3-Ring Binder

[JDFred]

A truck driver friend asked me to build a binder to keep his registration and paperwork in.  He wanted his brand on the front cover and let me come up with the rest.  Here is what I came up with.  I used 6/7 oz for the cover and lined it with 2/3 oz. I used some thin chrome tan, I had left from a purse I made, for the overlay and the inner pockets.  I used the rings out of a plastic binder and used the plastic from it as a stiffener in between the cover and the liner. Then I used twisted poly Maine Thread to hand sew it together.  It is finished with neatsfoot oil and leather balm whit atom wax. My liner got a little bunched up by the rings when I folded it but other wise it turned out good. Let me know what you think. Thanks.

[Gezzer]

Nice work !

but I am not a fan of the color of the chrome tan , but you didn't make it for me did ya 

[rleather]

Very nice work. I really like the distressed chrome leather. I work with distressed Italian leather a lot, the look never gets old to me. Thanks for sharing.

[SUP]

 I like the contrast between the tooled and chrome tanned leathers - the colors as well as the textures. Very nice.

[dikman]

Very classy! 

[JDFred]

18 hours ago, Gezzer said:

Nice work !

but I am not a fan of the color of the chrome tan , but you didn't make it for me did ya 

Thank you.  What color would you have used?  I’m always looking for suggestions for my next project.

 

15 hours ago, rleather said:

Very nice work. I really like the distressed chrome leather. I work with distressed Italian leather a lot, the look never gets old to me. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you.  My wife picked that out and I really like the color of it and have enjoyed using it.

 

14 hours ago, SUP said:

 I like the contrast between the tooled and chrome tanned leathers - the colors as well as the textures. Very nice.

Thank you. I’m glad the contrast stands out it was what I was going for, I was a little worried that the colors were too similar.  I probably should’ve antiqued it for some more contrast but I need to practice with it some more before I try it on a large project.

 

13 hours ago, dikman said:

Very classy! 

Thank you

[SUP]

1 hour ago, JDFred said:

I was a little worried that the colors were too similar.  I probably should’ve antiqued it for some more contrast

The tooling on the veg tanned leather and the distressed look of the chrome tanned are very different and give good contrast, in my opinion. The lighter parts of the distressed colors are the color of the veg tanned leather and the darker tooled areas on the leaves reflect the darker color of the chrome tanned leather, giving continuity between the two leathers.

[DoubleKCustomLeathercraft]

That's cool. I like it

[JDFred]

20 hours ago, DoubleKCustomLeathercraft said:

That's cool. I like it

Thank you

[pengkegu]

I just wanted to say that your work is incredibly beautiful and elegant. It’s clear that your skill level is very high—especially your leather carving, which is truly impressive. I’ve recently started learning how to make ring binders too, and from my experience, it’s best to make the inner leather about 2 cm shorter than the outer layer so that the fold looks neater. Also, it’s better not to use materials that are too stiff for the lining—leather fiber works best, otherwise it can look wrinkled.