Something new, butterfly wallet

[TomSwede]

done good once again tommy boy...the butterflies look excellent...its all real purdy bro..no doubt it put a smile on her face when she seen it!!

Thanks Darryl!!

I sure hope she likes it. Her hubby ordered it and he was very happy with it.

Very nice, Tom! The carving is some of your best I've seen yet.

Kate

Thank you very much Kate!

Beautiful, Tom! The butterflies are excellent. And as always I am a fan of your lettering.

Crystal

Thanks alot Crystal!

Lettering is always a pain but the key is to work very slowly and not loose the temper with it.

[TomSwede]

lovely butterflies!!! i usually love your reddish background but i must say in this case i really like the look of the butterflies on the natural leather..they really stand out! I too have trouble finishing a lacing project...never did learn how to finish properly...its in a book somewhere...one day soon..

Thank you Roo!!

I know what you mean about the butterflies on the natural leather but I think the overall reddish antique look goes better for the whole piece but this was not my call to make. Customer was awed by this colour and required it.

Just gotta practice more with that splice!

Looks really nice Tom! I like the detail on the butterflies. I know how difficult it is to get all the little pieces cut, skived and sewn together...it's a lot work! I've been using a PVC backed denier nylon for linings...just so I could glue them without bleedthrough. Works very well...might see if you like it. Great job!

Happy Holidays!

Bob

Thank you Hidepounder!!

The colouring of the butterflies took really much more time than I'd ever thought but it was all worth it and yes all those small pieces to fit together kinda got to my nerves a bit. Luckily there is contact cement and with edgebraiding one does not need to worry about the cement bleeding out at the edges.

Thank you for the tip on the liner prob!!

Tom

[craftsman827]

WOW ! Just GREAT Tom.

Beautiful . Love the last photo of your work bench, with the wallet parts.

[Kevin King]

Bad@$$...Seriously killer work brutha!

As far as glue for the lining...I use 3M90. Spray both sides, wait a sec, stick em together.

KK

[TomSwede]

WOW ! Just GREAT Tom.

Beautiful . Love the last photo of your work bench, with the wallet parts.

Thank you Craftsman!!!

He he I love the benchpic too, this time around I did not clean up after the different steps so I couldn't resist buncing it up and take a pic. It's a lot more than one can think of when you see a finished item to complete things made out of leather.

Bad@$...Seriously killer work brutha!

As far as glue for the lining...I use 3M90. Spray both sides, wait a sec, stick em together.

KK

Thanks Kev, means alot to me!!

I have looked for that glue but not found it yet but I found another brand but it just doesn't work very well.

Wish I had put some more effort into the closing strap but I got some unexpected and very appreciated company for a few days that delayed me a little bit.

Like I said in the initial post, things are a bit upside down in my life at the moment.

Tom