Making 500 Leather Wallets By Hand 

Oh I flinched so hard!

ahahaahhah yea

Me to lol the logo metal moved a bit ! But it came out good

Ouch yeah something inside me died for a moment

That press needed to be bolted down ! With that amount of work

Can the dies also punch holes for saddle stitching while it is cutting the leather?

I mean it's fair enough cutting by hand when leathercraft is a hobby or on low scale, I suppose when it starts becoming an actual job it's basically mandatory. Imagine cutting FIVE HUNDRED pieces by hand hehe 😂

@ Isaiah Struve-Everyone seems to be advertising "handmade" when they are using machines, which is understandable in but then you lose the art and authenticity of the "handmaking'; it dilutes the art form. Handmade imparts a level of exclusivity which is valued in the marketplace. I suspect that's what some artisans are still trying to latch onto while they are using their machines to make pieces. But that is unfair to the true artisans like yourself.

Missed a steo with it not embossing the G at the same time though.

Using a hand operated clicker press is pretty hard on your body- blew my rotator cuff punching this order. But you are correct, the design and production of this order was designed to keep everything within a budget the customer had, and we were happy to help!

Agreed, I expected at least some edge paint action but it's more like mass produced beginner's project.

as the client was the leather producer, they wanted a simple waxed edge to show the interior dye-thru of their hides for these pieces to be given out to customers. However we did provide them with an edge painted sample as well!

Corter Leather how can one go about purchasing a clicker press? How did u design the patterns to cut and punch holes?

Just find one you like, there are many different models out there! The one we have is from Weaver Leather and I designed the dies in Adobe Illustrator

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Dang 2019 was 3 years ago

1. Have your own designs or at least have your own twist on it. 2. Count up all expenses 3. Narrow down your niche "who do you want to Target" and market to them.

If you join the Facebook group, "Clicker Die Swap and Sell", you can find some inexpensive dies and die makers who can make you some at various prices. You can find used dies. You can also make a clicker press out of an arbor press, look up "arbor press clicker press" to see different videos. It's not as fancy as the professional ones, but, it'll get the job done at a low price, and get you started on going professional with various sized lots.

To have dies your gonna save alot of time in mass production... but dose everyone that wants a handmade wallet want something similar to the rest ? ..... one change in a design and your back to cutting by hand It's sad that few understand what time and effort goes into it,, they see 20$ of material and 20$ for your time as a reasonable price... but to hole punch, hand stitch ,dye , burnish,condition , and some want stamp work .... it takes time that buyers dont appreciate Buy good leather for the outside and internal pockets get coats from second hand stores... made my money back on tools and learned how "I" was gonna do it.... a dash of exotic skins can get some cash too, a 70$ snakeskin got me 2 externals and 3 internal pockets (people will pay for it) the leftovers became 6 lighter cases 10$ each 20 minutes each Vegetable tan and tie dye to customers request letting them think you had to go out of your way for blue leather .. play them and make your money ....., dont cut deals, sell them at a lower start until your good,emphasize how long it takes , price goes up as you get better , you get faster dont tell people

@@matthewdenty7760 See, I don't even consider these wallets to be hand made, myself. Hand sewn, but that's it. Not trying to talk down about Corter or whatnot... Just that I don't consider it hand made when machines are involved. If it was hand cut, and hand burnished, then yeah, hand made. This is not, though. Real hand made, made with quality, gets a better price from people that see it's actually hand made, because they understand the time, effort, and uniqueness.

hell yea :)

What does it mean? Something trump?

Haha! This is actually a saddlestitch, I learned it as a "leapfrog" stitch from an old timer but we use our back hand to keep tension on the back thread, it's pretty much identical once you get the hang of it

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Where do you even getting cutting dies for something like this?

Maria Ballard any die line manufacturer

@Justin S oh cool. so you can just send in your template and have it made? neat :D

It's not about being authentic. It's about being hand made. You can't call it hand made if you're cutting and burnishing with a machine. Nothing against making it that way, but people, I think, take issue with calling something hand made that isn't actually hand made. These are only hand sewn. Everything else was done with machine; cutting, burnishing, stamping. Ergo, not hand made.

If you watch some of the videos like the louis viouton wallet there are a few clips in there where you might be able to figure it out

Never bring politics into business.

Cause people are assholes!

I have a sudden desire to visit Mexico >.>

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Which machine?

It will also make all your products identical, with smooth straight lines, very professional.

he doesn't answer anyones questions

they said 3 weeks. :) I was wondering that too! :)

same. Ill get cuts from the string (I also do bookbinding) and Im thinking I should make a leather ring to cover the spot that gets injured when I do the tension

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It's not hydraulic, it's a hand press from Weaver Leather

they said it was a custom order, so to make a die just for that, probably not worth it.

alaskankare I missed that detail. Now it makes sense. Especially if they're frequently fulfilling custom branded orders. On a different note, I checked Weaver's website (the site they recommended for custom dies) and I couldn't find any die-making services. I'll reach out to them directly to see who they might recommend.

Cutting out the wallet with the die and stamping the logo takes two different amounts of pressure, more for the cutting and less for the stamped logo. The die would have to be made in such a way that the logo stamping has to be recessed into the die where when making the cutting part the logo part simply kisses the leather and not cut into it. Hence, a differently structured die all together. If I were making that many wallets on a chimerical level with that machine I would have more than one die for that particular wallet, maybe 3 or 4 dies per style. Shaves time off of the cutting time.

he doesn't answer anyones questions

That actually is a saddle stitch that we're doing in the video! It's held by hand, but we use two needles and keep tension on the threads with both hands just like a stitching pony, we'll make a video soon to explain!

Corter Leather makes sense!

great work ,you have great tools

thanks! we have them made by a few different die makers. I believe Weaver Leather offers a die service as well

Corter Leather thanks for the info!

GREAT LOOKING DOG .

@@Corter Can ya'll turn us on to one of the die makers besides Weaver? Pretty please....with micro dot? ;)

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Strawberry shortcake. Noms. Brings to mind those shortcake roll things. Talk about addictive. Also, to be on topic... Maybe subcontracted by them for these? Given the nature of subcontracting, technically the wallets would still be Guess, regardless of who made them, etc.

Don't need a pony the way they're sewing. They aren't doing the double loop method, so they don't need both hands free.

Seems I was mistaken. They say it is saddle stitching... They're just holding pressure on the back side. Can be done without a pony that way, though the stitching doesn't come out as "pretty" and it can warp some of the leather between stitching.

pls translate to chinese

Cool. since it’s so easy for you to make them why they are so expensive. the skin is not expensive but there is one wallet like a whole piece of leather (Translation from above Russian)