Stetson912

If your vertical pockets are too tight there are 3 things I'd suggest you try. 1. Depending on your leather thickness (mone is all 3 oz) you may need to skive down the sides and bottom of your pockets to thin them out a bit. Extra bulk will make them tighter. 2. It looks like the stitching on the left side of your vertical pockets has a sizable seam allowance. I would recommend making your stitching guideline 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch. 3/16 is my preference (about 4 mm) this will keep the stitching from encroaching the space of the card pocket preventing the card from being inserted easily. 3. Finally, simply make the card slot bigger. You need to account for the thickness of leather you are using for the pockets as well as your seam allowance. Try measuring the card width (should be about 2 1/8 inches) then add twice your seam allowance plus leather thickness. So using 4 oz leather that is 2(3/16 + 1/16)=1/2". Add this to the measurement. The width of your card slot (as a starting point) is 2 5/8" wide. If using 3 oz possibly 2 1/2" would work.

Thanks. Me too. Dark cherry I think it was called. Thanks! Double creased

I usually use chrome tan as a liner instead of the main body of projects. But this stuff was really nicely finished. So I made this card wallet. Thanks for lookin! Critique always welcomed too.

Well done. Per usual haha.

That's interesting. I wasn't aware of that product or I'd forgotten. The gel certainly makes it easier to transfer the color to the leather. But it also inhibits the spread of the color when dropped onto the "size". But that seems like a fair trade for the convenience.

Dwight's advice is good advice I'd listen to it. He is a very knowledgable member of this forum. I also use resolene almost exclusively ( I like mop n glo too) and have sealed the interior of holsters with it. I've also heard of but not tried saintjoy's method. I've heard of this method being used with tan kote. My advice is to try both methods and see which you like best. Test on scrap first... I'd hate for you to mess up a project (been there!)

This was a while ago. I used a jaquardmarbeling kit that came with 6 colors and everything else you need. I followed the instructions that came with it and it worked out well. Jaquardproducts.com should have the kit. I just floated the leather on top as I would fabric or paper. Let it sit a minute or two then took it out and gave it a quick rinse to get extra pigment off. Let dry and seal.

Thanks. Much appreciated

I have been working on this project for a good while. it's nice to be able to put it to rest. But I always like feedback and critique on my work so ill share it here. The actual padfolio pattern I designed myself to test it out. Fits like a glove too haha. Carving pattern courtesy of Jim Linnell at elktracks studios.

HA! That's the $#!% right there. I like the humor behind it.

That is very nice. I wouldn't know ol w where to begin on something like that

There is another option, schmidt scarffix and I believe hitex/cowboy make a skiving divide that is hand operated. It is for thinner leathers and uses razor blades. It's original use was for bookbinding. I personally would look into the schmedt as its German made. But the cowboy/hitex 809 is the same thing. They are about $200-$300 depending on what you get . I haven't used these machines myself, but they seem like a good alternative to a $2000 bell skiver haha

I know the feeling haha

If you are serious about a bell sliver, leather machine co and Toledo industrial(I think) offer them. LMC is a cobra machine distributor and Toledo distributes cowboy machines. That's where I would start my research.

Unfortunately I think Jimi is right. A bell sliver is the way to go. I wish I could afford one. There may be a way to hand skive it but it would require an insanely sharp knife and quite a bit of skill haha

Depending on the leather you can use nitecores technique (on youtube) he uses some wax and a felt pad and rubs the leather down. It burnished it and gives a nice aging effect without the actual wear. Maybe that would work for your uses?

Nice! My wife didn't want the tree just the truck haha. Yours looks nice.

Hey everyone. Been MIA again haha. I made this truck ornament for my wife. It is inspired by the tandy flyer this month. It opened to this page when she plopped it in her seat getting the mail. Her grandfather drove a red truck so, it has sentiment talk value. Hope you enjoy.

Nice. Looks functional. Only thing is do is add some type of closure like a snap, Sam brown stud, or strap closure. But that's not required. You can't hide the edge seam stitches unless you do a glue only construction. Which would work ok if you really wanted to. The stitches in the center you can hide by lining the case. Basically you do what you already did, just stitch the pouches to the grain side. Then glue the flesh side of that piece to the flesh side of another piece of leather and stitch around the perimeter. You get a nicely lined case and no visible outer stitching except the perimeter seam.

I've heard it called piping. Same process as what Chuck described. Might be another term/ process to search for while you are looking into it

No worries. When I got my is blade I was used to smacking the chisels pretty good and it didn't need so much persuasion and went straight down to my granite lol. Just a silly oversight on my part. For Leatherwork bread won't be an issue. You should, like you said, bed using a plastic, wood, or rawhide mallet for most things. And those won't hate the irons any. I want a set of 7spi and think those will do. 5 and 2 is plenty too.

I'm not sure the correct term for that effect. But the leather tends to misshapen and sort of tear when your tools aren't sharp enough. In my experience. I want some sinabroks myself. I have some ke blade and love them. The sinabrocks are made by someone who used to be part of is blade. They should be plenty sharp. A word of warning though, I damaged mine slightly because I didn't know they were so sharp and I neglected to put enough material beneath them and it went through everything and rolled the tips slightly. Easy fix with a micro file but still. Cutting board or poundo board is the way to go haha

Are you machine stitching or hand stitching? If you're hand stitching you'd want to make the holes first then you could dye them and stitch. I'd also try using a very smooth flat hammer and tamping down your stitches. It evens up the tension just a bit and may help that "backside blowout" a bit. In my limited experience any time I've hade that odd buldge in stitching on the back was because my chisels or awl weren't sharp enough.

Yay you made a thing! Haha. In all seriousness I like it. That leather is nice One day I'll try some out. Is it chrome tan?

Thanks yintx, it's a real easy satisfying project and it makes a good sized bag with the mentioned dimensions too