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: