Francis888 Report post Posted January 20, 2015 Hi All, I am Francis from Singapore and this is me first post here. Attached is the project I completed recently. Pleas feel free to comment. Thank You so much. ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnus a Report post Posted January 20, 2015 I like it! Alot!Can you show us the inside? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francis888 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 There is only a simple zip pocket inside. Nothing much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted January 21, 2015 That thing is crazy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
handsw Report post Posted January 25, 2015 I like it too. Could you tell us which kinds of leather you have used ? (maybe putting some numbers on the images for reference) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basically Bob Report post Posted January 25, 2015 Thanks for sharing ... you sure put a lot of planning and work into that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francis888 Report post Posted January 25, 2015 Thank you for those who commented. I used vegetable tanned tooling leather on the outer layer. The dimensions are 56x40x18(LxWxH)cm. I used it for the first time on my recent oversea trip. It's width is less then 2cm short of the alse gap between the seats. It fit nicely into the overhead luggage compartment as well. BTW, the checked pattern was formed using manually cut leather strips of about 3cm wide. The strips were dyed in 2 colors to produce the alternate design. To tell the truth, it was originally intended to be a picnic/grocery bag. I realized that the weight would be too heavy for practical use after putting all the strips together. The checked pattern mean each side is doubled layered plus another layer for the lining. So the weight became a problem then and prevented me from continuing further. It took me a few weeks of thinking before deciding to turn I into a luggage bag. Attached are some photo shots during the process and conceptual design drawing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hockeykspiky Report post Posted February 4, 2015 wow. this is what I was thinking the other day. Very nice. Can you tell us where you got the hardware? retractable handle, wheels, stand...etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francis888 Report post Posted February 4, 2015 The retractable handle, wheels and stand come as a set. I got it from a hardware shop over here in Singapore. The TSA lock is also from the shop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
