mike6642 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 My wife needed a bag to carry a very large 3 ring binder for work so I made a simple bag that had a 4 inch wide by 17 inches long with a couple pockets.the bag works perfect for that job. I go to the thrift stores and buy cheap belts and purses for .50 or maybe 2 dollars and use the hardware for some projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalletMan Report post Posted January 24, 2016 Great idea on using hardware from garage sale bags. Some of that stuff is older and very durable. Have you ever been to "estate sales"? They are typically held when someone from an earlier generation passes away and the family sells the possessions that the family is not interested in keeping. I bet you could find some good older hardware there. I have seen a few bags/purses there, but it never occurred to me to use the hardware from an older purse to make a messenger bag. You can look at my profile gallery to see the messenger bag I made. It doesn't have a clasp, and I wanted to put one on it, but the kit didn't come with one and I didn't like what was available at the store near me... hmm. You just solved my problem!! Thanks, Bob Oh, well, I figured out how to put my messenger bag from my gallery here: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike6642 Report post Posted January 27, 2016 That is a very nice bag,im going have to try some tooling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
