Bryan1

G'day Guy's, Making this wallet is pretty easy, now first I make the wallet inner. The front section is 150 x 220 and the 150 is folded in 1/2. So put a score line on the flesh side. The pockets are make 60,50,40 with a 10mm lower measurement, I cut the top section 10mm longer skive then fold over gluing it in place. Then on the fold section from the centre measure 1/2" from the centre and cut 60mm high each side for the 3 pockets. Glue the 3 pockets together and glue 5mm along the side that goes in the cut line. Then I handsew the pockets in, as it's only 6mm one has to make sure the stitch line is straight. Once both sides are done glue the flesh side fold and press together making sure no air pockets or folds happen. Thats the front section complete. The middle pocket is 220 x 85 allowing for the fold over of 10mm so skive and glue. With the flap that is 220 x 35 allowing for again 10mm fold over. now cut the rear section 220 x 95 and glue the middle and front section on and thats the wallet inner complete. Also cut a 20mm radius on each corner as this make the outer section fold over that much easier. Now pick the outer leather and glue the wallet inner in so flesh side to flesh side. Cut the outer with say 10mm proud then wet the flesh side as this will make the fold over operation easier. for the radius I use a setting tool as the guide then with a hammer and tool form the fold over so it is uniform around the whole wallet. Once that is done let it fully dry then glue in place. Then scribe in a stitching line with groover on both sides and i use 6 stitch per inch but each to their own. I did say it is easy and it really is. Regards Bryan

G'day Guy's, Well time I uploaded some pic's of the wallets I make, made from veg tan kangaroo hide and fully hand sewn. The wallet has 6 pockets to fit credit cards then a central length long pocket which can hold many more cards like businees cards etc and the other side of that pocket can be used to hold small change. Now instead of using a zipper (which would fail in time ) I came up with an idea of using a flap that when in the back section of the wallet can hide cash notes which other notes can sit in the same section. This gives the ability to hide cash notes. The flap can also totally cover the rear section so cash is secure. Now I don't use closing clips as I found once these wallets are in your pocket they soon mold to your pocket and stay self closed. The one I made for myself 15 years ago is still going and look like it is still reasonably new. The pic's below show the rear flap first totally in the rear section then the second pic show the rear section fully covered. Regards Bryan

G'day Guy's, Well finally after all the years of doing leatherwork I joined a forum and this one looks the goods from a first impression. Anyway a bit about myself, I've been doing leatherwork since I was in high school back in the 70's and in 1996 after my mate who owned the tannery caved in and let me build a 12x6 metre shed out back. My mate asked me about making a round lace and we tried a few different hides where we found kangaroo hide was the strongest and best to use. It didn't take long to gets some sales happening and i was making around 2,000 metres a week to keep up with demand. I also made industrial bootlaces using cowhide splits and that was a good seller to. Also did commissions making a wide variety of products. All was going well until I got a couple of phonecalls, the first from the guy who was the main seller of an inferior round lace saying i WOULD sell of my product to him at a 1/4 of my wholesale price. Then the second call came from the company that ordered 2,000 pairs of industrial laces saying they can't buy of me anymore as our main suppliers will stop supply to us. I told them I had already made the lace and they would pay for the order regardless which they did. But that was the end of my main income so I decided to packup and go over to West Australia and work in the mines ( as I am a 1st class tradesman). I took everything with me, 11 boxed up pallets in total and they ended traveling a 1/3 around the country to where I settled in the north Western town of Pt Hedland. To cut that short I got married to a SA gal and she hated the town so I sold my house and we moved back to SA. We bought the farm in '03 and with me still working I didn't have much time but I did get my cutting bench made 1,800x2,400mm with shelving underneath. The idea is when the MDF cutting board is too scored just turn it over and use the other side. When that one is scored up get a new boards then rinse and repeat. Today I bought a new smart phone and rather than drive a 120 K round trip to pick it up with free postage it can come by snailmail. In time I will get a few pic's uploaded. Anyway I'm glad to be part of this forum Regards Bryan