First Leather Project

[ChipperBags]

5 hours ago, HaloJones said:

Good first project, and if you are anything like me: every project seems to demand a blood sacrifice!

I understand what you mean!

[DJole]

Nice work for a first-time piece! It really does seem that the blood sacrifice is necessary, though I don't understand why...

I just wonder about those straps, sewn to the body of the bag -- will those sewing joints hold up under the strain of a loaded bag? Or would it be better to reinforce them with rivets or the like? 
I haven't made enough bags to have a definitive answer for the questions.

[bvdv]

I think it will hold, but a rivet add some bling .

[ChipperBags]

Well, while I agree that a rivet or two would add some bling and some assurance the thread would not fail, I don’t have any!  As my first project, once it popped in my head, I looked at what I had and whether I could do it.  Since the thread is a #69 bonded nylon, I figure it will last and if not, she can send it back to me for a more durable repair! 

I’m still getting things I need… heck I’m still figuring out what it is that I need and then figuring when I can buy them because I am not on an unlimited financial situation.  I did find some of my FIL’s old tools for snaps and such and I think there might even be a rivet press, I don’t know.  Also, I do not have a dedicated space for the leather working.  Some will be done in the sewing area and the rest in my garage workshop, when that gets there.

Chip