Members johnggrg Posted July 5, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 5, 2011 First I would like to say thank you for all the responces. I expanded my search for a pattern on the forum. None came up after 33 pages I gave up. If someone knows the post that has a pattern could you point me in the right direction? thyank you. John Quote
Members flyingcuda Posted July 5, 2011 Members Report Posted July 5, 2011 i am in the same boat as you! i have spent the last 2 days trying to find a simple pattern for a billfold, lots of info on biker wallets, coin wallets. oh..and a lot of...buy the kits! easy if you live near such a place that has them...closest tandy for me is 3 hours away...too much gas for a simple wallet! i then thought...i could probably figure out how to assemble, if i can just get the measurements...just as hard to find as a full pattern. so i guess i will just grab some cash and make my own measurements! good luck with your quest Quote
electrathon Posted July 5, 2011 Report Posted July 5, 2011 First I would like to say thank you for all the responces. I expanded my search for a pattern on the forum. None came up after 33 pages I gave up. If someone knows the post that has a pattern could you point me in the right direction? thyank you. John i am in the same boat as you! i have spent the last 2 days trying to find a simple pattern for a billfold, lots of info on biker wallets, coin wallets. oh..and a lot of...buy the kits! easy if you live near such a place that has them...closest tandy for me is 3 hours away...too much gas for a simple wallet! i then thought...i could probably figure out how to assemble, if i can just get the measurements...just as hard to find as a full pattern. so i guess i will just grab some cash and make my own measurements! good luck with your quest I am a little perplexed. 4 posts up I posted a billfold pattern. I have used this pattern on most of the wallets I have made in the last couple years. After I posted it you comment you can not find one. Are you looking for a tooling pattern and not an insert pattern? Do you not understand how to assemble it one and are looking for a tutorial and not just the pattern? Aaron Quote
Members flyingcuda Posted July 5, 2011 Members Report Posted July 5, 2011 thank you Electrathon for taking the time to post and help. unfortunatly the style you use is not quite what i was after. at first glance, yours totally confused me...which apparently according to my hubby isn't hard to do he had it figured out in no time. i didn't realise you weren't showing the back piece in your post. the one i am trying to do has a main open slot at the top so the bills go in unfolded and perhaps a few slots for cards. the measurements you have on there may be exactly what i am after, if you hold a dollar bill open across your wallet open...is it a perfect fit or is it a tad too small or big? again...thank you for posting, and by the way, you do very nice work! i'm still trying to clean up my tooling Quote
Members TexasLady Posted July 5, 2011 Members Report Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) 7/5/11 Hi electrathon! I wasn't one of the original ones requesting a pattern, but the title of this Thread got my attention. I just now took a closer look at your pattern and I see that the numbers all add up nicely. It looks like it should work just fine. I've 'made things' all my life, so even though there aren't any indications of whether an edge is raw or is folded under, I realize that there are just personal ways that someone might put the wallet together. But, yes, maybe a few lines on 'how to assemble' and 'how many to cut' would reassure someone wanting to try out your pattern. Thanks for giving it to us. I bought a Tandy Premier Wallet a month ago for precisely this purpose. I wanted to draw around it on film, so that I can make myself another one exactly like it. I did find that since the interior is already sewn together, making an exact copy of that will be a little tricky. There is a center area that intentionally doesn't lay flat, but rather will encourage the wallet to bend in the right place after it is assembled. I'm looking forward to figuring this out, as this is something that interests me. - TexasLady I am a little perplexed. 4 posts up I posted a billfold pattern. I have used this pattern on most of the wallets I have made in the last couple years. After I posted it you comment you can not find one. Are you looking for a tooling pattern and not an insert pattern? Do you not understand how to assemble it one and are looking for a tutorial and not just the pattern? Aaron P.S. Hi flyingcuda! You posted while I was still writing my post. Edited July 5, 2011 by TexasLady Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted July 6, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted July 6, 2011 Okay, my bad....I didn't verify the link in that last post o' mine. It was supposed to link you to: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=16830&st=0&p=107705&hl=+hipster%20+billfold&fromsearch=1entry107705 post #8 Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members johnggrg Posted July 6, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 6, 2011 I didn't realize I was unclear on what I was looking for. Original question was" Does anyone have a printable pattern for a basic wallet???" Pattern I was looking for was for the bilfold body parts. So I could print the body parts out. Not a tooling pattern and not a biker style wallet. Printable pattern for bilfold wallet body and guts. That is what I am looking for. Sorry if there was some confution about that. And thank you all for posting I have learned alot already. But really like a printable pattern if possable. Thank you. John Quote
Members johnggrg Posted July 6, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Ok I am going to try and figure this out. I cut 2 peices of 5-6 oz veg tan leather at 3 1/2 x 8 1/2. Now if I can figure out how to make the pockets and ID holder. That was why I was looking for a pattern to print instead of guess work. At this point that is all it is. I know the leather is thick for this but I want it to last. Maybe someone is good at making a printable pattern for the inside peices I need and can wipe one up and post it????? I hope so. Just so you know this will be hand stitched I have no machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. John Edited July 6, 2011 by johnggrg Quote
Members johnggrg Posted July 7, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 7, 2011 Found a link to a PDF. When you open it it looks like a web page. I just clicked save and it saved the hole thing. It not only has a pattern for a deluxe billfold but also a ladies wallet to. Here it is enjoy if you need it. John http://www.classicbe...letpatterns.pdf Quote
Members johnggrg Posted July 7, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) Tried the link yesterday and it worked now it's not. Don't know what happened. Try thjis one worked today. John http://www.classicbells.com/verlane/projects/Walletpatterns.pdf Edited July 7, 2011 by johnggrg Quote
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