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June 18, 2015

Thanks!

I believe its 4-5oz. I'm currently using some "scraps" (if you can call 1-2 sqft pieces scraps) I buy from another leatherworker who buys his English Bridle sides from Wickett and Craig to keep my costs down.

I have an order of bellies coming from W&C in 3oz to try to slim this and my other Field Notes cover wallets down a bit, so we'll see how that goes.

June 18, 2015

I've been wanting to add a standard 4 pocket bifold wallet to my repertoire for a while now but haven't had the chance until this week a friend requested one for her hubs as an anniversary present. Really excited with how this one turned out, I've been working hard on cleaning up my edges and stitches lately. Let me know what you think!

June 16, 2015

Custom order requested by a shaving enthusiast who found our page on Etsy. Pretty pleased with how it turned out, wishing I traveled/shaved more so I'd have an excuse to make one for myself. Let me know what you think!

Member Gallery · January 24, 2014

I'm digging the notebook cover! Nice work.

Thanks!

That's about right give or take a few bucks. They were nice "scraps"... could easy make a few cheepie practice holsters out of them or other larger tooling projects. Hope you do as well!

You weren't kidding man, I talked to Springfield 3 days ago and it came last night, talk about quick! And I ordered 9.5 lbs and they sent ~14! (according to the shipping sticker). And the stuff is way better than what I'd been getting online. I think I'm set for a while! Thanks again for the tip.

January 22, 2014

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what did you use to dye/darken that veg tanned? The finish is awesome!

January 22, 2014

Love the simplicity of that design, what kind/color dye is that?

Member Gallery · January 21, 2014

I ended up talking to them on the phone and apparently their shopping cart / shipping calculator is screwy, they ended up shipping me 9.5 lbs or cow tooling scrap for $39.50 shipped. Is that about what you've paid?

Also, my wife and I lucked into 2 antique sewing machines last night (she's a hobby seamstress and makes lots of baby stuff on a newer machine), one of which is a Singer 66 which I see some folks on here have used. Hoping to clean them up and maybe use them on some of my lighter work (starting to dabble in canvas/leather combo stuff). We'll see!

Member Gallery · January 20, 2014

Thanks for the heads up, I'm looking at it now. It looks like their shipping prices are a bit higher than I expected...do you just order in bulk or find a way to get free shipping?

Member Gallery · January 20, 2014

I can't believe I hadn't noticed there was a Tandy store so close, I'll have to check that out. I'm still somewhat ignorant on some types of leather, etc, so I've been buying leather in scrap boxes from other workers on eBay for cheap while honing my skills. I was thinking of sucking it up and ordering from a supplier myself soon, so I"ll have to check out SLC. Thanks for the info!

Member Gallery · January 17, 2014

Thanks for the tips guys -

SteelcityK9Cop - do you have anywhere in Pittsburgh you buy supplies or do you just buy online? I like being able to see stuff in person first but I'm having trouble finding stuff (just moved up here in April).

Member Gallery · January 16, 2014

Thanks for the friendly response, I was afraid that scuffle would kill the thread

The notebook cover wallets have been more popular with my family than I thought...thanks for the compliment. I think those are my favorite recurring project (I've made a handful).

As for the snap in the glasses case, that's something I didn't fully think through when making. I made 2, for my mom and MIL for Christmas. I haven't asked them how they're doing but I presented them as glasses/junk pouches for their purses so I'm not sure if they're actually using them for glasses or not lol.

Thanks for the heads up on the tutorial for edge finishing, I've read a couple that were mentioned in other threads but I don't remember seeing that one yet, I'll look it up. I figure that skill is one of those that takes a while to get down pat.

Member Gallery · January 15, 2014

I've tried burnishing them but they never seem to turn out like other things I see online. I usually make sure they are all even and then rub them with a wooden dowel I have until they shine up but they never look as good as I'd like. Advice?

Member Gallery · January 15, 2014

Greetings from the 'burgh! I've been dabbling in leatherwork for a couple years, more seriously working since last May. Started as just making hackjob gun holsters because buying them is so expensive. Then got into making wallets, notebook covers, knife sheaths, etc after finishing college last spring. Can't find any good pictures of my sheaths or holsters at the moment, but here's a sampling of stuff I made for the family for Christmas. Please feel free to share any critiques, I've learned all I know from observing other work on here or the web so advice is greatly appreciated!