I'm making these Leather fly wallets

[Robbi]

thanks to the encouragement of a certan member on here, i've started playing with leather !

here's the Mk2 version of my vintage style leather fly wallet reasonably simple to make and everso effective.





cheers

Robbi

[Robbi]

[mountainm]

Great little project! Well done.

[Barn Owl]

Very nice Robbi.

[GordonM]

That looks great, Robbi!

Gordy

[Robbi]

cheers guy's

[RichardIT]

Lovely job

[peaks]

Look great!
What are you using to line the inside?

[Gill]

That looks great buddy.

[Man of Tanith]

They look really good mate
not something i personlly do but like the look of them

[Robbi]

Look great!
What are you using to line the inside?

it's a waterproof, tear resistant foam designed for the inside of fly boxes, works a treat and i've never lost a fly yet :

[Robbi]

That looks great buddy.

cheers Gill !!!!!!

[Dannytsg]

Very nice work there.

[peaks]

Many thanks.........and at the risk of being cheeky - where can I get some?

Thanks in anticipation

[Robbi]

from here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120920616208?ssPageName=STRK:M EWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2 649

[peaks]

Much appreciated Robbi.

[Toddy]

Very tidy and a handy bit of kit too

Thon foam stuff ? is it treated with some kind of rust inhibitor ? I'm thinking about needles.

cheers,
M

[peaks]

Great minds think alike Toddy!

[Toddy]

Sorry Robbi, we're going a wee bit OT

I was told recently that the same fomes that was traditionally used for these wallets was also used to store needles.
I'd love to know it worked; but I'm chary of ending up ruining good needles. I buy and use, old Victorian and Edwardian ones, much better than most of those made nowadays.
Fomes I can find, and I can strip it out and prep it, but it doesn't always come out as clean and tidy as the stuff Robbi used in his wallets, and it'd be easier to see the needles agin the white

cheers,
M

[Robbi]

not sure if it's treated with anything but the hooks / flys don't go rusty.

Toddy, you have a PM

[Robbi]

Hmmmmmm.........needles

straight down the needle selling shop...........Hi, i'm making these lovely needle storeage wallets

[Toddy]

.......hussifs
Actually most storage mediums for needles in a kit are a bit of a problem. Mostly they're made from cotton or plastic and either attract damp or don't let things dry out, so the needles go rusty

I've just minded that somewhere I have a tiny little leather wallet thing of my mother's meant to hold needles and a card of threads. I'll see if I can find it and post a photo for you to have a looksee.

cheers,
M

[peaks]

Hi Mary
Hussifs- is that Scots for "Housewifes" ??

[joejoe]

very nice .how much