Members jbird Posted April 9, 2009 Members Report Posted April 9, 2009 Wow amazing whats the middle divider made of just a piece of leather or whats happening there. josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
esantoro Posted April 9, 2009 Report Posted April 9, 2009 Ed, I'm not sure what an integrated binding is. I edge beveled with bisonettes. I applied some Ron's-like edge dressing and then some of my wax blend and slicked them on Norm's wood slicker on the drill press. Bruce, It looks as if the flap has binding on the edges, but a separate binding leather hasn't been used. Instead, it looks as if you may have added extra width to the flap leather, skived about 1/2" all the way around, tucked in underneath the flap and stitched. Ed Quote http://www.waldenbags.com http://www.waldenbags.etsy.com
Moderator bruce johnson Posted April 9, 2009 Moderator Report Posted April 9, 2009 Josh, The divider is some oiled and finished 3 oz commercial oak from Siegels that we doubled over, glued, and stitched the bottom edge. That particular leather has some stiffness that I like for the divider and lining for these. The divider doesn't go quite to the bottom of the case inside. It lacks about 1/2" and that flexibilty makes it easier to reach in than if it was fastened firm at the bottom. I normally just put penloops on the divider, but have done custom ones with pockets for other stuff too. Ed, These are just simple glued up raw edges I edge beveled and slicked. The edge dressing and wax combo slicks the gusset leather as well. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members SteveBrambley Posted April 9, 2009 Members Report Posted April 9, 2009 That is very nice indeed! I particularly like the buckle/tucktight combination, I never thought of doing that! Steve Quote
Members johnny7 Posted September 23, 2009 Members Report Posted September 23, 2009 Beautiful job all the way around!! Quote
hidepounder Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Harvey and Bruce, This is yet ANOTHER post I missed the first time around and am glad it got bumped so I could see it. You both did a terrific job on this. Harvey, it would have taken me a lot longer than an evening to get that tooled! You guys make a pretty good team! Bobby Quote
Members Stevesleather Posted December 9, 2009 Members Report Posted December 9, 2009 Posting this for our dear friend Harvey Lutske...wow I love the workmanship...this is inspiring work... Quote "Productivity is never an accident. It is always a the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." - Paul J. Meyer "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Einstein
Members iwannabeacowboy Posted December 9, 2009 Members Report Posted December 9, 2009 Wow. This is one of the best briefcases I've seen. Congratulations to both of you on a joint project. My wife just happened to see this and put in her request for one. So after I'm able(shoulder) to go back to the workshop she would give me a hand building one. Again nice job. Simple one stamp design can look pretty impressive when done right. charlie Quote I'm never to old to learn about all the things life brings along.
Members craftsman827 Posted February 28, 2010 Members Report Posted February 28, 2010 THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BRIEFCASE ! WHAT TOOL WAS USED ? FOR THE GEOMETRIC EFFECT. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted February 28, 2010 Moderator Report Posted February 28, 2010 Harvey used a block stamp from Wayne Jueschke on that one. It is Wayne's #123 stamp. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
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