brismith70 Report post Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) I made this for a colleague at the office. It's made from a 4-5 Oz. veg tan. The lining is a full grain pig skin. Dyed in a Fiebing's British Tan. It's all hand-stitched. It is actually my 4th leather project ever and unfortunately, I know where every single mistake is. Edited May 31, 2014 by brismith70 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brushpopper Report post Posted May 31, 2014 That is a heck of a lot of work. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted May 31, 2014 Lots of great work. As far as the mistakes I don't see any. It looks wonderful to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brismith70 Report post Posted May 31, 2014 Thanks for the kind words, Brush and Rohn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basically Bob Report post Posted June 1, 2014 Wow! Great job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted June 1, 2014 Wow, that's a ton of work. That must have been 40 hours or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauls Leather Report post Posted June 4, 2014 Impressive. I woudn't even know where to start with a project like this. I may get the courage to make a bag one day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted June 4, 2014 Beautiful bag, Cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glennaycock Report post Posted June 4, 2014 That's a great-looking bag! Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oscar621 Report post Posted June 5, 2014 Very, very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craftsman827 Report post Posted June 5, 2014 VERY NICE JOB !!! WHAT METHOD DID YOU USE TO DYE THE CASE ? Air brush ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brismith70 Report post Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Thank you everyone. Very nice of you. You are all too kind. Craftsman: yes. I put on three coats with an airbrush. Then a top coat 50/50 mix of acrylic matte and water. Edited June 5, 2014 by brismith70 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brismith70 Report post Posted June 5, 2014 Monica: I only do leather working as a hobby in my spare time. And my full time job takes up A LOT of time. So, I only work a little here and there. I didn't exactly keep track of the time, but all in, I'd say I put in approximately 90 to 100 hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted June 5, 2014 Yeah, I guess I can see that. The lining itself (which I have not attempted yet) probably adds a fairly large extra time percentage, and you have a lot of little details all over that thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
