Posts filed under “Accessories”
Bulletproof Tote
I’ve made the new bag. I’m calling it the Bulletproof Tote. It was hard work to make, a lot more difficult than the satchel. The body is a single piece of leather again, but there was a blemish/hole in the base, so I covered it with a rectangle of leather to match the base, which [...]
Postal Bag – Satchel
Bag Completed! It’s not really a postal bag. It’s a raw leather satchel. I didn’t expect it to be this nice. I’ve surprised myself. I hand-sewed the leather strap to the sides with three parallel lines double-stitched. Notice the roughness of the leather edges. Good belts have the leather trimmed/rounded rather than a straight cut. [...]
Bag Progress
I drew up plans for my version of the postal bag. I’m aiming for a large satchel that will hold a 15″ macbook. I re-drew the designs a few times, and have now adjusted it so that the main body of the bag will be made from a single piece of leather. From what I [...]
Leather Materials
Went to Leffler leather to get some things to make a postal bag. I got a side of beef, a mallet, an awl (has an elliptical cross-section – not sure if this is better, but I thought it might be easier to pierce the leather with), some hole punches, and a buckle for the front [...]
Want…
The IWC Ingeneiur REF:3233 Close to perfect mechanical wristwatch. – in-house movement – black pie pan dial – dauphine hands – Pellaton automatic winding system – sapphire glass – sapphire glass back (worth the compromise on the anti-magnetic case) http://www.iwc.com
Samurai Belt L201HS
I got a Samurai belt from IN in Osaka. I took some pics here in comparison to my Sugar Cane garrison belt. The SC belt is broken-in now, much softer and darker… with stains. I should clean and oil/wax it soon, but I like the unevenness of the stains. The samurai belt is bigger and [...]
Nautical: Necklace
My office is near the workshop of William Llewellyn Griffiths, who makes some really quite spectacular jewelery. Items like this ship with crossed pistols keep me visiting his store like it is an art gallery. You can view more of his works on his web site metalcouture. Whilst I like the mariner themes with ships, [...]
Sugarcane Raw Leather Garrison Belt
I’ve only worn this belt for a few days, but I got rained on, so it’s already quite stained.
45rpm Raw Leather Belt
Fish shaped holes; Belt loop retainer; Uneven metal buckle;
Samurai Denim Bag DB0001
This is a simple denim tote from Samurai. It is quite large and will easily hold a pair of 3 fold jeans (I used it to carry four pairs of jeans). The denim is quite thick – I think it might be 16oz. There are no signs of selvedge, but the denim is nice.