kanddleatherwork Report post Posted August 25, 2009 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted August 26, 2009 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETW Grumpy Report post Posted August 28, 2009 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
