How to Make a Leather Sling Bag | Chest Bag PDF Pattern | Badalassi Carlo Leather Tutorial

In this step-by-step leather working tutorial, I show you how to make a handmade leather sling bag (also known as a chest bag, crossbody sling, or belt bag) from premium Badalassi Carlo vegetable-tanned leather. You'll see the entire process: cutting, skiving, hand stitching, installing the zippers, setting rivets, and assembling the strap with brass hardware. A downloadable PDF pattern for this leather chest bag is available, so you can easily recreate it at home, even if you're a beginner in leatherworking. 🧵Product Specifications: Large men's leather chest bag. 1. General Information Product Name: Chest bag Dimensions Top width: 36 cm / 14.17 inches Bottom width: 22 cm / 8.66 inches Total depth (including outer pocket): 10 cm / 3.94 inches Height: 18 cm / 7.08 inches Main compartment depth: 5.5 cm / 2.17 inches Front outer pocket depth: 4.5 cm / 1.77 inches Features: This chest bag includes: - one main compartment - one open pocket on the inner back panel - one pocket on the inner front panel - one spacious outer pocket - ​​adjustable shoulder strap secured with Chicago screws 2. Materials and Hardware Leather: Vegetable-tanned leather (Carlo Badalassi Wax), "Cognac" color, with a pronounced pull-up effect (color variation upon bending or stretching) Leather thickness: 1.5 mm Thread thickness: 0.8 mm Hardware: 2 brass rivets (9 mm); 2 No. 5 zippers (lengths: 45 cm / 17.71 inches and 33 cm / 13 inches); two brass strap loops (25 mm width); 4 zipper sliders; and 2 Chicago screws for shoulder strap adjustment. 3. Tools and Supplies Punching and Piercing: Stitching chisel spacing: 4 mm 3 mm round punch (for setting double-cap rivets) 5 mm round punch (for Chicago screw holes) Edge Finishing: Edge and flesh side burnishing agent: Tokonole Sandpaper (various grits) Edge beveler: 0.6 mm Creaser (decorative groove tool): 1.5 mm Polishing cloth / burnisher (slicker) ⏱ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Choosing the Leather for the Sling Bag 00:52 Chest Bag PDF Pat