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Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items

The bread-n-butter of leatherworkers, the things we carry or wear every day.

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  1. JoeSnuffie

    Cloth Lined Wallet Card Pocket Tutorial. My Way, At Least. 1 2

    by JoeSnuffie

    This is how I make cloth lined wallet pockets. I use a chasing hammer on the glues parts and folds. Which is important for good results. Be generous with the glue and make sure you don’t try to stick the pieces together before the glue is ready. I use Weldwood Contact Cement and I refill my tiny bottle from 32oz cans. For thin calf skin, get a rotary fabric cutter and keep the blade razor sharp. I cut 4” wide strips from a sturdy fabric. 2 of them will be 4.5” long while the rest will be 3” long. The 4.5” long pieces will be used with the back most pocket and will extend to the bottom of the forward most pocket. This gives a nice large pocket that can hold cash, vertical…

    dirk87
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  3. KillDevilBill

    Work belt with a story

    by KillDevilBill

    One of my first projects was a new belt for our mechanic at work. He asked me to make him a new work belt when I first got into this hobby. He's also an avid hunter, so I came up with this. He absolutely loved it but the "problem" is he won't wear it to work because he claims it's too fancy. It became his hunting/Sunday dress belt. Fast forward over a year, Miller still needs a new work belt, and we both forgot all about it. I guess that old worn out one wasn't so worn out! As a surprise, I just finished up a "less fancy" belt for him to wear to work. I tried a new dye technique I read about, make a new belt look old.

    KillDevilBill
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  4. Cinn

    Leonard Galvin money clip question

    by Cinn

    I found a leather money clip at estate sale. It’s stamped Handmade Made by Leonard Galvin. It’s the size of a credit card. Does anyone know what his stamp looks like? Thanks in advance Mod Note: Leonard Galvin was a saddle maker, apparently. Poster is wondering if their item is by the same person.

    AlZilla
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  5. Stetson912

    Spectacle case 1 2

    by Stetson912

    I had some horween essex in parisian blue that's been lounging in my shop for ages. So I made a glasses case. It was fun, im not 100% sure i care for this pattern but it still came out nice

    SUP
    Last reply by SUP,
  6. MAKleather

    Working through some vintage pattern and project books-

    by MAKleather

    This is a purse pattern from an old Tandy pattern pack - believe it’s the “traveler” almost done with the double cordovan stitching! I’m probably going with a plain strap but there’s always the urge to do something extra. Maybe a simple border stamped strap.

    Snores
    Last reply by Snores,
  7. AlZilla

    Interesting work process in this video

    by AlZilla

    For some reason today I watched this bag making video. Maybe these are common practices. I thought it was interesting that he made several subassemblies with double sided tape and glue before he got near any sewing. I'll be looking to incorporate this into my own process. It just never occurred to me, though I suppose I've seen it in a smaller scale. Also the way he edge guides as much as he can. I just haven't embraced the edge guide that much.

    SUP
    Last reply by SUP,
  8. dirk87

    Adventures in watch strap making 1 2 3 4 7

    by dirk87

    Hello all, I recently started making watch straps as a hobby. I’m collecting allot of info and trying out different things. I wanted to start a topic where i can share my work and findings in the hope it can be of value to someone else. I intend to randomly post my progress and experiences on construction and finishing. Below are my 2 latest straps 1 20 to 16mm taper Outer: buttero biscuit 0.9mm Lining: alran sully gold 0.9mm Inner layer: generic veg tan 0.8mm Thread: meisi superfine linenM40 caramel Stitching: CH 2.7mm Edge: uniters sp2000 color mixed 2 20 to 16mm taper Outer: buttero whiskey 0.9m…

    dikman
    Last reply by dikman,
  9. Gezzer

    Bolo tie

    by Gezzer

    Decided that I needed a bolo , not having any hardware this seems to work right now . Holds fine being new and not used much but don't know if it will for any length of time .

    Gezzer
    Last reply by Gezzer,
  10. Rockrz

    Making a Hat Band 1 2 3

    by Rockrz

    Wasn't sure which forum to put these question in.... I'm wanting to make my own hat band similar to the Donnie Van Zant hat band (see pic below), and I've already ordered some 1 1/4 inch Silver Slotted Star Conchos, and a black Buffalo Hide Leather belt that is 1 1/4 inches wide (see attachments for pics) All I still need is some leather that is flat black that's fits in to the slots on the conchos and some leather working tools to be able to punch a rectangular hole in the leather belt I'll be using. I'll just run the thin leather strap thru each concho thru the holes in the belt where it will run on the back side of the belt all the way around where I'll…

    Rockrz
    Last reply by Rockrz,
  11. Darren8306

    Money Clip

    by Darren8306

    I am making some wallets, with this kind of money clip, mounted in the fold. Wanted to ask a couple questions... 1. Do you guys know of a better type, which mounts the same way? 2. Do you affix the pin somehow (contact cement or ?) or leave it able to pull out? Thanks for your moment.

    Northmount
    Last reply by Northmount,
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