Saving a vintage 60 year old Swiss army leather satchel - restoration & rebuild

Join me as I fix the latch mechanism to an old satchel made nearly 60 years ago for the Swiss army. As you can see, after this quick restoration and rebuild it becomes a gorgeous vintage clutch handbag! Want to buy an ammo pouch? Check out my Etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/JamesBerryLeather Download the template➡️ From Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/847720185 ________ If you've been enjoying my videos and would like to support me directly, you can do so via one of the links below. It's of course totally optional, but every contribution helps me to make my videos better, and more often, so thank you in advance! You could Buy Me a Coffee here: buymeacoffee.com/LeFrenchCrafter Or drop a tip in my PayPal account: https://paypal.me/LeFrenchCrafter ________ What I use: Vegtan leather: https://tinyurl.com/yc3nn3vj LOXX closing mechanism: https://tinyurl.com/2h7phc6b Utility knife: https://tinyurl.com/4tp2phhc Strap cutter: https://tinyurl.com/y5h4w2t8 Metal ruler: https://tinyurl.com/326hzjk7 Saddler's needles: https://tinyurl.com/3ntz5mpz Cutting mat: https://tinyurl.com/4f6y6ee8 Stitching chisel: https://tinyurl.com/yndfr4ad Mallet: https://tinyurl.com/3svy6xuk Exotic wood slicker: https://tinyurl.com/883ynffp Edge beveler: https://tinyurl.com/muzdmx35 Ritza thread: https://tinyurl.com/yckz8y3 Fiebing's Pro Dye: https://tinyurl.com/4ve6ufxc Skiving knife: https://tinyurl.com/2f8uu972 Stitch groover: https://tinyurl.com/y4a7x5mf Tokonole: https://tinyurl.com/2ezztcjf Thread zap: