Badge Tag post #5 (Sheep leather)

    Experiment with sheep's leather for badge ID tag, it very smooth and soft. 👀

This characteristic of sheep skin pose new challenges when cutting, punch hole, marking point, it moves when these action is taken.

There is two sheep leather (PEARL white, top left) and (DARK blue, bottom right).

Put both leather side by side to see it can colour between different layer.

 For the start the front layer for badge ID is Sheep (PEARL white) and center layer is buffalo leather and rear layer  Sheep  (PEARL white).

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The front and rear layer uses Sheep leather sandwich the center layer which is the buffalo leather

 Use a card to verify there is sufficient space for ID card and edge space for stitching work.

Becuase rhe sheep leather is too soft and encounter some difficulty. Have decide to add a paper backing stiff paper material.
It make cutting to have better control.

Update on 4th Feb 2018

More inform that was miss out, sorry for the delay .. 👐

  Using new picking iron punch.

Dip into wax and olive oil  mixture to lubricate punch tips to make it easier to remove.













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Badge Tag post #4 (REDO request)

Since the first version of badge tag was too big, redo this project.

Actual ID laminated size is width 7.2 cm and height is 10.7 cm, after remove from plastic pouch.
✋ Hence need to redo a new badge holder base on this measurement.

Use paper template for project

Tool for project

Cut inner window

burnish edge

Add rear layer

Tools for project

punch hole for top edge

cut oblong hole

work in progress ..

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Badge Tag post #3

   Try another ID tag project, this round use a thicker leather and cut a hole for ID tag to sit inside.
The idea of this concept was to allow the ID tag to fit and sit in this position.

 Use an ID badge to cut this hole on a leather piece of size 12.5 cm x 7.5 cm.

 Use a fixture (bamboo chop stick)  to hold the soft edge part of project to burnish the edge of ID tag hole .

 Attach a softer leather material in front.
Note have place an aluminum sheet when perform guling process. So that the gule does not spread on cutting matt surface.

Cut the center part base on line drawn. ensure the cutting knife is sharp to get clean cut edge.

 Cut center part off.

Use an ID badge to confirm it sit and fit on this ID badge.

View of cut off for the ID card to sit in.

Show the front layer (top) to middle layer (bottom)

Position the rear pocket relative to the ID card
template

 Rear view, add a pocket behind badge tag.

 View of the badge front.

This is to show how stitching the ID tag










Update on 3rd Dec 2018.

End product for badge tag or ID and holder with added hook.

The hook is attached to a more rigid layer (rear layer) and give it added support.



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