alexandrafox

Leather Cuff for Apple Watch

03 January 2019

It’s funny how the momentum of getting something done can lead to getting even more done than you set out to do. I was recently chatting with a friend about how recognizing the little wins can lead to a lot of positive inertia and definitely found that true this evening. I finished up my 3-week vacation/study break strong today with all of my Metis prework complete and committed, my first post written and posted, a whole bunch of little website bugs fixed and tidied, and ended up with still more energy and no remaining direction.

Where to turn? My to-do list had two items remaining, but one was too large a project for an evening. I’ve had an idea for a leather cuff for my Apple Watch sitting in the back of my head for a bit though, so decided to try that remaining option. I thought this was a stretch goal when I wrote it down so I’m already clocking another win for just trying it out today.

It went well, I think:

leather cuff

leather cuff

I quite like the closure design and how that came together with a perfect fit. I also like that it only took 2 hours, half of which was spent burnishing and finishing.

Finished with a bit of white mineral oil (butcher block oil), because I’d like it to pick up character with use. This was intended to be a rough draft version but I think I’ll stick with it for a bit, it looks so nice.

Some additional photos:

leather cuff

leather cuff

leather cuff