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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Cameroo on December 01, 2010, 06:25:22 pm

Title: Homemade Wallet
Post by: Cameroo on December 01, 2010, 06:25:22 pm
I thought some of you might like to see some pictures of a wallet that I made for myself.  It's made out of a stingray skin that I got from Tandy leather.  I really like the pattern on it.  The skin was almost the perfect size for this.  I made the lace from some of the cut off pieces and there was very little waste.

I don't care for having a huge wallet in my pocket, I just like to carry the bare necessities.  I think with will do the trick quite nicely.
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: mullet on December 01, 2010, 06:41:37 pm
 That's cool. I've got some of that I've been saving for a handle wrap.
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Post by: Pat B on December 01, 2010, 06:45:23 pm
Cool wallet but what is that funny looking stuff inside?  ;D  ::)
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Post by: recurve shooter on December 01, 2010, 08:17:50 pm
cool stuff!
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Post by: cracker on December 01, 2010, 08:29:14 pm
Very cool.
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Post by: Sparrow on December 01, 2010, 10:31:25 pm
 I like that pattern too ! Nice    '  Frank
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: HatchA on December 02, 2010, 08:33:03 am
I've got some of that I've been saving for a handle wrap.

Same here.

Great li'l wallet!!
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: stickbender on December 05, 2010, 02:30:02 pm

     Very nice.  Stingray makes some nice leather.  And to think I have been throwing them back!  Oh, could you slide the Canadian credit card, and ID, out a bit, I uh....want to see how it contrasts with the wallet eh...... ::)

                                                                               Wayne
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: Cameroo on December 05, 2010, 04:07:02 pm
Cool wallet but what is that funny looking stuff inside?  ;D  ::)

Jeeze, I heard the economy was bad down there, but I wouldn't have thought that you guys forgot what money was already :)

Wayne, I think the contrast shows just fine in those pictures  ;D
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: Ian Schmidt on December 07, 2010, 10:49:59 pm
Thats a pretty nice wallet to be sticking Monopoly money in it... JK, but how well does stingray work? Does it hold up well, because I would think it would wear quickly when worn. I am talking from previous experience, but I would like making one of these if it is durable.
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: Cameroo on December 07, 2010, 11:13:38 pm
Well, I can't speak from experience because I just made this and have never used stingray before, but I have read that it is very durable.  Aside from the bumps on it, it looks just like leather, so I would imagine it would wear like leather.  Maybe someone else has used it before?
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: M-P on December 08, 2010, 02:50:26 am
Hi Folks,  I have a commercially made wallet that is made from stingray.  I used it ~ 5 years and finally retired it because the insides were falling apart.  The stingray skin is nearly new looking though.    Ron
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 08, 2010, 11:18:33 pm
"When I was a boy I went to summer camp.  I skinned my knees and made a wallet."   -Emo Phillips

Saw those skins down at Tandy and had the same though...of course I can't do it now because it's already been done.  Harumph!

Nice work.
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: skyarrow on December 09, 2010, 02:28:46 pm
i like the white on black  did you do that or did it come that way
Title: Re: Homemade Wallet
Post by: Cameroo on December 09, 2010, 02:34:03 pm
That's how they come.  There's a bunch of different types of print on them too at Tandy Leatherworks (leopard print, zebra, etc.) if you're into that sorta thing :)

The black ones looked the nicest to me.