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great thanks, that helps to clarify a few things. you are right about finding a way to do it all on one machine. i assume a cylinder arm machine can sew a straight line down a flat piece of material. and do the around the sleeve as you said. that would leave only one long joining stitch along the sleeve length, just need to figure out how to do that. By hand!!?? haa haa.. there are a lot of cheap chinese made cylinder arm machines i have looked at, i guess its a risk, whether they work well enough and don't break down. thanks again

errr gosh..here we go... all the things i don't know. Lockstitch - is that the type of stitch i need? Stitch length - do the machines have variable stitch length? Lining - could they sew a lightweight fabric to leather? thanks again

hii thanks for replies. i would like to make them for resale - a small (very small) business. but also make them well and looking classy. I have been looking for a craftsman or small factory here in Thailand to do them for me, this is seeming much more difficult than you might think, plenty of large factories who have no interest in small orders of special fabric and design. so Plan B is to set up my own "factory" (one man in a room!) and i would have to supply the sewing machine and learn a lot about the construction of the bags myself to make sure its done right. $2000 or more is a lot to invest for such small quantities but i do understand the need for a proper machine to do it well and efficiently. i will have to think hard about it (hmmm.. where's that business plan again??). sourcing the leather should be easy, there are literally hundreds of tanning factories just 45 minutes away from where i am now. and hardware should be ok as soon as i can find a supplier. the largest bag would be about 36 inches x 8 inches diameter with fairly simple pockets, and possibly a smaller even more simple one as well. at the moment i don't know the actual leather thickness needed, it would be fairly light designed for on shoulder carrying as well as on a trolley/buggy. that's about all i know! it would be similar in style to this pic (its vinyl and fabric of course).

hiii there, found you all. complete and utter newbie here but i have seen cows in a paddock. so if i wanted to attempt to make a leather golf bag, what type of machine would be best. my first day's research seems to say a walking foot barrel/cylinder arm thing would be best. a flat on bench machine would make some of the stitching difficult to do i think. i am Australian BTW but in Thailand for 2 months, i don't know much about what's available in these countries. mainly , if i did buy a machine i don't want to make a mistake buying something that won't really do the job. Thanks in advance.