Samsung S5 Phone Sleeve

[narrowsuch]

Beautiful work, did you wet mould the case ?

[BobW]

Nice case, your stitching is great!

what size thread and the SPI?

Tony

Thanks Tony. The Tiger Thread is 1.0. I think the SPI is 8.

Bob ------------------------

I gotta say, That is a super beautiful job , especially in such a short span of time. color, stitching exicution, all are beautiful,

Congratulations !

Thanx for posting --------------------- Wild Bill46

Thanks Wild Bill!

Beautiful work, did you wet mould the case ?

Thanks NS. The front was wet molded.

Bob

[Double Daddy]

Fine work...excellent finish techniques...impeccable stitching...that case belongs in a museum, Bob! Great leatherworking! Very inspiring...

[BobW]

Thanks Double, either I got lucky or I'm getting the hang of it. Bob

Edited December 4, 2014 by BobW

[greighson]

Hey Bob! I was wondering if you would share a more in-depth description of how you made your edges so thick and amazing.

[snubbyfan]

Very nice, looks great.

[BobW]

Hey Bob! I was wondering if you would share a more in-depth description of how you made your edges so thick and amazing.

Thanks greighson!

3 to 4 oz leather is pretty thin, but I have three layers of it on the bottom half of the case. The combined thickness is 9 to 12 oz of leather!

On the three layer edges I used a #3 edger and on the single and double layer edges I used a #2 edger.

As far as the burnishing goes, if you haven't read Bob Park's pdf titled Finishing Edges, stop reading right now and go find it! When I started using his techniques and materials my leather working changed 1000%! Mr. Park uses Fiebings glycerin soap followed by Fiebings yellow saddle soap and finishes the edges up with plain old paraffin and a little Neat-Lac. He also recommends using heavy canvas as his primary contact in the burnishing process. Look for pictures of his work, the edges look like glass rods!

My burnishing technique evolved from Mr. Park's choice of materials. My three step process is the same glycerin followed by saddle soap and finishing up with paraffin. I don't have a power burnisher to achieve the heat, which is a critical component. I use a combination of lots of elbow grease with the pad of my thumb, heavy canvas and a $1.50 wood burnisher I ordered from China. For the occasional "hair" that pops up I use 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper. I apply four or five coats each of the soaps, really packing it into the edge. At this point, I am tempted to stop because the edge is beautiful! Instead I apply three or four coats of paraffin. I skip the Neat-Lac. This gives the piece an edge that will age beautifully. I was not able to get the wax heated up enough initially to have it penetrate and flow into the leather. I was able to achieve this with the use of a small 100% wool disc cut from a saddle blanket attached to my Dremel. Now I apply a layer of paraffin and in a single pass with the Dremel on the lowest speed and it is melted in. After three or four application of paraffin I am done. Initially it has a satin appearance but after a couple days in my pocket it's shiny.

When I started leather working a few years ago I wanted to make items that were good looking, last a life time and would be practical in everyday life. This simple case embodies those desires. I am not into anything that makes the leather smell like or appear to be made of vinyl or plastic. I've got a bottle of super shiny leather finisher and some gum trag that I will never use!

This is probably more information than you wanted but you got me started!

Thanks again, Bob

Edited December 5, 2014 by BobW

[BobW]

Very nice, looks great.

Thanks, Snubby!

[Craftsman Made]

Lovely work!! That is one very nice case I love the colour of the thread.

[Ol Bill]

I really like the way you started and finished the stitching on the open end.