Latigo Leather Briefcase May 2019

This is the third briefcase I've made, and the second soft-sided case. I was inspired by Saddleback Leather briefcases for this project. Considering the amount of time this took, plus all the tools, it would be much less expensive to just buy a Saddleback bag, but I'm not doing this to save money. I'm doing this because I have a need to create.
I drew from two main sources for the techniques in this video. Most of the hand stiching, the shields for the D-rings and buckle and billet, and the proportioning come from Al Stohlman's books on case-making. There are three volulmes, but here is the link to the first volume:
www.tandyleather.com/en/searc...
The other is The Leatherworking Handbook by Valerie Michael. It has great ideas, but I particularly used the gusset design here.
www.amazon.com/Leatherworking...
All of the tools and supplies I used for this project came from the Tandy Leather in Eugene.

[@DrPronghorn]

Be sure to watch my follow-up video, where I expanded this bag by adding a gusset. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGSXl32ImLJ4mLc

[@albertdeme8889]

Lots of respect to you Edward. Keep creating and sharing. Thank you!

[@DrPronghorn]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@Ray.J]

I'm late to the party, but just wanted to congratulate you on a nice build. Making it yourself wasn't necessarily cheaper, but the feeling of satisfaction in having done so is something that cannot be bought.

[@mikedoerksen4617]

Nice work. I like the way you hid the rivets and supported the handle. I recently built a briefcase (first time) it was a ton of work but will probably do another one. Thanks for the video!

[@DrPronghorn]

The first one is always the hardest. I've done five now, and the most recent one took about two weeks of evenings and weekends. I'll be posting videos of the last two as soon as I get time to edit them. Thanks!

[@diyetdefterim]

Remarkable work!

[@DrPronghorn]

Thanks!

[@qrubmeeaz]

Very nice!

[@silvanaandreiamartins8649]

Que top!!!

[@rexer242]

Excellence indeed

[@DrPronghorn]

Thanks!

[@northliftbelts]

Do you not find Latigo leather bleeds ? Beautiful build!

[@DrPronghorn]

I treated it with wax-based waterproofing and that seems to keep the bleeding to a minimum. I've since found a better supplier of latigo that was waterproofed at the factory, and it doesn't seem to bleed at all.

[@gall_crafter_works]

Possibly more expensive than buying one, but a priceless piece nonetheless. May I know how thick your leather was please? Thank you, and a beautiful build. Thanks for sharing.

[@DrPronghorn]

Most of it is 4-5 oz, and the lining is a 1-2 oz pigskin.

[@gall_crafter_works]

Edward Davis Thanks for sharing. Glad to know it doesn’t have to be that thick after all.

[@davidbratcher9822]

What weight leather did you use? Inspiring me to try this

[@DrPronghorn]

It's about a 5-6 oz leather. It holds up well without being too heavy.

[@davidbratcher9822]

@@DrPronghorn thank you very much