Pirate plunder bag (catalog item test)

#1

I wanted to try something with leather for a while, but hadn’t yet gotten around to a suitable project. Since I also wanted to test the catalog a bit I found a nice little design for a drawstring bag that looked like fun. It didn’t specifically call out that it was customizable, but it’s got a big blank spot in the middle and I’m using a laser :slight_smile:

So, I purchased the design in the catalog and it showed up in my list of projects as I followed the convenient link provided after purchase. I grabbed a sheet of the thin leather and dropped it into the Glowforge. A couple of minutes later I had nicely cut bag components sitting on the bed. Before picking them up though I decided to customize it a bit by putting a pirate logo onto it. I did a few tests of the pattern first to make sure I was getting it right. Once I felt I had the right settings for what I wanted I used the camera to place it in the middle of the circle and etched it.

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It was pretty easy to assemble, just lace the long strip through the holes and draw it all together.
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Since I hadn’t put this one together before I wasn’t sure how big the logo could be. It turns out I could have gone larger, but it still turned out nice.
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Weekly Highlights for the Week Ending March 11th, 2017
#2

Nice. Judging by that logo though, the pirates round your way must be way more scary than your average, everyday pirate.

#3

they’ll take your skull
and measure it precisely
arrrr

#4

haaaaaaaaaaaa i never thought about the ac logo looking like a compass or set of calipers

#5

Awesome job! Simple design, but great product.

#6

:fearful:

#7

That’s the ancient mark of the Pheared Pacific Pirate Phrenologists. Even the Dread Pirate Roberts steers clear of them.

#8

Assassin Creed Black Flag!!! :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: awesome

#9

Masonic Pirates?

#10

that was my first thought, too!

#11

It does explain Oak Island. :smiley:

#12

I got curious and looked it up when I got a lootcrate with an AC pin, cause I had always liked the various logos.

The insignia bares some resemblance to the symbol of the Freemasons, the square and compasses.
-the Assassins are also a 'secret society’
It resembles the bottom side of an eagle skull.
-Eagle forms an integral part of the game, both symbolically and spiritually.
It resembles a hooded figure hiding its face.
-the protagonist is nearly always wearing a hood.

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#13

Love the little leather money bag. I was reminded of this when I saw it.

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Many years ago, while working in the bank, this little leather bag was left behind by someone and after waiting an appropriate amount of time for them to reclaim it, I asked and was given permission to keep it for myself. The original drawstring, which was a cord more like a shoestring, is now gone. It’s soft as ‘buttah’, and holds my 15 old silver dollars which I also bought while working in the bank. An old farmer came in one day with a bag of coins to run through our counting machine. Just a bag of old silver dollars, that all. :astonished: If foresight were money, I could have afforded to buy more than just $15 dollars worth.

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My bag also holds two $5 gold pieces that belonged to my mother-in-law. This is the kind of thing that might be discovered long after the owner is gone…and I suppose that could be me!

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#14

What a wonderful bag and story! Wouldn’t you love to know the history of the bag?

#15

Ahhh…so the design catalog is up and functioning? :smile:

#16

There was a discussion the other night about being the executor of an estate that eventually wound its way to men hiding stashes of money to a woman saying after her father passed, a metal worker, they found four metal tubes over a foot long each filled with silver dollars. Like rolls of coins, but with a metal sleeve.

#17

for the beta users, it seems; glowforge must have either just given access or lifted some nda portions, because it seems to be a popular topic this week :wink:

#18

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Wouldn’t you love to know the history of the bag?
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Oh yes…I sure would! I’ve even looked online for similar bags, but never really saw any. I was always at least just wondering from what era it came.

#19

Yikes! Quite the find! It’s actually surprising that silver dollars are worth so little money, today. Of course, mine are no longer in great condition because I never made sure they were protected properly. My ‘youngest’ dollars are from 1921…and several of them much older. I was going to give my three kids, 5 of these dollars, each, but decided I should wait until I was confident they wouldn’t go spend them at the 7-11 up the hill! They’re way past that now, so perhaps I should go with that plan.

#20

Indeed! Stay tuned for a sneak peek in the next monthly update.