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Thanks! The rolled edges look so amazing I think I'm going to give it a try. I think they are worth the extra effort.

Thanks for the responses everyone. I think I'm going to try both polishing and skiving the edges. A video about skiving recommended using a dremmel with a drum sanding bit. Has any one tried this or should I get a hand skiver? Could I sew the two pieces together wrong side out first and then turn them right side out and edge stitch (like I would do with normal fabric) or is skived leather too thin? I have a feeling, if I start to make these for people I won't want to skive and roll all of the edges.

Hello Leatherworkers, My name is Darren and I am a designer from Colorado. I mostly design menswear but I have been making some waxed canvas and leather bags lately. Here is my most recent bag (it still needs some work). I lost my wallet recently and decided it was time to design one. I have the general layout done but I've been trying to decide how to finish the edges. I was looking around and found this wallet and loved how the edges were finished. It looks to me like the wallet was sewn around the edge with the right sides together and then turned right sides out and edge stitched, but I don't understand how the finished edges look so slim in the end. Did he use thin leather, or is there a special way to plane the leather away to reduce bulk? I've been looking around and I know that groovers can help leather fold over but I don't think that was how this wallet was done.