When Boss Is Actually Liked By His Employees And Deserves Gifts From Them… (28 pics + 2 gifs)

Posted in PICTURES       6 Oct 2017       5509       GALLERY VIEW

TL;DR- Made a neat thing. My boss, Bob, is one of the most humble, honest, and honorable people I'll probably ever meet. Today is his 78th birthday, and still works harder than any of us, 6 days a week. Every day he will carry in some old ratty bag that contains his prized dark chocolate bar of the day (which he shares with all of us), various fruits, snacks, lists, and other general items. For his birthday, we thought it was about time that such a distinguished gentleman should have a bag of his equal. But, I only had one day's notice about the idea, so for five hours straight after rushing home last night I got to work on what I respectfully call "The Bob Tote", and photojournaled the process as I went along to share with you fine folk. Pictured above is him giddily transferring his belongings from the old to the new :P Here's how it came together!

The current bag in his rotation before its inevitable destruction, which I took as much inspiration from as I could in terms of producing an homage.
A quick bout of sketching, and away I went!
Some left over 4-5 oz veg tan leather.
Sliced and diced!
It works!
Holes punched.
Time to dye. Out of gloves, so gave this a shot. Works fine! (fiebing's pro oil dye will stain the crap out of your skin, naturally)
Went with Walnut!
Applied Mink Oil to resupply leather with nutrients and protection. Left a gradient to see the difference. (darker area has oil)
Done treating!
Off to Larry 2.0 (my laser cutter).
Threw a graphic together that embodies the All-American nature of the man that is Bob.
WOO! Came out great. Masking tape used to protect surface from debris.
A little antique finish to darken up the engraving a bit.
Tools used for grommet setting.
Apply like sammich, then smash with arbor press.
Done!
A quick sanding of some edges to be glued.
Weldbonding the interior flaps.
Weldbonding the interior flaps.
Weldbonding the exterior edges together.
Singed the ends of the paracord to lock them in place after tying knots on the end.
The final touch was making two incisions for the excess strap to pass through.
Banana for scale.

He loved the bag, and even said "This one might actually outlive me!" Seeing as nothing can get this man down, that's high praise. Now wish this glorious old man a Happy Birthday! And thanks for checking this out :) Feedback welcome!



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Credits:  imgur.com


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