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    Having laminated my three pieces of 10 mm plywood together and marked out the shape of the case the next stage was to cut out the shape of the case.

    IMG_0600_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    I have started sanding all around the plug and the outer frame the leather is about 2 mm thick so if I sand 1 mm off all of the edges that should be sufficient.
    The inside size is 98 mm but that will soon be taken up by the kydex and suede linings. more details will follow

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    You may remember I commented on the last large case I sent to the USA via UPS from the UK the service was outstanding and very quick. So when it came to the pink and blue case I decided to use the same company.
    I made a packing box for the case yesterday morning and booked the delivery service online just before lunch time 7/1/15 the box was collected mid afternoon.
    The notification I have received is the package landed at Newark airport at 04.30 am local time, the next notification is that the expected delivery date is by end of day 7/02/15.

    I hope Crazyorange is at home

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    Woohoo!

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    I have been asked to make a holder for 5 in x 3 in index cards however I was asked if I could add some kydex to add a little stiffness to assist with writing.


    This is another new item to me so I thought I would make a sample I had some thin burgundy leather I picked up to make a wallet but have not got around to it yet


    This is the front piece well the back of the front piece with the two end pieces that hold the cards in place


    IMG_0604_1 by my0771, on Flickr


    The back piece is a little more complex as it has a slot for a pen which I have lined in black suede


    IMG_0603_1 by my0771, on Flickr


    This picture shows the back panels the first piece is the pocket with pen slot the next piece is a full size piece which has the kydex glued to it, then there is another piece of leather glued to the other side to encase the kydex.

    Hopefully I have left enough space to get a row of stitches around the edge as it is very difficult to sew through kydex.

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    My sample is almost finished I am just sanding the edges before applying beeswax and burnishing


    IMG_0610_1 by my0771, on Flickr


    See it is a pen case as well


    IMG_0606_1 by my0771, on Flickr

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    What's the slot above the pen for? Business cards?

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    There are three pockets in total front centre and rear, they are slightly larger than the index cards so they can hold spare cards or used cards as well as anything else around that size. the pen slot does restrict the use of the rear pocket.
    The thickness is around 8 mm at present there are 6 thicknesses of leather and 1 piece of kydex I may change the leather and the thread for the next effort

    IMG_0614_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    Good job this is a sample as the stitching is dreadful

    IMG_0615_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    IMG_0618_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    The next one is going to be in veg tanned leather that I can dye

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    As I was happy with the sample so I made a fresh template and started cutting out some veg tanned leather.


    All of the pieces are here including the kydex which is the black bit


    IMG_0622_1 by my0771, on Flickr


    IMG_0628_1 by my0771, on Flickr


    The reason for making a fresh template is that every time I cut out a piece of leather thin slivers of card are removed and the template changes shape.

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    when fully dry this should be black I wonder what anyone thinks of the green thread against the black

    IMG_0632_2 by my0771, on Flickr

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    I think you should go with a racing green type of thread. I think the thread is a bit light, plus since the piece is going to be in the pocket all the time....the light thread might get dirty. A darker green will hide that.

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    Here is a better picture of the green with the black now the leather is dry

    IMG_0635_1 by my0771, on Flickr

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    Ok...not as light as I thought. Looks great.

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    I was not too happy with my burgundy sample so I have made another in black which I am much happier with I used the green thread to sew the black case together


    IMG_0639_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    IMG_0637_1 by my0771, on Flickr

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    I have finished sanding the inside of the mould the next stage is to make a test pressing. I made this mould tighter than the previous three pen mould.

    Although I still need to get the mould apart once the leather dries out which may be a challenge considering the pressure required to force them together.


    IMG_0645_1 by my0771, on Flickr


    The marks left on the test piece will show me where the mould is too tight.


    Thanks for looking


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    You must go through a lot leather testing things out. What do you do with it?

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    I usually make the item and then I put them in a box under my desk, currently there are about 10 items in the box

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    Aaahhhh....the box. I remember you mentioning the box now.

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    Here is a sneak peak at what is in the box

    IMG_9926_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    IMG_9921_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    Edit
    I should offer some explanation the black case on the left has a sprung metal clip on the back for pockets or belts, Dark red had untidy stitching, Natural leather colour in large size I made it to see what it would look like, The right hand in natural colour is a pocket case designed not to bend in a trouser pocket case sample, The purple case was made following a discussion about a case to hang from a belt or lanyard.

    The notebooks are just notebook covers for field notes books
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    Your rejections are good looking to me. Poor rejection box

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    Rejection is a very harsh term they are items I made that I never quite got around to finding homes for I could have put them in the classifieds and maybe one day I will.

    It is not only pen cases that fall into this situation I always meant to sell this box but I put it to one side while I got on with other projects and forgot about it until you mentioned the other items (see how I did not say rejects)

    IMG_5232_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    IMG_5221_1 by my0771, on Flickr
    I had planned on embossing the owners name on the inside of the lid.


    Back to the current project the four pen case is moving forward, I took it out of the mould this morning expecting to find gouges in the sides of the leather where the new mould has been too tight.


    IMG_0647_1 by my0771, on Flickr

    Although there are marks on the leather there are no gouges or breaks in the leather I am really pleased with this it normally takes a couple of attempts.

    The main requirement of this project is to make a thin case to hold medium to large size fountain pens

    IMG_0649 by my0771, on Flickr
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