Leather repair executive bag ( Bag Handle )

 Leather repair executive bag ( Bag Handle )

This executive bag repair require other attention beside it worn off corners.

Please refer to a repair post which is related to this executive bag. Title of post is ( Leather repair executive bag - bottom corner ).

However this repair project is to concentrate on executive bag handle worn off . Which is broken into a few repair as they are inter related.

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As this repair for a broken handle system ( Handle support and D link, strap support and hand wrap). 

There are a few broken parts need to fix :- 

1. To remove the defective Handle system, it need to remove certain part of the bag first before can gain access thru flap rear (bag cover flap) .

2. Only when the rear flap is open up, next step of repair can proceed.

3. First all four brass rivet need to be remove. The handle support will be free to remove D link, strap support handle, and hand wrap.

Rear flap with top cloth layer remove, it have an aluminium bar where four rivet was used to attached handle support pad where it a "D ring" wrapped around.

Before the black cloth was remove there is two "ear" need remove thread near to bag edge. 

Note:- the top black cloth held in place by the two "ear" leather and stitches at the edge are worn off and broken thread.

Underneath the black cloth is a thin white cloth act as interface to reduce friction between aluminium bar and some hard card board

Once the rear flap is open up the underneath parts to hold the handle system is more accessible and repair can proceed.

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After remove top cover on flap there is an aluminium bar was noted.

This bar is to support the external handle.

Hence need to remove all brass rivet before proceed to replace all defective leather.

Note:- extra care is required as there leather and soft leather parts is very close to the area.

Share some tools used for remove top cover inside the flap.

Need extra care required to minimize damage as the leather is very soft and some parts is slight damage thru wear and tear.

Use drill bit to remove all brass rivet.

For this it best to use pilot drill to create small hole as the rivet head are smooth and convex in shape.

This make it challenging to remove them without damage other area.

Tips. another best practice is to file the brass dome shape flat by using a needle file. Then make pilot drill hole for correct drill bit to remove rivet easier. 

To remove brass rivet it be good to drill the other end of rivet with drill.

Tools to separate the rivet from aluminium bar.

Do not discard old rivet, as it it is important to determine the new rivet length.

This is how the old rivet head is drilled to make it easier to remove them

Use a flat screw driver to pry the aluminium bar to separate the rivet

This way to remove rivet with minimize damage to leather part and reduce damage to aluminium bar

Drawing on the "handle support", this measurement help to cut the required leather part.

Take into consideration the number of stitch hole to punch and the spacing between hole.

Name of parts in this repair for handle.

To measure new rivet length to cut

Remove damage of "strap to support hand warp" leather. In preparation to cut new parts for repair.

Use thickness gage to make measurement on old "strap to support hand warp". This one way to learn how the original part are assemble.

Damage handle to replace

    Use sewing machine to stitch certain parts ("strap to support hand warp" ).

This is how the "strap to support hand warp" is slowly rebuilt for repair.

This part need numerous parts of leather to be folded for repair.

This how hand wrap handle, follow the original part to copy.

Wrap with strap to get the required shape before start stitching work

This how the "strap to support hand warp" is stitch up after hole are punch.

To punch hole on leather part also require tools and skill to minimize other area.

This is how the final hand wrap are stitch.

Final repair done

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