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What an amazing job for a first project. 

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22 hours ago, Tugadude said:

Springfield Leather Co. now stocks Tokonole and they are a very good supplier.  Check their website out.  Plus, they support the forum, so that is a plus.

https://www.springfieldleather.com/

Oh that's pretty awesome! I was looking for something in Canada so that I didn't have to pay duty and the like but the "support[ing] the forum" point is really selling it to be honest.

22 hours ago, CastleLeatherWorks said:

Great job for a first project and quite ambitious i would say. i think you did very well.

if you cleaned up the edges and the little bits of nap i cant see anything major or that needs work.

i like the dyed color and stitching looks good although the thread is a little heavy for my liking.

im sure this bag will last for a long time and develop a nice patina.'\

Keep it up :cheers:

 

Thank you! I've picked up some tokonole and I'll burn off the stray hairs then burnish the edges again and see what happens! 

I recently heard how much a leather piece will change over it's lifetime-- I had no idea! It'll be exciting to see how the bag changes... so far I'm already finding the buckle easier to open and close. 

19 hours ago, kiwican said:

Great job! Nice to see someone else from Ontario here 

Thank you! And hello fellow Ontarian :)

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image.jpegMy first briefcase. 

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You did all that stitching by hand?  And here I am complaining about my stitch work on simple and much smaller projects!   Man, that's something I would be proud of, let alone the magnitude of such a project!   Great job!

 

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On 3/24/2021 at 11:00 AM, JayEhl said:

You did all that stitching by hand?  And here I am complaining about my stitch work on simple and much smaller projects!   Man, that's something I would be proud of, let alone the magnitude of such a project!   Great job!

 

Thank you! I find it really relaxing if I'm being honest haha I guess it's probably similar in sensation to crocheting or knitting; I just set up in front of the TV and had at 'er! I admittedly had a few times where I needed to put the project down for a few days out of frustration- from breaking needles and such but I quickly learned that an awl is my friend... as is a pair of needle nose pliers wrapped in leather (as without the leather it was really marking up my needles). 

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Great job a very ambitious start to the craft. 

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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On 3/26/2021 at 11:20 AM, chuck123wapati said:

Great job a very ambitious start to the craft. 

Thank you! It was a lot of fun and taught me a lot :)

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Amazing!

I made one like that only it was tooled. 
you’re gonna love working with leather. 
 

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