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Leather Wallet Making

Leather supply review patterns for making handmade leather wallets

Leather and patterns for making your own leather wallets. First of all I start by designing my own wallet patterns using heavy poster board, pencil, rule, small square and Berol circle template. The next step is to select leather for making my wallets and I go to Tandy Leather for my vegetable tanned leather selection most of the time I place my order over the phone which works really well for me. The leathers reviewed in this video are Oak-Leaf double shoulders numbers 9048-12 run 4 to 5 ounce and number 9050-12 runs 6 to 7 ounce in weight both of these double shoulders. Next the side of vegetable tanned leather you see in the video that was on the bottom is Oak-Leaf side number 9157-56 (6-7 ounce) which is another very good choice for a slightly heavier wallet.

Sewing handmade leather wallet on a leather sewing machine

You can easily sew you leather wallet by hand using needle and thread and this will really look good as well as custom made. This video shows how I sew a leather wallet on a heavy duty harness stitcher sewing machine. The sewing machine thread I am using is white polyester size 346 and the needle in the machine is made by Schmetz made in Germany and is is size 200. If you would like to use a smaller size thread you might consider size 207 and a size 180 Schmetz needle. The Cowboy CB4500 has a Servo motor which enables you to sew at the speed that is comfortable for you.

Trimming the leather wallet with a Craftsman trim knife

Now I continue to make my handmade wallet by trimming the excess off of the bottom side. I am using a craftsman trimming knife and there are several places you can purchase a leather knife like this and I will list the contact information down below. A leather knife like this is very handy for leathercraft and leather working some of the features are the brass blade keeper and a walnut handle and you can easily change the blades. I find that the curved blades have more cutting power and more effective than the straight blades. When you are trimming the excess off hold you blade as straight as you can so the piece will not be angled or undercut.

leather wallet making tutorial
Leather Wallet Making Tutorial

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Knife sheaths How to make leather knife sheath with leather working tools

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Knife sheaths How to make leather sheath with leather working tools

Article and DIY Videos by Bruce Cheaney

This leather working tutorial will give you some insight on making knife sheaths quickly and efficiently.

Be sure and watch part two when I sew the knife sheath on my cowboy harness stitcher sewing machine.

How to make knife sheaths – Part 2 – DIY Videos – Knife sheath making. Sewing custom leather knife sheaths on a cowboy harness stitcher sewing machine through multiple layers of vegetable tanned leather.

This knife sheath making tutorial is Part 2

I show you how easily and efficiently you can sew your handmade leather knife sheath on a modern day harness stitcher sewing machine.

Once the sheaths have been sewn I show you how to trim the excess off of the bottom layer of leather and then edge the leather with my C.S. Osborne style number 133 western edgers sizes 1 and 2.

Also covered in the knife sheath making tutorial I show you how use a copper rivet to attach a latch strap over the sheath for the fillet knife sheath then set the snap using my Craftool snap setter for Line 24 snaps.

How to make leather knife sheaths
How to make leather knife sheaths

How to make a custom leather knife sheath DIY Videos by Bruce Cheaney leathercraft and leather working instructor find more on YouTube.

Guitar Strap Making How to Make Leather Guitar Straps

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This post is a three part series on the subject of guitar strap making all on the same page for your convenience.

The leather I am using is from Tandy Leather in Fort Worth Texas and at the bottom of this page I will have the contact information you will need to order your leather and supplies.

I find that the Oak-Leaf leather number 9157-58 works good for tooling and carving designs deep into the leather to make a good looking guitar strap.

To line your guitar strap a 2 to 3 ounce smooth grain leather will work really good and give your strap a custom feel and look.

Guitar Strap Making Video One

Title- Guitar Strap Making Leather – Vegetable Tanned Leather – Veg Tan – Leathercraft Tutorial

Below is the text that goes with this guitar strap making video tutorial.

Guitar Strap Making Leather – Vegetable Tanned Leather – Veg Tan – Leathercraft Tutorial. DIY leathercraft learn How to make your own custom leather guitar strap. Leather supplies are very important to the leather worker and in this YouTube video I show you a leather I really like for making my hand tooled leather guitar straps.

Guitar Strap Making How to Antique Finish Custom Leather Guitar Straps.

Leather supplies Tandy Leather Eco-Flo gel antiques finish and Eco-Flo Super Shene resist layer are used on this custom leather guitar strap to highlight the oak leaf and acorn tooling.

Guitar Strap Making Video Two

Title – Guitar Strap Making How to Antique Finish Custom Leather Guitar Straps Tutorial

Text below goes with the antiquing tutorial.

This is a custom made leather guitar strap that I am antiquing I have allowed three coats of resist to dry so the strap will turn out the shade I like.

It is a good Idea to practice with your antique finish on a piece of scrap leather to understand how this antique process works. You may find that if your resist layer is to light the antique may be to dark for you.

I have plenty of sheep skin pieces cut and trimmed for this process as you can see in the video so I can remove and buff the guitar strap to get the desired look I want.

The third video in this series shows you how I groove my guitar strap with a C.S. Osborne scratch compass. The purpose of a stitch groove is to make a channel that the stitch can set down into to prevent the stitch from wearing out as well as it looks better than not having a groove.

Guitar Strap – How to Make Leather Guitar Straps – Sewing Leather – Custom Leather Working. DIY Guitar strap making tutorial learn to make your own custom leather guitar straps.

The guitar strap making video tutorial below shows you how to prepare your guitar strap so it can be sewn on a leather sewing machine.

Guitar Strap Making Video Three

Title – Guitar Strap – How to Make Leather Guitar Straps – Sewing Leather – Custom Leather Working

The leather and the guitar strap making supplies I used to make this guitar strap came from Tandy Leather in Fort Worth, Texas and North of Fort Worth in Watauga, Texas.

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Tandy Leather Store Manager in Watauga is Anthony Porter phone number 1-866-322-8965 or 1-817-503-2318 call and get him to send you  Tandy Leather Supply Catalog Buyers Guide.

To locate a Tandy Leather Store near you visit the Tandy Leather Website

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Bruce Cheaney
Gainesville Texas USA