I've been working on my bifold wallets for the past month to try and achieve the following build: - 6/8 Card slots - Use of softer chrome tanned leather + edge paint - Fully lined with leather/fabric
- Slimness (~< 3.0mm thickness MAX)
These might sound like silly standards to uphold especially for a beginner like myself but I've always had a strong fantasy of creating this perfect elegant dream bifold wallet when I started leathercraft 😉.
After doing tons of homework and "prototype" wallets I'm pretty comfortable up the the point in how I make and line the interior and assemble the card slots. I mostly struggle when it comes to make the stitching holes for all the combined layers.
In order to keep the edges thin I usually end up having a deep slope towards the edges caused by thinning out different layers within the wallet. This makes it difficult to make my stitching holes parallel without proper use of an awl which I'm not too comfortable with at the moment. Is the solution here to keep my build flatter overall or is this just unavoidable and I need to apply stitching holes better with the use of an awl? You can see the big curve towards the edge of the pockets in the pictures and the awkward stitching as a result of the poor stitching holes.
I'm also struggling with gluing components perfectly. I feel like half the battle with bifolds is precise cutting and bonding. Is there some magic technique or jig that people use for this?
Hey Grant.
Since you're open to fabric use, have you watched the video course 'The Slimline Coat Wallet'?