Just a note to those wishing to replicate some of the projects here…
I am working up some projects for the Instructables library and hope to continue this. I find it to be a wonderful site and you can really find almost anything there. I encourage Makers to post their stuff there as well as it is a great way to pass on knowledge.
My recent Instructables are an 18th Century Possibles or Shooting Bag:
Possibles Bag Layout.
Finished Possibles Bag.
and an overview of the rucksack with the layout sketches included:
From this…
To this…
Visit Instructables to learn more about making, fixing, hacking, or deconstructing just about anything you can imagine:
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 
I am very glad to hear this… Am looking forward to reading your instructables..
Thanks. I have a handful of drafts I have been working on over the last year. They are more labor than I could have ever thought.
Great Job! I may have to make this. I have been dabbling in shoe making but thought about making a bag or tow and have not found one that jumped out until this one. I’ll have to order some extra leather and see what I can do. I’ll probably machine sew over hand sewing but that’s it.
i am so digging the ruck! I love the style and and the versatility of it. Great Job!