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 THE
LINER ISN'T AN
EXCEPTION.
HERE, I CUT THE
FABRIC TO FIT THE
PATTERN (ALL OF
WHICH WERE DESIGNED
IN-HOUSE). THIS WILL
END UP BEING THE
INTERIOR LINER FOR
THE WALLET.
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STEP III. THE LEATHER IS CUT
INTO PIECES NEEDED
TO PUT THE WALLET
TOGETHER.
JUST LIKE PIECES TO A
PUZZLE: THEY ALL
HAVE TO BE PERFECTLY
CUT TO SIZE, OR THEY
WON'T FIT IN
TOGETHER.
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STEP IV. USING A CUSTOM
BRANDING IRON AND
AN ARBOR PRESS, THE
BRYER LOGO IS
STAMPED INTO THE
RAW LEATHER. THE SAME PROCESS IS
USED WHEN
MONOGRAMMING THE
LEATHER FOR
CUSTOMIZATION.
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STEP V. THE EDGES ARE EACH
ROUNDED 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.