Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

[f50fan]

so cleaannnnnnnn. so nice

[Obbigood]

so cleaannnnnnnn. so nice

Thanks for the comment, f50fan!

Made this design a few times before, I'd say the workmanship and details of this wallet is finer now

[Marshall Deming]

I went to the obbi blog. awesome stuff. I am really impressed by the hair dresser bag. It's a brilliant design. Thanks for sharing

[sirkus]

Hey guys, I had a couple of questions that I needed clarification on.

1. To make the holes for stitching two pieces of leather together I understand you need a stitching awl. Observing all of your creations the holes are pretty evenly distributed, is there a certain type of awl that I am overlooking that will do this for me or will I be punching the holes individually?

2. I am looking to make a custom makers mark, does anyone know a good/reliable site that they have had good experiences with?

[chris_n]

there is a wheel type thing with points on it that you roll across the leather to get marks where you should poke holes.

or you can measure.

[Obbigood]

Another bag completed, using full veg tan leather, The Peter Pan Veg Tan Sling/Waist bag. Two methods of carrying this bag, first method is by slinging it, second method is hanging it by the belt. Here are some pics

Slinging

Haning by the belt

Also made a wallet inspired by RM Kids.

Here is our Obbi Kidz wallet. Using Mustard Brown Cowhide leather for its soft characteristic to achieve thinner quality and also minimise of the internal slots.

[ThinFinn]

nice work there james.

outta +rep. sorry!

[Obbigood]

nice work there james.

outta +rep. sorry!

Thanks, Rafael

[Mr Black]

Very nearly finshed making myself a backpack. Not so much leathercrafting,as attaching leather straps to a hickory stripe denim bag. Just waiting for some more rivets to arrive so I can affix the flap buckles.

Despite the stitching being somewhat eratic, i'm pretty pleased with it.

All put together using my great grandmothers pre-war knee operated Singer.

(have got stage by stage pics if anyone wants to see them,but they're really not very exciting)

Thanks to Zizzou for the inspiration to make this. Next project will be a denim (exposed selvedge) & leather card holder

[Happy Hooligan]

^ good job! I like that machine too!

[chris_n]

vintage dkny pocket triangle was getting too beat so i made one in a much heavier leather that would wear better over time.

(triangle pocket atari forever)

[tongue]

Nice backpack Mr. Black.

Just finished these moccasins. Cushion inspired by work boot. Cowhide with deerskin lining.

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[Headmut]

tongue those are amazing. such a clean stitching job. how long did that take? what is the sole?

[chris_n]

he posted the sole back a bit, they're vibram i believe.

edit: here

I ordered them from here:

http://www.warkov.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=207_192_50&osCsid=7987d6338c70ae527a4cdb656e43a0df

[tongue]

tongue those are amazing. such a clean stitching job. how long did that take? what is the sole?

Thanks. It took about 14 hours. I'm still new to the craft so hopefully I can get it done faster as I progress. I used Vibram rubber soling sheet for the sole and leather for the midsole. I want to look into getting amazonas rubber soles (the ones used by Quoddy) for my next project. We'll see how that goes.

[corter]

here's some of the things i've done form the past couple weeks. I haven't had much time to get online and post pictures of individual pieces, so theres more on my flickr (flickr.com/thisishome)... here's a couple piles

and these are a new project I've been working on for a while. They're made of 3 different weights of leather. The 6 oz shells are made with a couple hides I found from a gent in Maine, which he found in his barn. They're natural veg tanned, not tanned, with a bit of mink oil to soften em up. The thickness of the leather allowed me to omit the lining inside. 4 or 5 oz interior structure, and 3 oz pockets. I wanted to make a wallet that was really tough and would last forever, but would also be a cheaper alternative to something fully lined with all the bells and whistles. I was trying to make the redwing or timberland type wallet to the Whites that would be a nicer, $200 wallet. they've got all card slots on the inside.

[Headmut]

love those last bifolds corter...colour of the leather is perfect.

[corter]

one of todays, 6" wide x 4" tall, 10 card slots

[chris_n]

awesome corter. did you cut the bill pocket inner piece smaller than the outer one to create the curve or was it just molded into memory?

[hollowsleather]

The inner pieces always have to be smaller than the outer pieces, otherwise the leather would try to bunch up to account for the nesting.

It has the fringe benefit of making the bill slot sort of pop open on it's own, making it easier to dig around for cash.

[corter]

yep, as hollows said. smaller inner piece so that when it folds, it folds nice and neat.

or, if you look at redmoon type pieces, they do the same sized interior but do a slit in the middle and sew it together, basically creating the same thing.

[Marshall Deming]

[Marshall Deming]

[Mr Black]

That rucksack/duffle is beautiful.

Nice work. Has inspired me a bit for my next bag attempt.

Is that the hoody you made? looking great too.

By the looks of things, all your body parts will slowly be replaced with leather. You've created a monster

[f50fan]

you're covering yourself with the skin of a cow, and thats badass

[beatle]

did you make that jacket ?????? If so - KUDOS and rep - amazing

[klue]

marshal made that jacket, all by hand , in the coarse of a week, he used my fullcount tightbody anorak as the design template and opened up the arms to make it more go ready. he went through like 50 cans of zazz will sewing it and his fingers are permanantly mangled.

[klue]

its all elk skin, and he might replace the zipper with cherry buttons from a 300 year old cherry tree we cut down.

[mpcec]

anorak is so dope. rep when i can.

[beatle]

its all elk skin, and he might replace the zipper with cherry buttons from a 300 year old cherry tree we cut down.

Fucking fantastic