Wallet and watch strap

[Petewon]

Hi Folks,

I just got around to finishing this one. I've never tried this slot pocket (or whatever it is called) style.

Edited July 4, 2017 by Petewon

[venator]

Very nice!  What do you do for the edges?  Both of the wallet itself and the thinner edges inside?  Also, what type of leather is that?

 

[Sanch]

Very nice clean work on both good job sir 

[Petewon]

14 minutes ago, venator said:

Very nice!  What do you do for the edges?  Both of the wallet itself and the thinner edges inside?  Also, what type of leather is that?

 

Thanks. The edges are bevelled then burnished with tokenole, then edge painted. The inner and outer are both goat.

11 minutes ago, Sanch said:

Very nice clean work on both good job sir 

Thanks

Edited July 4, 2017 by Petewon

[battlemunky]

That is clean, clean, clean, both the wallet and the watch straps. I'll get there one day...beautiful work sir.

[Sanch]

What is tokenole?

[Petewon]

5 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

That is clean, clean, clean, both the wallet and the watch straps. I'll get there one day...beautiful work sir.

Thanks.it is quite tidy for me, I allways end up making a few mistakes but this went quite to plan for a change.

1 minute ago, Sanch said:

What is tokenole?

Its just a burnishing cream. Its good stuff

[gigi]

Well done!! What kind of knife is that?

[Petewon]

Thanks. It's a creaser. I have had a few different creasers in the past but finally found this one which I'm really happy with.

[gigi]

Ah: At first I thought it was a creaser but I've noticed what seemed a cutting edge...  

Edited July 4, 2017 by gigi

[DJole]

Lovely work -- so clean and crisp!
Is that the color of the leather or did you dye it? (If you dyed it, what was the brand and color?)

[Petewon]

Thanks. Yes, the leather was bought that colour.  

[keplerts]

Everything looks really nice and clean.  You do some really nice work!  One question, How do you attach the watch strap buckle now that the strap in sewn together?  Or am I missing something?

 

Thanks

[rickdroid]

Really nice, professional work.  I am very envious.

rick

[benlilly1]

Very nice!

[Petewon]

9 hours ago, keplerts said:

Everything looks really nice and clean.  You do some really nice work!  One question, How do you attach the watch strap buckle now that the strap in sewn together?  Or am I missing something?

 

Thanks

Thank you. The buckle has a mini spring bar to allow it to be fitted. Just like the spring bar at the other end of the strap but a bit smaller.

9 hours ago, rickdroid said:

Really nice, professional work.  I am very envious.

rick

Thanks.

6 hours ago, benlilly1 said:

Very nice!

Thank you.

[tossik]

Are the slots just glued on inside the pockets? I dont see stitching. What did you use inside? cloth? 

[Petewon]

Hi, its a material I got from my local haberdashery. Its like a really thin synthetic cloth. It folds/creases well to make the pockets. The three pockets are made from one piece of material folded up.

[Danne]

I can't figure out how you attached the middle part. Your edges looks very straight. If they where skived it would look like in my picture.  Maybe you do like i show in my picture!?, but it looks like you have a better solution for this.

If you have the time to explain it would be much appreciated be a beginner

 

Picture from the short edge of the wallet.

 

 

[Petewon]

Hi Danne,

yes your diagram is correct. Each edge of the centre piece is skived realy thin so as not to add any extra thickness to the edges. The top and bottom are rolled and stitched as you can see from the picture.