Comments on: Watch Jimmy DiResta make this cool canvas and leather tool bag

By: Bobby D.

Bobby D. — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:14:00 +0000

Cool to watch, I sure couldn’t do that. Having said that, it kind of looks like crap.

By: stasike

stasike — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:02:00 +0000

He does *SO* many things wrong way.
Horrible hack job.
He has wasted lots of canvas and high quality leather, he is cutting canvas and expensive leather without any measuring and then throwing away the cuts.
As one of previous posters said, Why did he have to make a stitch at the bottom? He could have used nice continuous piece of leather for extra strength.

Just look at how he does the handles. Shudder. He should have used a ruler and make line to cut the cloth by, he wouldn’t have ended with a crooked shape.
Also, sewing a cloth that was freshly glued is not a good practice.

By: j9c

j9c — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:20:00 +0000

Seams, esp. in an application like a bag meant to carry heavy stuff, should be avoided because sooner or later seams fail. I dunno if I’d be up for his design, though I can’t quibble on his choice of materials. Why did he opt for seams for both the canvas bottom and the leather bottom as well? Why o why did he cut that leather into two halves and then sew the two halves back together when he could have done it in one unbroken (and more robust) piece? Lookit the size of that leather stock (the skin) he’s working with–he had enough to do it a better way!

A better design is LL Bean’s time-tested tote, including their version of the handles, which are much less likely to come away from the bag as they hold the load from the base, and the handles are continuous loops. Thusly:

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/33381?feat=boat%20and%20totes-SR0&page=boat-and-tote-bag-open-top

“Made in Maine for over 65 years and tested to hold over 500 pounds.”

See how the strap(s) support from the base? They pass right between the white canvas bag and its bottom cover, the second (outer) layer of bag bottom protection.

Nice sewing machine though. (Drool…)

By: Laura VanArendonk Baugh

Laura VanArendonk Baugh — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:32:00 +0000

I would be down with “fortnightly.” :)

By: Chesterfield

Chesterfield — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:55:00 +0000

I think what ends up taking my projects so much longer to complete are the trips to the emergency room to get shrapnel removed after the spray adhesive can explodes in the fire.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:49:00 +0000

Whoever wrote that clearly didn’t have my seventh grade English teacher.

By: Andrew Wood

Andrew Wood — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:39:00 +0000

That’s up for debate actually – bimonthly and biweekly are used as either (meaning they’re useless). The sooner the rest of the world gets on board with ‘fortnightly’, the better.

By: Laura VanArendonk Baugh

Laura VanArendonk Baugh — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:15:00 +0000

Running adhesive through a machine can indeed slow the needle and really screw up the inner workings/timing. A buff critter like an industrial Juki can take a lot more abuse, however.

I am more concerned by the text note that this is a bi-monthly video appearing every other Wednesday. Bi-monthly (“bi” = “two”) means every two months; the word you seek is semi-monthly (“semi” = “half,” as two weeks is roughly half a month).

By: Aleknevicus

Aleknevicus — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:46:00 +0000

Wouldn’t the “damage” be limited to gumming up the needle (which can be easily replaced)?

By: sockdoll

sockdoll — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:50:00 +0000

Fascinating to watch, but I’ll continue buying my tote bags at thrift shops for a dollar because like The Dude, I am a lazy man.

By: Max Humphries

Max Humphries — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:32:00 +0000

I love this guys stuff, but running cloth covered in spray glue through a sewing machine isn’t gong to do wonders for the machine long term. Just saying…

By: jsd

jsd — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:29:00 +0000

These videos are mesmerizing. The hatchet one is awesome.