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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.

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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

http://www.elfwood.com/~alien883

First it is just leather....then it is what-ever I can dream off...

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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.

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What mm tools did you use from that site?

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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.

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Thank you!

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Very nice! I too got Ian's wallet designs and they have helped tremendously.

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