Simple Leather Bag | Leatherworking

Back to leatherworking projects! This time I made a bag, a gift to my girlfriend for our anniversary. Xoxo The design is really simple with very few parts but it still took a long time to make all by hand, specially the finishing process that I thought was going to be much quicker! I want this present to be as much as possible handmade, that’s why I also forged my own rings out of brass round stock, I doubt it’s cheaper than buying rings online but they do feel and look great. The only material other than brass (and leather of course) it’s olive wood burl for the locking mechanism. The bag measure 25x18cm (10x7inch) and it’s around 6cm () thick. At the end of the video you might see two difference in the finished bag: I decided to stain the back side of the shoulder belt as it looked a bit unfinshed otherwise. On the locking loop I added two small pieces of olive wood burl to complement the lock better. I also want to mention the two inspiration for this bag design. DiResta: