Men's Accessories, Wallets

The 2024 version…men’s wallet with hidden pockets and flip up ID holder

I created this all-leather version of a men’s wallet from scratch.  It took a while, but each piece was individually hand cut from black cowhide remnant leather from a local upholstery shop.

I used my FAV skiver to split and skive each piece and my decision to use  thinly split leather to line the pockets was to prevent the pockets from stretching out.  I switched from all-purpose cement to a German made water-based adhesive for assembly and used the saddle stitch with black French linen thread.

Here is the inside without props.
This is the inside too but the id flap on the left is down and the vertical yellow and rust center bits are do demonstrate the two hidden pockets under the two horizontal pockets.

I hand finished the edges and tested the final product for size…

Hard to believe I first started making wallets back in 2016!Regardless time and practice (and retirement) make all the difference in the world.  🙂