Waxed Canvas Bags With English Bridle Straps

[BattleAx]

I sew up these bags with a Cowboy CB-4500 that I got from Bob over at Toledo. I use #277 thread with the heavy waxed canvas this machine is great for all my heavy leather and canvas work. I just got a Consew 225 for the light leather work and binding the inside of some of my lighter canvas bags. I have a binder  from Tennessee Attachment for the Consew this is a great company if you are looking for any kind of attachments for your machines. The leather on the bags is English Bridle from Wickett & Craig very nice leather.

[YinTx]

Those look really nice.  I've been dreaming to make this type of bag for some time... maybe I'll get time in the near future!

YinTx

[garypl]

Nice work on the bags!  What type canvas did you use?  I went to local fabric store and the only canvas type material they had was duck cloth, and it seemed very lightweight to me.

Gary

[BattleAx]

Hi garypl 

I get all my waxed canvas from Fairfield Textile they are in PA. The waxed canvas is # 10 Duck Martexin Original Wax "Plain Weave. I get all my Waxed Canvas from them they have been in business for 80 + years. There website http://fairfieldtextile.com/fabrics.html.

Thanks

[garypl]

5 minutes ago, BattleAx said:

Hi garypl 

I get all my waxed canvas from Fairfield Textile they are in PA. The waxed canvas is # 10 Duck Martexin Original Wax "Plain Weave. I get all my Waxed Canvas from them they have been in business for 80 + years. There website http://fairfieldtextile.com/fabrics.html.

Thanks

Thanks for the info!

[motocouture]

Beautiful bags, look like they’ll last two lifetimes, and thanks for the link to your source. 

[BDAZ]

Super bags, elegant, bullet proof and very salable. Great idea and a very nice meld of the waxed cotton and harness leather. 

Bob

[Silverd]

Agree.  Very nice work.  How many hours do you estimate? 

 

Don

[diibbles134]

If you don’t mind me asking what do you sell your bags at price point wise, I find that the hardest for myself is proving my work

[RedDun]

Nice!!

[BattleAx]

14 hours ago, diibbles134 said:

If you don’t mind me asking what do you sell your bags at price point wise, I find that the hardest for myself is proving my work

Hi dibbles,

I sell the bags for $160.00 + $17.85 for shipping. I have an etsy shop and a website. 98% of my sales are on etsy the website doesn't do much.

 

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[BattleAx]

On 5/20/2018 at 11:32 PM, Silverd said:

Agree.  Very nice work.  How many hours do you estimate? 

 

Don

Hi Don,

The bag takes about 4 to 5 hours. If I have multiple orders and don't have to change the color thread the bags take about 3  hours. 

 

Thanks

[karlova]

wow, that's super cool!!!

[lws380]

Very nice!  I like the use of copper rivets too.  I use them on the bags I make as well.  Customers seem to like them!  Thanks for posting!

[Pauls Leather]

I like it.  very nice bags. 

[Jerod]

Those bags are great.  Thanks for showing them off, this is the kind of stuff that I joined this to see.  It helps to inspire people.  Thanks again

[bikermutt07]

Great job. I really like those bags.