ericluther Report post Posted January 19, 2008 Hey all, First let me thank everyone for all the help and great advice, I purchased a few books and a set of tools, and I have a few family members brave enough for me to make them a few items. I still need leather, dyes, finishes, and some thread. The tools I bought seem fairly complete with tools, needles etc I will include a photo, my question is where would be the best place and/or places to order my supplies, and what weight/type leather? I would like to exp with few diif dyes so what would be good starter colors? I'm going to begin with the following items: belt (2) cell phone case (2) biker wallet (tri-fold) (2) biker vest watchband (wide cuff style) Thanks in advance!! Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUTER Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Hey Eric, Looks like you got a great batch of tools! I have tried a more then a few retailers and in my book nothing beats Tandy. For many years Tandy had been a great company to deal with and they know how to run a business. If you are lucky enough to live near one, pay them a visit and don't be afraid to talk to the owner or manager and get to know him/her. Every top leatherworker has at one time or another dealt with Tandy. Good Luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Hi Eric, the following is my opinion only, and I'm still pretty new to this, but it's based on things I've made and observations of things other have made. Belt- 5-6 oz should be a plenty, even for a work belt, and allows lots of tooling. Dress belts can be thinner. Wallets- 3-4 oz for them, just be careful tooling them. 2-3 oz if there won't be too much heavy tooling watch bands- 3-4 cell phone cases- Really depends on the style. A simple pouch can be more substantial, but if you've got a lot of creasing, folding, and sewing, lighter is better. Tandy's little one piece kit with the clip and 4 rivets looks about like 2-3 oz. I made one for my wife out of 6-7, and that joker was murder to get the small creases lined up for sewing. Then again, it should out last both of us. Thicker leather will allow deeper tooling, thinner is better if there's folding involved. One thing to remember about wallets, is that they'll most likely have a liner of sorts, and the pockets/ slots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericluther Report post Posted January 20, 2008 Thank you so much for the reply!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
