Procure two pieces of brown harness leather--the shoulder of the hide
is most suitable--from a saddler, 11 inches long by 1-1/8 inches wide,
round the four ends, and make a compass mark 1/8 of an inch from the
edge all round for the stitching. Take a piece of line as above, and
place within the leather, which most likely will have to be damped to
make it draw round easier. Leave 11/2 inches from each end for sewing to
the bag, the line also being so much less than the full length of the
handles. Having sewn them, flatten the ends and bend the handles into
a semicircular shape, and leave them to dry.
By this time the glue holding the stiffening to the bottom of the bag
will be set, so the next move will be to put in the studs or nails.
Take the largest size awl and make five punctures through the bottom,
about three-quarters of an inch from each corner and one in the
center, as in Fig 8; push the nails through and turn down each of the
two claws in an opposite direction, tap them with a hammer to make
them lie closer, and also to prevent them from becoming loose. This
done, we next take the frame and remove the key-plate from it.
Fold the sides of the bag well over the frame, so that the stitching
will get a good hold of the part that goes inside. Put a stitch
through at each corner to hold it, and see that it sets perfectly true
on the frame.
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