Molding question

[Dwight]

7 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

LOL I'll do it anywhere i get the chance.

anywhere there is Bluetooth of course 

Mom always made me scrub mine . . . only were blue after the third piece of blueberry pie . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight 

 And MERRY CHRISTMAS  to you all.

[Handstitched]

I'm still using the ' ye olde' Al Stohlman method of molding,  works every time , and where the pins are,  the marks disappear  when it all gets dyed and  sewn , simple. I don't use a ' bone folder ' I  just use a large 5-6mm ' D' ring  .The ' corner ' on the D ring comes in handy too  

11 hours ago, Dwight said:

That's why you have a land line . . . 

Here we have no choice but to have a land line, the mobile phone service  sometimes cuts out when theres strong winds or a storm , thats the  time when you may need a phone. 

HS

[Klara]

18 hours ago, Dwight said:

If you want a real . . . top of the line . . . model for your mold.

Take your Iphone . . . lay it on a piece of saran wrap  . . . cut the wrap to go around it nice and tight . . . pull it tight . . . and scotch tape the edges.

Ain't no better model out there.

May God bless,

Dwight

If you watch the above mentioned video by Saddleback Leather  you'll see why that is not a good idea:

 

[chiefjason]

Buy a thin hard case and use that as a mold.  Good chance you could do the above by turning the case upside down so the solid back is where the pressure of the leather goes.  It's what I use when someone want's a belt case.  I you want it solid you could probably fill it with expanding foam and trim the foam flush.  

[ToddW]

I have a dummy phone so I don't need to worry about answering my phone :-). 

The saddleback video is what I am trying to achieve in a raw cordovan shell.  I have a skiver, I have a leather splitter, I have the leather, I have the dummy phone.  guess its time to jump in and start seeing what works..