#Key holder bowl Patch

The screws you used are also called CHICAGO SCREWS in the USA and are used in harness working and other applications. If you want to stitch the edges you can use a sewing machine to pierce holes along the edges-sometimes they won't SEW thru but you can get the needle to PASS thru and make neat spaced holes-and then use WAXED THREAD to stitch for a finished look and to prevent fraying.

Very nice idea! For stiffer leather try looking on line for people selling bundles of scrap leather-this is often the type of size needed for these small projects and sometimes you get nice colors too! You can also look for stiffer leather at thrift (charity) shops in the form of womens purses-I see these all the time and often for a dollar or so you can get a lot fo useable leather with hardware included. Embellishment: There are several great instructables on decorating leather, I recommend looking at a few of them if you fancy a slightly fancier design.

This instructable has some good steps on proofing and waxing leather which are worth reading if you want to give this a go Adding washers: If your keys feel too loose I recommend adding washers in between them until you are able to tighten the interscrews enough to restrict the keys movement. If I get time I will give this a go and upload another step with some more detailed instructions. It also has the added benefit of waterproofing the leather. This can be repeated several times until the desired stiffness is reached. EDIT: neo71665 recommended submerging the leather in hot wax, removing it, letting it cool and then buffing off excess wax. I chose to stiffen just the sides so there was still flex to allow the closure to move freely. I tried clear nail varnish and PVA but found they didn't stiffen enough for me so used super glue, which worked surprisingly well. I went for the easy method of applying a coating to the inside on sections I wanted stiffened, I recommend testing different options on offcuts. Soaking in water and then drying out is an often recommended method that is easy to do, though gives varying results.

I am no leather expert, however there are several forums online that can recommend stiffening techniques. If you used thick hide leather this may not be neccessary. Stiffening leather: If like me the leather you got was very soft you may find that it needs stiffening to give a satisfying feel. The Interscrews and washers can be cannibalized from a cheap folding allen key tool such as this I would recommend spending more time sourcing your leather than I did.

#Key holder bowl Patch

First off things you will need: Ingredients: Leather Interscrews ( I used these) Snap fastener (or other closure method) Washers (Optional) Tools: Scissors Dremel (Optional) Super Glue (Optional) Paper (Optional) Calipers (Useful) The leather I used was a leather patch designed to be sewn onto a garment, this was restrictive in size and also wasn't as stiff as I would have liked. However I recently came across this Key Holder which coupled with the current I could make that contest running, and my long overdue intention to stop lurking and make an instructable made me decide to go for a leather design. The aim being to have a nice compact set of keys, with no sharp edges to wear through pockets. For a while I have been intending to make a key holder out of a folding allen key tool, replacing some of the allen keys with actual keys. This instructable is intended for the I could make that contest.