Evolution of Leather Goods: Before and After Pictures

[treasurehoard]

around 50,000 Yen for the wallet and chain

[edmond]

50000 yen for that shit??/ you shouldve gotten flathead/stockburg or kawatako even redmoon!

[djarrow]

Flathead Stockburg Wallet (10 months)

next project (courtesy of Peterock)

[edmond]

thats more like it....

[Episode3]

50000 yen for that shit??/ you shouldve gotten flathead/stockburg or kawatako even redmoon!

Ouch 50k yen? thats a nice wallet but.. thats a bit too much

[headsistails]

SDA wallet close to a year of moderate use

Tanner Lanyard about 8 months

[spacemanvt]

anyone have any comments on the jean shop natural wallet? I am considering picking one up

http://www.contextclothing.com/item.php?id=314

its sold out on context but you can order it on jean shops website.

[beatle]

didn't realize how dark my rm wallet got...

[jackers]

looks good beatle how many months?

[pacosdad]

I'm sure this has been brought up...but, this thread is so huge!....I have a Corter bi-fold..had it for about 9 months. One side is blue/black and the other side is a nice yellow/orangish color. The darker side is obviously indigo. I'm not unfamiliar with the effect, but i cannot get it to come off/out. I had this wallet in my back pocket of some Lee's that i picked up for work so i sweated quite a bit. I've tried saddle soap and sponge. Is there any other product or technique that i can try to get the back side to look at great as the front?

Thanks!

[bg12nd]

@beatle

did you gave your wallet sun bath beatle? because my natural leather wallet made by corter is not getting dark like yours, though it's getting dirt because it's covered by indigo bleed...

[hollowsleather]

I'm sure this has been brought up...but, this thread is so huge!....I have a Corter bi-fold..had it for about 9 months. One side is blue/black and the other side is a nice yellow/orangish color. The darker side is obviously indigo. I'm not unfamiliar with the effect, but i cannot get it to come off/out. I had this wallet in my back pocket of some Lee's that i picked up for work so i sweated quite a bit. I've tried saddle soap and sponge. Is there any other product or technique that i can try to get the back side to look at great as the front?

Thanks!

I've seen some pretty stunning results from saddle soap, but it may be that your wallet either just has too much indigo, or it was allowed to soak in for too long.

You can probably prevent it from getting much worse by using the saddle soap every couple of months, though.

Also, if you keep the clean leather oiled, the indigo will have less chance to really get into the leather.

[pacosdad]

Thanks Hollow...I was thinking the same thing...too much for too long. What works best when applying/using the soap? i have been using a sponge.

eh, it reflects my summer of hard work..lol. Good advice on keeping it oiled. will do!!

[beatle]

yeah - sun tanned and every 2 or 3 months I apply some obenauf's to clean the indigo stains ..

[cheapmuthafukr]

corter wallet... a little over a year maybe? i forget.

samurai key thing... since december 07 i think?

change pouch... made from a vintage pair of shell cordovan shoes, the waxed shoelace from the shoe, and hardware from ande whall or tg... cant remember that either.

[beatle]

wowza ..looks like they're taking a serious beating***

[chantheman]

condition leather patches after a wash or just anytime?

[beatle]

depends....I think it's enough after washing them...

[dkatz]

This isn't the ideal thread to ask this, but it's driving me nuts... a couple months ago i found someone on ebay who was regularly selling key/wallet-rein hooks similar to this flathead one:

for around $15-20. And now I can NOT find it. Anyone know who the seller is?

[MikeS]

I have that ebay seller (or a similar one) bookmarked on my mac at home. Ill. Send it to you when I get out of work. Supposedly its all hand made in japan it of the finest leather blah blah (insert marketing ploy here)

[dkatz]

I have that ebay seller (or a similar one) bookmarked on my mac at home. Ill. Send it to you when I get out of work. Supposedly its all hand made in japan it of the finest leather blah blah (insert marketing ploy here)

SWEET. Looking forward to this.

[pomata]

Update on my Redwings. Worn for a winter.

the nubuck effect has totally disappeared

[MikeS]

SWEET. Looking forward to this.

Well I have looked for about an hour and I cant find anything. I looked on both laptops and cant seem to come up with it. Sorry for the letdown. If and when I come across is again ill make sure I let everyone know.

[dkatz]

^ It's a conspiracy! Bastards!

Well, thanks anyway - I appreciate the effort!

[pacosdad]

^not sure if this is the same guy, but check him out....

http://shop.ebay.com/x-kaijin-x/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

[eean]

^looovvve that guy, sells mags and other trinkets for cheap too!

[mjknight]

I think about a year now, oiled with Obenaufs twice.

[beatle]

really nice********

[NoobyBeast]

This thread inspires me to get a godam belt or wallet =.=

[airstabs]

Hey beatle d'you feel that cleaning your RM makes a difference in its longevity or is it just cause you like it clean? My wallets getting quite a fair bit of indigo stain and I was wondering if it should be cleaned.