byfbo Report post Posted September 3, 2010 My Father in law's birthday is coming up and I wanted to make him a wallet. He is a cabinet maker by trade, and I have been wanting to try my hand at a "wood grained" wallet. So here it is, I hope I did it justice. I havent given it to him yet. It has 4 card slots in the front and a single money pocket. I used british tan but It darkened up a bit when I oiled it after dieing which is ok. I also used black antique on it but I dont know if i did it right or even did a good job for that matter. For the life of me I cant figure out how to end the lace. The diagrams and the instructions just go over my head and arent drawn well (or i just cant read and comprehend) As always Im looking for ways I couldve done it better, so any advice or criticism is welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted September 3, 2010 My Father in law's birthday is coming up and I wanted to make him a wallet. He is a cabinet maker by trade, and I have been wanting to try my hand at a "wood grained" wallet. So here it is, I hope I did it justice. I havent given it to him yet. It has 4 card slots in the front and a single money pocket. I used british tan but It darkened up a bit when I oiled it after dieing which is ok. I also used black antique on it but I dont know if i did it right or even did a good job for that matter. For the life of me I cant figure out how to end the lace. The diagrams and the instructions just go over my head and arent drawn well (or i just cant read and comprehend) As always Im looking for ways I couldve done it better, so any advice or criticism is welcome! I think you done a great job on the wood grain. You need to double up on the corners with your lace. That is: Make the corner slot just a little larger than the others so you can lace more than one time in the corner hole. Makes the corner filled in. Also: I believe you should have either hand stitched the liner or sewn on a sewing machine. The lacing inside makes the wallet a little bulky. Overall you done a nice job. ferg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byfbo Report post Posted September 3, 2010 Hey thanks for the advice. Ive been cutting slits in the designs for lace but I think that i wanna go to holes this time. Yeah I definatly need to lace in the corners more. I did the lace on the inside to cover my edge, as I am not sure how to have fabric and leather meet up for that shape I made, and havent figured out how to do a french roll. I dont have a sewing machine of any kind so thats out of the question also. Anyway thanks a lot for the imput! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted September 3, 2010 Interesting pattern on your guts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
