New Project in progress: Music Case

[RockyAussie]

The leather work looks good but I think the loops on the end of your metal may need to be turned upward to stop them digging in to the lid. Or cut and glue on some knob ends maybe. Stickin mosquitoes are a B..ch here to.  Brian

[YinTx]

I may give the copper bar a tweak upwards to lift it off of the leather, not a bad idea.  I debated putting it on the other way, but I wanted the uneven bit on the underside.

Not entirely happy with the bar, since it didn't exactly come out even, and I think the music case design does not translate well to a large case like this one, so I may reserve music cases to smaller works in the future.  If I tire of the bar design, I can alter the bag with a clasp or some such thing, or just replace the straps with longer ones and go with a straight bar.

Thanks all for the positive comments!  Now to decide on how much to price it, or to use it...

YinTx

[YinTx]

Seriously? In the "Musical Instruments" forum?  heheheheh.... Ok. lol.

YinTx

[roo4u]

oh ya n you havent really lived til you have jabbed a pointy ended edger into some part of your hand.  i never ever cussed in my life until i became a leather worker. lol

[bikermutt07]

To avoid bouts of "sissy juice" I back my awl up with a wine cork. The only time it has poked me is during a sharpening session.

Y, your stitching has reached stellar heights. It is a pleasure to see your pieces. Pleasurable, but frustrating at the same time. My stitching just can't compare. Kudos.

[YinTx]

roo4u, Yes, I have felt the pain, lol.

Bikermutt, if I am stitching a difficult place, that cork comes into play.  Oddly enough, I manage to do the bloodletting when I am not trying to poke a hole in anything - something to do with that momentary lapse of concentration/complacency that allows tool and fingertip to come into the same space at the same time.  Just a good thing I am not using large power equipment, like earthmovers.  End results might be a bit worse...  (sorry about your... entire truck...)

And thanks for the complement on the stitching, I still feel it has a way to go, but nice to see others enjoy the results!  And this bag had a lot of stitching....next piece I am working on has a bit less stitching... a padfolio.  It's coming along slow but sure, working on it between life's little interruptions and a customer order.  I always sweat every stitch, I love doing it, and at the same time fret the entire time that I might fudge a single stitch and botch the whole piece!

YinTx  (still wondering how a leather satchel gets listed in the musical instruments section...)

[Furthark]

I'm intrigued with your design and love the look. I have a couple of questions about how the bag works in practice.

First, how does the handle feel? With the handle stitching to the inside where your finger would presumably be, does the edge dig into the fingers at all?

Second, with weight in it, how does the bag carry? When it's heavy does the bag pivot on the single handle and swing the inside corner into your leg?

[Webicons]

Nicely done.  Thanks for taking us along for the ride.  

[koreric75]

beautiful colors and stitching!

[YinTx]

On 2/26/2018 at 7:59 PM, Furthark said:

I'm intrigued with your design and love the look. I have a couple of questions about how the bag works in practice.

First, how does the handle feel? With the handle stitching to the inside where your finger would presumably be, does the edge dig into the fingers at all?

Second, with weight in it, how does the bag carry? When it's heavy does the bag pivot on the single handle and swing the inside corner into your leg?

The handle feels fine, the weight of the bag is on the bottom of the handle, not the side so no issues.

This bag is big.  A lot bigger than standard music cases.  They normally don't swing the inside corner into your leg, which has a lot to do with where the handle and straps are attached to the bag.  This one, sadly, does not hang perfectly straight, since I did not adjust the proportions correctly.

On 2/26/2018 at 10:13 PM, Webicons said:

Nicely done.  Thanks for taking us along for the ride.  

Thank you! glad you enjoyed it.

On 2/27/2018 at 5:25 AM, koreric75 said:

beautiful colors and stitching!

Thanks!  one of my favorite combinations so far.

YinTx