Making Camera Bag

[hunio]

hunio..It was your work that got me hooked on to this forum! I saw all the stuff you made starting from thins bag to the green bean bag..the finish on everything you do is excellent and this is the exact kind of work I want to do! Cant I ask more about the stitching you have done on the bag? In terms of the style of stitch and the tools you used please? Also what kind of thread are you using? This is great stuff!!

Thank you greekgod.

that stitching is traditional saddle stitches everyone knows in this forum.

I used Blanchard griffe(http://www.vergez-blanchard.fr/) for stitching marks,

then I punched with small diamond awl.

Thread is waxed linen 532 thickness from france.

(http://www.sajou.fr/en/1239-cable-linen-corded-linen-leather-work-fil-au-chinois)

[JakeDiebolt]

WOW!! Thanks so much for the answer Jake! really appreciate the long and extensive reply. Just downloading the ebooks as we speak and I have subscribed to a few videos on youtube.

I dont want to get into carving but what inspired me to this hobby was high end craftsmanship. I once saw a video of Dunhill leather briefcase being made and I was really impressed. Thats the sort of stuff I want to make.... or hand bags like Hermes!

I may be aiming high here and talking like someone who doesn't know what he is talking about.. but I am very very new to this hobby so I dont know much. I dont even know the names of the tools properly. I did go anf buy some basic tools today after I had had class with a teacher on Thursday.

I think I want to stick with hand stitching and not use too many rivets or metal buttons etc. I actually really like a well stitched leather item.

I am trying to look for any DVDs I can find on the craft but I cant seem to find much.

Thanks again mate for all the info ..

cheers

No problem. If you want to get into making cases and bags then the Art of Making Leather Cases is a good start. It doesn't show a satchel or briefcase but it does go into all the pieces that go into one in various different projects. The best thing to do is to look at completed satchels, briefcases etc. and look how they're put together. Most of the mass produced ones are machine-stitched and overly complex, not something you want to get started on, but if gives you some ideas.

I don't know much about DVDs that are available, but YouTube has a lot of free videos. The people who make those might sell instructional DVDs .

Good luck with it!

[greekgod]

Hello again Jake, I want to do only hand made stuff. LIke I mentioned earlier I would love to make a briefcase like the Dunhill one which I believe is purely handmade. Yes I downloaded all the books of Al Stohlman and will be going though them now. My problem is to acquire quality tools here in Australia without having to sell a kidney!! ( was on youtube all day yesterday lol)

Thanks mate

[Basically Bob]

Thanks for sharing that, Hunio. What I REALLY appreciate about your work is the skill you demonstrate in design and execution of the technical aspects of advanced leatherworking.

[PappyUSA]

WOW!

Beautiful work!