Bryer Leather - Card Wallet Creation Process

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  • STEP I. OVERVIEW OF SOME OF MY ESSENTIAL TOOLS, EVERYTHING IS DONE USING TRADITIONAL LEATHER CRAFTING

    METHODS. BEESWAX IS USED TO HAND-WAX EACH THREAD.

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    STEP II. MATERIALS ARE

    SOURCED FROM THE

    HIGHEST QUALITY

    SUPPLIERS, AND THELINER ISN'T AN

    EXCEPTION.

    HERE, I CUT THEFABRIC TO FIT THE

    PATTERN (ALL OFWHICH WERE DESIGNED

    IN-HOUSE). THIS WILLEND UP BEING THE

    INTERIOR LINER FOR

    THE WALLET.

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    STEP III. THE LEATHER IS CUTINTO PIECES NEEDED

    TO PUT THE WALLET

    TOGETHER.

    JUST LIKE PIECES TO APUZZLE: THEY ALL

    HAVE TO BE PERFECTLY

    CUT TO SIZE, OR THEYWON'T FIT INTOGETHER.

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    STEP IV. USING A CUSTOM

    BRANDING IRON ANDAN ARBOR PRESS, THE

    BRYER LOGO ISSTAMPED INTO THE

    RAW LEATHER. THE SAME PROCESS IS

    USED WHEN

    MONOGRAMMING THE

    LEATHER FOR

    CUSTOMIZATION.

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    STEP V. THE EDGES ARE EACHROUNDED USING MY

    COIN OF CHOICE AND A

    VERY SHARP LEATHER

    KNIFE.

  • STEP VI. UTILIZING LEATHER GLUE, ALL THE PIECES START COMING TOGETHER, ALWAYS WORKING FROM THE OUTSIDE

    IN.

  • STEP VII. AFTER ALL OUTER PIECES ARE IN PLACE, THE FOCUS IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE INTERNAL PIECES, WHICH WILL

    END UP SERVICES AS THE CARD SEPARATORS IN THE WALLET.

  • STEP VIII. HAMMERING THE LEATHER TO FLATTEN THE SURFACE, GIVE IT A NICE CREASE AND PREPARE IT FOR STITCHING.

  • STEP IX. INDIVIDUAL HOLES ARE

    POKED USING A

    SPECIFIC LEATHER

    TOOL. THIS STEP ENSURE

    THAT STITCHING WILL

    BE STRAIGHT AND

    THAT THE LEATHER

    WILL NOT BEND IN A

    FUNKY WAY WHEN THE

    WALLET IS COMPLETE.

  • STEP X. HAND-STITCH THE EDGES ALL THE WAY THROUGH, AND MAKE SURE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH KEY KNOTS

    AND EDGES.

  • THE FINISHED PRODUCT

  • Leather

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