Happy New Year all you fine folks 
I made another leather pack as a birthday gift to myself this year, wanting something different to the pack I made the other month. I wanted this pack to be more supple and pouchy, have all seams hidden, and to be sized for carry on luggage for flying as i travel a fair bit with just a small bag, so why not in style
So how did this pack evolve...whilst I want a carry on sized pack, I also want to be able to beef it up for a night or two out so I incorporated a sort of leather strap molle system on the bottom to sling a bedroll to, and left some more attachment points on top of the flap and on the front of the bag.
I made the pockets as big as I could get away with, and added a leather drawcorded extension on the main body to cinche things tight. The edges of the flap and pockets all have bronze wire in them so I can bend them into shape to stop any water or unwanted ingress into the pockets or bag. I also added a braided carry handle behind the straps which my last pack was sorely needing.
This pack was also supposed to be plain, then I thought, I'll just add a tiny bit of knotwork somewhere...and as usual got carried away
Everything is hand stitched with waxed linen thread, and I made all the buckles from antler. The most modern thing in this pack are the copper rivets I used on the bottom and straps.
I'm currently testing it out in France (passed through airport security nicely) and will see how it holds up over the next year in Scottish weather.
Overall, I'm chuffed to bits
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I made another leather pack as a birthday gift to myself this year, wanting something different to the pack I made the other month. I wanted this pack to be more supple and pouchy, have all seams hidden, and to be sized for carry on luggage for flying as i travel a fair bit with just a small bag, so why not in style
So how did this pack evolve...whilst I want a carry on sized pack, I also want to be able to beef it up for a night or two out so I incorporated a sort of leather strap molle system on the bottom to sling a bedroll to, and left some more attachment points on top of the flap and on the front of the bag.
I made the pockets as big as I could get away with, and added a leather drawcorded extension on the main body to cinche things tight. The edges of the flap and pockets all have bronze wire in them so I can bend them into shape to stop any water or unwanted ingress into the pockets or bag. I also added a braided carry handle behind the straps which my last pack was sorely needing.
This pack was also supposed to be plain, then I thought, I'll just add a tiny bit of knotwork somewhere...and as usual got carried away
Everything is hand stitched with waxed linen thread, and I made all the buckles from antler. The most modern thing in this pack are the copper rivets I used on the bottom and straps.
I'm currently testing it out in France (passed through airport security nicely) and will see how it holds up over the next year in Scottish weather.
Overall, I'm chuffed to bits
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