I must've missed this one months ago. Caught it now. Agree on the oil/Chrome tan leather. Liquored leather never burnishes properly and requires edge coat to finish (acrylics.) It's all that oil, fat and wax saturation that resists friction by design. I always found the shell cordovan too bulky to create 'full' wallets with and tend to utilize 1 oz alternatives on the interior card battery. It will burnish like a dream and patina well with natural or light colors. I too prefer slim profile wallets and also created one for myself. Mine is a seven component minimalist with a depressed side zipper. 3 card slots, 2 hidden cash sleeves, and one side zip pouch. I call it the '321 Work EDC' and been selling hundreds of them at Etsy. Apparently more people than myself like it. 🙂👍🏽 Your gusseted snap wallet came out nice. Cheers BL! 🥃
Sounds like great wallet! Congrats on the sales. Do you do all your selling on the Etsy platform? I'm still stuck on , going forward, d/b/a or LLC. Also the hand-stitch or machine dilemma.
@@brillonleather I think a strong market remains for handstitched products. If I were going to compromise it would likely be for low stress interior segments like zippers, card slot bottoms and lining reinforcement. There's also a lot to be said for projects with so much stitching, doing it by hand is a time killer and doesn't pay (Bags and belts.) Machine stitch where time and product stress are minimal. Handstitch high stress areas where longevity matters. 👍🏽
@@brillonleather Both of those would do the job. My inclination for similarly priced machines is always toward the one with better customer service. Whatever machine you choose, there will come a time when you'll require support of some kind. Especially if you ramp up production. 👍🏽
Really nice, I have just started in leather craft, and have made a few minimalist wallets, but as a beginner they didn't turn out the way I wanted them to, So practice practice practice.
Welcome to the leathercraft community! I found wallets a challenge to make. Maybe because of their size, any flaws really show. Everything has to be spot on so you learn quickly where you need to hone your skills. Good luck ahead and let me now how your doing. Thanks for watching my video.
Your stitching is getting better and better compared to your first wallet😊. Doing good with fast forwarding and skipping some of the tedious parts. Keep these videos coming.
Thank you for the comment. So much work goes into making a video between filming and editing. Never mind trying to make a decent product. It’s nice to hear that some progess is happening!
It looks like my 400 grit sandpaper in the video. Depending on how much I need to scale back, it could be anything. I have 220 on the sander to really take down if needed and I'll move up through the finer grits. Usually I don't have the patience while trying to make a video. If it's for someone else I'll finese it and fine sand between burnishes too. I have all grits, (400,800,1200, etc.). whatever I'm feeling and stop when I'm satisfied. Are you a crafter? Do you have a particular method you stick to?
I am a retiree who is just starting to get back into Leatherwork as a hobby. Back in the early 70s I had a shop in a college town, but that was a long time ago and I have a lot fewer resources now. There are also a few resources available here in Israel (where now live) so I am making do with hundred grit and thousand grit with nothing in between.
@@achadhaamoratsim7098 That’s good to hear you are picking it up again. I wish I had started earlier. I won’t get years of experience at this point but it is a very satisfying hobby. Thanks for messaging me. Stay in touch. Good luck.
@@brillonleather Always tricky to get into crafting phone wallets Randy. The key issue is that there are so many types, even within the same manufacturer, that by the time you've designed and perfected the latest Apple phone wallet,...they've moved on to the next model and you're left with unsold stock. I've been leaving this end of the market to the substandard pleather producers in Asia. There's just no point unless it's a pre-paid customer order.
@@pepleatherlab3872 So many wallets on the market, it’s crazy! I gave up trying to think up a wallet or card holder that isn’t out there already. I barely have a need for a wallet anymore.
More practice and you can start selling. The quality is still not enough. But, good luck. Mascon Leather is the best tuber to learn. Also remember that the more you use machines to help, the less it is real handwork. You use little bit wrong ”bumb jigs”
Thanks for watching and commenting. I've watched Arte's videos many times using his jigs. Couldn't for the life of me remember what they were called! Sometimes the distractions while making a video, I tend to forget a name or some terminology. Everything is a learning process.
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I must've missed this one months ago. Caught it now. Agree on the oil/Chrome tan leather. Liquored leather never burnishes properly and requires edge coat to finish (acrylics.) It's all that oil, fat and wax saturation that resists friction by design. I always found the shell cordovan too bulky to create 'full' wallets with and tend to utilize 1 oz alternatives on the interior card battery. It will burnish like a dream and patina well with natural or light colors.
I too prefer slim profile wallets and also created one for myself. Mine is a seven component minimalist with a depressed side zipper. 3 card slots, 2 hidden cash sleeves, and one side zip pouch. I call it the '321 Work EDC' and been selling hundreds of them at Etsy. Apparently more people than myself like it. 🙂👍🏽
Your gusseted snap wallet came out nice.
Cheers BL! 🥃
Sounds like great wallet! Congrats on the sales. Do you do all your selling on the Etsy platform? I'm still stuck on , going forward, d/b/a or LLC. Also the hand-stitch or machine dilemma.
@@brillonleather I think a strong market remains for handstitched products. If I were going to compromise it would likely be for low stress interior segments like zippers, card slot bottoms and lining reinforcement. There's also a lot to be said for projects with so much stitching, doing it by hand is a time killer and doesn't pay (Bags and belts.) Machine stitch where time and product stress are minimal. Handstitch high stress areas where longevity matters. 👍🏽
@@pepleatherlab3872 agreed. Do you own a sewing machine? What do you recommend? I’m partial to the Cobra 26 and the Juki 4800.
@@brillonleather Both of those would do the job. My inclination for similarly priced machines is always toward the one with better customer service. Whatever machine you choose, there will come a time when you'll require support of some kind. Especially if you ramp up production. 👍🏽
@@pepleatherlab3872 Yep, I heard they both have great customer service. I wrote Juki but I think the 4800 model is a Tech-Sew.
Really nice, I have just started in leather craft, and have made a few minimalist wallets, but as a beginner they didn't turn out the way I wanted them to, So practice practice practice.
Welcome to the leathercraft community! I found wallets a challenge to make. Maybe because of their size, any flaws really show. Everything has to be spot on so you learn quickly where you need to hone your skills. Good luck ahead and let me now how your doing. Thanks for watching my video.
Your stitching is getting better and better compared to your first wallet😊. Doing good with fast forwarding and skipping some of the tedious parts. Keep these videos coming.
Thank you for the comment. So much work goes into making a video between filming and editing. Never mind trying to make a decent product. It’s nice to hear that some progess is happening!
Great video and perfect results, nicely done !
Thank you for the kind words!
Great video! I wasn’t sure what was going on when you made the gusset but it became clear when you installed it.
What grit sandpaper did you use?
It looks like my 400 grit sandpaper in the video. Depending on how much I need to scale back, it could be anything. I have 220 on the sander to really take down if needed and I'll move up through the finer grits. Usually I don't have the patience while trying to make a video. If it's for someone else I'll finese it and fine sand between burnishes too. I have all grits, (400,800,1200, etc.). whatever I'm feeling and stop when I'm satisfied.
Are you a crafter? Do you have a particular method you stick to?
I am a retiree who is just starting to get back into Leatherwork as a hobby. Back in the early 70s I had a shop in a college town, but that was a long time ago and I have a lot fewer resources now. There are also a few resources available here in Israel (where now live) so I am making do with hundred grit and thousand grit with nothing in between.
@@achadhaamoratsim7098 That’s good to hear you are picking it up again. I wish I had started earlier. I won’t get years of experience at this point but it is a very satisfying hobby. Thanks for messaging me. Stay in touch. Good luck.
Love these videos ❤
haven't used a regular wallet for 15 years, I use a phone case wallet!
I’ve seen that type but never tried one. How many cards does it hold?
@@brillonleather Always tricky to get into crafting phone wallets Randy. The key issue is that there are so many types, even within the same manufacturer, that by the time you've designed and perfected the latest Apple phone wallet,...they've moved on to the next model and you're left with unsold stock. I've been leaving this end of the market to the substandard pleather producers in Asia. There's just no point unless it's a pre-paid customer order.
@@pepleatherlab3872 So many wallets on the market, it’s crazy! I gave up trying to think up a wallet or card holder that isn’t out there already. I barely have a need for a wallet anymore.
More practice and you can start selling. The quality is still not enough. But, good luck. Mascon Leather is the best tuber to learn. Also remember that the more you use machines to help, the less it is real handwork. You use little bit wrong ”bumb jigs”
Thanks for watching and commenting. I've watched Arte's videos many times using his jigs. Couldn't for the life of me remember what they were called! Sometimes the distractions while making a video, I tend to forget a name or some terminology. Everything is a learning process.
Good work..
@@danieljuarez2710 thank you!