Wallet with coin pocket

[ABHandmade]

11 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

Super cool, much respect sir!

Thank you for compliment!

8 minutes ago, YinTx said:

Outstanding.  Fantastic art, clean edges, great layout, perfect stitching, awesome color combination.

YinTx

Thank you! You overestimate me. My ears and cheeks are flushed with embarrassment

[alpha2]

This one is my favorite so far! Excellent work. You think you could feel the fur on the paws.

Jeff

[ScoobyNewbie]

Beautiful cougar!

[Sheilajeanne]

You do gorgeous work! Even the interior of the wallet is first rate! And the cougar is so lifelike, you can almost hear it purr!

One thing I don't get is how to get that edge on the card pockets. Is it turned over to get that line just below the edge?

Edited September 5, 2018 by Sheilajeanne

[ABHandmade]

5 hours ago, alpha2 said:

This one is my favorite so far! Excellent work. You think you could feel the fur on the paws.

Jeff

Thank you, Jeff! 

I myself liked how I made paws. Over them I had to work a little

2 hours ago, ScoobyNewbie said:

Beautiful cougar!

Thank you!

[ABHandmade]

42 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:

You do gorgeous work! Even the interior of the wallet is first rate! And the cougar is so lifelike, you can almost hear it purr!

One thing I don't get is how to get that edge on the card pockets. Is it turned over to get that line just below the edge?

Thank you, Sheila! 

Line below the edges on pocket made with edge creaser (not sure if this is the correct name) - like this:
 

The edge is not turned over. I'm not strong in this yet.

Edited September 5, 2018 by ABHandmade

[Sheilajeanne]

Okay, so the edge of the pockets is just cut and burnished, right?  How do you finish your edges? (I'm planning to put card pockets in my most recent project, that's why I'm asking all these questions!) :D

 The edge is not turned over. I'm not strong in this yet 

Really?? Could have fooled me!  You are VERY talented!

Edited September 5, 2018 by Sheilajeanne

[ABHandmade]

3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Okay, so the edge of the pockets is just cut and burnished, right?  How do you finish your edges? (I'm planning to put card pockets in my most recent project, that's why I'm asking all these questions!) :D

I do this:
1. Trim the edge with a sharp knife.
2. Paint the edge with the same alcohol dye as the grain side of the leather.
3. Apply tragacanth gum or saddle soap.
4. Put a leather on a granite slab.
5. Take a stacked a few layers of cotton cloth (this provides the rigidity of the edge of the cloth).
6. Holding the leather with fingers one hand, moving the cloth over the slab and pressing it lightly against the edge of the leather, perform a burnishing.
7. Turn over leather and repeat step 6.

It should be ensured that the cloth does not go far on the top of the leather. It is optimal if only the edge of the leather and the edge of the folded cloth are in contact.

Note. Use a thin cloth. I'm using a piece of an old white T-shirt.

I hope that despite my awful English, I managed to convey the essence.

 

3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Really?? Could have fooled me!  You are VERY talented!

Edited September 5, 2018 by ABHandmade

[Sheilajeanne]

I had to read that more than once, but I think I understand. You use the cloth to burnish the edge. The leather does not move, but stays flat on the slab. Be careful to only rub the edge of the leather and not the whole piece.

Burnishing thin pieces of leather is tricky. This is an interesting way of doing it, one I've never heard of before. Definitely worth trying!

 

And yes, I will say it again: You are very talented!

Edited September 5, 2018 by Sheilajeanne

[plinkercases]

Fantastic. Super balance if the detail of the figure and simple clean lines of a well layed out wallet.