. I tried the thicker 5 Oz. leather and I could not get the tabs into the holes even when I got it wet and stretched them. Fringes were just stupid looking.
There were a few more failures along the way until I got something that starts to work.
I made the holes round and much smaller, and the tabs are now kind of like arrow heads.
They can be put together or taken apart, but they don’t come out without some effort.
Here is my reluctant hand model who just wanted to get back to watching Black Mirror.
Very interesting idea, assembly and post !! Would that first iteration have worked better if the circle (cut in the middle of the slot) was moved to the end - where the other piece mid section end up. Or what if you mad a perpendicular thin slot at the end so the piece would lie “flatter” ( like a small headed T rather than the slot with a circle) ?
