Comments on: How to Make a Wallet That Will Last the Rest of Your Life

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:48:49 +0000

@Louise, #49: agreed, most men probably would rather buy a wallet. But that’s sort of the point of this site. There’s nothing more emasculating than being beholden on others to provide your needs for payment, and nothing more emancipating than meeting your needs for yourself simply, robustly and at a high quality.

By: Anthony N.

Anthony N. — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:42:36 +0000

This is great. For those looking,
http://www.leatherhidestore.com
is another spot for to buy leather remnants.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:55:14 +0000

I didn’t find that PDF quite sized right for me. Seemed a bit small. I have done a couple of things. I split the template into three JPG files (AB, C, and D), white background with black lines. I scaled it so that the vertical stitch lines for the credit card pockets are about 1/10th inch from the credit card edge. That makes the C template about 8″ x 3.4″

Haven’t actually made one yet, but that’s the size Ima gonna use for a prototype.

If anyone wants the files, send me an email at mmnich@bellsouth.net

Regards
Michael

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:52:25 +0000

I really want to make this wallet but it’s a pain in the ass getting these dimensions correct. I’m going to try and print up the full size PDF a previous user posted at a kinkos or something. If it works I’ll get the post the dimensions.

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:03:19 +0000

And I’m still scratching my head and trying to figure out what the dimensions provided on the template could possibly be. Is that a .5″ I see? A half an inch?

I have a sneaking suspicion there is a big joke being played here…

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:57:58 +0000

The long side of the D pattern should be around 9.5 inches long in order for the pockets to accommodate a business card which is 3.5″ long.

By: jbt

jbt — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:04:22 +0000

I loved building this wallet. The instructions and pattern made it very feasible. I would love to see more leather working skills like this.

By: ArtofLittleGirliness

ArtofLittleGirliness — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:41:55 +0000

This post really needs to be updated with a warning that the blueprint must be printed on 11 x17! Or better yet, the blueprint should include measurements.

I know I must take responsibility for my own stupidness: I didn’t realize the pattern was too small until I cut out the leather. So I went ahead and finished it, and now I’ve got a beautiful wallet suited for a little girl.

I’m looking forward to making the real thing today.

By: tcifrino

tcifrino — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:02:27 +0000

Samuel L Jackson made one and stitched Bad Motherf*cker on the front of it. True story, I saw it in a movie…

By: David

David — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:19:49 +0000

This looks like a great project that I may work on (I got a leather wallet about four/five years ago in Italy and it is still holding up.) However I want mine to have a spot that shows my drivers license clearly, so I don’t have to deal with taking it out when I need to show it. How would I go about doing that?