He used to design and make bags for western australian miners back in the 1960 s.
Making a leather satchel.
This trade was passed down to my father who is.
You can make the satchel from just about any type of fabric but a tough durable fabric such as sturdy poly cotton heavy nylon canvas or denim works best.
On my father s side my grandfather was a leather goods maker.
Buy the pattern and tutorial here.
Making a leather satchel the walden start to finish 50 hours of build condensed to less than 22 minutes.
This time i make a leather classic satchel.