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Suede Lined Double Gusset Briefcase

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Here is the progress on my briefcase. Photos were very helpful to me in creating the design and construction of this, so I figure I'll share what I have done so far. I'm waiting on a D-ring to finish it. Right now it's on hold.

I cut out and skived all edges that weren't top edges

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I lined them with green suede

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Made my strap keepers

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Sewed my three piece gussets, pre-lined, which seems like a mistake. I needes to make a little cover for the gap. Do most people line with one piece after they sew them together?

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I made my center divider

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Sewed my gussets on (Pricked both gussets and connected with a round awl through the center divider. Slanted stitches on both side.)

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made my handle and handle/shoulder strap gussets

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Here's a little mock up with stuff kind of draped on

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It looks like it's going to turn out to be a very nice bag. I'm enjoying seeing all the pictures, thanks for posting them.

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Looks like it is coming right along. It looks like it will turnout very nice when you are done with it. I also enjoyed all the pictures.

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No doubt that you will have a well made bag when complete. Thanks for the pics, I love seeing others process.

Karina

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Thank you for sharing. It's very interesting watching this come together, and it looks like your doing a good job. I really like you stitching.

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Looks great! Really nice paring job on the second picture. Just out of curiosity, what kind of knife is that (the left one) in the same picture?

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Thank you all for the compliments. For my stitching I punch all the way through with a Blanchard Iron. I noticed a dramatic improvment in the aesthetics of my stitching once I started doing that. The knife to the left of the pared gussets is a kiridashi style knife I made. It is made from 3/32" o1 tool steel heat treated to 62 RC with a chisel grind. The handle is some scrap dyed wood I had from another knife I made. The pins are copper. I really love that knife. It stays super sharp and is my go-to for cutting leather.

This thread has some photos of it:

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=62474

Here's a photo of my latest carry knife I made. I'm pretty happy with how it came out.post-59832-0-64632700-1430909985_thumb.j

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Impressive work. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

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