New Member Briefcase Combo

[Merlin2]

Hello everyone; this is my first post with pictures after joining the community yesterday; I hope my pictures load OK. This was one of the last projects I completed before taking a break from leather working a few years ago. This briefcase combo was for a business woman in Seattle. It is fully lined and hand sewn. Edge corners, latches and binder hardware were purchased through Ohio Travel Bag Company and the buckle on the front of the briefcase is from Montana Silversmiths. There is a matching day planner and cell phone case (you can see cell phones have gotten smaller since then). My photos unfortunately don’t show the removable cross draw holster for a Colt Detective Special 38 inside and the matching shoulder strap. I either hand draw all my patterns or use a CADD program to draw and plot them out. I usually spend far more time creating ideas, designs, sketches and patterns, than I do the actual construction of the item.

Hope you enjoy the photo’s and please feel free to comment and critique.

[abn]

Wow. That's definitely work to be proud of. Nice job!

[Luke Hatley]

Awsum Work.... and thank you for joining us.

[jbird]

very nice work. very clean looking

[Crystal]

Very sharp looking! Welcome aboard!

Crystal

[King's X]

Great work! Thanks for sharing. Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas, USA.

[Chief31794]

Welcome aboard, great looking ensemble.

Ken

[tat2]

Wowo you sure know how to make a proper Planner!