Members coreysyms Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 Hey guys, finished up another color combo of my military inspired weekender duffle bag. Inspired by the Navy sea bag and an army duffle this weekender carry on is anything but the ordinary luggage. Selvage canvas from the esteemed White Oak factory of Cone Mills in North Carolina. Leather is veggy tanned Hermann Oak #1. The color combo came out really nice. Canvas is a warm grey, sort of in the "dogwood" range. Leather was undercoated in tan, then top coated in dark brown for a very deep brown with a hint of reddish tone to it. Does anyone else use 2 different colors when dying leather? Solid brass hardware, and hand saddle stitched with havana brown tiger thread 0.8 mm. Canvas is finished with an outer layer of otter wax. Top closure is an envelope style folded closure that has some range to fill it all the way up or not so much. Inside large pocket and "hanging" dopp YKK zip bag for personal items. Would love your input on the leather work, but overall style comments are welcomed too. Quote
Members coreysyms Posted April 3, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 Hey guys, posting here as well as the show off board, wanted some critique as I finished up another color combo of my military inspired weekender duffle bag. Inspired by the Navy sea bag and an army duffle this weekender carry on is anything but the ordinary luggage. Selvage canvas from the esteemed White Oak factory of Cone Mills in North Carolina. Leather is veggy tanned Hermann Oak #1. The color combo came out really nice. Canvas is a warm grey, sort of in the "dogwood" range. Leather was undercoated in tan, then top coated in dark brown for a very deep brown with a hint of reddish tone to it. Does anyone else use 2 different colors when dying leather? Solid brass hardware, and hand saddle stitched with havana brown tiger thread 0.8 mm. Canvas is finished with an outer layer of otter wax. Top closure is an envelope style folded closure that has some range to fill it all the way up or not so much. Inside large pocket and "hanging" dopp YKK zip bag for personal items. Would love your input on the leather work, but overall style comments are welcomed too. Quote
Members veedub3 Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 That is a very nice bag!. Would love a shot of the inside hanging Dopp you mentioned, otherwise great job! Karina Quote "The only man who makes no mistake, is the man who does nothing." Theodore Roosevelt
Members coreysyms Posted April 3, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 @veedub3 Luckily I had the bag here next to me as I'm sending it off to the customer today. Here is the dopp bag, I pulled it out so you can see it all, It's attached at the top seem and "hangs" inside the bag so you don't see any outside seems. I also attached 2 pics of the top closure so you can see how the bag top folds together with the shoulder strap acting as the fastener, simple gravity and balance point physics keep it all closed, but to be sure there is a single brass snap hidden under the flap for added privacy and protection from things falling out. Thanks for the kind words and sorry for the crappy iPhone pics. Corey Quote
Members kiwican Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 I love duffle style bags and use them all the time, love this Quote
Members 25b Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 You should make the dopp bag detachable with snaps or something so they don't have to carry the whole bag to the shower... Just an idea... Quote
Members Shyla Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 very nice, would love some dimensions Quote
Members Bruce H Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 I really like it...The colors are perfect...Nice Quality! Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted April 4, 2015 Members Report Posted April 4, 2015 That's a great bag. Very cool details and everything. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members coreysyms Posted April 4, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 4, 2015 You should make the dopp bag detachable with snaps or something so they don't have to carry the whole bag to the shower... Just an idea... That's a solid idea Quote
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