RockyAussie Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 4 hours ago, hughlle said: Interestingly, given the advice from you guys, the wallets builds that I've watched on youtube, they've all resulted in perfectly flat end products, and the makers make no attempt to actually fold them up. The 2 main panels were identical in size. Peculiar. And I would say wrong as well. If I am designing a wallet I consider that the inside should not need to be trimmed shorter to fit the outside. As much as I have years of experience with cad drawing I also have learnt that some leathers are not always the right thickness perfectly and some leathers stretch way more than other leathers. The answer is best to leave room to trim the outside a little after it attaches to the inside. Putting the 2 pieces together flat will not allow it to fold together well and putting it so it is able to fold fully down does not then allow it to open fully very well. I go for a just past 90 degrees when attaching together depending on the thickness and leather stretch and trim up after it comes together. This is done whether it is a folded edge or raw edge finish. I should add that all the wallets I make are stitched fully around the outer edge. The first pic below shows a raw edge with edging applied and the second shows a folded edge. Last one is cause I reckon it looks good. Helps show how some outer skin leathers can vary in the thickness. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members hughlle Posted January 8, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2020 Well I figured I'd keep it basic, and remove the inner layer that prompted this thread. I know that I should have just stitched all of the way around, but was just playing about really. Learnt a few things in the process, but I still ended up with a usable item. I'm quite pleased with my stitching for a first attempt. Thanks for the input though, I might be trial and error in my approach, but its still nice to be able to see what other people think is right. Don't have my tokenol yet, so just used some homemade waterproofing wax on the edges (beeswax, terpentine, boiled linseed oil) Quote
Northmount Posted January 9, 2020 Report Posted January 9, 2020 Check the patterns in the linked posts. They have an expandable insert. Tom Quote
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