Flush cut wallet parts (techniques)

[Danne]

18 minutes ago, JHLeatherwood said:

I'm REALLY new at this - what did you do to the tops of the pocket cutouts to get the perfectly uniform lip?

I'm not really sure what you mean. The pockets are cut into shape, then they are creased (decorative line you make with a manual creaser or an electric creaser/Fileteuse) after this they are painted.

Here you see some photos from a similar wallet I made but with horizontal card pockets: 

And here you have a tutorial I wrote on how to paint edges: (Always do test pieces with new leather, for example step four is not suitable for all types of leathers and creasing irons.)

 

[JHLeatherwood]

3 hours ago, Danne said:

I'm not really sure what you mean. The pockets are cut into shape, then they are creased (decorative line you make with a manual creaser or an electric creaser/Fileteuse) after this they are painted.

Here you see some photos from a similar wallet I made but with horizontal card pockets: 

 

Snipped some stuff - but THANK YOU! This is exactly the answer I needed. The creaser was the missing piece for me. (And yes, I DID say that I'm really new at this!)

I learn something every time I come here. 

James

 

[Danne]

43 minutes ago, JHLeatherwood said:

Snipped some stuff - but THANK YOU! This is exactly the answer I needed. The creaser was the missing piece for me. (And yes, I DID say that I'm really new at this!)

I learn something every time I come here. 

James

 

Practice a lot on scrap pieces when it comes to edge painting, then you can experiment and find a way that works for you. Try different grits of sandpaper. And the most important part with edge paint that have relatively low viscosity (Which I think is the best edge paints in terms of durability, just amateur thoughts because i'm self taught) is to make sure every layer is sanded flat before your next layer, or you will just keep painting layer after layer with paint and never get rid of the imperfections in the edge. And also if you don't have a fileteuse (helps to smooth the edge after the first coat.) then it's even more important that you make sure you have a decent edge to start with, but not burnished, you want something for the paint to adhere too. Just ask if you have any questions, we are a lot of people here who are willing to help each other.

[MG513]

On 9/14/2020 at 6:31 PM, Danne said:

Thank you for the clip. That way don't really work for me, since I overlap my pockets. I have done some tests and it's hard to make two close to identical pieces and it also have to match up close to perfect for the stitch lengths to match up. When it's just two edges it's no problem, then I can trim the rest against the exterior edge after glued in place. Like this one.

The "top piece" under the card pockets are skived under the card pocket edges outer corners to reduce bulk.  (See the red arrow)

 

Would love to see your method on how to do a turned edge like this when it isn’t a straight across pocket!

 

edit: now I see that this particular pocket was not rolled, but none the less will still love to see your process for a roller edge! Nice work

Edited February 14, 2021 by MG513
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[Danne]

7 hours ago, MG513 said:

Would love to see your method on how to do a turned edge like this when it isn’t a straight across pocket!

 

edit: now I see that this particular pocket was not rolled, but none the less will still love to see your process for a roller edge! Nice work

I haven't done turned edges, except just tried the technique. I would do the pockets like this. And the bottom pocket fully folded all the way. And what I did was basically to skive the folded part at the transition. You can have a look at eatsleeplay on Instagram, he have some photos of fully lined folded pockets, which also seems like a nice solution. Even though i see this as a good solution, because it keeps the bulk of the pockets down. (I used leather around 0.5mm here. No problem to go thinner, especially not with a leather like goat that have very good tear strength.

[MG513]

On 2/14/2021 at 11:47 PM, Danne said:

I haven't done turned edges, except just tried the technique. I would do the pockets like this. And the bottom pocket fully folded all the way. And what I did was basically to skive the folded part at the transition. You can have a look at eatsleeplay on Instagram, he have some photos of fully lined folded pockets, which also seems like a nice solution. Even though i see this as a good solution, because it keeps the bulk of the pockets down. (I used leather around 0.5mm here. No problem to go thinner, especially not with a leather like goat that have very good tear strength.

Very nice, thx for posting! Also thanks for that link, I had never seen pockets folded that way before! Ps, when you made your orange wallet what spi were you using??