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1. 
   jazzdogg | Oct 06, 2006 04:07am | #1

   I've seen just about everything you'll need at Rockler. I'm sure there are other retailers who carry the same stuff; I just can't recall who they are right now (CRS!).

    

   -Jazzdogg-

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   nikkiwood | Oct 06, 2006 05:36am | #2

   Woodcraft also sells briefcase hardware:

   http://www.woodcraft.com/depts.aspx?deptid=2224

   Try googling "briefcase hardware."

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3. 
   t_mauery | Oct 17, 2006 10:18pm | #3

   A decade ago, I made a wooden briefcase.  It's frame and panel--maple with 1/4 in plywood panels.  I got the hardware (hinges, hinge support, handle, lock) from Rockler.

   Be advised that wood can make for a heavy briefcase.  Mine is of the "standard" sort of size (like the typical Samsonite hard-side), and it weighs a good 8-10 pounds empty.

   Also, you need to give some thought as to how you are going to finish the inside.

   Just my two cents.  Maybe I'll get around to posting a picture or two.