dirk87

I’m trying to design and make a logo stamp i can use for hot foil stamping. I’m totally new to hot foil stamping and would like to have some opinions on what minimum line withs are doable. Looking at fonts in the 2-4mm height range. Does anyone has experience or tips? Time to fire up my Deckel G1L again! BR, Dirk

Some more pictures build up: 0,9mm Haas Zermatt 0,15mm velodon reinforcement 0.9mm buttero

I tend to use painters tape to mark a line allot. If i have sensitive leather like pueblo etc, i paste it a few times on scrap leather to reduce the stickiness (or my sweater )

Really nice wallet and execution. About the diamond pater you say swivel knife, this is a kind of carving knife to cut through the top layer right? Not so familiar with this. Really like the look. Also wondering about the cutout in the centre between your card pockets. Is the shrink leather you use for lining not able to fold there? Im wondering about constructions like this if you would leave the leather there but not glue it. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for the feedback. Yes! I learned allot from leathertoolz videos, i really appreciate his effort. It’s the first time i stitch rounded corners in stead of square. Square aur i know how to plan. For rounded I was thinking of planning the corners with a 2 prong at 45deg first ( yes it difficult to explain by text ) then fill the space between.

Good to know, i can also see this as a benefit , I will wear it for a while, kind of really like it

Thank you! I mean these kind of stitching things witch i didn’t really plan for, some long or short stitches. Changing the dimensions a little will get rid of this.

Made a bund strap ‘attachment’ thingy. Slides under a normal strap. Never really gave these any thought but i quite like it now. It’s more a proof of concept, messed up the stitching and didn’t finish the edges. *please ignore the maker stamp, was trying out some 3d printed stamps before ordering proper ones.

I am using it allot, its easy to use the basic functions. It’s not perfect but by far the best tool to plan your patterns for stitching. I like to estimate my dimensions then draw it up in leathercraft CAD to see how my stitch placement looks and adjust the dimensions. Then i draw it in fusion 360 and 3d print my patterns. So far used it for wallets and watch straps.

I have a question for people who have experience with bonded leather, in particular salamander salpa. As i posted before, i use an inner layer to build up thickness(and make a nicer spring bar hole after folding over), lets say im using from 0.4mm-0.8mm depending on the strap thickness i want. i am now using salpa for this and quite like the feeling and stiffness of the finished strap. My question is, does anyone has experience with the longevity of salpa? I read allot about bonded leather not being ideal for high stretching and bending. But in this application its backed up with velodon so there is basically no stretch but there is allot of bending at the buckle. Would a layer of shoulder, belly or just split be better here?

Thank you~, very kind. Please do, its fun

Thank you, it must have been allot of work stitching at 3.0mm but looks absolutely great. I must give that Xiange thread a try, really gives a linen vibe in your pictures.

Some more sharing… I had some difficulty centring my buckle pin cutouts so i ended up doing it this way. I cut it before i cut to final size, this way i can align my template perfectly. I am using a round punch an then cut the straight edges with a knife. Not 100% satisfied with this method. If you have an alternative way please leave me a comment. I was thinking about this nattools cutter, does anyone have experience with it?https://junlinleather.com/products/nattools-watch-strap-buckle-punch This is how i finish the buckle side. Completely paint and finish the edge like this then glue in the fixed keeper and touch up the edge paint. Anyone using a different method? I saw in a hermes video they kind of open it up after it was fully glued and insert the keeper but i don't really get it how that works.

The more feedback the better if anyone has experimented please share your thoughts

Genuinely appreciate your feedback, i never really thought about failures or reliability in this way so that improves what i’m making