Handmade leather wallet?

[jim_w]

Hey there leatherworkers :)

My brother just told me he's looking for a decent leather wallet. He's going up to London to look in some fancy shops, and no doubt he'll spend a ton on something with someone's name on it. :yuck:

So, does anyone know anyone who makes leather wallets? What sort of price are we talking about?

Oh, and while I'm here, what about handmade boots? Do actual shoemakers still exist?


Cheers! :)

[PS_Bond]

*Don't* get me started on boots!!!
I've had no end of difficulty finding lasts in one-offs - and even if you do find a last, it has to be right for a) your foot and b) the style of boot.

There are a couple of cordwainers still around - http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/5058.htm teach it, and there's http://www.cordwainers.org/ & http://www.thehcc.org/

As for wallets, I've made a couple, I'm just less enthusiastic about working with thinner leathers.

[Lord Farquhar]

My brother in law makes leather wallets etc all done by hand.
I dont know the prices but i can find our for you if you like.

[trojanargus]

*Don't* get me started on boots!!!

Don't you get yours made at John Lobbs like the rest of us?

:lol:

[jim_w]

My brother in law makes leather wallets etc all done by hand.
I dont know the prices but i can find our for you if you like.

That would be lovely, if you don't have to go out of your way. I'm not sure my bro is discerning enough to choose handmade over harrods, but I'd like to try and steer him in the right direction! :)

[Mr_Yarrow]

re education towards the finer things, which are not necessarilly the most expensive - kudos

[Beachlover]

My brother in law makes leather wallets etc all done by hand.
I dont know the prices but i can find our for you if you like.
If you are able to find out about them and prices etc; then I would be interested in one for my father too.

[stonehard]

animal make great leather wallets

[Stuart Ackerman]

animal make great leather wallets

...just the skins, though...the rest of the bodies are a bit slushy... :D

[Lurch]

animal make great leather wallets

I've asked my cats, but they don't seem interested.
Perhaps they're just lazy, I'll ask the dog if he'll have a go.

[PS_Bond]

Nah, got to be the cats - sharper claws.

[jim_w]

:lol:

I heard a funny story once, about a crazy French hunting guide in the mountains. It was a long, winding story, but it ended with the guide proudly presenting his old tobacco pouch to an English guest who'd done him some service. The Englishman was very pleased, and thanked the guide effusively. The guide said it was nothing; to make another, he only had to find another cat! :O

[marziali]

I'd like to know if you have seen a wallet like this?
It's been made with rawhide, and hand laced whith tientos (a thin thread of leather)

http://personales.ciudad.com.ar/hmarziali/imagenes/Bill_01.jpg
http://personales.ciudad.com.ar/hmarziali/imagenes/Bill_02.jpg .
Horacio

[PS_Bond]

Interesting... So is the body of the sheath rawhide? How has it been treated to get it looking like that?

[Rogue]

That's a lovely piece of work - you made that yourself I take it? Based on what you did to that knife handle in your other thread, I'm pretty sure you must be able to do anything :O

I have to say it's lovely to see something a little different to the standard black leather wallets that most people have. Admittedly mine is also black leather but then again, I only use it to store mothballs :rolleyes:

[marziali]

How has it been treated to get it looking like that?
Thank you all guys
In other thread I'll show the whole process of preparing the rawhide.
Horacio

[jim_w]

That looks really lovely! :)

[johnhunter]

The one which I'm using is Bifold personalized leather wallet (http://www.storyleather.com/traditional-leatherware.html), which I think is very common. I prefer it because it is small enough to easily fit your suit or pants pocket. It is light and easy to reach out things easily including my credit cards, visiting card and coins rarely.