Newbie query on lining billfold and making ID pocket

[MsEdna]

10 hours ago, fredk said:

I don't know if this helps any. I've been getting very thin leathers off this chap. Check out each piece for thickness. I get them and use them as is for lining but with a bit of cleaning down and re-dyeing the colours can be changed

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Other-Leathercraft-Accessories/160670/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSXS%3AMESOI&_ssn=bel-fred&_sop=15

 

10 hours ago, fredk said:

extra. I bought one of these skiver things a couple of years ago. I've never used it. I must get a round tuit. I need to find somewhere to set it up. It cost me all of about £24. It might do the job of skiving the edges?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284202705458?hash=item422bcd2232:g:fSwAAOSwI7ZgbXEJ

Thanks for the links. My main problem is to get the leather I want skived down. There is no service here for that. The little skiving machine will, unfortunately, not do the job for me. I tried once with a friend's machine. Since I use 0.8mm leather, it is already thin and stretches when pulled through it. Looks like I'm stuck to the skiving knife for now

 

[MsEdna]

1 hour ago, jimi said:

Thanks MsEdna, Yes you can do it with veg tan and yes it can mark the leather, it is important that all the edges are smooth on the foot to eliminate any possibility of a line or scar. I am looking for a good roller foot, as the cheap ones have not worked well for me, to see if i can get even less marks, but what i get at the moment i can live with it. Even just the pressure of the foot can leave a mark on the veg tanned leather and the sewing machine foot also so it is not the easiest to work with for this reason. The slanted side pockets are skived around the edge, the three slit one also and the bottom corners of the separation then the outside part gets skived all around quite thin for folding, the top having a wider skive as its turns over and comes inside and the rest of the sides cover the outside. Here are some pictures of the ones i have done in horse leather and oiled calf.

These are some of the marks left but are mainly pressure marks from the sewing machine.

This is after 2-3 yrs use, the inside is less exposed so takes longer to darken.

Thank you for the pictures. I guess, I will go for a bell skiver in the next few months. Just no idea what to get an no opportunity to try one out near me. It's either going to be a real cheap one or the new compact one Fortuna will come out with in a couple of months.

Beautiful patina, by the way!

[jimi]

Thanks MsEdna, Yes i love the way it looks too after a while.

You can get them at a reasonable price second hand here in Spain if you look around.... from 350 upwards but you never know what condition it is in so it could be a gamble unless you buy from a dealer and that would be 800 upwards probably?? I was lucky and got one for 400 and only needed a few new parts on it changed, the small arm for the feed roller had the pins worn away and the holes for them and the small roller shaft i replaced also. So they are things to take into consideration if you buy second hand, i was not able to see it working before buying so i took a risk.

 

[MsEdna]

On 5/1/2021 at 2:18 PM, jimi said:

Thanks MsEdna, Yes i love the way it looks too after a while.

You can get them at a reasonable price second hand here in Spain if you look around.... from 350 upwards but you never know what condition it is in so it could be a gamble unless you buy from a dealer and that would be 800 upwards probably?? I was lucky and got one for 400 and only needed a few new parts on it changed, the small arm for the feed roller had the pins worn away and the holes for them and the small roller shaft i replaced also. So they are things to take into consideration if you buy second hand, i was not able to see it working before buying so i took a risk.

 

Yeah, here in Switzerland you can forget to find something at a reasonable price. And should you get lucky, it's going to be an old machine that needs fixing and runs on 380 V. Can't run it in my flat