couple tool bags

[BradB]

Great work as always Roger!!! What kind of paint did you use on the black one and how do you keep the paint from cracking if the leather is bent allot, which appears might happen on a flap?

[wintermte]

What is the braiding technique you are using on the ends? I'm a newbie, and I would like to learn to do that. Did you sew the sides on as well or just do the braiding?

Thanks,

Dan

[Roger]

Great work as always Roger!!! What kind of paint did you use on the black one and how do you keep the paint from cracking if the leather is bent allot, which appears might happen on a flap?

thanks brad!! i use cova colors and have never had a cracking problem. i go thin with the paint. also... the flesh tone is natural leather. there is no paint in the bends

What is the braiding technique you are using on the ends? I'm a newbie, and I would like to learn to do that. Did you sew the sides on as well or just do the braiding?

Thanks,

Dan

dan, the ends are laced using a double loop stitch. get a lacing book. it will show you how to do all the basic patterns.

the rest of the bag is sewn because it's lined

[wintermte]

thanks brad!! i use cova colors and have never had a cracking problem. i go thin with the paint. also... the flesh tone is natural leather. there is no paint in the bends

dan, the ends are laced using a double loop stitch. get a lacing book. it will show you how to do all the basic patterns.

the rest of the bag is sewn because it's lined

Thanks! I ordered a braiding book last week called "Leather Braiding" by Bruce Grant. I had found a copy at the library, and there were lots of interesting braids in it so I ordered a used copy (it's been out of print for a long time). The only downside of the book is that it is illustrated, so the braids look different in photographs than they do in the drawings in the book. This makes it harder to identify what the braids are.

Anyway that is probably more info than you wanted. Thanks again.

Dan

[Roger]

no problem!

this is the book i have. very simple and easy to understand. tandy carries it.

[Bree]

Great looking bags. Really nice.