Roper Wallet Pocket Problems

[ArkieNewbie]

@Frodo that makes sense. I really appreciate you sharing this way of doing it. It seems a very clean way of making the pockets. 

[FishEggStew]

This the same technique is used by Aaron Heiser at Maker's Leather Supply.  He has several videos on how to do this but he uses Tyvek.  It works very well for me in my wallet builds.

MLS Roper wallet build

Aubrey

[Frodo]

On 12/14/2022 at 12:40 PM, FishEggStew said:

This the same technique is used by Aaron Heiser at Maker's Leather Supply.  He has several videos on how to do this but he uses Tyvek.  It works very well for me in my wallet builds.

MLS Roper wallet build

Aubrey

I watched his video and am concerned at his technique

he is using 2 sided tape

tjat us going to pull apart 

what haa add be your experienced?

 

[GrampaJoel]

On 12/17/2022 at 3:37 PM, Frodo said:

I watched his video and am concerned at his technique

he is using 2 sided tape

tjat us going to pull apart 

what haa add be your experienced?

 

I know , this thread is a month old. But it’s cold and rainy and the shop isn’t warm yet.

so I would like to add. I made this, and posted my first wallet, I made for my son, 6 years ago today.

it has a silky nylon material in the pockets. The nylon  material is just double sided taped in.  
These days I sew my pockets, but it makes me wonder. 
just how much longer the wallet I made for my son,,, will last.
He has used it pretty hard.(a new one is in the works.)

Today

 

 

when new.

Edited January 16, 2023 by GrampaJoel

[GrampaJoel]

On 12/17/2022 at 3:37 PM, Frodo said:

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by GrampaJoel

[FishEggStew]

Sorry @Frodo I just saw your post.

I have had only one fail and it was my fault.  I left a bit of the tape exposed and it pulled out after a while.  I wrestled some replacement tape in there and it has held firmly since.

That said, I do like your method of sewing across the slot and will try that the next wallet I build.  Not sure how it'll work with Tyvek, though.

Aubrey