Those look great. Just out of curiosity, what weight leather did you use? I just got 6 hand turned wooden pens from a guy in Aus and cases like these would be perfect to sell them in
Your carving looks great. 2 things I would suggest is first, round the edges on the flap so they don't get banged up so bad. Second, to finish your edges, bevel them, then burnish. There is a good tut in the how do I do that section by hidepounder
overall looks good but how far in from the edge is the stitching? look like it's in quite a way. Also, it would make it look more finished if you burnished the edges
Looks good for your first go at stitching. what spi did you use? Only thing I would suggest is to get your stitches out closer to the edge. Usually you try and be no more then about 1/8" away from the edge.
nice design idea overall. 1 thing I would change is instead of using a line 16 or larger snap would be to go with a glove snap. They are smaller and would be more suited to the size of the project. Looks like you used the eyeball method for stitching. I would invest in either a stitching wheel or pricking irons to get your stitches more evenly spaced. I would also work on getting the stitches more consistently placed from the edge.
Here's my first one. Made from 4oz drum dyed leather and lined with pigskin. I had to slightly enlarge the pattern to fit my glasses and sew all the edges where I lined it. I like the way the white contrasts the black leather.
I know roo is highly prized by those making whips and this will be my first time using it. He's also sending me the card and contact info of a reseller so I'm hoping we can make some kind of deal to have him ship me more.
latest guitar strap 8oz veg tanned. Dyed tan and antiqued with medium brown
B/w is the latest one I got from Springfield Leather. Letters are hand carved from the 3/4" template I got from Tandy. image was found on the net