Motorcycle Tool Bag

[tazzmann]

Here is a tool bag i finished for a customer. He got it this last Wednesday and said he really liked it, he even threw in an extra $30 on top of the asking price...

[Spider]

Hey Tazz, this looks good. I have been wanting to make one for my bike but have not yet. The one I had was barely used anyway.

[David]

Tazz,

I rarely see a bag so well constructed that I think....you could have left the tooling off of that one.... but you could have.... the bag really didn't need it. That is as professional a job as I've seen.

Dave Theobald

http://theobaldleather.com

[tazzmann]

thanks for the kind words guys. Happy Easter!

[Hedge]

Nice job Tazzman! I'd have thrown in and extra $30 myself.

If yoiu don't mind a suggestion (and it's only personal preference) I think I would have beveled the lacing to smooth it out

and minimize the edge show.

[ETW Grumpy]

That's a great looking toolbag, tazzmann. Very tight and clean lacing.

[tazzmann]

thanks guys for the comments!

Hedge, i usually do bevel the lacing, but was in a rush to get this one out, so grabbed the first lace that hit my fingers... It was the Tandy's pro lace. oops. oh well.

[Hedge]

Know what you mean. As long as the customer is happy, that's what counts.

Yeah, I've had my problems with the pro lace. When I had access to a Tandy, I could go through the stock and find the good stuff.

[Roger]

nice job! looks to be a well finished bag

[Beaverslayer]

Very nicely done there Taz, great job.

Ken

[TomSwede]

What a nice looking toolbag, Taz!

It looks outstanding and I can understand that the guy was so happy!

What kind of braid did you lace it with and about beveling lace how's it done?

Good job!

Tom

[tazzmann]

Thanks guys. Again, I appreciate the comments.

Tom, it is a double loop switching to a single loop on the single layer and then back to a double loop. About 4 hours of lacing. Beveling the lace is just that, you bevel the underneath side so that you have a thinner edge which means that most of the center whitish area doesn't show or show as bad.

Hedge, i bought the pro lace to do things around the house with and don't care about the edge look of the lace, but normally i don't use it on stuff I send out, so this one was a real boo-boo. i usually use superior or roo lace which doesn't break as much and has a much more even color throughout.

[Hedge]

Hedge, i bought the pro lace to do things around the house with and don't care about the edge look of the lace, but normally i don't use it on stuff I send out, so this one was a real boo-boo. i usually use superior or roo lace which doesn't break as much and has a much more even color throughout.

Yup, the Pro was for practice, Superior for finish work or even better, 'roo. That's practically all I use now and cut my own. Sure is sweet

leather to work with. One of the best things about 'roo is that you can re-use the same piece if you aren't satisfied with the result.

[ryano]

Tazz looks great. An idea for you if you don't already know; What I do for the upper straps is use a bag punch the same size of the strap and punch 2 holes, stick the upper strap through the holes and then rivet them. No chance of them rolling over that way with age. Just an idea.