Looking for this style briefcase pattern

[bylinesupplyco]

Looking to make a personal bag for myself, and would like to attempt a briefcase style bag like this. Wanting this exact style or something like it.

[leathersmyth]

    If you go on their web site they have pictures of the bag. Pretty much all you would need to make up a bag exactly like that if you wanted. But by making it yourself, you can custom make it to what ever size you wanted. They say a picture is a thousand words,and the pattern is right there for you. I have been making bags for 40 years so to me it is nothing to recreate the style of a bag from a picture.  

[Klodds]

Is there a reason for the snapped flap over the top of this bag? Looks like it definitely has a zippered closure already and the flap certainly isn't wide enough to offer any water protection. I'm just curious - perhaps it's just for style points.

[Fire88]

On 9/29/2017 at 9:45 PM, leathersmyth said:

    If you go on their web site they have pictures of the bag. Pretty much all you would need to make up a bag exactly like that if you wanted. But by making it yourself, you can custom make it to what ever size you wanted. They say a picture is a thousand words,and the pattern is right there for you. I have been making bags for 40 years so to me it is nothing to recreate the style of a bag from a picture.  

This is the way I prefer to do it and did it for years as a carpenter. Look at pics to get a basic idea and then design from there. 

On 1/18/2018 at 11:49 AM, Klodds said:

Is there a reason for the snapped flap over the top of this bag? Looks like it definitely has a zippered closure already and the flap certainly isn't wide enough to offer any water protection. I'm just curious - perhaps it's just for style points.

I would go with style points on that flap. 

[bikermutt07]

@Fire88, I didn't know you were a wood butcher?

[Fire88]

2 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

@Fire88, I didn't know you were a wood butcher?

Yep worked finished carpentry for a couple years, built custom cabinets/builtins, stairs(apprentice) and dabbled in furniture. Built my whole bedroom suite and my whiskey cabinet.  

I also have a CDL and haul heavy equipment besides the fire department gig. 

One thing I’ve learned is to always have a trade and/or something else to fall back on.

[Mattsbagger]

27 minutes ago, Fire88 said:

Yep worked finished carpentry for a couple years, built custom cabinets/builtins, stairs(apprentice) and dabbled in furniture. Built my whole bedroom suite and my whiskey cabinet.  

I also have a CDL and haul heavy equipment besides the fire department gig. 

One thing I’ve learned is to always have a trade and/or something else to fall back on.

Nothing wrong with being a truck driver fer sher.lol I've done it for 25 yrs. Went into dispatch for 6 months and hated it. My dad,mom,and brother were all truck drivers. My brother now a union equipment operator. Makes $35 hr. I would hate that.I can fix cars. Hate it. Can do wood work. Hate it. I have come to realize I'm just a truck driver. 

[bikermutt07]

1 hour ago, Fire88 said:

Yep worked finished carpentry for a couple years, built custom cabinets/builtins, stairs(apprentice) and dabbled in furniture. Built my whole bedroom suite and my whiskey cabinet.  

I also have a CDL and haul heavy equipment besides the fire department gig. 

One thing I’ve learned is to always have a trade and/or something else to fall back on.

 

27 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said:

Nothing wrong with being a truck driver fer sher.lol I've done it for 25 yrs. Went into dispatch for 6 months and hated it. My dad,mom,and brother were all truck drivers. My brother now a union equipment operator. Makes $35 hr. I would hate that.I can fix cars. Hate it. Can do wood work. Hate it. I have come to realize I'm just a truck driver. 

Yep, one of the best carpenters I ever worked with said, "you have to learn a bit of everything if you want to keep your family Fred".

Truckers!?! Ironically enough, I am making repairs for a mobile showroom this morning. This guy hauls this rig all over the country selling bath and kitchen fixtures. I have to finish today, because he rolls out in the morning.