Making a Leather Roper Wallet

[@alexanderlepley1698]

***(casually draws sheridan I have trouble tracing)*** Outstanding work Don!!!

[@melodyhallwyatt3689]

I can't believe you free-handed all of that! Beautifully done!

[@chriscampbell4606]

Sir you have some of the most amazing edges. And I credit everything I know about leather working to you. Thank you for what you have done for this industry

[@7893866]

Awesome! I was watching your vids last night trying to gather up as much info as possible cus I’m in the middle of making one of these! Thanks for the help, just in time!

[@TonyDiem]

8:30 Fn aye, Cotton! F-N Aye! Wow Don, that's beautiful. Drawing that flower from scratch was amazing. Thank you!

[@frankzemberi4322]

You know your work what I see you are super

[@cclcraftsman]

Just bought a copy of the digital pattern. Excited to give it a shot! Thanks!

[@billnewman8261]

You are really good at the jobs that you do.

[@hollygaudet9107]

Thank you for an easy to follow tutorial.

[@gilbertomontemayor1854]

Thank s for this I’m be waiting on this for a long time Great work like always Don .

[@drem.9016]

That is one heck of a wallet

[@austingarst]

Where'd you get that dye marker?

[@bigchiefleatherworks7245]

My interior is done a little different, I incorporate an ID holder on one side. I contacted C Loy and will be picking up some of his skins once I use up this sheep I have. Beautiful work as always.

[@markb3129]

Looks awesome as usual. ✌🏻

[@alvinbakley4951]

Bending the out piece while gluing it on does help but it’s stiff also hard to stay closed keeps opening up I tie my shut with a rubber band.

[@mattrowe1037]

That is incredible... im sure the price tag reflects that😅. Thats some beautiful work you do, thats a gift

[@ChristinePatterson-n1r]

Awesome what are the t pocket measurements

[@donmooreii7400]

Something I found is that when you bind or glue the interior liner to the out piece, if you bend the out piece while connecting the two, it will have more of a bend already formed. So less bunching in the middle and quicker break in.

[@Handles-R-Lame]

Yes, this is the best way of doing a lined wallet(or anything that is lined and has a curve in its shape) some people build a little triangular mold for this exact reason. Usually, I use something laying around the house of the same shape for the same effect.

[@boldbeagle6678]

This is beautiful work. How do you stop your pencil marks from showing through after tooling??

[@agentjonburrows9595]

Have you done or will you do a video on how to wrap and cap a saddle horn?

[@michaelsanchez8519]

That wallet has heavy Opeth vibes. Awesome.

[@gilbertoveggian7715]

You are the best sir

[@поставь_на_паузу]

Скажите, что это за материал? 7:00 Tell me, what kind of material is this? 7:00 I apologize for not understanding, I don’t speak English, unfortunately.

[@paulocosta4320]

Hi m8 i like very mucht your work, to make the shapes on te wallet do you need for ex. put more inchs on rhe leather? Thanks from 🇵🇹

[@hollygaudet9107]

Thank you for sharing this project with us. It’s beautiful. What size hole punches would you recommend for hand sewing this project?

[@TobiasJStrand]

The skiving knife takes a lot of practice. I bought one a couple of years ago and using it on thin leather like you do is really hard. Haven't used mine in a while because of the projects I've been making but I thing I need to sharpen it and work on the skill a bit.

[@johnhoward3516]

Thanks Don ! Have a few customers wanting wallets have arron 's pattern for biker wallet , and will use your pattern and his for a couple of choices my wallet is old school style with only a zipper pocket and two open pockets with two snaps. Reddoc leathers. Thank you again.

[@noecantu44]

Do you know if it's possible to do leather burning with gun powder or black powder if so how would I go about doing it

[@AliMohamed-jk4of]

You are amazing

[@ismaelmirandavazquez785]

Chingona mi amigo 👍🏼

[@aaleatheritsforlife8410]

❤ love it

[@bbarker5766]

Awesome looking wallet Don!! Question.... couldn't you skive down the center portion of your outer leather a bit to allow it to bend a bit easier? Or maybe soften it a bit with a conditioner that area to help as well? I ask because that is what I did when breaking in mine and my kids baseball/softball gloves and mitts. I always ouled the hinge mire than the rest of the glove and when you're breaking in top quality first base gloves and catchers mitts it makes a huge difference.

[@InMyBusyLittleShop]

Are you sewing with a Class 26 on this one? I appreciate your videos

[@richardshipman7076]

I would like to ask where you got that razor knife you trim with, never have seen one in any of my suppliers but looks like it does a terrific job . Thanks

[@bengibson8528]

What type of "file" is the pattern pack? Looking to use my laser engraver for the "cutting" and wondering if the files would be compatible.

[@kiajuntila1210]

I wish someday i have that kind of wallet

[@lindaaustin-morin7781]

Is the leather wet, before you start tooling??

[@WoodLeather]

Yes. You have to case (wet) the leather so it will hold your tooling and stamping

[@redfoot1958]

Can you list the leather company you said you got goatskin from?

[@DianeHall-g4r]

Where do you find the miniature tooling tools?

[@davisbuchanan7970]

What kind of marker were you using to mark the goat skin

[@staceyboyd8236]

I'd like to know as well.

[@julienorden3758]

me too!

[@juarezcastanheira8971]

how much do the molds cost. Do you send to Brazil

[@Me3Studio]

YES

[@davidtrynstuff4695]

What are the dimensions for this? I need to make a checkbook cover that’s exactly like this. Thank you

[@sonyaknueppel1320]

Where can I get that xacto knife looking tool to cut and trim?

[@tinoyb9294]

He uses the standard xacto handle with a rectangular blade like what is used in the safety skiver. I've tried it and it works really well.

[@robertk-qn6mg]

I love roper wallets. More biker look as I use chain as I am disabled and don't like sitting on my wallet. I like "idiot" chains so that 1) I know if the wallet slips out, it's on a chain and easier to pick up. 2) it's a little more difficult to pick pocket me especially when I'm in my wheelchair. Besides, that's not so much a wallet as it is a piece of art that holds crap... lol.

[@bmarco68]

Wow🏆

[@loganf4370]

Don, is there any easier way to saddle stitch something long like a belt by hand without having to pull 30+ feet of thread through every single hole? I don't want several start/stops, but it is gruesome hand stitching something that long. Thanks!

[@cordnipper61]

You can use several sections of shorter thread then over stitch the end pieces. Harder to explain then to show but check out How to Handstitch by Al Stohlman. It shows how to do it.

[@lestergrigsby594]

Where did you get the Goat skin?

[@adedamolaolajide2939]

What number of beveller you used?

[@JohnTomasella]

Any reason you are not scuffing the leather before glueing?

[@burkhardt7372]

There's no reason to do it, gluing flesh to flesh and also sewing.

[@douglascampbell5284]

This might be a dumb question but why the glue on both surfaces

[@LuvMyCardiKids]

Google “how does contact cement work” and you’ll have your answer.

[@juliangonzales2916]

👍👍👍

[@AG-ok7no]

Beautiful but hard to follow along when I keep crying.

[@stevethomas7463]

😲

[@erichannig148]

Great craftsman- horrible drunk

[@ellafields9424]

? ? Meaning? Significance??

[@wombatmoonbeam]

gotta fold over the top of the pockets to make a smooth edge. open edge looks like dog 💩

[@wombatmoonbeam]

also using a sewing machine and burnishing wheel is WACK. HAND SEWN, HAND BURNISHED

[@r4ptor-g4ming34]

@@wombatmoonbeamstupid comment. Nothing wrong with machine stitching or machine burnishing.