Laptop briefcase

[AzShooter]

Spyros Thanks for that information.  I'll try to incorporate it into my bag.

[Meandmy1963]

Thank you for the response. I've done some digging and found a few myself.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/690390600/the-briefcase-top-reinforcement-plate?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=purse+reinforcement&ref=sr_gallery-1-20&frs=1&sts=1

 

https://madeonjupiterleatherlab.com/collections/hardware/products/molded-vegetable-tanned-handle-filler

Those are all I was able to find. These all look nothing like the brass bar that was used in your bag Spyros. I have yet to find anything that is anywhere near aesthetically pleasing enough to highlight the way that you did on your above bag. If anyone comes across anything like this, please share. Thank you 

 

[Spyros]

53 minutes ago, Meandmy1963 said:

Thank you for the response. I've done some digging and found a few myself.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/690390600/the-briefcase-top-reinforcement-plate?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=purse+reinforcement&ref=sr_gallery-1-20&frs=1&sts=1

 

https://madeonjupiterleatherlab.com/collections/hardware/products/molded-vegetable-tanned-handle-filler

Those are all I was able to find. These all look nothing like the brass bar that was used in your bag Spyros. I have yet to find anything that is anywhere near aesthetically pleasing enough to highlight the way that you did on your above bag. If anyone comes across anything like this, please share. Thank you 

 

Well the one I used is brass, those guys are selling steel.  Steel also looks great if polished, like the one from that Russian seller on Etsy that you linked, but honestly paying all that money and then waiting for the package to arrive all the way from Russia, and worry if the size and holes and thickness will work well for your bag, I don't know... it feels easier to grab a piece of metal from your local hardware store and make it yourself.  I mean if you can make bags this is nothing, all you need is a hacksaw and some sort of a sander. 

If you're making many, you can always find a metal fabrication business near you or even an amateur knife maker / welder who has some tools in his garage, these guys (if they agree to it) can churn those out in minutes, probably for a small fee.

Edited February 28, 2022 by Spyros

[koshkimishki]

Very nice!

[OldCanuck]

Wow, both of those bags are beautiful. 

My favourite detail is the brass stiffener bar. 

Edited March 6, 2022 by OldCanuck

[AzShooter]

On 2/27/2022 at 12:50 AM, Meandmy1963 said:

So these reinforcement bars don't exist? I've been looking as well. I've seen what k&s has to offer. But no one has found a specific metal bar/strip that is specific to leathercraft? Seems like many bag maker use them. How could there not be a source? Everyone fabricates them from a raw piece of metal? I find that hard to believe. But I can't find them anywhere

Ace Hardware sells brass straps and would fit the purpose.