Front Tool Bag Pattern

[kagekeeper]

I'm wanting to make a tool bag for my lil brothers HD and am in need of some patterns. I want to tool a gargoyle on front flap so need said flap to be pretty large and unobstructed so the bag itself would b slightly larger than the regular .

any ideas and input are appreciated. The more simple the better...lol

[shadowryder]

Go 12 inches wide by 6 inches deep,then you want 3 inches front to back,

make it a U shape with a flap coming from top back 3 inches over then 4 inches down the front,

SO your main piece of leather is gonna be12 inches by 22 inches,

your 2 side pieces are gonna be 31/2 inches wide by 6 inches plus another 4 inches for an intenal flap so 31/2 inches by 10 inches times 2.

the extra 1/2 inch on the sides gives you room to punch holes for stitching or lacing.

put all thes measurements down to card or thick paper and cut out to give you a good idea of what you got before you start cutting leather.

hope this is of some help to you,

I normally make round tool rolls but these are not very good for carving/tooling the U shape is better for that,

[benlilly1]

That's a real nice looking tool roll Shadowryder!

[shadowryder]

That's a real nice looking tool roll Shadowryder!

Thankyou very much,I love that mexican round braid but it is a real long job doing a roll with it and pretty tough on the fingers so looking for other lacing techniques i could use as well.that would look right on the piece.

regards

JJ.

[jayjay]

The lacing looks real good and i have a question about it. What size lace 1/8 or ? and do you space your holes the same distance as the width of the lace? When I do the round lace I never seem to get it look as tight as yours. Thank you

Thankyou very much,I love that mexican round braid but it is a real long job doing a roll with it and pretty tough on the fingers so looking for other lacing techniques i could use as well.that would look right on the piece.

regards

JJ.

[shadowryder]

The lacing looks real good and i have a question about it. What size lace 1/8 or ? and do you space your holes the same distance as the width of the lace? When I do the round lace I never seem to get it look as tight as yours. Thank you

Hi,

thanks for the compliments on my lacing,Because the tool roll is a fairly large item I.E. 12"long x 5" diameter I have used a 5MM{3/8ths} lace with the holes punched at the same size and the wheel i use does 6 holes to the inch so yeah they will be aprox 3/8ths apart,I use the brass Jumbo Perma Lok needle with the screw in end for the lace but i have tapered it to a point for easier access to the holes.

Though i will say its a real PITA doing those end pieces n getting all the holes to line up properly LOL!!

I hope this helps you in some way and look forward to seeing some of your work,

laters,

JJ

[jayjay]

Thanks for the info. I will try that out. Where do you buy your lace? I can only seem to find 1/8 or 5/16" lace.

Thanks

Hi,

thanks for the compliments on my lacing,Because the tool roll is a fairly large item I.E. 12"long x 5" diameter I have used a 5MM{3/8ths} lace with the holes punched at the same size and the wheel i use does 6 holes to the inch so yeah they will be aprox 3/8ths apart,I use the brass Jumbo Perma Lok needle with the screw in end for the lace but i have tapered it to a point for easier access to the holes.

Though i will say its a real PITA doing those end pieces n getting all the holes to line up properly LOL!!

I hope this helps you in some way and look forward to seeing some of your work,

laters,

JJ

[Cyberthrasher]

Thanks for the info. I will try that out. Where do you buy your lace? I can only seem to find 1/8 or 5/16" lace.

Thanks

Springfield will do 1/4", but you have to call or email for it.

I've heard lots of good things around here about y-knot too, just haven't ordered anything from them yet since I've always been able to get it from Springfield for about the same price.

http://y-knotlace.com/

[paws]

one thing I do on my toolbags to get the holes to line up for the braiding is....

I wet the leather 'ends', then use pop rivets (aluminum) to line up all the holes, the next day, after it drys I lace up the bag. It makes my Mexican Round braid go way smoother.... you might want to give it a try....