Show us your leather

[nettiemoore]

[TheBlackGoat]

my wallet at 4 months, no sun tan, just ass sweat and greasy fingers.

last pic shows what the new leather looks like.

[mikecch]

^ Great evo mate, nice and natural (no pun intended.)

Sam. curved belt

Haha nice, belt looks exactly like my N&F thick belt. Same buckle, shape, holes, everything. I thought it was one till I checked the description.

? What~ ?

Different leagues dude - handled both, comparison akin to instant noodles and hand-pulled ramen, similar only on the most superficial levels.

[orlylow]

how can I clean off indigo stains? or should I just live with it and thrash the hell out of da wallet..

[mikecch]

^ Saddle soap / leather cleaner, depending on the type of leather you have.

IMO it's part of the process, and looks nice as it blends in with the darkening leather with age, I say let it be

[arcarsenal]

Some quick snaps of my Angelos wallet. Don't really recall how long I've had it. Only care is some saddle soap once in a while and some Obenaufs for the burnishing every now and again.

[rkusmant]

Horween Chromexcel Color #8, Brown/Natural, Veg Tan Horsehide.

Design: me, Leather artisan: Scott Willis (unlucky)

Front View

Front View #2

Side View

Top View - Fully Opened

Top View - 1/2 Closed

Top View - Closed

Straps

[mikecch]

Very, very nice rkusmant! Interesting lay-out too.

[rkusmant]

thanks Mike!

I'm looking forward to getting the bag some wear....

[marineabilly]

Just completed another 9oz cowhide belt with hair on hide insets for a buddy.

[misterh]

Corter

[jonsc]

Prototype wallet from Early to Rise LA, thanks Happy Hooligan!

[crotch rivet]

That inside patch should really just say "Sufu will eat this shit up"

[orlylow]

[klue]

[w11114m]

Prototype wallet from Early to Rise LA, thanks Happy Hooligan!

It will bleed the money, right? :confused:

[mikecch]

[leyori]

is that the elephant skin and kangaroo skin on the edge? look nice mike!

[ItsJustNC]

Everytime i see your Dolce Vita cardcase Mike... I contemplate making myself an Elephant skin Bifold...

[mikecch]

Everytime i see your Dolce Vita cardcase Mike... I contemplate making myself an Elephant skin Bifold...

Cheers mate; it's not a Dolce Vita though, custom-made somewhere in California.

If you end up getting some elephant ear or trunk, do let me know ...going to retire these after the Roy x Cone contest.

is that the elephant skin and kangaroo skin on the edge? look nice mike!

Haha, good memory, yeah...it's a sueded hide which I dubbed and dyed.

[leyori]

its pretty unique for me that's why i remember it . hahaha

[ItsJustNC]

Ah..! Must have gotten yours confused with something else..! Sounds really tempting..! Will let you know.!

[mikecch]

^ The Dolce Vita long wallets with the elephant hide and braided edges are my dream wallet - the elephant hides they have are so much better than the various new/NOS hides that are available in the US...more supple, nicer handle, better cuts (trunk) and the elephant grain is more pleasing. Can't drop $700 on a wallet though, especially since I already have a braided elephant long wallet, ear-cut I think.

[ItsJustNC]

Ah... I see i see... Just curious, about the thickness of those hides.... They look heavy. How many oz are they.? And the texture looks real sponge-y to me..

[mikecch]

Mmmm, I can't tell exactly how thick it is, since the edges are double-looped. But NOS elephant hides from the US were mostly intended for footwear, IIRC, and sit at around 5 oz!?

This coin pouch and my long wallet feels to be around that weight.

The hand of elephant hides tends to be quite stiff (but does soften readily with wear), contrary to appearance. The grain is very solid and very abrasion proof.

But the Dolce Vita stuff is really, really amazing...the elephant hides they use have the same durability, but is a lot more "moist" and nice to touch. Very hard to describe, you gotta handle it and see it in person, breath-taking leather - not to mention the craftsmenship is dead-set spot-on. I owned a Dolce Vita belt-loop holder made with brown trunk leather once (now my bro's), and have not seen anything quite like it since.

[ItsJustNC]

Damn... Sounds really really good... The moment i finalized the design for my bifolds, i'm pretty sure im gonna get me some elephant leather to make me a wallet.! Hmm... Mexican round braid..?

[BrownMetallic]

*Equus: Bakers Oak Bark Leather :: "Carnaby" brass buckle

**"Joe Hill" Belt Project by Unlucky: Moser 17oz hand-stuffed steer leather, veg-tanned :: hand-cut Alabama Damascus Steel buckle

[BrownMetallic]

@22 mos of daily wear

[Farhad]

just got this cordovan mid length wallet from Flat head. It's almost too beautiful as is to age it lol

[eltopo]

Sick kid!!! Looks great! You lucky bitch!