Hi Im Joe

Thank you very much! The worst part was gluing it and finishing the edges. Thanks Rohn!

Hi guys and gals, So I found that I needed a new belt (finally) after using basically the same one for like 10 years (department store bought). After this time the old one has lost a lost of its shape and has been bent to hell. I feel like its been a while since I've made something for myself...so I'm pretty pumped! So for my new one I decided to double up some 5/6 oz hermann oak. The belt is 1 1/4 inches wide. I stitched all along the laminated two pieces of leather. For the buckle and keep I skived the bottom down thin and riveted it all together. I did not skive where the buckle tongue comes through because I wanted maximum strength. Thanks for checking it out! -- Joe

That's a tough one. I would definitely go through the Terms of Service with a fine tooth comb. Maybe run it by an attorney? Especially with some of your items. You have some really nice stuff that I know took a LOT of time and effort to complete. It would really suck if Amazon was able to jerk you around with the ToS.

Very cool.

Your welcome!

For this example I used 3m spray adhesive. It works pretty well you just have to pick up the leather and stick it the the lining not the other way around. I found that out the first time the hard way. Once you spray it on the fabric do NOT move the fabric....at all. Just pick up the leather and slap it on top of the fabric.

I'll say what wiz won't. If you can't buy the right tool....don't buy anything at all. Just wait and save up.

Yup! Here is an example...but a traditional bifold. The next time I make this big ass wallet I'll line the inside for sure!

It's not hard when there are a litany of posts with people asking questions about sewing machines and one of those four dudes makes a suggestion and the person comes back with "OMG you were so right...thank you so much." It's in almost every thread started by a newbie those guys comment in.

You should listen to Wiz and Constabulary. They know what they are talking about. When researching for my machine I read a ton of threads in this section of the forum. Time and again I found the same three or four people giving awesome and very accurate advice. Wiz, Constabulary, Trox, and Cowboy Bob.

Solid advice. I am attempting it right now! LOL.

I did. Unfortunately it was not enough adjustment. But the belt on there was pretty old and ratty anyway so I'm kind of glad I had to change it.

Dude...that is awesome. It would be even more awesome if I didn't have to stand on my head to view it correctly!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to give a shout out and a big THANK YOU to Cowboy Bob at Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines. I ordered the Family Sew Servo Motor on Monday and got it Today at like noon! Awesome service and shipping. This motor is perfect for replacing old clutch motors. It has mounting slots instead of holes which is great because it allows you to line up the pulley of the motor and the pulley of the machine very easily. The only thing I needed to buy was a shorter belt. Everything else worked perfectly! Anyone who is thinking of buying a sewing machine or a servo motor...give Cowboy Bob a call. So thank you Cowboy Bob and keep up the good work! Joe

Many thanks again to Constabulary for the information and help with identifying good leather sewing machines.

Thank you so much! I need to go get some fabric tape and play around for sure.

Thank you for taking the time to post some pictures. The wallet looks great! Yes you can measure out the distances and then pre-finish those areas as they will be hard to get to later.

So would you use the tape to fold the fabric on itself or to glue it to the leather or to do both? Thank you very much! It isn't as hard as it seems. I have been lucky because of the wealth of online tutorials and instructionals by great people like Ian Atkinson, Nigel Armitage, Arthur Porter, and Bruce Cheany my learning curve got way shorter. I've also been fortunate to have the time to practice a LOT. Thank you so much! That's awesome I can't wait to see your next sporran.

Thanks Rohn! It was fun to do something a bit different.

Those are awesome! Now I really want to try and make some flip flops!

Thank you so much! I really wanted this to work because now I can hunt for awesome fabrics to match up with awesome leathers.

Hello Everyone! I made a lined bi-fold wallet for the first time today. It was actually pretty simple. There were only a couple difficulties. The first was figuring out how to turn over the fabric at the top so it would not fray. I ended up covering the top 3/8ths of an inch of the leather with paper and then spraying the adhesive on. I did the same with the fabric. Then I glued the two pieces together. Once it set I was able to then trim the excess fabric at the top so it was 3/4 of an inch. That allowed me to fold it on itself and then glue it down to the leather while also lining up nice and even with the edge. The second part that was a bit tricky was working with thread all over the place. In order to hide the stitching beneath the lining on the divider I had to stitch down the inside of both sides of the wallet without finishing the stitching all the way around. That left a bunch of thread hanging out everywhere. Before I glued the lining on I had to line up the divider and the exterior of the wallet on both sides and punch my first hole through all the layers of leather. Then I took the needle on the flesh side of the leather and ran it through to the card slot side so I had half a stitch. After you glue the lining onto the divider and then the divider onto the exterior you can finish the stitch which sets you up to stitch the rest of the wallet. The only other hard part was lining up the top edge stitching runs with the side stitching runs. Thanks for looking! Tell me what you like as well as what I can improve on! Joe

I think you want to leave like 3mm between your bottom mold and your top mold.

Not sure if you have an upholstery leather supplier but I found these guys who sell "remnants" of 15 to 20 sq feet for good prices. Most upholstery leather is sold as hides between 45-60 sq ft. If you aren't actually using it for upholstery but instead for personal leather goods it's nice to have an option to buy smaller quantities. As a perk they also give a 10% trade discount to businesses. http://www.leatherhidestore.com/

Best of both worlds.