| A golf bag is one of those things you just take for | | | | pattern makers work on one section at a time. So |
| granted. Throw your clubs in. Toss a few balls in the | | | | they might start with the ball pocket area and cut out |
| ball pocket, some tees and a ball marker. Maybe put | | | | all the pieces to make the ball pocket. These pieces |
| your keys and valuable in another pocket and off you | | | | are then sewn together and they move on to another |
| go. But would you be surprised to know that there | | | | section. After all sections are complete they are all |
| may be as many as 7,500 separate pieces in leather | | | | sewn together. |
| golf bags? Let's take a look at how golf bags are | | | | The next step is to pull the golf bag inside out. This is |
| made. | | | | done so that you are not looking at the stitched side of |
| All bags start out as a concept or drawing. Once the | | | | the material. Once you have turned everything inside |
| drawing is agreed on it is given to pattern makers. This | | | | out a base is riveted onto the bottom of the bag. Then |
| is where things get interesting and complicated. The | | | | the top of the bag is attached or riveted on. However, |
| pattern makers must turn this two dimensional image | | | | the golf bag still has no structure. So, now rods are |
| into a three dimensional model. They cut cardboard | | | | inserted into seams in the leather. They are rammed |
| paper into shapes to match the drawing. Then they | | | | to the bottom of the bag and then bent into place so |
| begin to tape the pieces together to see if they fit with | | | | they fit under the top that has been put on the leather |
| each other. They keep tweaking along the way to | | | | golf bag. They rods are sized to be very snug. This is |
| make everything fit. Because there are some many | | | | what finally gives the bag its structure and shape. |
| angles and turns in a leather golf bag it takes very | | | | Now that you know how to make leather golf bags |
| many pieces to put the whole thing together. | | | | you may want to look at some good examples of this |
| Once they have a taped together model made from | | | | craftsmanship. This method of design is used in the |
| cardboard paper they begin to cut pieces of leather | | | | construction of a variety of leather golf bags. |
| material to match the paper pieces. Typically the | | | | |