Leather workers i would like a little advice please

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Evening all
i recently purchased one of these rather nicevintage style compasses
i also have a nice pocket watch on its way
my concern is well i'm a bit of a clutz and also i carry a lot of bits in my pocket
i want to make a couple of padded pouches for the two of them
if i do a double layer of soft leather with some foam similar to what Robbi uses for his fly cases will this be suitably rugged do you think?
if not any better suggestions?
 

baggins

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Hi Sam, nice bit of kit. To be honest, if you look at the cases hat are supplied with even the top mark toys, most are just simple, single layer leather. I'd be temped to use a stiff outer layer and, if you don't feel that is enough,line it with a softer inner. If you put in foam as well i reckon you'd be able to drop it from the empire states and it'd be fine. Bear in mind though, the more layers and padding, the bigger the case will end up being.
Make sure you put up some pics when you"re done.
Cheers

Baggins
 

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