TheOne Report post Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone, greetings from UK Thought I'll introduce myself. My name is Alberto, Italian born but living in London at the moment. I started doing leather work in 2020, while on furlough from my day job, and found it really interesting. Done quite a few pieces so far, including a couple of custome works for sale. All different style and looks, since I still haven't found my style. I have attached photos of my latest project. Would be good to get some reviews from people with more experience Edited March 28, 2021 by TheOne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted March 28, 2021 Nice job Alberto. Nice and neat around the corners. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted March 28, 2021 I'd beg to differ that you haven't found your style my friend. There are elements in that wallet I haven't seen, that I recall, or are at least uncommon. Those mitered corners and the card pocket on the oversized main body piece are pretty outside of the ordinary. Looks pretty well done aside from a little bit of confidence in the carving, a couple inconsistencies with the stitching, and maybe a little more time on your edges. I think you are well on your way. You are making really solid wallets it appears. Good on ya! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOne Report post Posted March 28, 2021 43 minutes ago, battlemunky said: I'd beg to differ that you haven't found your style my friend. There are elements in that wallet I haven't seen, that I recall, or are at least uncommon. Those mitered corners and the card pocket on the oversized main body piece are pretty outside of the ordinary. Looks pretty well done aside from a little bit of confidence in the carving, a couple inconsistencies with the stitching, and maybe a little more time on your edges. I think you are well on your way. You are making really solid wallets it appears. Good on ya! Thanks for the kind words battlemunky. The bamboo is not actually cut with a swivel knife, since the leather is only 1.2mm but just heavily traced & pushed down. Had a couple of issues with the stitching spacing in a couple of place, which I'm not happy with, but most of them or good enough I think. To be honest I'm not much into the mirror finish on the edges, might give it a try sometimes. They look nice sure, but they don't had to the strength and take far took much time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOne Report post Posted March 28, 2021 2 hours ago, toxo said: Nice job Alberto. Nice and neat around the corners. Thanks toxo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
