The best leather for making wallets. I’ll add a clarification – handmade wallets. Factory production varies slightly. I think the most popular answers are cowhide, crocodile leather, Shell Cordovan, goatskin. What other options are there?
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Shell Cordovan leather is a very rare and difficult material to produce. The tanning process takes about 6 months. The raw material for Shell Cordovan is part of the horse’s hide. Only the horse’s rump is suitable for the production ...
My tannery was once in my bedroom! I was a beginner leather craftsman, it was my hobby. I made simple wallets, card holders, belts and watch straps. But having a workshop in your bedroom is a bad idea. You need a ...
🤯 Jackets are not made from Shell Cordovan! I have searched all the sites from the first few Google pages for the keyword “Shell Cordovan leather jacket”. There are no Shell Cordovan jackets, just accept that fact. There are jackets for ...
When working with leather, a lot of pieces are left over. The larger the product, the more pieces are left over. This is especially true when the master is working with die-cuts. What do you do with these scraps? I work ...
I’ve been making leather watch straps for 10 years. I am sure that my experience will be useful to beginners. If you want to make watch straps, the first thing you need to do is buy buckles. Watch buckles come in ...
Shell Cordovan is the rarest and most expensive type of genuine leather. This is why it can be difficult to buy Shell Cordovan. This post is needed to help with the purchase of pieces of Cordovan. In the answers I ...