DIY Leather 3 Ring Binder (Trapper Keeper)

In this video I show you how I made a leather 3 ring binder for a friend.
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3 Ring binder mechanism: amzn.to/2JWiT5m
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[@JD-wm4uv]

Ok that's pretty awesome even the metal ring hardware is wrapped in leather 👌

[@kathyjohnson3556]

Amazing! Thanks so much for the video!

[@ApplecorekellyMom]

Love this so much! Thanks for all the good ideas. Buy one for $90 or make one from leather scraps…I’ll make one.

[@baska-]

*Looks very good. If I could suggest only one thing is to use D rings instead of O rings. O rings easily damage whatever is in the binder, while D rings are safer.*

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@52Mirza]

Love your work do you make to sell?

[@lavenderlovelifeuk]

OMG!OMG!OMG!! I really want one 🥰

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

:-)

[@JS-ob3em]

Awesome

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Jem S. Thanks!

[@DonJuravin]

Thanks!

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@shauniceboyd5796]

Hi* What type of leather did you use? I love this idea. Will be doing this in the near future. Thank you so much for the video.

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Shaunice Boyd I used a piece from a rustic double shoulder I bought at Tandy Leather. For the inside, those pieces came from a remnant bag from Michaels. Thanks for watching!

[@52Mirza]

Love your work do you sell your work?

[@shepherddog1199]

what thread do you use?

[@BruceAUlrich]

Missed out on a perfectly good opportunity to call it a leather trapper keeper. Ha ha. Your stitching looks so good! I don’t usually hammer my stitching. Do you feel that it helps?

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Bruce A. Ulrich haha. True! I can still edit my title. 😆
I like to flatten out the stitching because I don’t have a stitching groover. And it also makes the stitching look a little thicker.

[@stefaniekarwin1694]

This is great! How thick is the leather?

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Stefanie Karwin Thanks! It is 4-5 oz.

[@slickawolf]

Is there a way to stiffen the covers? With card stock inserts? Or hardening compound?

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

Possibly if you make it with two layers and some sort of hard board in between.
I made this for a friend because he wanted to be able to roll it and quickly stick it in his bag during outdoor activities.

[@rae7129]

What size are your chicago screws?

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

It was the either the smallest or the middle size in the kit listed in the description. 😃

[@rae7129]

@@WatchMeDIYIt Thank you so much!

[@Itismeliitxell]

Excuse me, what do you call that tool at 10:48

[@WatchMeDIYIt]

that's a diamond stitch chisel. :-)

[@Raynestorm1968]

Awesome tutorial, very nice project. Horrid music......

[@slickawolf]

I loved the video! But the music. ☠️ 🤣