A new Toolbag is off the bench!
People say – where have you been, what have you been doing? To which I respond – I’ve been busy here, hey!
For example – this new stinker just got bagged and tagged and is ready for consumption – and it was no mean feat getting that accomplished, it fought me!
This is a 3 ply toolbag that can be clamped to a motorcycle. This bag measures: 6″ tall, 3.75″ deep and 12″ wide.
The body is a sandwich of fine Garment leather (the exact leather that Langlitz Leathers uses for it’s jackets) and 10oz Veg-tan leather. The Veg tan was a piece of ornery stiff, thick tough stuff that I just didn’t know what to do with until the cow that it came from, spoke to me in a dream.
The cow, said to me in clear English (with no identifying regional accent) “B – you need to use me up, get me off this topmost shelf and get me moving down the road on 2-wheels, make a toolbag out of my rump – wouldya?“.
So, being a good listener when animals speak to me in my sleep, I did just that. This bag is tough, beautiful and about as heavy duty as is reasonable for utility – any heavier and it’d need wheels and a hitch of it’s own, if you get my drift.
Just because 3-ply wasn’t excessive enough, I also added a patch on the back that will further strengthen and help promote everlasting longevity.
The 1.5” wide straps are 8oz veg tan and lined with pig as are all of my belts – so you KNOW it will take a pounding (UV, water, heat, dirt) and always look good. The buckles are sweet and they are made of brass. Copper rivets hold some pieces and parts on the bag and brass bolts (as well as glue) hold the two ply gussets (lambskin and cowhide) together.
Posted: September 24th, 2012 under leatherwork projects.
Tags: leatherwork, toolbag