Bi Fold Wallet Flop, Looking for advice

[sbrownn]

Buckleguy sells thin leather in small pieces.

[mike02130]

Weaver leather sponsors Corter and I don't believe they carry thin leather, hence the thick recommendation.

If I'm making an unlined wallet, I use 1.5 mm for the back and .8mm to 1mm for the interior.   For a lined wallet I have my  leather spit to .5mm and use a .5mm lining between two pieces for the back so it equals 1.5mm.  I glue glue up two pieces flesh to flesh for the interior.  That way everything is lined.  Chevre is nice, but it is sold by the hide and is expensive. 

Thickness--It looks like your T-slot tabs are overlapping each other.  Is that the case?  They should not be. That's likely the reason you have "bumps" making it difficult.  Also you lined the bill pocket with material.

10 hours ago, ThatTallChick said:

Also, when etching the line for the stitch holes to go, all the pockets are already secured in place and I found the line was really difficult to make straight since it was going over all the "bumps" of the tops of the pockets. I used an adjustable edge creaser for this and it was just really difficult. The easiest way I found to crease or groove the lines was to make the lines and punch the holes before assembly, but it was really hard to get the holes to line up when I did it that way. Am I doing something wrong or is this just supposed to come with practice? Or better tools? 

I don't quite understand this?  If you have a straight cut and use a wing divider--the proper tool--it should not be difficult.

[Frodo]

When working with thin leather

apply that white/yellow paper tape on the backside of your leather

I am thinking that when you mark and punch your leather it is stretching. and that is what is causing your holes to be off

I 100% tape the leather, before I cut it out,  and leave the tape on the backside till finished 

 

[ThatTallChick]

11 hours ago, Frodo said:

When working with thin leather

apply that white/yellow paper tape on the backside of your leather

I am thinking that when you mark and punch your leather it is stretching. and that is what is causing your holes to be off

I 100% tape the leather, before I cut it out,  and leave the tape on the backside till finished 

 

Oh interesting! It most certainly does stretch when I punch it, I have never heard about using this tape before, I'll give it a go, thank you :D 

 

[Frodo]

Same thing if you are going to tool the leather or slick it

tape the backside when dry.  spritz the tooling side  till wet enough to tool