wallets

[kanddleatherwork]

hi

hope someone can help i have a few orders for wallets

i have only ever made them from kits before.

can anyone point me in the right direction

on what weight of tooling leather to use for

the fronts.

good luck

david

[TwinOaks]

hi

hope someone can help i have a few orders for wallets

i have only ever made them from kits before.

can anyone point me in the right direction

on what weight of tooling leather to use for

the fronts.

good luck

david

It really depends on the type of wallet you're making. If you're making just a plain wallet, with no tooling, you can go really thin- like 1-2 oz (which is lining leather). If it's going to be tooled, I try to stay around 3-4 oz for the outside. Any thinner, and it gets really easy to cut through with a cam or beveler. BTW, when speaking of leather weight in ounces (oz), 1oz=1/64th inch. So, 3-4oz = 3/64ths-4/64ths, or 1/16th inch. Pigskin, or Kidskin is decent for the interiors if you aren't buying pre-made wallet guts. There's a couple of tutorials by Kevin King that are worth the time to read. He shows how he makes the interiors and exteriors of his wallets in them, as well as how to bind the edges.

[ETW Grumpy]

A lot of it depends on the style wallet you're making. I do a lot of biker wallets and make the backs out of 5-6 oz,that with the thickness of the pockets and lining comes out to a pretty stout wallet.