I’d been looking a various bucket bags simply to get a better understanding of the design process for creating 3D shapes. I got hold of a design by Japanese leatherworker Furaha and so was able to bypass having to reverse engineer things! After studying his design, it really isn’t that difficult. The key dimensions are the diameter of the (typically round) base then the height above the base of the widest point plus its diameter. Above the widest point, the bags dimensions stay the same as the shaping is achieved by folding/collapsing in each alternate section. In this case each canvas section.
Leather : Metropolitan Leather Lamport Shoulder in Dark Tan 2.0-2.2mm
Canvas : British Millerain Texwax Ranger 14oz in Lichen (GR106)
Lining : Croft Mill (51% viscose, 49% cotton) twill lining fabric in Cream

















