Leathercrafting Creations: PYC

[zissou]

My New Years resolution is switch to W&C, with a little CXL and a dash of shell thrown in for good measure.

[ranonranonarat]

...I still find myself correcting my posts for capitalization, even though I know that it's going to end up all lowercase...

actually if you hit the "change theme" button on the bottom left of the screen, there is an option to turn Uppercase on.. choose "suppercase".

[lazybum]

^Good sht

Never knew that

[thecolosseum]

Bored and Lazy.... there can oly be so many templates in this world. no one is completely original! But it is the exact same wallet isn't it?

good find ! just look at this one every body and their brother sells a version of this one! Nothing is new under the Sun.

Edited January 1, 2012 by thecolosseum

[lazybum]

Some Horween veg tanned horse butt

[CMCiA]

^Amazing wallet. How thick does it measure?

[ItsJustNC]

Some Horween veg tanned horse butt

Great burnish as usual dude, Liked how you actually creased and burnish the edge of the card slots so nicely. But it looks like a monster to carry.! What oz did u used for the guts and shell.?

Edited January 1, 2012 by ItsJustNC

[lazybum]

Thanks!

Its less than 2cm thick folded and unloaded.

The shell is 4-5oz, and the guts are 2-3oz throughout. That makes it theoratically about (4.5+2.5x5)/64 x 2 = 34/64 inch or 1.35cm thick.

[ItsJustNC]

Ahh.... I see... I guess it must have been a trick of light or the angle. It just looks really thick in the image.! Haha.!

But damn... I can't seem to get over how even the burnish is on the card slots.! I hate doing it cause 2-3oz tends to crumple and it gets a lil uneven at some parts of the burnish.

[lucaas]

lazybum

I love the fiber/muscle within the outer shell...one of my personal favorite feature in veg-tanned leathers.

[lazybum]

lucaas

Yes I found that veg tanned horse butt especially has loads of those beautiful marbling.

ItsJustNC

I don't do too much to the card slot edges actually. Just put a bit of water and gum trag and gave it some light brisk wipes with a rag. Don't moisten the edges too much at a time or it will tend to fold over and dent. I hold the piece near the edge so that the edge stays relatively firm as I run the rag through them.

By the way for your card case did you stitch the lining to the exterior or am I missing something?

Edited January 2, 2012 by lazybum

[ItsJustNC]

Ah... I think i might have been a wee bit rough, thats why some of the burnishes on the card slots are thicker for that piece. I did use a rag and gum trag too, but it keeps slipping... After this piece, i haven't been burnish card slots. After seeing yours, i think i might wanna try one again.! I think this time round I'm not gonna bevel it.

Oh no dude, that is a wallet.! Haha.! A bifold i made in May last year.

Oh yea, hows gum trag suiting you.? I stopped using the stuff and switched to good ol' water. Its a bit to slimy for my liking. And the fact that i'd have to buy and ship it is a pain. I get better results with water anyways.!

[Shhhhh]

Great burnish as usual dude, Liked how you actually creased and burnish the edge of the card slots so nicely. But it looks like a monster to carry.! What oz did u used for the guts and shell.?

very nice!!!

[corter]

Bored and Lazy.... there can oly be so many templates in this world. no one is completely original! But it is the exact same wallet isn't it?

good find ! just look at this one every body and their brother sells a version of this one! Nothing is new under the Sun.

What's up with this? http://shop.ugmonk.c...-leather-wallet

I make both of those for Ugmonk, the card case is a unique color way I did for them. They add their branding.

Edited January 3, 2012 by corter

[zissou]

Those of you who are getting a dark burnished edge- are you doing it manually, or with a Dremel?

I've been mixing up a nice olive color lately...

[ItsJustNC]

Manually with water and a wooden slicker.

[thecolosseum]

Corter I hope I didn't offend you or your craft after all you are kind of my Leather Idol as of right now! What I was saying to BORED N LAZY was that no matter what anyone does in art, there is inspiration drawn from other craftsmen. This is done with everything... art is a great example...every artist takes inspiration, themes and techniques from other artist...this isn't copying or being unoriginal it is part of art and the process of creating.

[corter]

not at all dude, if it gets you talking I've done my job haha

[bored_n_lazy]

Corter / thecolosseum

I was just curious if the design was copied by them or if the wallets were being supplied to them to use their branding. Now I know.

[KayK]

ipad case i made as a belated christmas present, other then bracelets its my biggest leather project. stitching isn't as smooth as i would have hoped but it was my first try.

[raWorkshop]

I made an iPad case as well. Terrible color balance on my camera but you get the idea.

iPad case by PaleoDenim, on Flickr

I'm not thrilled with the snap closure. The male post is between the shell and a tab you can't see in the picture so there's no metal on the inside, but the whole thing is labor intensive. I'm definitely going tongue and loop next time.

Edited January 8, 2012 by raWorkshop

[thecolosseum]

DSC_0199 by Mr.JohnCinyo, on Flickr

DSC_0203 by Mr.JohnCinyo, on Flickr

DSC_0196 by Mr.JohnCinyo, on Flickr

Edited January 8, 2012 by thecolosseum

[hollowsleather]

Just finished this for Karl, Mr. Rogue Territory.

[TheBlackGoat]

^^^^^SICK!!!!!

Zissou! When i saw you post i kinda laughed, cause i was just talking about doing green wallets with my good friend.

i miss that hunter/british racing green color. amazing dye job! really nice color depth.

i got a nice piece of green shell cordovan a few months back. just sent these out to some clients last week.

[hollowsleather]

Eric/Corter's bags look great, but I'm not sure if he's selling them or not, otherwise Strawfoot is another small operation that specializes in totes.

[N.M.F]

Just finished this for Karl, Mr. Rogue Territory.

This is great!

What thickness of thread did you use? 288?

[corter]

Eric/Corter's bags look great, but I'm not sure if he's selling them or not, otherwise Strawfoot is another small operation that specializes in totes.

I'll be making them in a couple months! Garret from Strawfoot's a great dude as well if you need one super quick.

Made myself a new belt out of a not-so-perfect blank I cut this weekend. Spencer, formerly of Traffic Bikes, made me this solid copper buckle about a year and a half ago and I've been waiting to use it. Stitching more to prevent belt stretch than looks, really don't like stitching belts.

Edited January 9, 2012 by corter

[Sennit Heritage]

Just finished this for Karl, Mr. Rogue Territory.

Very nice Hollows. Did you design their belts as well?

[zissou]

Damn, TBG that green shell is hot! It took me a little while to mix a green that I liked, but I am happy with it.

I'm setting 40 snaps (which is really 80 snap halves) by hand for a bulk order, and really wishing I had a press! My hands are killing me after the first 20.

Edited January 10, 2012 by zissou

[Sennit Heritage]