Members Trevor Posted March 12, 2015 Members Report Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Just finished this possible's pouch for a friend to give to a lady friend living and working in the deep south. (Antarctica) Its a veg leather pouch fully moulded and with a little bit of carving just to jazz it up a little. Thought I'd show you all how I did it. Cheers Trevor "Way Down Under"' Edited March 12, 2015 by Trevor Quote
Members Trevor Posted March 12, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 12, 2015 and the final two bags Quote
Members pietboog Posted March 12, 2015 Members Report Posted March 12, 2015 Very nice and clean work, well done!! Quote
Members Rohn Posted March 12, 2015 Members Report Posted March 12, 2015 I like that! Thanks for taking and posting pictures as the work progressed. Very beautiful work. Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted March 12, 2015 Members Report Posted March 12, 2015 I Love these, Trevor. Quote
Members Trevor Posted March 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 13, 2015 Thanks heaps for the comments. Cheers Quote
Members Wild Bill46 Posted March 13, 2015 Members Report Posted March 13, 2015 Your work looks nicely done , carving is just enough to be really nice, She will enjoy that, --- Wild Bill46 Quote
Members silverwingit Posted March 13, 2015 Members Report Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) I'm with the rest -- great work! Can you share details about how you stitched the two halves together? I'm very impressed with how close to the formed piece you were able to get without marking it. What machine and foot did you use? Any other info would also be appreciated. Thanks, Michelle Edited March 13, 2015 by silverwingit Quote
Members Trevor Posted March 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 13, 2015 Hi there Michelle. I have an Artisan toro 3000 machine with a 794 LR 250 needle using T350 A&E thread bought from Tippman (T300 on the bobbin). I backstitch to start with and go up to the edge and over the edge one stitch then come back down and go around. I try and stay as close as poss without scuffing the edge. This is quite a worry when there is a big finger screw to tighten the foot up. So I modified the foot screw and couldn't find a replacement so I re-tapped the thread and put in a m4 round head machine screw instead. This helped but it still gets in the way a little. here is a photo of the foot setup that I use. So once I get to the other end on a (carefully marked line of course which I make with a flat screwdriver around the edge first) I backstitch again back to the same distance down that I started with on the other side. Hope all this makes sense to you. Cheers Trevor "Way Down Under" Quote
Members Peter Darby Posted March 13, 2015 Members Report Posted March 13, 2015 Beautiful work. If it isn't to much trouble, what do you make your molds out of? Quote
Members Trevor Posted March 15, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 15, 2015 Hi there peter. This one was made out of some scrap particle board (not sure what you guys call it) but its cheap and easy to work. I cut a cardboard pattern first using the fold in half method to get it the same on both sides then cut the rough shape with a jig saw and then cut another the same then glued and screwed them together. I am fortunate to have a shoe makers sanding station which is a godsend. I can sand, grind and polish to my hearts content. This helps with the nice curved edges as well. the two sheets together make a good strong tall mould. Also the outer plate or mould follower is also a 1" thick piece of the same material. its just that you need to carefully round the edges where the leather will rub under pressure. Also leave enough of a gap say 5 or 6mm all around so the leather can fold and curve up when the pressure is applied. You can use anything that is strong like plastic board, wood and what I do like is ply wood. This is very strong indeed and will be cheap as well. I have many moulds for all shapes etc like pocket knives pouches and various shapes, but wood, particle board and plastic are all good. cheers Trevor "Way Down Under" Quote
Members Instinctive Posted March 16, 2015 Members Report Posted March 16, 2015 I am inspired to try moulding. Thanks for the "how to" details. Quote
Members Craftsman Made Posted March 17, 2015 Members Report Posted March 17, 2015 That is some really nice work. Quote
Members biglew Posted March 18, 2015 Members Report Posted March 18, 2015 would love to see more of your work Quote
Members SociallyIneptBoy Posted March 22, 2015 Members Report Posted March 22, 2015 Wow dude. That is some amazing work right there. How did you keep the leather around the edges so flat? From what I've been seeing looking at tutorials, videos, etc... that's supposedly a relatively difficult feat to accomplish. Quote
Members Trevor Posted March 23, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 23, 2015 That's a very good question. The leather is quite thick (3.5mm) and will (if put under enough pressure) do what you want. The edges will ripple if you don't press hard enough and keep the pressure on for at least a day. This will help to flatten the leather as well. You can see on the first pictures that the ripples are there but not enough to worry about. Remember that this press will press 10 metric tonnes (about 11 US Tons) so its pretty good at squashing the leather. I wouldn't like to try the same thing buy hand. I think the moulds play a big part in keeping the whole lot together when squashed. keep them reasonably tight. Hope that answers your question. Did a double knife pouch the other day for a guy. Heres the result... Cheers Trevor "Way down Under" Quote
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