Evolution of Leather Goods: Before and After Pictures

[panthermodern]

Snapped some photos...

Tanner wallet, worn since November, just oiled with Obenauf's yesterday.

Didn't oil or tan the inside... contrast is looking nice IMO:

New Sugar Cane Garrison belt, 2 coats of Obenauf's put on last night as it was quite dry when I received the belt. I quite like the color...

[mjknight]

oiled my wallet+belt with obenaufs recently:

[NatseOklim]

I like the mark from the arcuate stitching.

[itsmedeka]

^who makes that wallet ?

[M.O.A]

yeah it looks fantastic with the arcuate patina

[hollowsleather]

^who makes that wallet ?

That's one of mine.

Looking good, mjknight

[seafinch]

Unlucky Flathead Repro (without zipper)

[cheapmuthafukr]

corter wallet, since 6-08

when new:

[beatle]

oh man, it's good to see it again..aging beautifully***

[pda4live]

About time to update, KC,s Shell Cordovan is difficult to beat with daily use:

When new with flash

Two months old:

Now 20 months, it just getting darker thats all very durable wallet.

Inner with a touch of hot stamp "TP Thai Risti" (as of Thai Paneristi)

[hurhur]

looks like it's turned all black. but it's still damn beautiful.

[hollowsleather]

That KC's look awesome.

[Superstar]

RM Peacemaker, approx 2 years of use, no tanning, oiling, no nothing, just pure using this beautiful piece of leather!

this is how it started out

[edmond]

hey superstar dont you sweat? how come you dont have a black spot at the back of the wallet?

[Superstar]

Haha, the pictures dont really show, but the back is much darker than the front..

[pda4live]

What a beauty!?!?! This exactly how it should be no oil no tan.

[edmond]

i know theyre darker than the front but man theyre still light compared to non oiled but sweated on red moons..

[Superstar]

i dont really bring my wallet with me all the time, and when im @ home I take it out of my pocket, so it really doesnt get used that intense, maybe thats why... or else i really dont know??

[pomata]

Redmoon

[edmond]

lemmy let me see the back of that beauty

[pomata]

Here it is, Ed

I took some pics yesterday. It has one year now...

[warpnweft]

Thrifted, so no 'before' photos.

Flat Head "2nd" X Freaks Store

[akuma no uta]

Thrifted????!?!?!? What the fuck jesus Christ hahaha why can't I have those type of thrift stores

[chantheman]

whats the inside of that FH wallet look like. nice pickup

[warpnweft]

Thrifted????!?!?!? What the fuck jesus Christ hahaha why can't I have those type of thrift stores

Haha, its actually from the yahoo.jp auctions thrift store. Its huge.

[edmond]

redmoon boss

[xcoalesce]

1 year 2 months

finally bought real oil for it (obenaufs) ha!

shit got reallll black as night when tanned with obenaufs but now wearing off

click to enlarge

bonuses:

[M.O.A]

beautiful evolution

[jjkchung]

i picked up a new custom-made mid-length wallet today.

it's made by a small canadian leather goods and silver craft maker called "Crazy Canadian Leather" owned by a guy named Travis.

** sorry, these aren't really evo pics since i just got the wallet today, but i didn't know where else to post pics - i'll post up real evo pics i guess when there's something to show in the future.

outside - based off the flat head mid-length design

the hardware to attach a wallet chain was cast specifically for this wallet.

another pic of the outside

the leather is very rigid right now and needs to be worked in

inside - i went with card slots on both sides instead of getting a coin pouch as i'm not a fan of zippers inside my wallets

i requested a pic holder (inspired by the skull medallion wallet) - yes, i actually play guitar.

you can see a lot of the imperfections in this shot, which personally, i'm a fan of. also, i'm going to need to put on some leather conditioner and all that jazz.

Travis was nice enough to inlay croc skin on the inside of the wallet for free - i wasn't expecting it, but i think it was a nice touch.

and here's a close-up of his logo, stamped on the inside of my wallet

Overall, i'm very happy with the wallet.

Like I said, I'm going to need to give it some leather-treatment, and hopefully it will prove to evolve into a nice piece.

[pda4live]

Chung: nice find an alternative maker, looks great with slot functional