Making a Leather Tote Bag 

Thank you so much for watching Matthew! I'm glad it helped 🙏🏾🙌🏽

lol same XD

Fabulous. Where do you get the press that pushes the name into the leather? What is that called? Great video. !

@@jaynesimmons2403 That is an Arbor Press that is being used in the video.

I didn't see an answer to my question of the kind of glue you use.

Wow! Thank you so much! 🤲🏽

thank you so much!🙏

I made it in one night

Thanks so much Casey! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

Thanks so much Phyllis! 🙏

Thanks so much Lily! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌

Thank you so much!

thank you for watching!

Great stuff! Good luck.. 🤞🏽🙌🏽

Thank you so much Clay! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

Thank you so much for watching! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

It looks easy because it is. Also the lack of attention to detail was super obvious in this video. Maybe because they got lazy to record and build at the same time but I would never buy something so carelessly made.

Thank you! 🤲🏽

Thank you so much! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

LOL! Thank you so much Carol :-) I'm looking forward to bringing you guys plenty more of these. Hope you are staying safe out there!

The Local Leather Guy Yes. Staying close to home. You too as well.

Thank you for watching🙏🏾🙌🏾

Awesome! Let me know how it goes! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

​@@Luke_cpt I definitely will! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Thank you Mark! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

Thank you! 😊

Thank you!

Thanks so much Carmen!🙏🏾 We will be relaunching this store soon

I had to type this into Google to translate, but awesome! Good luck with making it and let me know how it goes! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

@@Luke_cpt I loved it 😍 I will make mine this week ! أحببته كثيرا، سوف أصنع واحد لي هذا الأسبوع 😁

Michael Kohrs not so much.

Thank you for watching!

LOL! Omar, thanks so much! 🙌🙏

Thank you Shannon!

Thank you for watching!

Thank you so much!🙏🤲

Thanks so much!

Gracias!🙏

Hey David! Thank you so much🙏🙌 Glad the video is helping you out. I had it made by a company called Bros Engraving here in Cape Town. This one is brass, but they do make magnesium ones which are a bit cheaper. Keep well and thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! It's vegetable tanned leather, 3mm thick. And this is a locally made chisel/pricking iron. I do however use the Weaver Leather chisels now. They're amazing!

Thanks so much! I actually got gifted this Arbour Press from my father inlaw. The only tricky part about this one is that the branding block has to be straight before you apply any pressure. I've been caught a few times when it moves slightly and the branding ends up skew, then the whole item is basically wasted. I'd still recommend it, but brand with caution. Lol. I'm not sure if anyone else could recommend another option for but this one was bought at Adendorff Tools in Cape Town and as far as I know was fairly inexpensive. Thank you so much for watching Pedro! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

@@Luke_cpt thanks for the reply Luke! Cape Town is a bit far to go! Think I’ll have to keep looking locally. In Devon 🤪

@@peterww3106 good luck! 🙌🏽

I love bags

Thank you very much! 🤲🏽

Thank you!🙏

Wow! Peru! Thank you so much, and thank you for watching 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Hey Fammina! Thanks so much for watching..🙏🏾 Yes, I saddle stitch almost all of my goodies.. 🙌🏽

Thanks so much Gene! I use waxed thread for all my products.

Thank you so much! I use a brand called Stapol, it's a leather and rubber adhesive

Thank u

Thank you Waldir!

After translating this, thank you very much Martha! 🙏🏾🙌🏽

Thanks for watching Anke! 🤲🏽 It depends, these straps are around 60-65cm. If it's too short, it won't fit over your shoulder. Best to try a long strap, and shorten it to your liking.

Gracias por enseñarnos Es sencillo y muy elegante saludos desde mi bello país Colombia

Hey Dandy D! Thanks for the sub.. 🤲🏽 Depending on the size of your stitches, and how fast you stitch, it could take 2-3 hours depending. The more you do it, the quicker you'll take to finish it off

@@Luke_cpt thanks

I'm from Uruguay

@@andreamalo4076 thank you! I'm all the way out in Cape Town, South Africa. I think in this video it's 5cm x 5cm. But lately I've been making them 3cm x 3cm. Just depends on how broad you want the base of the bag to be. Happy creating!

@@Luke_cpt amazing what I'm going to tell you !!! I inspired myself in Africa to make the logo of my product, I am just learning to work in leather, the corners I vary and I tell you that I have already tried 3x3 and I like it much more than 5x5 or 6x5, thanks !!! I'm very happy, my instagram account is safaribyandreamalo, greetings !!! !good week

@@andreamalo4076 replies like this make me smile so much!😊 Great news! Keep at it and create goods to your liking. That's the beauty of it all.. 👌🏽 Have a great week too and be safe! 🙏🏾

@@Luke_cpt Thank you thank you thank !!!!

Hi Akbar! Thanks so much for subscribing!🙏🏾 I started off buying needles, an awl, waxed thread, cutting mat, steel ruler and a pair of good scissors. Those tools costed me around R1000 (ZAR) back in 2016. I would suggest using paper to do your mockups just to avoid wasting leather. As my journey continued I bought more tools as I went along. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏾

Hi, thanks a lot for the advice. Now that I have my shopping list, need to venture out under safe conditions to get hold of the start up tools. And some off cuts.

@@akbartolker2221 be safe out there, and if there's anything else I can help with feel free to ask..🙌🏽 Enjoy creating!

Hi Kristine! The chisel in this video I bought locally(Woodheads), but now I've got a set from Weaver Leather Craft. The rotary cutter is just a generic one, although, I change blades often just to make cutting easier. Thanks for watching!

@@Luke_cpt thanks a lot!!

Thank you!

Hey Jorge! So on the top of the pocket, I make a hole for the magnet to go through so it's able to clip closed. I'm not sure if this explanation helps, if not, pop me an email on bousleather@gmail.com and I'll send you a picture that might be better for you to understand. Thanks for watching! 🤲🏽

I used 1.5mm waxed thread for this bag. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Unfortunately I don't use any patterns, only measurements. It's around 80cm x 45cm. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏾

Gracias!

I use normal glue stick now. Hold it’s just enough for me to make my holes and start stitching👌🏾

Hey Cornelius! It's about 40 decimeters in total. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏾

It's around 80cm x 45cm 🙌🏽

Hey Justin! I'm not too sure on the exact weight of the leather, but it's vegetable tanned and about 3mm thick. Hope that helps!

@@Luke_cpt it does, thank you

Hey! I used full grain vegetable tanned leather. around 2-3mm thick

This is full grain, vegetable tanned cow hide

Thank you! Unfortunately, I don't use any patterns, just measurements.

Hey Rose! I'm not exactly sure of the weight but its about 3-4mm thick. Hope that helps!

@@Luke_cpt Thank you!!! Great bag. And thank you for showing every detail within each of your steps.

@@rosedangelo7731 Glad you found it useful! Thank you for watching 🙏🙌

It takes around 3 hours to make

Thank you!🙏

Hi! Yes, the cuts need to be half of what you want the width to be. If its less it will not line up properly and you'll be left with a gap. If you are doing it for the first time, try with a spare piece of material before you use actual leather. Also always start with a slightly bigger piece so that you can trim it down to the perfect size. I hope this helps!

@@Luke_cpt Thanks for the feedback! I will try it for the first time. I will unsubscribe based on the result.

Hey Jorge, which mold are you referring to?