Leather Wallet From a Boot

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Minimalist Wallet aus alten Lederstiefeln - Upcycling (FREE PATTERN)

Don't throw your old leather boots away! Make a minimalist leather wallet / cardholder out of it. You can also use old leather baseball gloves, bags and so on. By the way, leather is very robust and sustainable material. Okay, let us make one :)

Materials and Tools

Materials

Old leather boots

Tools:

Cutter
Ruler
Hammer
Half round punches
Scratch awl
Wood slicker
Chisel (4 mm)
Leather glue
Wing divider
2x needles
Sew thread
Tokonole leather finish
colorless leather fat (Clear leather dressing)
Rotary tool (for example: Dremel) or sandpaper
Edge beveler
Lighter

Removing the Leather From the Boots

The fun part :D. Destroying the boots! STOP! That was a joke! Carefully removing the leather from the boot. You need big flat pieces. Remove / rip out all fabrics wich are glued to the leather. Clean the leather with a leather cleaning brush (optional).

Tracing Out the Pattern

Download free minimalist leather wallet pattern, print and cut them out.

You can download them HERE

Transfer the pattern on each leather piece. Use the scratch awl tool.

Cutting Out the Leather Pieces

Use the ruler, cutter and half round punches to cut the leather pieces out.

Sand and Burnishing the Edges

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Sand and burnishing the edges of the front and back pocket. Use tokonole leather finish and the wood slicker to burnishing the edges.

Glue the Leather Pieces Together and Taking Off Sharp Edges

The areas to be glued on the smooth side should first be roughed with a sharp blade. Glue all pieces together. After gluing use the edge beveler for taking off the sharp edges.