Members Windrider30 Posted April 18, 2016 Members Report Posted April 18, 2016 Gave it a worn kind of look to this leather, simply used 60 grit sand paper on the leather, dyed it, sandpaper, dyed, sandpapered then went over with a finer grit of sand paper one last time and dyed the leather for the final time came out pretty good I think. made form 4 to 5 oz leather. its rather sturdy which I like and doesn't feel flimsy to me like a 3 to 4 oz leather wallet does. A truly MANNLY man's wallet lol sorry could not help that. Hand stitched all the way around. The pocket with the zipper I use for keeping my house keys in it and that is about it, oh and an angle pendent that my wife gave to me shortly after I was run over by a car, to help "protect and heal me" have had that pendant for 16 years now...and she gave that to me before we were even husband and wife ahh getting sentimental in my old age...ah the joys of turning 40 lol Quote
Members Halitech Posted April 18, 2016 Members Report Posted April 18, 2016 very cool and I like the zippered pocket idea for a key and special keepsakes Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members Windrider30 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 18, 2016 Thanks Halitech I hate carrying coins and Australia has a crap load of them so I just make the wife carry the shrapnel so didn't bother making a coin pouch for the wallet, really a personal choice also keeps my wallet from being over stuffed!! Quote
Members Halitech Posted April 18, 2016 Members Report Posted April 18, 2016 We have a pile of them too but I've only had 1 person ask me about putting a coin purse in a wallet. Most prefer to keep them in their pants pocket or dump them in a bowl when they get home. I may have to try your idea for the zippered pouch if I can find some short zippers Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members Windrider30 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Halitech said: We have a pile of them too but I've only had 1 person ask me about putting a coin purse in a wallet. Most prefer to keep them in their pants pocket or dump them in a bowl when they get home. I may have to try your idea for the zippered pouch if I can find some short zippers go to any craft store they will have them and cheap I got the zipper from lincraft (a craft store) got 6 of them and all you do is just cut the end off to where you need it and just stitch the zipper in place. I mean it is a short pouch so you really do not need any expensive zippers. Edited April 18, 2016 by Windrider30 Quote
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