Belts

Here are a few belts I made over Thanksgiving. The 3rd one is 17 oz. Triple C Harness. The other 3 are Wicket and Craig 14 oz. saddle skirting. One is natural and the other 2 are hand dyed with Fiebing oil dyes. Wicket and Craig is the best skirting I’ve ever worked with, but if you’re looking for a super thick belt that is tough and still supple, Triple C harness is the way to go. Harness leather starts out as skirting and is then stuffed at the tannery with oils, waxes, and tallow. Anyone who has applied oil to veg-tanned leather knows that it darkens the leather a few shades, but Triple C has figured out a way to do this and still keep the leather a nice smokey/natural color.

Embossed horsehide

Here’s an interesting leather. It’s Horween Chromexcel horsehide that has been embossed with a nice floral pattern at the tannery. I’ve got a few of these strips and can make any size wallet from them. If anyone is interested email me at dontmourn@gmail.com This one is a standard billfold with a large cash pocket, 6 card slots, and hidden pockets behind the card slots. It’s $65.00.

Belt Sale

I just got a very nice hide of veg-tanned American steer. This is harness leather, which means it has been stuffed with tallow, oils, and waxes. This makes the leather weather resistant and keeps it from it drying and cracking.  The color is kind of a smoky natural. The leather measures 16 oz, which is around 1/4″ or 6 mm. It has a waxy hand and tight grain. The back is quite smooth. I’m making belts from this hide. They are $60.00, shipped in the U.S – $65.00, outside. I make them one at a time, so I can make one whatever size one desires. I can also make the end cut to order. I can stitch a buckle in or attach it with Chicago screws or copper rivets. The turn around time will be less than a week. Email me at dontmourn@gmail.com if you’re interested.

Guitar Strap

Check out Buzz Campbell  jamming with Legendary Stray Cat Lee Rocker and using a horsehide guitar strap my buddy Matt Codina and I made him.

http://www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/131341103.html

Kangaroo

Veg-tanned kangaroo is another under-estimated leather. It is incredibly strong, has a nice waxy hand, and beautiful grain. Here are a couple of card cases I just made:

I’ve been making wallets from Horween Chromexcel horse butt for years. It’s really a remarkable leather, so it surprises me how unpopular it is. Maybe it’s the color, who knows, but if you ever get the chance to handle this stuff, I’m sure you’ll be impressed. For this wallet, I used Herman Oak strap leather for the interior. As far as strap leather goes, nobody does it better than Herman Oak in my opinion. Both Horween and Herman Oak are two of America’s oldest tanneries. Like almost everything else, the tanning business has been hit hard in the U.S, so for these two tanneries to have survived, you can rest assured they produce very nice leathers.

more garage sale

(GONE) I made this postal repro from American Bison. The leather is red with an excellent pull-up. This leather has since been discontinued and is no longer available. The back pocket and  flap lining are black front quarter Horween horsehide. The straps are Horween veg-tanned horse butt. It measures 15 x 12 x 4.5 and weighs about 3 pounds. If anybody would like this one it’s $175.00, shipped anywhere in the U.S, $200, outside. Email me at dontmourn@gmail.com if interested.