Members YinTx Posted January 30, 2020 Members Report Posted January 30, 2020 Wicket and Craig bridle leather wallet. Fully lined, interior zipper pocket and 6 card slots. 50s diner or drive in look? There is some pain associated with a bit of failure on this wallet... so first I'll show the good stuff. Maybe if I get over the embarrassment, I'll show the failure... YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members Stewart Posted January 30, 2020 Members Report Posted January 30, 2020 That is some clean work throughout. The only thing your problem might be is that you made it to open for a left handed person instead of a right hand person. just saying. Quote
MikeRock Posted January 30, 2020 Report Posted January 30, 2020 Holding in left hand......right hand thumb sweeps open the catch. Holding open in left hand, right hand picks out money or cards. What am I not seeing..... Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 30, 2020 CFM Report Posted January 30, 2020 Beautiful wallet! What no 20s? Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members sinpac Posted January 30, 2020 Members Report Posted January 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: Beautiful wallet! What no 20s? In the 50's a 5 would be like a 20. LOL Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 30, 2020 CFM Report Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, sinpac said: In the 50's a 5 would be like a 20. LOL Well yea that's why I didn't say 100s LOL Only rich folk woulda had a wallet that nice! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members sinpac Posted January 30, 2020 Members Report Posted January 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: Well yea that's why I didn't say 100s LOL Only rich folk woulda had a wallet that nice! LOL Good one. Quote "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." - Rocky Balboa
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 30, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted January 30, 2020 I like it. Guy coulda incorporated that lizard, and I'd still like it Initially, I thought the gatah was part of the project (which I would not mind, though I realize that's more sewing). Or caiman... what is that anyway? Who wants to tell that lie that they can identify one from the other at this stage? Good call on not displaying the date of the printing on the currency. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members YinTx Posted January 30, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, JLSleather said: Or caiman... what is that anyway? Thanks for the compliment. The leather is just a piece of scrap embossed low grade cow hide, so one could be forgiven for not being able to easily identify the creature! 5 hours ago, Stewart said: That is some clean work throughout. The only thing your problem might be is that you made it to open for a left handed person instead of a right hand person. just saying. Thank you, and I thought about this as I was making it. Hoping I got it right, but still not sure? 4 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: Beautiful wallet! What no 20s? Hahah! Thanks, and I was hoping to get one or two of those bigger bills when I sell it... could use them in the next photo of my second wallet! YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members YinTx Posted February 5, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 5, 2020 Ok, I'm over it. Here's where it all went wrong. The liner leather as I mentioned is very soft and flexible, so the leather easily deformed when pressing the awl through, resulting in uneven exit holes and a wretched stitchline on the backside of the stitch, which is the inside of the wallet. After I noticed it was occurring, I was able to manage it through the rest of the job, but the damage was done. Of course, zoomed in on a photograph it looks even worse. But all this to say even after years of hand stitching, I can still manage to screw up a free lunch as they say. YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
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