A Mixture of My Work

[Rubicon04]

1 hour ago, PastorBob said:

Looking good.  Is that .6mm thread?

Thanks! and it is .6mm 

[sbrownn]

Have you experimented with skiving down the edges?  I have made a few wallets and my problem is that by the time I sew and glue up all the layers the wallet edges are too thick for my liking.  The solutions I see are either skiving the edges, splitting the leather thinner or purchasing lighter weight leather.  The problem with skiving is that I don't have a skiver and I don't want to do it by hand and the problem with the other two alternatives is that I like leather that has a factory pasted backside and if I split myself or purchase lighter weights then I have to paste the backsides myself...which never turns out as good as the factory backside pasting.  I've been looking for an old hand washer wringer to run my split leather through for hand pasting the backside but so far I haven't found anything I think would work good.  I have an 8" splitter I don't use so I was thinking of replacing the bottom feed roller with a smooth roller and seeing how that might work.  

[Rubicon04]

38 minutes ago, sbrownn said:

Have you experimented with skiving down the edges?  I have made a few wallets and my problem is that by the time I sew and glue up all the layers the wallet edges are too thick for my liking.  The solutions I see are either skiving the edges, splitting the leather thinner or purchasing lighter weight leather.  The problem with skiving is that I don't have a skiver and I don't want to do it by hand and the problem with the other two alternatives is that I like leather that has a factory pasted backside and if I split myself or purchase lighter weights then I have to paste the backsides myself...which never turns out as good as the factory backside pasting.  I've been looking for an old hand washer wringer to run my split leather through for hand pasting the backside but so far I haven't found anything I think would work good.  I have an 8" splitter I don't use so I was thinking of replacing the bottom feed roller with a smooth roller and seeing how that might work.  

I don't skive my edges down. I usually am using between 3-4 oz leather for all the wallets I make. I have been playing with thinner leather for the card slots on my traditional bifolds, but I am still happy with the thickness I am currently at. A bell skiver is definitely in my future though. 

[GrampaJoel]

I’m totally impressed. You have a individual style. Hard to create these days.

will you share two items with me? 
1. how did you do the thread color switch  ( green to orange) on this wallet? May I see the stitching on the outside?

2. who made your stamp? I like your style.

thanks 
Joel

Edited August 7, 2021 by GrampaJoel

[Rubicon04]

On 8/7/2021 at 7:03 PM, GrampaJoel said:

I’m totally impressed. You have a individual style. Hard to create these days.

will you share two items with me? 
1. how did you do the thread color switch  ( green to orange) on this wallet? May I see the stitching on the outside?

2. who made your stamp? I like your style.

thanks 
Joel

Thanks! and to answer your questions, The thread is olive green all the way around. I'm guessing the photo quality from having to shrink my photos to fit on the forum is what is making the thread look orange in the orange sections. 

Logo design is from an illustrator / tattoo artist up in Canada. He had purchased some of my stuff when i first started out and anymore we just do trades. I'll make him a new wallet and he makes me a new design. below are some of the other designs he's done that i have stamps for.  

[PNWJimbo]

Wow really love your work! That Camo wallet is ace!