krappstein Report post Posted January 4, 2015 Made of 6 oz veg tan and 3 oz calf for the gusset and pocket. Dyed with vinegaroon and hand stuffed as usual. A couple pictures of the WIP Cheers Juan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manypawz Report post Posted January 4, 2015 Very nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tankerman1967 Report post Posted January 4, 2015 nice detail . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted January 5, 2015 Excellent work Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboymade Report post Posted January 6, 2015 I can do some hard projects but cell phone cases, well its always been hard to please the customer. But yours would do the trick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeatherCollector Report post Posted January 6, 2015 That looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJP Report post Posted January 7, 2015 Nice work! Would you share your vinagaroon recipe with us? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill46 Report post Posted January 8, 2015 I'm currently Imagining a case for my wifes new cell phone. and Your design is a good idea for concideration. Thanx ! The 3oz calf billits look like it has been tooled or imbossed and creates a really nice contrast to the outside. -------------------------- Wild Bill46 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krappstein Report post Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Nice work! Would you share your vinagaroon recipe with us? Sure. Got it from this forum: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=14946 Although I used new steel wool pads and didn't 'pre rust' them. Just put them in a plastic ice cream bucket with one quart of white vinegar and let it brew in a warm corner of my yard to speed up the process. The plastic lid wuould come off easily if gas pressure built up inside. Stirred it up a little everyday when I got back from work, and kept adding pads until they wouldn't dissolve just to make sure all the vinegar had reacted / been used up. Then strained it with a coffee filter and stored in a couple glass bottles. Oh, and do read Chuck Burrows post (#4 in that thread, that´s good info). What I really can't comment on is the mix of tallow, lard, beeswax and extra virgin olive oil, because I've been adding to it trying to get the right consistence and actually lost track of the proportions. Unicorleather gives here a good basic recipe to start with: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=46931&p=387904 I'm currently Imagining a case for my wifes new cell phone. and Your design is a good idea for concideration. Thanx ! The 3oz calf billits look like it has been tooled or imbossed and creates a really nice contrast to the outside. -------------------------- Wild Bill46 You´re welcome, and thank you too. It's pretty much the construction of a three piece gusseted brifcase as per Valerie Michael's Leatherworking Handbook. That pebbled/grainy look on the calf is most probably because of me fiddling with them trying to bend them, form them, glue them, etc. Just make sure it's not too snug and maybe put a hole in the bottom to push it up with her middle or ring finger when she wants to take it out. Thank you all, guys. I'll try and update with some pictures with the phone in place when the owner gets it. Cheers Juan Edited January 8, 2015 by krappstein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJP Report post Posted January 8, 2015 Thank you so much Juan. I'll be making a batch soon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
