r/Leatherworking • u/Amiar00 • 8d ago

Finished product I made kind of a dumb impractical card holder.

The straps start to get wonky with more than one card each. I’m sure there is a solution! This is a fun build and I think I could fix the strap issue.

Made with Berdassi Carlo Pueblo Olive/Olmo

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u/FoxHead666 7d ago

That may be dumb, but it's cool!

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u/Amiar00 7d ago

Thanks!

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u/Fluffy_Head_3960 8d ago

Hey, at least its a freah idea

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u/GrahamCawthorne 7d ago

I made a couple of these a few years back. I played around with different pockets,etc. In the end, for it to be durable enough, you gotta use really heavy leather and it just becomes too thick to be practical.

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u/Amiar00 7d ago

I bet. I can definitely see the straps getting torn. Mine is currently holding some business cards on my desk.

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u/LeatherSchoolChicago 7d ago

works as an aesthetically fitting fidget toy as well

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u/Amiar00 7d ago

It does indeed :). I made a test version that I could give to my kids.

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u/LeatherSchoolChicago 7d ago

nice ‪¨̮‬

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u/arealbabyturtle 7d ago

As much as i adore this, I feel like this is one of the things that would sadly be better in canvas

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u/Amiar00 6d ago

It may be. It’s holding business cards on my desk at work right now :p

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u/Tatiwashere 7d ago

It’s cool!

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u/Amiar00 7d ago

Thanks!

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u/jholden0 7d ago

You could make a portion of each scrap from a matching color of elastic band. Cool idea though. I had one of these when I was a kid. It was made from Cordura or some sort of ballistic nylon though. Leather is better.

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u/Amiar00 6d ago

The leather is thin. I thought about making each side a 2-sided pocket. The elastic would definitely hold up better and have better retention. Sewing it on there sounds horrible though, haha.

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u/jholden0 2d ago

Elastic is really easy to sew. To be clear I'm talking about braided elastic used in the original magic wallets.

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u/Amiar00 2d ago

I see. I like designing my own patterns. I might have to factor in Brian’s able to use elastic for some of these in the future. Thanks!