10 Nov 2018

How long does it take to make a briefcase?

This post will not have that many pictures. That's because I did not take that many. Not because I did not have anything new to show but because I did not want to waste any time taking a lot of pictures. I wanted to see how long it actually took to make a briefcase. People often ask me "how long does it take to make a briefcase like that". Normally I would say that it takes a looong time.. somewhere between 50-100 hours maybe. To be honest I really had no clue as to how many hours it took. But I do now.

It took 41 hours using a total of 53 sessions.

I think that's a decent number. This build was a bit different than normal as I used my new lasercut acrylic templates which saved me a couple of hours.


This is the first briefcase made using a laser cut acrylic template.

I got some weights that I use to hold things in place. They are actually really handy and I use them more than I thought I would.



This is how I marked the round cut in at the top of the pocket.



The pocket is made so that it can expand. I think it is really nice as when it's not in use it is really thin










I made this clamp that is secured to the ceiling with elastic cord.





I tried to make the handle straight and then wet the hole thing and bend it.


The pockets I ended up with was not the expanding ones at the customer decided these were better:








Total weight of the bag without the shoulder strap: 2220g

Prototype of the expanding pockets. The next briefcase will have these





5 comments:

  1. Excellent, that is a lot of time and dedication for one bag, your briefcases looks better quality and finish than Swaine Adeney, I saw them recently in London and they look sloppy. Thank you always for the pictures and the innovations.

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    1. Thank you very much. It’s sad to hear that the quality of swaine adeney is that poor. Considering the price they charge nothing should be even close to sloppy.

      Maybe I should charge more 😄

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  2. Always a pleasure to see your work. You inspire me to keep on improving!

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    1. I'm glad you like it. Even though I have made many posts about making the briefcase there is always something new to show.

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