Wallet's pockets alignment/overlapping/relationship
Hello,
I'm having a hard time figuring out a proper way to align or overlap pockets of a card holder or a wallet to make them look flawless. The point I'm referring to is the place the two sheets of leather touch each other. The object under consideration is here:
Corresponding to the sketches lower: A is the upper pocket, B is the lower pocket (the brown one) and C is the biggest sheet of leather that the above to are stitched into.
And there are 3 ways I found I could make the two layers of leather meet. Basically they vary in the angle of cut:
1. 45 degree angle, that's the one I'm experimenting with at the moment, I find it relatively easy to cut with japanese knife and I think it might give good results as the layers hook into each other but the top surface stays flat.
2. Perpendicular cut (Used in the card holder at the top) - Easiest to cut but the joint might be visible when looking at the surface of the wallet from the top.
3. The hardest to achieve for me. I used skiving to get the angles but I never managed to get a flat surface on top, getting it right seems quite tricky.
The question is, do you have some advice here? How to align/overlap the sheets of leather to get a clean, good looking and durable joint/connection? I think the most common on the internet is the solution nr 2, but that sometimes leave a small gap between the layers.
Thank you for any advice.
Cheers, Radosław
I personally use No2 and have never had a problem with gaps between pockets.
The trick for me is to do the following:
- Overcutting: I make my wallets 5mm longer on each side, glue then trim the excess.
- Really take my time and position the 1st pocket exactly in the perfect spot. After that, when gluing, i just make sure the pocket below is touching it 100% and with no gaps and don't focus on the edges being 100% aligned with main back piece and the other pockets because trimming will take care of that.