Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

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[TheBlackGoat]

Hey gentlemen,

Been awhile since I have posted anything i have been making. but i have been making and practicing a lot.

Here is two wallets i made to match some boots i own. the the left is some RW Gents with a All Veg Tan mid wallet with dyed outer to match. to the right are some Thorogood Monkey boots made out of Horween Chromexcel. The Wallet is made with A Black Horween outer with Natural Veg innards, it is also stitched with sinew. I have been practicing my ass off trying to learn how to sitich with sinew. i think i am starting to get the hang of it.

Here is a pic of another black veg tan wallet i made next to the horween . so you can see the difference in texture and color

and here are a few detail shots just for the hell of it!

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[jetpackbrontosaurus]

can any of you guys suggest some nice, thick leather laces for boots?

[ihatebrianwilliams]

Never really see any braiding in here. Here is a key fob I made. It is an eight strand plait with a fancy terminating knot to end it.

[madstaxbro]

Looks like a Spanish torture device.

[corporalclegg]

Wallet I made for myself a few months ago

When new

[hollowsleather]

Holy crap, I just sharpened my edger after many months of neglect and I feel REBORN.

Nothing beats sharp tools. Just had to gush, and this is the only audience that cares.

[McBaine]

Holy crap, I just sharpened my edger after many months of neglect and I feel REBORN.

Nothing beats sharp tools. Just had to gush, and this is the only audience that cares.

I went through all of my tools a couple of day ago and it made a world of difference.

[Happy Hooligan]

what did you use to sharpen it? A string with ruge on it?

[hollowsleather]

I wrap some 400 grit wet/dry paper around a piece of bicycle brake housing, and put a drop of oil on it, works well!

[Happy Hooligan]

I wrap some 400 grit wet/dry paper around a piece of bicycle brake housing, and put a drop of oil on it, works well!

I'm going to try that... thanks for the tip

[southfive]

i broke a needle when i first started, now a month later i just broke like 5 of them working on a purse. i bought the needle pack from tandy that comes with all different types. im guessing these are the wrong ones...

[ItsJustNC]

i broke a needle when i first started, now a month later i just broke like 5 of them working on a purse. i bought the needle pack from tandy that comes with all different types. im guessing these are the wrong ones...

I use Harness Needles size 000 from Tandy. They've worked great for me. They come in packs of 10 and i havent broken a single one yet.

[spy]

Then again, you're more likely to break your finger before you break a harness needle.

Washed veg-tan bag, 16x12x6 with two side pockets and a laptop divider.

[TheBlackGoat]

Just got a shipment in the mail, and i creamed my pants

looking forward to working with the stuff

pardon the bad photos. the shells still need to be shined and there was a lot of glare.

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[hollowsleather]

Ooooo, looking forward to seeing what those turn into, I especially like the light one.

[TheBlackGoat]

me too hollows!!!! its the whiskey color. mmmmm....... whiskey

i forgot to say in the last post, if any one is interested in picking up one of the #8s from me, shoot me a PM. i got them at a close out price right after siegals of california went belly up. so i will let someone have it for the price i paid, no more, no less.

[southfive]

this is the only goddamn thread i check on here.

i know youre all out there makin money selling shit but you should probably take a few pictures and throw some img codes around them and post that shit!

anyways. tanning my wallet. just flipped it to give the guts some love.

[ItsJustNC]

Just got a shipment in the mail, and i creamed my pants

looking forward to working with the stuff

pardon the bad photos. the shells still need to be shined and there was a lot of glare.

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Whoaaaaaa.... *Envious..* I wanna try my hand on those soon..!

Then again, you're more likely to break your finger before you break a harness needle.

Washed veg-tan bag, 16x12x6 with two side pockets and a laptop divider.

Really..? How so...?

Good job on the bag..! I like the compartments on the soft bag. Reminds me of Indiana Jones.

What do you mean by washed..? Did you wet it and distressed it.?

this is the only goddamn thread i check on here.

i know youre all out there makin money selling shit but you should probably take a few pictures and throw some img codes around them and post that shit!

anyways. tanning my wallet. just flipped it to give the guts some love.

Haha.! I just made a similar wallet for a friend..! Will post it SOON.

[southfive]

yeah i like the design, nice and slim.

i still cant get the stitching on the outside clean, i used used the stitching wheel on the pockets and just poked through to the outside.. but it never ends up very clean/ straight.

[corter]

hand dyed shell that I did a while back, basically just threw some leather into the bottom of a container that was almost empty, so the dyes that I mixed had separated over time. thought it was pretty cool! finally got it made into a wallet.

and another, hand dyed as well with a 40's grain bag lining

[spy]

Really..? How so...?

Good job on the bag..! I like the compartments on the soft bag. Reminds me of Indiana Jones.

What do you mean by washed..? Did you wet it and distressed it.?

I actually throw it in to my washer on a tumble cycle for a few minutes, warm water and no soap. After it comes out, I take some time to massage the leather and bend it to set in a nice pebble grain. Then I dry it in the sun and give it lots and lots of oil as it dries, and once it's finished, the leather has a great, soft hand but is nice and tight-grained. It's a rugged as hell piece. I'll take pictures of the evo, it's already gotten a lot darker since I made it.

edit: Have a blue bag

hand dyed, washed, oiled and then leather-balmed 3-4oz veg tan, 10oz natural trim. one internal pocket

handsewn, as usual

[blacap]

Did this awhile back for my girlfriend.

[blacap]

sorry the previous post doesnt seems to work...

[ItsJustNC]

sorry the previous post doesnt seems to work...

Whoa. Great job.! Uber neat work.!

Edit : Would look better if the edges were dyed black tho... Just IMHO.

[corter]

[TheBlackGoat]

I DID NOT MAKE THIS WALLET!!!! just saying

but, I have been on the hunt for this button snap for about 2 years now with no luck. could someone help point me in the right direction?

[hollowsleather]

Weird, I have no clue. I feel like I've been pretty obsessive about searching out new hardware, but I've never seen anything like that before.

[corter]

Rising Sun snap wallet

[southfive]

japanese wallet with USA COIN SNAP? brainexplodesss haha

edit: corter i notice your holes arent always evenly spaced, but they always "fit" the corners well, do you do this on purpose?

i mean i guess id assume you dont use a stitching wheel then?