Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

[simontuntelder]

Can you regulate the speed on your machine?

I think you can get much straighter stitches, if you sew it really slow. If you don't have the speed regulater, you can have one made.

[TheBlackGoat]

yo! one last post before i take off to Italy for a few weeks

black CXL horsehide with a cool new brand of sinew i found in light brown.

i am diggin this color combo!

[JAW]

I have a clutch motor, so there is no speed controller, but I can control The speed with my foot. I think the stitches on the front look wavey cause of angle/wavyness of the leather. The stitches are straight...

[Happy Hooligan]

they look pretty straight on the pics to me...

[simontuntelder]

I have a clutch motor, so there is no speed controller, but I can control The speed with my foot. I think the stitches on the front look wavey cause of angle/wavyness of the leather. The stitches are straight...

If that is the case, then I'm very sorry for indicating that your stitches weren't straight.

[corter]

ok, so place is almost done, shop's almost built out. I got my new workbench done yesterday, really simple design that cost next to nothing, and the poly's all dry. Can't wait to be done building

[hollowsleather]

Ahh that looks great, I like that it's in the center of the room, it'll be easy to set up a few different stations on there.

I spotted some Jesus beams coming in my window the other day so I snapped a quick picture:

And I also finally have a whole closet dedicated to leather storage, no more worries about sunburn or the neighbor lady's sprinkler coming in the window.

I had a brilliant idea about buckle storage yesterday, hopefully I can show that off in action soon.

[Happy Hooligan]

those both look so great... someday I'll have an awesome set up also...

[pepper davies]

Hollows, wish I could rep. Beautiful.

[marineabilly]

Hollow's, that is an AMAZING workspace! Perefect lighting and sweet photo...second to none. Outta reps.

[zissou]

Nice work spaces, guys! I just moved into a tiny house, and I don't seem to have a good place to work. Right now, I'm at a little desk in the laundry room, where there isn't much light. Once I can find a decent set of cabinets, I'll probably go back to working at my old drafting table in front of a window in the living room.

[simontuntelder]

Not exactly leather, but I made a laundry bag using some Cone Mills selvage denim and some leather. You can read about the process here.

IMG_3584 by tuntelder, on Flickr

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[Happy Hooligan]

Great idea! I hope it doesn't turn your whites into blues....

[simontuntelder]

If have thought about that, and my whites are already blue... :-)

No, hopefully there won't be any dry bleeding, but I guess time will tell.

[zissou]

Brilliant, Simon! Is that broken twill?

[simontuntelder]

That is broken twill. I have three kinds of Cone Mills denim (plus a wide assortment of vintage denims), and I decided on the broken twill because I won't be making jeans out of it. It find it better suited for accessories and bags.

Sorry for polluting the leather creations thread. It has been mighty quiet in here for some time, and I figured we needed something to watch.

[simontuntelder]

Today, I made something out of leather... A key wallet for my brother-in-law.

Pretty quick and ultra simple make-up, but if you want to read more, go to ATD.

IMG_3590 by tuntelder, on Flickr

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[corter]

New card holder in full on production mode (same design, front and back), and belts- lots of belts. first photo from my new shop!

[corter]

did my first run of belts in the new place today, can't say enough for a standing height bench almost hide length.

[JAW]

Whoa, that's a lot of belts! Did you make your work table? I made mine a while back, similar size/design.

[Happy Hooligan]

that picture smell so good...

[corter]

Whoa, that's a lot of belts! Did you make your work table? I made mine a while back, similar size/design.

yep, I built out the whole shop (with help of a few ikea shelves- can't beat $30 for a 6' tall unit). I think there's a picture of it a page or so back

[drewdo]

Hey guys, Im new to this whole leatherworking stuff and need some help. I tried searching for this. But can't find any info.

I bought some leather from a Tandy in houston when I was there and its 4-5oz. (I think its really 3-5oz). Im thinking about making some wallets and cardholders with them. Anyway to make them even like 4oz all around? Also is 4oz too thick for what im trying to make? Thanks guys.

[unlucky]

Here's a billfold I did from Horsebutt CXL and Herman Oak strap. Photo taken on the hood of my rusty old Corvair.

[lazybum]

Hey guys, Im new to this whole leatherworking stuff and need some help. I tried searching for this. But can't find any info.

I bought some leather from a Tandy in houston when I was there and its 4-5oz. (I think its really 3-5oz). Im thinking about making some wallets and cardholders with them. Anyway to make them even like 4oz all around? Also is 4oz too thick for what im trying to make? Thanks guys.

Whether its too thick or not really depends on how you design the wallet.

Quite coincidentally, I recently made this wallet that is 4-5oz all around. Designed to be slim, minimalistic and simple in construction without compromising functionality and security.

[lazybum]

Some other stuff made since I last posted here

Horsehide Card Case

Round Profile Billfold for a friend

[simontuntelder]

Do any of you have some good sources for cheap(er) strap end punches? Preferably in Europe or the UK. But I would also like the US sources...

[simontuntelder]

Hollows; Are you doing something new or something else for Archival Clothing?

[Sennit Heritage]

Dog Collars

[Sennit Heritage]

Couple of passport wallets.