Medium Messenger Bag Template

[tboyce]

Hello All,

I've designed a medium messenger bag for a member of my family and thought I would upload the template. It is in PDF format and can be printed out at any Kinkos or Office supply store that has large format printers. The print size is 36"X24".

The final Bag will measure (inside) 12" x 9" x 3"Medium Messenger Bag.pdf

All of the hardware, (buckles and Dees) need to be 1" I tried to label every part that needed to be lebeled to make it as easy as possible to put together but if anyone has a question, shoot me a message and I'll try to answer it

I hope someone can use it. This forum has given me a lot of useful information and I wanted to pay back where I could

Regards,

Tom Boyce

[Jax]

Thank you for sharing Tom

[tanda4]

Thanks! Do you have a finished product?

[tboyce]

Not yet, I'm in the process of updating my shop which means that I've got the kids out of the house and my garage is finally clear of enough junk that I can get into some really serious leather work without having to make my wife angry by using our dining room table,

I should be up and running in a couple of weeks and this is one of the first things I intend to make

[joshua3]

Thanks Tom for sharing

[Kustom]

Thanks for sharing. It looks great!

[blue duck]

Tom that was a really nice thing for you to do. Some folks can make a pattern in their head, but then there are the rest of us. Nice job!

[tboyce]

I've spent 35 years as an engineer so figuring out how things go together and putting them on plans is what I do

[blue duck]

Say Tom, if you don't mind, what do you use to get this pattern into a computer read format? Does that make any sense?

I can build one with a pencil, awl and ruler, but that doesn't help anyone else. You obviously have a way with computers, what would you suggest for ease of use, since I am not all that computer literate, and since I am not trying to make anything off of it, something on the cheap.

[tboyce]

I use a drafting program called AutoCad then I just print it up in PDF format

Edited August 27, 2014 by tboyce

[joshua3]

Hi, Blue Duck

I beleive Tom drew the pattern using computer drawing / cad program.

The easiest way to put hand drawed template into computer format would be to scan patterns with computer scanner (digitizer) I beleive.

I'm sure Tom will explain you from first hand

Regards, J.

[tboyce]

You can get free CAD programs off the web. Here's a link:

http://cad.about.com/od/Personal_CAD/tp/Five-Top-Free-Cad-Packages.htm

[billybopp]

Blue Duck, check out this recent thread ... http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=56437&hl=vector#entry362026

[plowboy73]

Thank you so much . That is very cool!!

[blue duck]

Tom, J., and billybopp; Thank you all for you help and information. Might get computer literate yet.

[King's X]

Very nice of you to make and share your pattern. My youngest just asked for a similar bag for school. Thanks again!

[Realm13]

This might be a strange question but what are the Dee Shields for?

Oh and thanks for the pattern!

Edited August 29, 2014 by Realm13

[johnggrg]

Thank you for makeing and sharing this pattern. John

[tboyce]

Realm13,

Dee shields are for placing Dee Rings onto the sides of the gusset (for the shoulder straps) and for attaching the handle to the top of the bag. Similar to what is shown here:

[Realm13]

Thanks for responding. I figured as much but the shape threw me off. Thanks for clearing it up for me though. Can't wait to see some finished work.

[rosiart]

Thanks for sharing the pattern with us.

[CountryStyle]

If someone makes this I'd sure like to see what it looks like finished! TIA!

[MELEON]

tboyce, I hope this isn't bad publicity, apart form a couple of knife sheaths this is my first real leather project.

anyway I made it from your pattern with a couple of mods. thanks for sharing!

(please ingnore the bad dye job. seems worseing the pictures)

[tboyce]

Thanks for posting! It looks great!

[TheCyberwolfe]

I think that dye job is actually going to age out pretty well.