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Up for offer is a new minimalist wallets from Gillander Leather. Made from full grain Wickett and Craig navy bridle leather. This is top of the line leather from one of the best tanneries here in the USA. Hand saddle stitching from orange premium polycord thread. Edges are hand burnished. This style wallet has a unique classy look, and will last more than a lifetime!3 pockets (2-3 cards each in middle and back, Small front pocket for cash). They have a nice slim fit to use in front or back pocket, yet have a substantial quality feel in hand. I originally made these to carry in the front pocket of dress pants without being noticeable. Also useful as a travel wallet to carry only what you need in a discrete form to avoid pit-pocketing. Asking $48 via Paypal shipped CONUS.

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Thank you all for the help on this one. In the next day or so I'll try to post some update picks if it works out. I decided to cut off the pen loops. I pulled it back apart rather easily and removed the glue. Then I scratched up the glue areas good and glued it back together. Held very well this time. The leather may not be the greatest, but I finished stitching it up and burnished the edges. Looks good so far. I was going to wet the spine to get it to bend right, but I was wondering if I would get a waterline if I only did that part. With the reinforcing decorative parts I added I didn't think a light dampening would be sufficient. I decided to soak the spine for a few seconds and then soak all of it for a few. I have it wrapped around my glass burnisher drying. Hopefully I'll have a decent project when I pull it out to finish it tomorrow.

Would olive oil ever go rancid? I've used mineral oil to treat wood, but never heard of anyone using it on leather. Mink Oil as good as nfo?

That's the Tandy. Nice people, maybe they move allot of leather there. Spring field looks like a good option. Couple of other questions. How long is to long to let barge glue set? I started only letting set about 3 minutes and it was working. From what I read I then started letting it go 15-20 minutes. It still works but I cannot tell if it's any different. Also, silly, but I don't care for the smell of neatsfoot. Is there a better alternative or should I just deal?

Is there anything else that can be added to bring back a dried out leather? I ordered some Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP Leather Conditioner that I thought would be good for finishing projects, but that I think is a bit pricey to start dumping into a poor quality leather for the sake of it.

Thanks for the reply fredk. I throw out my own suggestion for others to maybe let me know what they think. www.districtleathersupply.com. Watching Stock & Barrel on youtube; led me to this because of the 8x18 size of Wickett & Craig available. Seems like good way to get some good leather for someone like me. I'm in Central NY (Utica-Rome-Oneida) area. I'm not aware of a good leather source in my neck of the woods, so I'm mainly looking online. Any better ideas appreciated.

I was just thinking that wetting the leather might have helped with the loops. I did not rough up the smooth leather. I had done that before, but not this instance. I was also wondering if the quality of the leather could have something to do with it. I stopped in the nearest Tandy and talked with a sales person there on what leather I should be using for small projects. He should me some larger pieces of veg tan (about 15sqft) that were on sale for $80. It was about 3-3.5oz, so I thought it would be could for this type of project. Maybe it is to dry, not sure if there is a particular way to tell? Should I treat it with nfo before I even start using more of it, or should I just scrap it and get something better to not be frustrated with?

So I'm getting started in leather working, and made my first project the other week. A field notes case from veg tan that came out pretty decent for the first go. Looking forward to trying another I modified the plans to include loops on the ends of the cover so that when closed a pen could be inserted through them keeping it closed. I also created my own design for accent pieces that I added to the cover. I was getting excited with my progress having it mostly built, but not stitched, and decided to dye it while it was still a flat piece. It seemed that a couple of coats of the straight dye made a nice color, but dried out the leather some. I was expecting that, as I read to treat the leather after to put oils back into it. I treated it with Neatsfoot oil liberally, but the leather remained rather rigged and curled a bit at the ends. After trying another heavy treatment the neatsfoot it felt a bit better, but still curled and rigid. I decided to use the barge cement to glue it up and sew it thinking that it would work it self out and the gluing/sewing would flatten it back out anyway. I've had very good luck with the barge cement, letting dry to a tack and then putting it together and tapping it down (as seen on youtube;)). But this time it seemed like it wasn't bonding well. I placed it on a book so the loops could hang off, and then placed my block of marble over it for the night hoping it would all set up. After taking off the weight today, no luck. The leather is still hard, flatter but not right. The glue didn't really hold at all. The tabs where not pressed all, but are cracking. I don't mind a loss of the project at this early stage of my experience in leather working. However, I feel I'm missing the learning experience because I don't really know where I went wrong. I had never died anything prior, so I'm guessing that was the issue. Any thoughts on what the problem is, and what I should do different next time? Should I try salvaging this project somehow? Cut the loops off and just stitch it?

I can send $40 via Paypal for these items you have listed. I'm just getting into leather working myself, and wanted to double check before sending payment. Let me know and I'll send funds. -Compass -2 swivel knives with two extra blades -wooden strap cutter Thank you, Pete