Members PhilDimashq Posted November 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted November 25, 2020 Understood. Quote
Members Rahere Posted November 26, 2020 Members Report Posted November 26, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 8:25 PM, mike02130 said: BTW, I've never seen a man carry a wallet with an ID window. The ID is always held or handed to the cop, pot shop, clerk or whomever. Get rid of it. But just because I've never seen it it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Anyone out there have one? Expand I have had, in Belgium, but generally it's a pocket behind the card holders. I've gone for roo hide every time for the optimal valance between thinness and ruggedness. Quote
Members PhilDimashq Posted November 26, 2020 Author Members Report Posted November 26, 2020 @Rahere thank you very much for your constructive comment. I've read great things about roo hide, but can't get any where I am at a reasonable price. There's going to be an ID pocket located as per my drawing because that's what my brother has asked me for. It would be so much easier to leave it out but I'm going to try my best to do what he wants. If anything, it will be another learning experience as every project is. I've just got veg tan, and it's about 1.2mm thick. If I had lighter leather, I'd take two pieces and cut out a window in each, then sandwich the plastic in between, sew around the window and that would become the front of the pocket. This would be sewn onto a back piece, making the pocket. However, when assembled like this the pocket alone will then be 3 layers and approx 3.6 mm which will be very thick. I don't think this will work and this is why I was asking for advice on the ID pocket. Still very new to this, and the wallet shown in my post is only my eight project and first attempt at a billfold. I have done my research, looked at lots of videos and spent hours looking at other people's work but sometimes you just don't find the answers. So I dropped my question in here hoping for some guidance. I'm also unsure whether to line both sides of the cash/bills pocket and the techniques for doing so. I've seen loads of examples of finished pieces but not much "how to" so any guidance on the pros/cons of doing this and/or techniques would be greatly appreciated. All the best and thanks once again, Phil Quote
Members Rahere Posted November 26, 2020 Members Report Posted November 26, 2020 Another thought is to use an RFID-resistant cloth (to stop scammers) as the lining. Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted November 26, 2020 Members Report Posted November 26, 2020 My husband has a wallet he loves that has an ID window inside with a thumb hole in the middle of the plastic to help remove it. He loves is and wants me to make him a new one that has that type of ID window. Haven't figured out how to do the thumb hole in the middle so it's not sharp and it doesn't melt when I try to smooth the edges of the thumb hole Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted November 27, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted November 27, 2020 The hole is in the middle of the clear plastic window so the Id can be removed? Use a very sharp punch and smooth the edges with some fine grade wet & dry grit paper Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Contributing Member fredk Posted November 27, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 8:25 PM, mike02130 said: BTW, I've never seen a man carry a wallet with an ID window. The ID is always held or handed to the cop, pot shop, clerk or whomever. Get rid of it. But just because I've never seen it it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Anyone out there have one? Expand In N.I./UK/Ireland we do not have Id in the way the US or mainland Europe has where every citizen needs to have an Id card. The 'Id' window in our wallets are usually used to show bus passes, or works id, ie passes needed by your employer etc. I put photos behind my plastic window, others I know put their bus passes there. Mr.Plod in N.I./UK /Ireland accept our word on our Id and only insist on something more in a serious, very serious, incident eg a road traffic accident On the mater of RFID blocking. Plumber type people use an thin aluminium tape to cover pipes. I've tested it and I use it sometimes in card wallets. A roll of this tape will cost you about £/$ 5. The roll is usually about 2 inches wide and 50 metres long. Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM Hardrada Posted November 27, 2020 CFM Report Posted November 27, 2020 I'd advise getting thinner leather. Rocky Mountain Leather Supply has free splitting to thinner weights. If you use 3 oz it's gonna be a hamburger when you're done, and once the end user starts putting cards in (and some want to slide 2-3 cards in each slot) it's gonna be a tower cake that just won't fit comfortably in a pocket. I'm having the same issue now (which is why I clicked on the link to this thread): I must make a bifold wallet with a centre flap, which in turn must have an ID window, and it must also have a coin pocket with a zipper on the outer side. I originally ordered Alran Sully chevre: two skins: one 2.5 oz and the other one 1 oz. Well, the one is too thick and the other is too thin. I'll have to order another skin with a weight of 2 oz. The wallet would be not only a nightmare to make (it's a difficult project already) but also impractical to use. Quote
Members PhilDimashq Posted November 27, 2020 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) @fredk @Scoutmom103 thanks Fred and Scoutmom. I really appreciate your comments I was very discouraged when I came here just looking for advice and instead had someone attack the project I am trying to plan. Not what I expected, especially on my first post here. So thank you very much, I really appreciate your comments, it's restored a bit of my faith in humanity and this forum All the best @Hardrada Thanks for your reply. I would love a thinner leather but I'm in Ireland and the costs on ordering from RM are prohibitive. What I have now is the the thinnest leather that I've been able to source. However, that is 3 oz/1.2 mm, and if I was to make the ID pocket the way I think they're made, this would be three thicknesses of leather and as you say, impractical. But as I've never tried this before, I'm not sure if my assumptions on how to construct the pocket are correct. Maybe it is done with only two layers? Assuming you had the right materials, how would you make the ID pocket alone? Would it be three layers of leather? If yes, then I'll have to abandon that idea or the wallet will end up being like an old Yellow Pages phonebook !!! Also, any advice on my question re the lining would be much appreciated. Thanks again, Phil Edited November 27, 2020 by PhilDimashq Quote
Members Rahere Posted November 27, 2020 Members Report Posted November 27, 2020 Try http://www.kangarooleather.co.uk/ Quote
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