Card Wallet With Money Clip

[rossirossi]

Could you explain how you do your antiquing please.. Looks superb!

[AndyL1]

Andy, I've been admiring those for a few days on facebook

I've actually been thinking about doing some small stuff like that for the same reasons, but now I have to figure out to not look like I ripped you off!!

Really though, those are super classy and the perfect addition to complement the new brand name.

Thanks Cyber! No worries on ripping off, I'm not the first one to make leather money clips for sure. ;-)

Andy that is a great looking piece. Just wonder where you find the money clip?

Very nice! Where do you get that style of money clip?

I get these from Ohio Travel Bag.

Could you explain how you do your antiquing please.. Looks superb!

Thanks! I call it "sponge antiquing". Basically I get a regular kitchen sponge damp, squeeze the water out of it, dab a little black dye onto it and just pat the leather with it. If you do it lightly and just build up the color and move the sponge it looks great. Once it's nearly dry I'll come back and wipe the piece with the same sponge. It will still have some dye residue on it and that will get into the tiny nooks and crannies of the grain. It's kind of fun to be messy!

Thanks all!

Andy

[Cyberthrasher]

I don't really worry about being inspired by others

I do a similar "antiquing" method with my pig lining leather. I just cover the bottle with one of my trusty disposable shop towels (the blue ones) and splash it up onto it. Then I just randomly blot the leather with it so it gets a cool antiqued marble look. Really adds personality to untooled leather. I'll have to try that with a damp sponge too.

[immiketoo]

Sweet as usual Andy!