Leather leg pouch for tools or whatever fits in!

Good day to all of you respectable sirs and welcome to my very first instructable of my very first leather creation!

I will hereby describe the materials and the process I followed to craft this useful pouch.

Have a nice time reading this and do not be restrained from asking me questions or advicing me and everyone else!

Step 1: The materials

Here is the list of the materials I used to achieve the successfull crafting of the leg-pouch:

- Leather
- Shoelaces
- Snap fasteners
- A strap-length adjuster thingy

I recovered the leather from a couch that had been thrown away; it has been a good day.

Comments

[bazzad81]

sweet first page. I think the word you're looking for is 'buckle'.

[SussoGobbino]

I believe that the term buckle refers to the belt square-ish metal part which has the hook for holes on it. Mine doesn't have the hook, and I'm not sure if it's the same thing. Thanks :)

[static]

Wikipedia describes what you used as a "belt slides" or "belt trims". My guess using those terms may get one blank stares.

[SussoGobbino]

Belt slides sounds appropriate!

[keng]

WOW...just awesome! I hadnt thought of leather but do gut every couch I find for the material! Too bad I can't do this though...I'm not a lefty ;0)))

[SussoGobbino]

I'm not a lefty either, but I keep it on the left leg for easier acces by the right hand. And anyway, you just need to invert the position of the leg-belt straps, so that the metal part faces outwards if you put it on the right leg!

[keng]

oh I was just being silly...but, how does keeping it on the left make it easier for the right hand to get to it?

[SussoGobbino]

Put your right hand on your right leg, and mimic pulling someting upwards; now mimic the same on the left leg. The movement to get things out of the right leg's pouch requires your wrist to bend uncomfortably, as well as having to bend your elbow and moving the arm backwards. To remove something from the left leg's pouch you just grab it without moving the wrist from its relaxed position, and you only have to bend the elbow to get it out. I feel more comfortable this way :)

[SandLizard]

That doesn't work for those of us with big bellies. Hard to reach across to the left leg with the right hand. Belly is always getting in the way.

[SussoGobbino]

Oh, I see. I dodn't think of that :) Just attach the pouch to your right leg or make a... belly pouch? Hm, I think I just got an idea for a new tool holster!

[SandLizard]

Glad to be of help. :)

[GibbonsRock]

I love this instructible! It's like a mini "Lara Croft style" toolbelt! The idea of tearing up old couches for leather is great.

[SussoGobbino]

Thanks, I like to reuse everything I can :)

[applesaucemodifier]

Love the Instructable, But I gotta ask: How many Leatherman do you need at one time? :)
I see you have a Wingman/Sidekick but what other tools do you have there?

[SussoGobbino]

When I use it I usually carry only two of those tools, because it can get uncomfortably heavy after a long time of moving around; I tested it with all the tools in and it performed very well. The tools I have are: Leatherman Wingman, which I never leave home, a lower quality multitool plier, which is useful for woodworking because it has a 20cms long ruler and a perfect saw, alongside the multitool hammer, good for nails and some cutting. The other plier is a bad chinese multitool, my first one, but it has a set of screwdriver tips the other pliers don't have, so I choose it for when I need to dismantle something. In short, I love multitools! Thanks :)

[applesaucemodifier]

Whatever works! I always have my Wingman on me too!

[spopp17]

Love this. I like that fact that its from recycled leather and that it is mostly sewn together with shoelaces... Just brilliant. Thanks.

[SussoGobbino]

Glad you like it :)

[pfred2]

I wondered where you got the leather from. I don't see anyone throwing any leather furniture out by me.

[SandLizard]

Check Craigslist and try to get there to pick it up first. Last month I saw a leather couch and a leather ottoman for free, just pick it up and take it away, in Tucson, Arizona. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough gas, or money for it, to go get them.

[SussoGobbino]

I live in italy, there is a place called Manitese at which I do some volunteering work. They offer services like house (or any structure) emptying for a very small fee, and they keep the stuff in exchange. Some of the useful stuff is sent to Africa (Benin) via container, where it is sold or distributed by an organization. The bigger stuff, like furniture, or stuff that wouldn't be useful in Africa, like fur coats, is sold in a warehouse for real cheap to sustain the organization. The problem is that too much stuff is collected and very often, good stuff is thrown away to make room for newer stuff. Yesterday morning I found another leather couch thrown away, so I skinned it and now I have another good supply of leather for future projects!

[pfred2]

Italian leather couches are pretty famous, and highly prized here. You're obviously much closer to the source.

[sarawelder]

nice instructible and good photos! I love recycled projects best!

[SussoGobbino]

Thanks, I will be posting more soon; I just repaired a handheld drill, I made a desoldering station and converted an old computer PSU to a bench PSU :)

[The Rambler]

Well darn, I didn't even think of this when my parents got rid of their leather couch. I'll have to keep that in mind in the future. This is areally cool project.

[SussoGobbino]

Thanks :)

[GorillazMiko]

Cool! I want to try and make leather camera cases for all of my film cameras like these:

[SussoGobbino]

That's a nice project, but it's going to be hard because you'd need rigid inserts to keep the shape! Good luck!

[jessyratfink]

This is fantastic - what a great idea. It looks awesome too :)

[SussoGobbino]

Thank you ^^

[Dream Dragon]

Nice work!

[SussoGobbino]

Thanks :)