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3 hours ago, AndersenLeather said:

Yes I wrote it :) I’m glad it helped you. It sure helps me remember what I did. I have also changed steps and techniques as you learn something new every time you make one. I have just made the templates in acrylic with holes for everything so that will speed up the process. I work slow so I think I’m closer to 60 hours if not more. 30hours is fast!

Definitely. With every bag I make I learn a few things even if it's just the way to handle the awl, blade or even needles.

I thought about getting templates, but that would mainly be for planning so I can minimize loss. However, it seems the best way to minimize loss is to just use better leather. Sedgwick's Bend, Mini Bend and Half Backs have very little loss and the shapes are rectangular so it's easy to visualize the cuts. I'm not getting enough orders or at least enough orders of the exact same design to justify a template or die.

You probably take more time planning it. I usually draw out designs and dimensions and just go right into it.

 

 

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Really well made bag, congratulations on this beautiful piece. Would you (or AndersenLeather) mind sharing the link to the instructable? And where did you get these nice locks? Thanks for the info.  

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41 minutes ago, charon said:

Really well made bag, congratulations on this beautiful piece. Would you (or AndersenLeather) mind sharing the link to the instructable? And where did you get these nice locks? Thanks for the info.  

You can find it here:

https://www.instructables.com/id/Classic-leather-briefcase-with-accordion-gusset/

On my blog you can find the same and much more http://andersenleather.blogspot.com/

the locks are from

http://abbeyengland.com/

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looks nice ;)

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Beautiful bag.   Agree about the corners.  I like the pop that comes from the lining.

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On 11/15/2018 at 1:24 PM, Matt S said:

Beautiful bag, @scrapyarddog. If I may ask, how heavy is it?

Thanks!

 

It depends, but they can run anywhere between 5 and 9 lb. A 9~10 oz + lining, 2 divider, no magazine pocket, runs 9 lb or so, and a 5 oz + lining 2 divider with mag pocket is about 5.5~6 lb. I never made an one divider w/o mag pocket with 5 oz unlined so no clue how light that would be but I assume it would be around 4 lb.

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Cool!

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On 11/15/2018 at 3:56 PM, Scoutmom103 said:

Beautiful bag.   Agree about the corners.  I like the pop that comes from the lining.

Hey thanks!

Yea, I decided to stop being lazy and drew corners that combine an 8" radius and 4".

I like the contrast but most folks don't. Oh WELL.

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