Belated Christmas Gift #2: Simple Leather Briefcase

This is a gift for my girlfriend. She has a fancy job, so I figured she should have a fancy briefcase to go along with it. I found the pattern on the internets.  It's a simple design that calls for a single piece of leather, apart from the strips for the handles. It required 8 rivets and 2 snaps. I used that same double shoulder leather from the leather portfolio I made a while back.

Here are some pictures:

And the back.

Here you can see how it's all fastened together.

Here's my laptop peeking out to give a sense of size.

Some detail on the handle stitching.

This project was not all that difficult, and it feels good to be finished and see what I have accomplished. It did not take very much skill, just patience and some careful measurements. Give it a shot!