Members Hi Im Joe Posted July 28, 2014 Members Report Posted July 28, 2014 I fell in it the hobby (addiction) as well. I made a yardage book for my dad for a local golf course. I then decided I needed to put it in something. After looking at how damn expensive the nice ones were I decided to make my own. Quote http://www.sevenhillsleather.com/
Members thekid77 Posted August 30, 2014 Members Report Posted August 30, 2014 My first wallet, following the template sold by Ian Atkinson of YouTube fame. IMG_6464.jpg IMG_6466.jpg IMG_6467.jpg IMG_6468.jpg IMG_6474.JPG Beautiful work!!! A couple questions...what type of thread are you using? and what brand/size awl blade are you using for your wallet? Thanks Quote
Members Jimbob Posted August 30, 2014 Members Report Posted August 30, 2014 You are into Physics, I can tell the stitching is supperb....you are into music....I can tell the wallet is very creative and still simple to look at....you are a beginner...?? Hell no I can't tell....hahaha.... Well done... Jimbob Quote http://www.elfwood.com/~alien883 First it is just leather....then it is what-ever I can dream off...
Members BigMatt Posted August 31, 2014 Members Report Posted August 31, 2014 What type of leather is that? Quote https://tiekenleather.wordpress.com/
Members alackofcolor Posted August 31, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2014 Beautiful work!!! A couple questions...what type of thread are you using? and what brand/size awl blade are you using for your wallet? Thanks The thread is Ritza 25 Tiger Thread, which apparently is kind of hard to find in this country in full spools, though I have seen it sold. I bought mine in a 50 yard length from this Etsy seller in 0.8 mm thick, colonial tan in color: https://www.etsy.com/transaction/211325167 To make the holes, I used this set of Japanese diamond pricking irons purchased from here: http://www.leathercrafttools.com/shouhin.jsp?id=8387 It's actually a great deal, since you get 5 tools of various prong number for about $30, as opposed to some other websites that sell you one of these tools for $30 which is indistinguishable from those above, as I found out the hard way... What type of leather is that? The leather is 2-3oz Hermann Oak tooling leather that I bought from Springfield Leather off of Amazon. They sell it in sheets for a decent price. I then stained it with some dark brown stain I got from Tandy's. You are into Physics, I can tell the stitching is supperb....you are into music....I can tell the wallet is very creative and still simple to look at....you are a beginner...?? Hell no I can't tell....hahaha.... Well done... Jimbob Haha well thanks. I'm actually getting my Ph.D. in physics, so leatherwork is a nice distraction from that stuff. Before this, I made a gun belt and holster, and two knife sheaths, so I had a bit of warm up going into it. Quote
Members Oldtoolsniper Posted August 31, 2014 Members Report Posted August 31, 2014 What mm tools did you use from that site? Quote
Members alackofcolor Posted August 31, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2014 What mm tools did you use from that site? The ones that the link I posted takes you to, the 3mm pitch. I believe that makes around 8.5 stitches per inch. Quote
Members bdunne Posted August 31, 2014 Members Report Posted August 31, 2014 Very nice! I too got Ian's wallet designs and they have helped tremendously. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.