Having restored a few leather "jug" cases over the last few years, mostly by replacing broken hinge panels and repairing the locks, I thought it would be an interesting project to make one from scratch. So here are a few photos of my second effort (the first was fine, but the stitching came out a bit wonky!) I had a saddler make a new one for me a few years ago, but I was not so happy with the result, since it looked more "saddle like" than "case like". The original construction of these cases u