A professional who repairs and renovates worn or damaged luggage made of leather, fiber, and other materials. Respnsibilities include:

• Sews rips by hand or machine, inserts and repairs linings, and replaces locks, catches, straps, buckles, corner protectors, and other parts to repair all types of hand luggage.
• Repairs and reconditions trunks and other heavy luggage, constructing and gluing together frame, cutting and bending fiberboard pieces together, and riveting on locks, catches, corner protectors, and other parts.
• May construct leather articles, such as purses, wallets, and briefcases, ordered specially by customers.
• May specialize in repairing trunks and other heavy luggage and be designated Trunk Repairer.