Deer Skull Wallet

[Deer Skull Wallet]

10 minutes ago, garypl said:

Nice job!  Stitching is nice and even from the edges.  Did you trim the edges after you stitched?

Gary

Thanks, I did not trim after stitching but I made sure the edges were even and square before I marked out the stitches and tried to make sure my stitching chisels did not wander. Due to the total thickness of approx 1/4" I punched the outer shell first, then glued together and and punched the inner layers using the outer shell as a guide. 

[Deer Skull Wallet]

Here is a deer skull wallet I recently finished. It matched the change purse I made earlier. Outer shell is 4-5oz veg-tan and the inner parts are 2-3 oz veg-tan.  Dye is Tandy Eco-Flo medium brown applied with an air brush. Hand stitched with Tandy waxed nylon thread.

[Business card holder and watch strap]

Very clean, very crisp, very nice!!!

[Small coin purse]

Small coin purse with carved deer skull. 3-4oz veg-tan. Dye is Tandy Eco-Flo medium brown applied with an air brush.

[First Purse]

22 hours ago, datdraku said:

Nice work, i like it. Would have been good if the imprint could have been symmetric

Thanks for pointing that out! I had not noticed or thought about it. I will be more aware when I do the next one. This is why I like to show other leather crafters my efforts, often they will notice details I overlooked. It's all part of the learning process.

[Calfskin Bifold Wallets]

Very nice, what color - brand of dye did you use?

[First Purse]

57 minutes ago, Riem said:

Looks very good for a first one. Machine or hand stitched, if I may ask?

Hand stitched, with the exception of the strap.

[First Purse]

I just finished my first purse, which was a gift  for my wife. The leather is veg - tan 4-5 oz, with embossed crocodile pattern and the color is Tandy - Eco-Flo stain ( Bordeaux). The inside has eight card slots and a zippered compartment. Dimensions are approx. 9.5" x 5.5" x 2.5" deep.

[Long Wallet- just finished.]

Just finished this long wallet. Outer shell is crocodile embossed 5 oz veg tan. Insides are 2-3 oz veg tan and the dye is Fiebings black

[First time in a long time.]

Very nice! What is the collar around the handle for? I thought it might protect the handle if the head missed the target but the blade is so large you probably couldn't miss.

[Men's leather wallet, new variant, and my favorite until now]

Beautiful work, I love the lining and the edge finishing.

[1st knife sheath]

Interesting design, are the side separate with a spline on both sides? It looks like that might be easier than  rolling it over from one piece..

[Gusset Virginity]

It is hand stitched.

[Gusset Virginity]

After a year or so of making key fobs, wallets, bookmarks, coin purses etc. I decided to take the plunge and loose my " gusset virginity" as a first step towards making a hand bag. So my first gusseted project was a belt pouch. It turned out no too bad ( in my opinion) and sewing in the gusset was not as hard as I thought it would be. The leather I used was Tandy 5 oz. veg tan and the color is Tandy Eco-Flo Water stain Tan.

[Wallet]

10 hours ago, Riem said:

I like the colour - did you use an airbrush? Looks like a very durable piece.

I didn't use an airbrush, the dye was applied with a cloth pad. One thing I like about the embossed veg tan leathers is that you don't get the visible  streaking and blotching you sometimes get with the  plain veg tans.

[Wallet]

Thanks battlemunky, my stitching is a work in progress.

[Wallet]

This is a bi-fold wallet I just finished. It is 5-6oz veg tan crocodile print. The color is Tandy Eco-Flo Stain in medium brown.

 

[IPhone Holster]

6 hours ago, Ferg said:

Your carving looks like a stamp.

Ferg

I'll take that as a compliment Ferg, but as you can see in the close up my carving is far less than perfect.

6 hours ago, bdpeters said:

it looks great, does the iphone fit pretty snug?

Yes, it fits fairly snug. My phone is in an Otter Box and I wrapped it in Saran wrap and wet molded the leather for shape and fit.

[IPhone Holster]

Here is a holster I made for my Iphone. I used 5 oz Veg Tan. The carving is from a West Coast Native sketch of a wolf.

 

 

[Pre-stain cleaning]

Thanks for the tips fredK! I will try them out.

[Pre-stain cleaning]

I recently used Eco-flo stain ( black) on some 3 oz. Veg-Tan leather.  After the stain was absorbed and dry there was a bluish tinged residue visible under some light conditions. The residue had a swirl pattern from the applicator I used. The question I have is , should I have cleaned the leather before staining and what should be used?

[2nd wallet]

This is the second wallet I have made. It is my first project that incorporated carving. I made it for my wife.

[Re-inventing the wheel?]

Good point guys! I never thought the possibility of scratching leather if it had a finished side down on the sandpaper. So far I have only used veg-tan leather with the flesh side down on the sandpaper. I will have to try another method if I am ever working on something where I will be tooling with a good ( finished side down).

[Re-inventing the wheel?]

I may have re-invented the wheel but I thought I would throw it out there. As a newbe leather worker I was practicing my carving skills on small pieces of leather and getting very frustrated on how the the piece kept moving on the stone slab while I was beveling etc. I taped a piece of 150 grit sandpaper to the slab and walla!! no more moving. The tooling seemed to take to the leather as before. Has anyone else tried this??

[My first attempt at making a bi-fold wallet]

I struggled a bit punching the holes for the stitching due to the over- all thickness but over all I am pleased with the finished product. Hopefully I will  get better with experience.