Members ducjes Posted July 16, 2015 Members Report Posted July 16, 2015 I decided to document my process for making a hand stitched wallet a few nights ago. This is a fully handstitched 6 slot, 2 hidden slot custom bifold made from Clayton Navy Shell Cordovan and European Medium Brown Baby Calf. Just a warning, the album *is* 104 images in total... so I really do go into every single step. Let me know if you have any questions! Quote Guarded Goods | Handstitched Leather Goods | Made in Minnesota
Members 25b Posted July 16, 2015 Members Report Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Where do you get your shell cordovan? Looks like you ended up with the navy hide I was looking at getting last fall... Edited July 16, 2015 by 25b Quote
Members Bruce H Posted July 17, 2015 Members Report Posted July 17, 2015 Wow a very nice tutorial...Thanks for sharing this with us! Quote
Members chapelstone Posted July 17, 2015 Members Report Posted July 17, 2015 What is the weight of that leather? Quote C. Norman McGlohon Chapel Stone, LLC Custom Leather Works
Members thefanninator Posted July 19, 2015 Members Report Posted July 19, 2015 Nice work. What's your SPI? Looks like about 6. I'd bump it up a little, 8 or 9. Quote http://www.instagram.com/fannintexas/
Members ducjes Posted July 20, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 20, 2015 Where do you get your shell cordovan? Looks like you ended up with the navy hide I was looking at getting last fall... Clayton & Sons for this particular shell. What is the weight of that leather? Exterior is around 4.5 oz. Interior is around 1.5 oz. Nice work. What's your SPI? Looks like about 6. I'd bump it up a little, 8 or 9. This is 6 SPI chosen by the customer. I can do 8 as well. They wanted a more casual look. Quote Guarded Goods | Handstitched Leather Goods | Made in Minnesota
Members 25b Posted July 20, 2015 Members Report Posted July 20, 2015 Clayton & Sons for this particular shell. I figured it was clayton, but I was asking where you buy it from...you don't buy it directly from Clayton do you? Quote
Members dfrensdorff Posted July 21, 2015 Members Report Posted July 21, 2015 Very nice. Thank you for taking the time.... Quote
stelmackr Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 Nice tutorial. Unless there is a special white "bees wax", I would guess you used "paraffin wax" which gives a higher gloss. Bob Stelmack Quote Bob Stelmack Desert Leathercraft LLC Former Editor of the, RawHide Gazette, for the Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Op, 25 years of doing it was enough...
Members ducjes Posted July 21, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 21, 2015 Nice tutorial. Unless there is a special white "bees wax", I would guess you used "paraffin wax" which gives a higher gloss. Bob Stelmack It is actually a mixture of beeswax and parafin wax. Quote Guarded Goods | Handstitched Leather Goods | Made in Minnesota
stelmackr Posted July 21, 2015 Report Posted July 21, 2015 It is actually a mixture of beeswax and parafin wax. Thank you for the added information. Like tips like those are very helpful. Bob Stelmack Quote Bob Stelmack Desert Leathercraft LLC Former Editor of the, RawHide Gazette, for the Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Op, 25 years of doing it was enough...
Members 25b Posted July 21, 2015 Members Report Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Where do you buy your Clayton shell cordovan, please? I've been trying to find someone who sells it for a very long time, so I'd appreciate it very much if you could please tell me where you bought it. The Shinki cordovan also, please. Edited July 21, 2015 by 25b Quote
Members bananaplum Posted August 12, 2015 Members Report Posted August 12, 2015 What an amazing tutorial! The design of how the pockets attach to the lining is very beautiful and the step-by-steps are super helpful. Thank you for such a wonderful post. Quote
Members CustomDoug Posted September 1, 2015 Members Report Posted September 1, 2015 I'd like to know where you got both of the leathers, please? Great tutorial too, BTW ! Doug C Quote Does Anyone Know Where the Love of God Goes When the Waves Turn Minutes to Hours?
Members club49 Posted September 8, 2015 Members Report Posted September 8, 2015 Where did you get the hardware you used on that press to cut the pockets out? Jim Quote
Members capsterdog Posted September 8, 2015 Members Report Posted September 8, 2015 Very helpful, but I do not have dies or a press to cut out the pieces, can you give dimensions? Quote
Members J W Craftsman Posted September 9, 2015 Members Report Posted September 9, 2015 Very helpful, but I do not have dies or a press to cut out the pieces, can you give dimensions? Pam, You can find the downloadable pattern and instructions for this wallet here http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=54776 Quote
Members natenaaron Posted September 9, 2015 Members Report Posted September 9, 2015 That was a well done explanation about how it was done. I have a couple questions. What OZ leather did you use? The second question is the contrasting thread color, was that chosen by the customer? Quote
Members ducjes Posted October 6, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 6, 2015 That was a well done explanation about how it was done. I have a couple questions. What OZ leather did you use? The second question is the contrasting thread color, was that chosen by the customer? It depends on the project. I often use 4 ounce for exteriors and 2 - 3 ounce for interiors. All leathers and threads are chosen by the customer. Quote Guarded Goods | Handstitched Leather Goods | Made in Minnesota
Members nate186 Posted May 31, 2019 Members Report Posted May 31, 2019 Wow, very Nice! I'm thinking of buying some baby calf, I've never used it before. Quote
Members Tugadude Posted May 31, 2019 Members Report Posted May 31, 2019 Nice job! Wondering though why the stitching on the tops of the hidden pockets? Is there a lining behind there that I missed? I usually leave those unstitched so they resemble the other pockets. Quote
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