Bifold wallet with Dungeness Crab tooling

[68charger]

Hey guys - 

Here's a bifold wallet I just finished for myself.  I decided on a crab design because I'm from Oregon and we love our dungeness there and am also a Cancer in the zodiac thingy.  Initials are on the front, crab design on back.  Traced it from a real picture of a dungeness I found on the internet.  Stitching is tandy brown polyester.  Edges beveled and then burnished with gum tragacanth.

Made it from a 4-5oz single shoulder from Tandy but had to skive it down a bunch so it wasn't too thick.

More pics at www.instagram.com/leathercrabwallet

Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

Ted

[pnj]

Looking good. I spent 18 years in Coos Bay. Spent many an early morning crabbing, clamming and fishing. 

 

The texture on the shell looks really good. 

[68charger]

thanks! Coos Bay is nice! I've spent a lot time in Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, and Newport. 

[battlemunky]

Looks good! You planning on dyeing it or just gonna leave it au naturale? It oughta last a couple lifetimes too.

[rodneywt1180b]

Nice job!

I'm another fan of Dungeness crab.

Rodney

 

[68charger]

thanks! I'm gonna leave it natural veg tan and just let the natural patina take its course.

[Sofaspud]

Very cool.  One suggestion, next time go with a wonderful Texas gulf coast blue crab, not as much meat, but sooo sweet.

Seriously, great looking wallet.

[68charger]

Thanks! Ooh, Gulf coast blue crab. Never had but sounds good!