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Shelley is always a pleasure to work with. Very quick to respond.
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Where To Buy Shell Cordo Shinki Hikaku And Horween Cxl Natural
ducjes replied to naturalisme's topic in Suppliers
You can try Shinki Hikaku if you plan on ordering extremely large quantities but I don't think they plan on taking any small business orders anytime soon. I recently contacted them at info at shinki-hikaku.jp and I received the follow response: "We appreciate for your contact. However unfortunately we can not accept any new customer. Because our cordvan production is already full. We apologized about our it." I have no pricing available for what they sell. Any alternative could be Clayton & Sons Shell Cordovan if you're fine with UK shell. You can submit an order for Horween Natural Chromexcel to john at horween.com. Pricing per square foot is as follows: - < 20 sq. feet: $12.55 - > 100 sq. feet: $8.82 - > 500 sq. feet: $8.12 - > 1000 sq. feet: $7.21 -
Shipping really isn't that bad. I ordered two 500m rolls and shipping was only $16.
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I woke up at 3 am the other night and decided to work on something I have never tried before. I created the design and pattern in Illustrator and then got to work. When I finished at 6:30 am, this was the product. I'm very happy with how it turned out for it being my first time trying an inlay. There are a few spots where the stitching is too close for the inlay vs. the outside. The leather is 2 - 3 oz Horween Natural Horsehide Chromexcel and the denim is a USA Chambray Swift 12 oz indigo raw denim. Thread is natural 4 ply from Royalwood. All of it his handmade except for the burnishing in which I used a cocobolo burnishing bit. Any critiques or recommendations for when I do more inlays in the future? I have some more denim, duck canvas and wool to try doing inlays with.
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I've done as much possible searching as I could but couldn't find anything. I am interested in getting a relatively inexpensive sewing machine where I could be able to sew simple wallets (8 ounces max). I'm hoping to keep it under $400. Is finding a machine that can do that without leaving a foot mark on the leather even possible? Thus far I've been handstitching all my wallets and I would like to explore machine stitching for fun. I appreciate any guidance!
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Trifold Horween Leather Snap Wallet
ducjes replied to ducjes's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Here is a link to the cocobolo burnishers for a dremel or drill. I highly recommend them. It makes burnishing a breeze.- 11 replies
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I'm very happy with my progress for starting leatherworking on May 1st. I'm still waiting for the arrival of the dremel cocobolo burnishers to clean up the edges a bit more.
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