Halitech

take 2 pieces of garment leather, hold them together and pull. If you can live with the 3" of stretch in a belt, it will do great. If not, get some 6oz (minimum) veg tanned leather and line it with the garment. Make sure you glue it and then stitch it well (by hand, not on your home sewing machine)

if things are selling that high down under, I'm in the wrong country. Even at 25.00 worth of supplies, it wouldn't go for any more then 30.00 up here and even then, you'd be waiting for the right person for a while. Not saying it's not nice work but the market would never support that price

stitches should be closer to the USB drive or it will loosen and fall out should cut off a lot more of the excess on the edges or they will pull apart I'd put a grommet or eyelet in the hole where you have the key ring I'd figure out some way of putting a flap over the tip to protect it as well, especially since it's being carried upside down

unless you have a dedicated place on your bench for that beast, go for the thinner piece from a local shop that does countertops so you can move it when you aren't using it. I got an oval piece for free that is about 9x14x1 from a local shop

I'm with you guys, I also picked one up on the weekend during the black Friday sale. I've been looking at it for a while but couldn't justify the 97.00 (Cdn) price tag so when I saw it for 27, I grabbed it. Haven't had a chance to actually use it yet but I'll be stropping it before I use it

not exactly a box stitch as you have a butt joint, not a 90 but same idea http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41233

is it veg tanned pigskin, sueded or chrome tanned? If veg tanned, treat the same as the belt. If it's chrome, nothing really needed. If it's suede, good question

tan kote will slick it down however, on anything that will be bending, it may crack if you put it on too thick. just wet it down and run a glass slicker over it

I know this will sound stupid but 1. don't let them see you sweat. you know your work, you know leather, just be confident 2. Say Hi to EVERYONE that walks by, even if they don't seem like they are interested in what you are selling. I've gotten more sales by getting them to stop and taking a look just by saying hello as they walked by 3. don't use stickers to tag your prices, use something that can be tied on

looks good. could have gotten a little closer to the edge with your stitching but overall, looks good. Nice even stitching, even color and edges look pretty good. Using tandy awl thread?

Conversion from Yardage to Sq. Ft. As mentioned above, leather is generally measured in square feet (sq. ft.), but some patterns call for a certain number of yards. Use the examples below as guidelines to convert the yards into sq. ft.: The pattern calls for 3 yards of 36" fabric. Use a conversion factor of 9: 3 x 9 = 27 Add 20% 6 Total...33 sq. ft. needed. The pattern calls for 3 yards of 45" fabric. Use a conversion factor of 11: 3 x 11 = 33 Add 20% 7 Total....40 sq. ft. needed. The pattern calls for 3 yards of 54" fabric. Use a conversion factor of 13: 3 x 13 = 39 Add 20% 8 Total....47 sq. ft. needed. Adding the 20% allows some extra to make up for imperfections, holes or any loss in cutting. https://www.tandyleather.ca/en/leather-buying-guide.html

Like NVL, I don't actually use much cloth for lining anything. Usually the only time I do is if I'm lining the cash slot with RFID blocking material and then I double the top over and sew everything else in between the layers. Personally, I go 4/5 for the back (outside) and then 3/4 for the inside and then 3/4 that's been split to 2/3 for the pockets

when you say a liner, are you referring to lining the cash slot, lining card slots to hold cards or the piece you are attaching the card slot to? Each option will change the answer for me If it's lining the cash slot, I go with cloth. If you are talking about the lining on card slots, ribbon. If you are referring to the backing, 2/3 oz veg tan. If it's something else, we need to have more details

his other thread on the same subject

depends on if you want to do anything on the front or you are leaving it plain. If you plan on leaving it plain, you could use the veg tanned as a liner like kiwi said and glue the other leather to the flesh side of the veg tanned. Just turn it so the grain side will be facing the legal pad

I'm about 3 years in and I'm like you, no overhead, no machine costs and certain skills are still in the rough stage and I usually go with 2x the material costs plus 15% wiggle room. Some things with little room for screwing up (like belts with nothing on them) I've looked around etsy and local customers to come up with a price that most will pay with little to no issue and then work up from there depending on what is being added. If it's a stamped name, do it for next to nothing or for free to get a favorable customer word of mouth advertising. I really don't like seeing anyone give anything away. 1. You start giving stuff away and people will always expect it. 2. It makes people not value your work at all and even starting out, you are better then those that can't make anything.

I don't use alcohol based dyes but I use snow proof all the time as a top coat on both the grain and flesh side. I rub it on, apply a low heat to melt and then buff with a dry cloth right away.

1. edges could use a burnishing, 2. stitch line is not square to the edges. 3. stitch holes look like they were made with a nail 4. cuts are really uneven 5. you have a $10.00(max) usb thumb drive in $0.30 worth of leather and trying to sell it for 4 times too much

most people use an airbrush to do multiple colors. you can also try block dying

Yin swears by Tiger thread and lin chinois or something like that. I like the poly thread from Maine Thread co. Heck of a lot cheaper then the carriage thread tandy sells and available in multiple weights and colors

if it's stretchy, check fabric stores as well. I got some 2.5mm at 99cents a yard that I use for FF radio and pager cases

looks good but 1 question. With using 6oz and having doubled it on the front piece, how well does it go on the front button? I usually go with 9oz and skive the end down to about 7oz where it goes on the button. You would have roughly 12oz or are you skiving it down some?

take/ship that piece of crap back and do as TT says, buy some leather and make your own. If you keep it, they will just keep producing more crap. Take it back and help force them to start putting out quality items.

I usually keep a 120grit on mine and then use emery boards (yes, the ones women use on their nails) to finish with

Bikermutt, I know they do but when a friend can make them for $15.00CDN, doesn't make much sense to pay $35US plus shipping :D