Bryer Leather - Card Wallet Creation Process

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Transcript of 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.

THE FINISHED PRODUCT

Leather

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