Briefcase finished this week

[leathersmyth]

Thank you ! Here are a couple more pictures as asked...

 

 The brass feet on edge, no one is making anymore so i turned them myself out of solid stock.

[gwitsil]

nice!! theres ohio bag and travel here in usa. check them out for hardware. witsil leathers!

[leathersmyth]

Thanks,

Been using them for parts for about 40 years...  They have not had those barrel feet for about 8 years,nor any other supplier that i have used. So only way to get was get 6 feet of solid brass stock, metal working tools and make up. In one way, a good thing because before there was only one size fits all. This way, i can make them to whatever the case is i am making up.

[Bogwot]

That's a nice bag , a couple of questions if you don't mind

how many hours do you think you have put in?

Interesting design where did you get your inspiration from ?

 

Regards Richard

[leathersmyth]

Good question on hours....

     If i have a design all ready made up and is one that have made in past ,I can make up a case in 5-6 hour depending how intricate it is.More things can take 10-15 hour to make up if lots of pockets etc. Someone sent me a picture of a briefcase and asked me if i could make up something like it. So to make up from scratch takes a lot longer to make as i go.

This one, had lots of other stuff going on with life so there were a lot of off and on times and never really took a look at time, more just to get it done.

   Someone once sent me a picture of one from the 1930's and asked if i could make up. That one was about 50 hours of time to make up. But if i had to guess i would say took about 30/35 hours to make up .

[Equiplay Saddlery]

Really well done.

[Sceaden]

Beautiful work!

[ricroy]

That is gorgeous, a lot of attention and detail ..

[MonicaJacobson]

Wow, awesome bag. 

[JamesR]

Very impressive!

 What did you do exactly with the handle attachment? Its looks like the dee rings are going through a rod covered with leather at the top.