Members Petewon Posted July 19, 2015 Members Report Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Hi folks, I thought I'd share with you a few pics of my latest wallet. Not everybody's cup of tea but I'm quite happy with it. Edited July 19, 2015 by Petewon Quote
Members robb01 Posted July 19, 2015 Members Report Posted July 19, 2015 Stitching looks excellent, can you post another of the interior? Quote
Members Petewon Posted July 19, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Thanks, I was just editing the post. More pics added. I'll will put a few more up of other ones I've done when I can get them uploaded. Edited July 19, 2015 by Petewon Quote
Members robb01 Posted July 19, 2015 Members Report Posted July 19, 2015 Looks very nice, what kind of leather is the yellow leather? Did you dye that? Quote
Members Petewon Posted July 19, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks The yellow is goat and the black is calf. No I didn't dye this one. I spent a fair bit of time trying to get the same finish dying it myself, even investing in an airbrush and compressor. The finish was good but quite a bit of fuss, not as durable and worked out about the same price as I can get it dyed at the tannery. Quote
Members joesu88 Posted July 20, 2015 Members Report Posted July 20, 2015 I like the contrast. Nice work! Quote
Members jk215 Posted July 20, 2015 Members Report Posted July 20, 2015 Looks great. The color scheme is very Ettinger-esque! Quote
Members Petewon Posted July 20, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks for the kind comments folks. Heres another one I finished last week. This has been used so a bit dusty now. I used a propper camera this time Quote
Members Panpan75 Posted July 23, 2015 Members Report Posted July 23, 2015 Very nice!!!! Good job. Quote
Members bananaplum Posted August 12, 2015 Members Report Posted August 12, 2015 Oh my, that is beautiful work! Love the contrast of colors on the first one, and the pattern on the second one! How thin did you have to skive the edges of the outside leather to fold in, if you don't mind my asking? They look very thin and folded very neatly. I am pretty new and would love to achieve such a professional quality on my next project. Quote
Members Petewon Posted August 12, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 12, 2015 Oh my, that is beautiful work! Love the contrast of colors on the first one, and the pattern on the second one! How thin did you have to skive the edges of the outside leather to fold in, if you don't mind my asking? They look very thin and folded very neatly. I am pretty new and would love to achieve such a professional quality on my next project. Thanks The top edges are not actually folded, I just cut a strip, glue and stitch it on the inside then cut the top edge again to make sure it's perfectly straight. I think most people do fold the edges in but I just find this way easier. Quote
Members bananaplum Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks The top edges are not actually folded, I just cut a strip, glue and stitch it on the inside then cut the top edge again to make sure it's perfectly straight. I think most people do fold the edges in but I just find this way easier. That is an interesting idea! Thanks for sharing. I am in awe by how straight and neat your edges are. I still struggle a lot with edges on chrome tanned leather and this is a very nice example. Quote
Members 25b Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks The top edges are not actually folded, I just cut a strip, glue and stitch it on the inside then cut the top edge again to make sure it's perfectly straight. I think most people do fold the edges in but I just find this way easier. I'm having a hard time picturing this...it looks like it works great, so I want to understand it...having a difficult time with it though... Quote
Members Petewon Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) That is an interesting idea! Thanks for sharing. I am in awe by how straight and neat your edges are. I still struggle a lot with edges on chrome tanned leather and this is a very nice example. Thank you. I cut with a roller cutter, I find it easier to get clean verticle edge. I'm having a hard time picturing this...it looks like it works great, so I want to understand it...having a difficult time with it though... I just cut the back panel a few mm larger than it needs to be, cut a strip the same length as the back panel and about 1cm deep. Glue the strip to back panel (facing inwards) then trim them both at the top. Edited August 13, 2015 by Petewon Quote
Members 25b Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 I just cut the back panel a few mm larger than it needs to be, cut a strip the same length as the back panel and about 1cm deep. Glue the strip to back panel (facing inwards) then trim them both at the top. Yeah, I'm still not understanding...the way you explained it here, it sounds like you're not using turned edges... Quote
Members Petewon Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah, I'm still not understanding...the way you explained it here, it sounds like you're not using turned edges... Thats right, I'm not using turned edges. Quote
Members 25b Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Thats right, I'm not using turned edges. Oh...hmm...ok, well great...thanks for this info... Quote
Members Petewon Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Oh...hmm...ok, well great...thanks for this info... I'm not sure what you are getting at here? I have not used turned edges and have explained twice how I have put them together. What's the problem? Quote
Members 25b Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 I'm not sure what you are getting at here? I have not used turned edges and have explained twice how I have put them together. What's the problem? Err...I wasn't intending any sarcasm in my last post...that was meant to be an earnest "thank you" for the info... Quote
Members Petewon Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Ok no worries. Just the way I read it seemed to be implying I wasn't being helpful. Cheers. Quote
Members thefanninator Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 He glues a strip on the inside, stitches it and then re trims to make a perfect straight edge then paints, sands and polishes. Quote
Members DR80 Posted September 5, 2015 Members Report Posted September 5, 2015 Really nice Did you use any edge dye on the "yellow wallet" ? (which one?) or is it just burnishing? Quote
Members Petewon Posted September 6, 2015 Author Members Report Posted September 6, 2015 Thank you. Yes I used a dye I made up from yellow acrylic mixed with stahl/gardini gloss lacquer. It worked out really well. Probably not as good as just yellow gardini edge paint but I didn't have any and shipping is a bit pricey. Quote
Members indynusp Posted September 8, 2015 Members Report Posted September 8, 2015 Hello Petewon, may i know which book or source you used to produce your wallets? Thank you Quote
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