Introduction: Make a Slim Leather Wallet

By www.leathercove.com
About: A leather crafting lover. Join me on the journey to find happiness in handcraft.

This design is not original, I saw from Internet and impressed by it's unique & slim design, and decide to make similar one.

The inner pocket holds up to 6 credit cards, front pocket for cash.

Step 1: Tools & Materials

To get start, you need to prepare some tools and materials.

  • A piece of leather
  • Scissor
  • Cutter
  • Ruler
  • Hammer
  • Chisel
  • Wing divider
  • Glue
  • Needle x 2
  • Sew thread
  • Sandpaper
  • Sewing horse (optional)

Step 2: Cutting

I made a cardboard template, put it on leather and mark the cut line with a needle or awl whatever you have, then cut it out.

Step 3: Glueing

There are 3 sides need to be glued: first glue the inner pocket part, when it dry glue the out part, put a hammer on it to keep the shape and wait it dry.

Step 4: Burnishing Edge and Punching Holes

Not all leathers need to burnish edges, anyway a smooth and burnished edge make the leather work nice-looking and durable.

Here I use sandpaper (1000) & beeswax.

Use wing divider to make a punching line, usual 4mm from the edge.

Punch holes with a chisel.

Step 5: Sewing

You may need a sewing horse when sewing.

You can check below instructable to know how to sew a leather.

https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-saddle-stitch-leather/

Step 6: Done

I forgot to cut the pocket corn, you can also leave this to the last step, cut or keep it.

Ok, insert several credit cards & little cash in it and slip into your front pocket. If possible, throw your old & thick wallet.

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If you also interested in making a leather notebook, you may want to check my instructable below.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Midori-Type-Travelers-Notebook/

Step 7: Template

I am not good at designing, it's little difficult for me making a professional template.

I did it with Excel and convert to PDF, if directly print not work, please make one according to the measurements.

Any comments will be much appreciated.

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