Members AndersenLeather Posted June 21, 2014 Members Report Posted June 21, 2014 So I made myself a new briefcase. It is by far my biggest project so far and I learned a lot from it. The main part is made of 3-3,5mm leather and the gusset is made from 1-1,2mm. The quality of the leather is not very good but here in denmark the selection of good leather is limited. The thread is fil au chinois 432. The pricking iron used is the one from goods japan with 4 mm spacing Quote
Members Rohn Posted June 21, 2014 Members Report Posted June 21, 2014 That is a fine job. I need to try to make one of those. Quote Rohn(John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV)
Members craftsman827 Posted June 21, 2014 Members Report Posted June 21, 2014 NICE JOB !!! Did you make the pattern yourself ? Did you dye the leather ? Real classy lookin . Quote
Members HippieLee Posted June 21, 2014 Members Report Posted June 21, 2014 I'd be proud to carry that around - I think you did a great job. I'll be studying it for ideas when I make mine. Thanks for sharing! Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted June 21, 2014 Members Report Posted June 21, 2014 You did a great job ... congratulations! Quote
Members Jon P Posted June 22, 2014 Members Report Posted June 22, 2014 AWESOME JOB! Hope mine turns out that nice! Quote
Members Jazznow Posted June 22, 2014 Members Report Posted June 22, 2014 Hi You did a great job here. Love this case. Where in Denmark do you live? If you're in south Denmark, there is a tannery in northern Germany. you could visit them. They have great leather and fair prices. Kobel-leder.de Quote
Members VanDutch Posted June 22, 2014 Members Report Posted June 22, 2014 Excellent job..Looks great. Lots of handstitching. How long did it take you to make? Quote
Members AndersenLeather Posted June 23, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 23, 2014 Thank you all for the kind words NICE JOB !!! Did you make the pattern yourself ? Did you dye the leather ? Real classy lookin . Yes I made the pattern myself as well as dying the leather. HiYou did a great job here. Love this case.Where in Denmark do you live? If you're in south Denmark, there is a tannery in northern Germany. you could visit them. They have great leather and fair prices. Kobel-leder.de I live in copenhagen so that tannery is to far away to stop by. Do you know if you can order from them? Excellent job..Looks great. Lots of handstitching. How long did it take you to make? That's a good question. It is really hard to tell. As I made the pattern myself i spend a lot of time dimensioning the bag. Total time i think is about 100 hours. If i should make it again it would maybe take 40-60 hours but I really don't know. Quote
Members LTC Posted June 23, 2014 Members Report Posted June 23, 2014 Any chance you'd be willing to share the pattern, please? Quote
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