Make a Leather Laptop Case // DIY TUTORIAL 

thanks Tracy! Good to see you in the comments :) Hope you're well!

go for it!

Ironawemari, pls do you know how I can get cheap leather scraps in Paris? I am about to start leather works and I need advice pls.

Thank you! Hope it's yummy :)

@@Corter Thank you, yes it was 😋

Same concept. Measure carefully, and if plan your closures in advance, you can have the base of the snap (male end) between the layers of leather.

It’s just some pieces of canvas material. Works well.

I was wondering about that would magnets damage the batteries in the laptop

@@scarlethenderson6510 it wouldn’t damage the batteries because there’s no ferrous “magnetic” metals in them. If you had a really huge magnet it may be possible to damage the data on the hard drive, but it would have to be WAY bigger than the magnets used for something like this. In fact, it would have to be so big and powerful that it would be more dangerous to your fingers than your computer.

i really don't like the look of it. The better way would have been to install the snaps before glueing the two parts together but for ease of use i'd rather have some strong flat magnets embedded between the two layers. All of this is just my opinion and preferences. The snaps ended up looking like nipples xD Edit: Would have added a "pull tab" in the front facing the opposite of the flap so you could pull on that while taking out the laptop too.

@@AndreaFromTokyo yeah but the design style depends on you he gave us a cool idea for protecting the laptop.. Thats why i liked it so much

@@rishabhshukla5354 of course! that's why i added: "All of this is just my opinion and preferences. " Each design and product is what the maker envisions, other than that it all comes down to personal preferences and taste. There is no right or wrong here

@@AndreaFromTokyo thanks for your concerned opinion..😀

@@AndreaFromTokyo aren't magnets bad for electronics?

Keep watching these videos. And others. Pick a small project to start with. I bought a “kit” from amazon with tons of odds and ends for tools. I bought cheap scrap leather in 10# lots. My first projects were making cases and containers for my tools. Sleeves for knives, a needle holder, roll ups for punches and other tools, etc. as you learn, replace the tools you use the most with better quality options. I’ve been doing leather work for 5-6 years I think. I’ve got a lot of tools now. I built my own stitching cradle. Enjoy it! Great hobby.

We're looking for a parallel line, not just a line - so it's not really a case of the definition of a line. If you only do two points measured from the first line and one is off (at all), you're not going to draw a parallel line. The third point is to guarantee you've got a parallel line, sometimes I'll do 4 or 5 points if I'm cutting a very long piece

@@Corter I understand. This is a least squares regression. Thank you this has both answered my question and solved some of the issues I've been having as a maker. I've been measuring using a square all this time and felt like I've needed 3 hands. Putting 3 or 4 dots and drawing regression is less painful and at least as accurate. Thanks again!

And what size edge beveler do you use?

not to my knowledge! It seems ready to go right out of the box but you can check with Hermann Oak for sure

it'd make a really nice backpack!

Thank you

Weaver leather, check out their imported veg tan leather. I just got a piece and it is pretty nice for the price.

@@steamgadget okay thanks!

Check weaver and Springfield for what’s on sale. Both are good to deal with.

Yeah totally could have... but I don’t think it was intended to use a liner until the weight of the leather became apparent, and you normally wouldn’t use a liner for thicker leather weights, which is more accessible for the average leather crafter. This method does show how you can protect the contents from the metal snaps when there is no liner, which is super useful in a number of applications. As you point out though, when using a liner there are better ways for more advanced leather crafters to hide them. Add the base of the snap first, add the liner, and then figure out where the cap of the snap belongs on the flap last. You can also get real fancy and hide the cap of the snap by attaching it to the liner before installing it, which would be especially good for magnets like some other posters have suggested... But again snaps are accessible for most Leathercrafters, and won’t risk harm to electronic devices.

Yep! You can do that as well, I just wanted to show how to do it if someone was using a single thick piece of leather instead of a lined piece. We also have another laptop case video where we do a more military style strap closure as well, and you could use the full leather sliding closure from the wet molded bag video, or magnets - lots and lots of options. I personally just use a slip case with no flap at all myself :)

@@wedgetailleather cool thanks

@@Corter thanks

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we show you how to make your own pattern in the first few minutes of this video :) the pattern link is for our other downloadable patterns

Corter Leather wow I must be tired 😂, thanks for the response, loved the video