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These are totally awesome! What a fantastic first project!

Lovely work.

That's beautiful.

They look fantastic!

Hi RockyAussie, I don't use any sewing machine, I do handstitching.

Thank you very much Grumpymann and Tugadude for your suggestions, I will have another try!

Hi, I am trying to make a zip around wallet. I have figured out putting in the zip using a wooden mold, but I don't know how to do the edge stitching around the zip, so that I catch in both the outer leather case and the internal pieces and get it to look neat. In the photos you can see I have done the white stitching on the blue outer case (this is a practice piece) but I can't get the stitches to catch the inside pieces. Grateful for any ideas.

These are beautiful, so professional.

Thank you for your kind words!

Hi, I've only just seen this post, I thought it hadn't uploaded. The keyring is attached by a nickel rivet on the back of the case. Thank you for all your comments, really appreciate them!

Hi everyone, I have been browsing this forum for a while now, so thought I would post photos of these wallets and other stuff I have made. I have been doing leatherwork for about a year now and hope to get better at it. There is so much to learn, so thanks for all the posts I read here, I see some amazing work.

Hi everyone, I have been browsing this forum for a while now, so thought I would post photos of these wallets and other stuff I have made. I have been doing leatherwork for about a year now and hope to get better at it. There is so much to learn, so thanks for all the posts I read here, I see some amazing work.

Oh, wow, your work is just fantastic! I am so envious!

Hi Tom, thanks for your reply, I will look at getting a deadblow hammer. I love leatherwork but at the moment I am still at the experimental stage, trying to see what works and what doesn't. Trouble is, I am spending a fortune on my hobby as I always seem to need 'just one more thing!'

Hi Wulfing,, many thanks for your reply, so very helpful and I will investigate your suggestions. I know of Ian Atkinson, he is my hero! I have bought some of his patterns and I have watched his video on hot stamping but he used an arbor press, so that's why I am considering getting one. I will try your suggestion of G clamps first though, so much cheaper. Thanks again.

Hi, I'm a newbie here although I have visited this forum for a long time. Can anyone help me? I have just had a custom maker's stamp made and although I get a good impression on natural untreated veg tan, I can't make the stamp work on my treated brown veg tan leather. I am using a rubber mallet to hit the stamp and I have tried heating it with a specially adapted soldering iron but it still isn't working for me. I wondered if I should buy an arbor press, but I don't want to invest in one if it is going to be a waste of money, as all I want to do with it is to make a good impression with my custom stamp. I haven't yet tried dyeing my natural veg tan to a darker colour, and I am wondering if my maker's stamp will still show up as clearly after dyeing. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks