Silverd Report post Posted June 25, 2022 Good afternoon Today, I'm presenting a recently completed Tote that I designed as a wink to the turn of the century art deco style period. The outer bag is made using 2-3 oz Herman Oak that I died green using Tandy water base die applied by conventional spray method. The inner layer of the bag is Sheep Skin as well as the zipper surround and some of the internal elements. The tote has a wet molded hard bottom made from Herman Oak 8-10 oz. Handles and deco geometry are made from HO as well are died Saddle Tan and have integrated padded rope core handles that are easy on the hands. Spring wire stiffeners sewn into the handle tops prevent buckling when the bag is fully loaded. Buckle Guy hardware and full length YKK zipper. Interior features a big pouch with flap, a zipper pocket and a collapsing sunglass tube. If comments come in I'll add more photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted June 25, 2022 That is a beauty! Interesting construction and a work of art (deco). Now my wife wants one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmom103 Report post Posted June 25, 2022 Nice. would love some more pictures. Especially of the handle build with the spring wire and rope. It definitely reminds me of styling in an Art Deco building I used to work in located in Downtown Indianapolis on the circle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, TomE said: That is a beauty! Interesting construction and a work of art (deco). Now my wife wants one. Wow! Thank you! Silverd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Scoutmom103 said: Nice. would love some more pictures. Especially of the handle build with the spring wire and rope. It definitely reminds me of styling in an Art Deco building I used to work in located in Downtown Indianapolis on the circle. I used a groove tool to create a space for the spring wire to live inside the handle. I'll attempt to find pics of the rope handle. For this I used 3/8" weaved rope that I wrapped with thing foam then with 2-3mm leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 25, 2022 I made a wet molding form tool that was used to make the bottom. I think I bought the spherical feet from Ohio Travel Bag. They are perfect for this deco design. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 25, 2022 Internal space is very important in most bags and everybody has their personal opinion as to what is the ideal configuration. I have been making a sunglass tube for other bags that I believe works well and did the same for this project. But I added a snap feature that allows the tube to be folded away. Of course, a flapped and zipper pouch of some sorts are also nice features. Here they are integrated into the main zipper pieces. I don't have formal bag making training and am likely doing things the hard way! Silverd242 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Scoutmom103 said: Nice. would love some more pictures. Especially of the handle build with the spring wire and rope. It definitely reminds me of styling in an Art Deco building I used to work in located in Downtown Indianapolis on the circle. The pocket panels are held in place at the top via the zipper surround and at the bottom with 3 snaps on each panel and 3 reciever snaps that are sewn into the bottom. Something like this is required because when sewing the molded bottom into the main, the area inside the bag must be clear. The panels are the last things that are assembled into the bag. Silverd242 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Awesome work! I've been trying to design pockets, etc. for a bag I made. You've given me some interesting ideas! The pockets look like they were wet moulded, too. Is that how you did them? Edited June 25, 2022 by Sheilajeanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted June 25, 2022 That's a really nice design, and great work putting it all together! Two awls way up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted June 25, 2022 I'm not thrilled with the green, but the craftsmen ship is awesome, beautiful work and design , Great job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunkasapa Report post Posted June 26, 2022 I had an issue with green until I'd been out of the Army for about 10 years. Being told I had to wear green every day put me off for a long time. Almost 50 years later green is my favorite color. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said: I had an issue with green until I'd been out of the Army for about 10 years. Being told I had to wear green every day put me off for a long time. Almost 50 years later green is my favorite color. Love that story. I've not used green dye, ever until this project. And never used water base dyes before, so some learning. Welcome back to the beauty and uniqueness of Green. Come in, the water is warm and we welcome you. Silverd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Nice design, solid bag! YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 27, 2022 15 hours ago, YinTx said: Nice design, solid bag! YinTx Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted June 27, 2022 Wow, that's a great looking bag with solid execution. Well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverd Report post Posted June 28, 2022 6 hours ago, battlemunky said: Wow, that's a great looking bag with solid execution. Well done! Many thanks. Silverd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
