Friday

Here's a little project I've been working on. I cut these Red Wing 6" "roughout" mocs into oxfords, finished the cut edge with some veg tan, and wore them for about 6 months. The roughout doesn't really look all that great as it gets dirty so I gave them a coat of mink oil (last pic) to see if that would make any difference. It's hard to see here, but it darkened them quite a bit and I'm really happy with how they turned out. Looking forward to seeing how they look in another 6 months. 

Made this little guy and have been using this one most of the time lately. Single piece of English bridle leather, nice and slim. I keep a few of the cards I use most in the front slot, the rest in the back. It's starting to wear nicely.  

Was asked to do a series of bandana keepers. It's a little tough to see in this photo but this one has an embossed wave illustration. Living in San Diego I don't really wear these, but they were fun to make and took me back to my scout days as a kid. 

So I bought mine about 4-5 years ago, maybe even longer, because I saw it in this thread.  What a testament to their quality that I returned to this thread years later to get ideas on a new one and this is one of the first posts I see!  Mine lasted a good while, especially after I took it with me all over the world and beat it up real bad.  I looked on the website to see what they have now and I was disappointed they didn't have the light brown one I got. I don't love the colors they have right now.  Anybody know when they update their inventory or get new colors?

They seem to update designs and colors pretty frequently, but I have no idea what their release cadence is. I'm definitely partial to the earlier era (I think) designs that  are really clean and simple. 

I'd be interested in any info as well, if anyone knows. 

Knocked another tote after being asked to make a crossbody style bag. Excited to see how it looks in a few years. 

It's been a minute since this thread was active, but I thought I post this anyway. A few bracelets made by my better half not too long ago.

Whats the best leather for wallet? Briddle or veg tanned and how many oz?

For purchase or for making? 

Random risograph warm up, made without use of computer. 

I really like this, really nice

Not exactly mine, but it's a leather a piece I made for my better half that gets daily use. 

The sashiko work jacket is incredible 

The first run of Railcar X Masterson shirts are almost finished, Steven and Michael are behind me right now sewing on the pockets they will be going to their owners very soon, here are some close up shots.

 

Love this shirt, beautiful work

Egyptian, I really like that buckle

I've really been enjoying my Qwstion backpack. Very clean design and easy to use. 

Anywhere to kop in USA? Searched but could not locate. 

Not sure. I got this one while I was working in Japan.

This has been one of my go to bags for over a decade (not my pic). This thing is bullet proof - it's travelled with me just about everywhere and still looks like I just pulled it off the shelf.

Iron Horse, that wallet is beautiful

I'm thinking of going with a super minimal wallet for a while, knocked these two out but can't decide on the stitch. Any preferences? 

A little bit of new and old leather in the form of my minimal edc kit. Looking forward to watching the wallet age.

Got my hands on some really nice oiled indigo nubuck. Very soft to the touch.

Been using this long wallet for several months, nice and slim for a long wallet. This one's made of Olive Chromexcel.

Any one else screen printing? Did this one a while ago, but haven't really showed it. Silk screened ink on paper.

This has been my primary wallet for about 3 years. I made it so the cards sit horizontally, which shows in the wear pattern, so the wallet would not be super thick with a ton of overlapping cards. The veg tan is buttery soft at this point. 

There are some really amazing belts in the thread. I haven't posted in a bit, but I thought I'd jump back in on the belt thread with this one I've been wearing for about a year. It's 10-12oz veg tan, 1.25 inches wide. I'm in San Diego so getting a bit of sun-color on the veg tan happens pretty naturally.

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Thanks Lance!