Back In Black Bag Comission

[Neillo]

Hey guys n gals,

I haven't posted in a fair while, was only doing sundries, belts and wallets there for a while for friends and family.

That said, I've got back into the more serious work with a messenger bag comission, picked up a nice brown chrome tan hide for a good price and got to it!

Bag is based on my personal one, but with some improvements across the board

1. Fully overcast and harness stitched with polyurethane braided thread

2. Solid brass hardware all round

3. 50mm red seat belt webbing strap (leather was a little too thin for a strap)

4. Leather caps to terminate webbing, captive snap buckles

5. 1 Piece accordion style pockets, much roomier than original design!

6. Added veg tan stiffener in the bottom for shape holding ~6oz

7. Slightly bigger to accommodate A4 binders.

Client was unsure about the red strap option, but was ecstatic with the final product!

Hope you enjoy it!

Parts ready to assemble

Pocket detail

Brass hardware

Front detail

Luxurious Royal Red strap!

Final product!

Thanks for reading!

[WScott]

Real nice, fine looking design and classy looking!

I want to see more of that strap

I was expecting to see some AC/DC design on it with your title

Edited October 9, 2013 by WScott

[jayjay]

nice job I also was expecting some AC/DC related with the title. Never though of using webbing for strap looks great.

[Neillo]

No AC/DC unfortunately, I meant that I hadn't produced any big projects in a fair while!

No Better pics of the strap itself JayJay, but here's a pic of the hardware I used for it.

Webbing was only 2 bucks or so a metre from memory, might make more of these straps down the line as they're very comfy at 50mm wide!

Maybe a guitar strap is in order?

[Neillo]

Also, just found the pics of the matching wallet I made; Same hide, same thread but whip laced with 3mm / 1/8" kangaroo lace, my own design.

Been selling a few of these in the past months, people seem to really like not having to fold their notes and the wallet thickness is about 7mm thick unloaded, so it makes a fantastic dress wallet for your jacket breast pocket!

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