Members ramrod Posted December 25, 2013 Members Report Posted December 25, 2013 wow! that is a beauty. you've nailed exactly what i want to make for myself. i started a bag similar to this about 5 years ago and got bogged down in the details. it started out as kind of a duluth trading AWOL duffel bag, but as i said, it didn't get finished. you reinspired me. i love this bag. um.....yeah....we need more pistures. Quote
Members Reginald Posted January 5, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 5, 2014 Very nice job. The stitching looks great and the design beautifully executed. The leather selection, design features and stitching color work very nicely together. Are the two dorsal seams a deliberate feature or a necessity due the the size of or shape of the hide? Either way it works. What leather is it? Tony Thanks for the kind words! The seams are there to add some visual interest to the sides of the bag, but they also conveniently hold the D rings for the handles and allowed me to cut pieces for the sides much more efficiently than I would have been able to. I made this from scrap pieces I got from a leather countertop installation so cutting each side in 3 pieces allowed me to waste far less material. I don't actually remember what the leather is exactly. It was originally ordered over a year ago, but it's from Springfield Leather Co. and about 4/5 oz. Probably in their upholstery leathers section. Would you happen to have a pattern for this bag or some in-process photos? I am about to attempt making something similar myself and am trying to get my head wrapped around how all the different parts go together on different style bags. Specifically sequencing of stitching which seams first. I don't have a pattern, but the sides/ends are trapezoids and the bottom is a rectangle so it shouldn't be too hard to make as long as you make sure the lengths of your edges end up the same. I'll add some photos of the construction. Most difficult parts: -The tabs that hold the d rings on the ends because the leather is 2 layers there and the zipper makes it uneven without some extra work. -The straps on the ends. Sewing through the strap, strap holder, 2 layers of bag leather with the hardware piece in the way was very slow going. Quote
Members Reginald Posted January 7, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 7, 2014 Some in progress photos: Quote
Members mccottie Posted January 14, 2014 Members Report Posted January 14, 2014 Awsome, I am new also and learning alot from the Forum Quote
Members scootinnc Posted March 14, 2014 Members Report Posted March 14, 2014 Wow, this is really beautiful. I am finishing up my first bag right now and only hope it comes out as nice as yours did. Quote
Members Pinsplitter Posted February 2, 2015 Members Report Posted February 2, 2015 Can i ask about the zipper? is a 2 way zipper a special type or do you just fit 2 pullers to a normal zipper? Quote
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