Messenger Bag

[anthony64]

got them off of an old bag i found in a field cut them off.

that would make a really nice netbook bag! well done!

just curious; where did you get those beautiful metal rings on the top of the bag(i'm used to just seeing regular "D" rings?

[anthony64]

I got the leather from a former levis employee ,who saved it from going in the trash can.I met this guy at my local bike shop I had made him a shoulder gadget holder ,and he wondered if I could use any of it.the pieces are 7 by 36 long,I received 15 of them,he said he had about 80 of them,now trying to get more.

Looks great! Can you tell us more about where you actually got the leather?

[anthony64]

from a former levis employee,who saved it from the trash can. he had 80 of them ,had.they are the real deal.

Looks great! Can you tell us more about where you actually got the leather?

[JohnBarton]

Very very cool. I love to see material "repurposed". I also go to thrift shops and flea markets when I can looking for old suitcases and bags to get parts from. Those rings are pretty common on mass produced bags - you don't see them used on custom work very often. I find them to be one of the best hardware pieces for a bag.

I often buy leather from brokers who specialize in buying up remnants from factories. In this way you can come across some very unique leather which otherwise wouldn't be possible to get because you couldn't afford to have it made. In addition to being often less expensive than buying from regular brokers it also somewhat insures the cases from being copied and keeps them unique.

Good find - hope you can get more of the Levi's leather!