Please advise for wood sided leather bag

[chrisash]

If there was enough room to be able to turn inside out when finished, you could hide the tacks buy tacking the good side of the leather to the edge of the wood and then turning bag the right side out, that way the tacks on the wood edge are covered over by the leather

Only problem I see is the depth of the wood would need to be shorter than the length of the bag to be able to turn inside out

Edited December 11, 2018 by chrisash

[rodneywt1180b]

I agree with @JLSleather that 1/2" wood is excessive for anything you would want to carry.  3/8" is about as thick as you would need for a large bag and much less bulky looking.

What kind of wood working tools do you have?  If you have a table or bandsaw I would recommend making thick (like 1/16") veneers and laminating them to the desired thickness.  It will be stronger and less prone to splitting and warping than solid wood of the same thickness.  Also-like others have mentioned-be sure to predrill your fastener holes.

A good second choice is a high quality plywood like aircraft or marine grade plywood.  Look for something with a lot of thinner veneers for the same thickness.  If you go this route I would seriously consider screws instead of brads or tacks to hold the leather.  Plywood edges typically don't hold nails well.