Show us your leather

[indigoeagle]

Opposed to importing US Cow Hide the Japanese tend to use there own native Horsehide which seams to be in surplus due to it being a by product of the ice cream industry.

You have not lived until you have tasted Basashi the rare delicacy of raw horse flesh icecream.

Wow, I've seen horse sashimi and love 抹茶 icecream but have never came across this. Is it sweet? Or is more savoury like this ice cream that I remember was sold in England many years ago "breakfast flavour" containing ham and eggs, I think.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 10, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Double 0 Soul]

Basashi (sashimi) is quite palatable in taste, the texture can be too chewy at times meaning you hold it in your mouth for longer than you would like,

The icecream is an acquired taste, Creamy at first with a strong unpleasant aftertaste. I would not try again.

Never actually seen the "breakfast icecream" i should concentrate on my own native cuisine a little more in future.

Further incomprehensible flavour combinations can be found here.. http://www.who-sucks.com/food/101-frightening-ice-cream-flavors-from-around-the-world

[bbcapone]

Man you guys are fucking crazy! Horsehide belt, boots, wallet and jacket. Conditioned in mustang paste riding a stallion to the horse flavored ice cream shop.You notice on the way that some of the maccoroni on you kids art project fell off so you use horse based glue to put it back on. When you get home to the ranch you use your horsehair brush to clean your boots up before using your horsebone back scratcher.

ok that last one was reaching, and i should probably avoid typing "horsebone" in the future to avoid staying off any lists.

[richiealexander]

voyej lanyard

lthrkrft belt

[richiealexander]

Edited January 23, 2013 by richiealexander

[bargerhm]

Just cleaned them tonight. Used saddle soap then a neutral polish then mink oil and finished them with a light coat of the polish/mink oil. First time using the polish in the mix, I like how it turned out.

[Double 0 Soul]

They will me more appreciated in the "shoes that look better with age thread"

Shame about the lighting on the second photo, Nice boots though!

[bbcapone]

awesome but double 0 is right. We appreciate and reward posterity arond here. kinda

[richiealexander]

just gave this boots mink oil, and sun bathed for 1 hour

santalum libertatum-x

[spidereye]

I try to make this(keeping my pipe).overall ,im quite happy with my diy ..with different leather..its best to used saddle leather. instead of this hard plywood kinda characteristic sole leather, but i love it, my pouch is like a hard case.

sorry a bit drag. :cheers:

Edited January 31, 2013 by spidereye

[bummer]

I try to make this(keeping my pipe).overall ,im quite happy with my diy :pirat: ..with different leather..its best to used sadle leather. instead of this hard plywood kinda characteristic sole leather, but i love it, my pouch is like a hard case.

sorry a bit drag. :cheers:

Bad ass dude. I'm a fan of hard leather cases.

[ALB]

Surely, the good people here won't mind helping someone decide on a good belt.

Been thinking of getting either Hollow's Leather Prem. Japanese belt or Equus's Winchester Bridle belt. Now I love the look of the Winchester belt but me being an American, the shipping costs and dollar conversion makes it out to be around $112. At that price, I'm thinking Hollow's Leather might be the better buy. Now my question would be, how substantial is the difference in leather between these two belts? Because if it's negligible I think I'm going to take a chance with English Leather then...

[garden gnomes in space]

Hollows delivers more bang for your buck and the craftsmanship is right up there. I just got back from Peru and wore my Hollows belt every single day, no matter what part of the country I was in. My opinion is go for a Hollows Leather belt.

[spidereye]

Bad ass dude. I'm a fan of hard leather cases.

Hope this one will last for many years.

[redragon]

@ALB

Been wearing Equus belt for nearly a year, I can say for sure that you will not be disappointed if you purchased one, quality speaks for itself.

But just as you pointed out, the shipping and conversion cost is a killer.

Going with Hollow would be a good option.

Edited January 31, 2013 by redragon

[lazybum]

I believe either option will be a great choice. But just to chime in, you might want to look at Terry Dear's Quercus belt too. I believe the leather used is the same as Equus's. In fact I believe it was his Quercus project with mike that sparked off this whole 12 months oak bark tanned leather craze before Equus came into the sufu radar. The best part is his pricing is incredibly modest for the quality that he offers.

Edited February 1, 2013 by lazybum

[spidereye]

My new belt

nice & superb belt from OGL...leather is thick 16oz / 4-6ml.

[FACE]

My buddy Ed over @ Hellbrand Leather helped me out and made me a custom wallet.

I chose Navy outer shell and an English Tan interior with white stitching.

[aaronmetcalf]

[Chubacca]

Retired leather, 3 years never treated or cleaned

Naked and Famous Belt

Custom Corter Leather Snap Wallet

[Chubacca]

New Wallet:

[themexican]

My red moon short wallet

photo by jgomez541, on Flickr

photo by jgomez541, on Flickr

photo by jgomez541, on Flickr

I've had it for a couple of years and used it everyday. tried cleaning it a couple times but the indigo is there to stay plus whatever overdye they use on the iron heart jeans

[klue]

Pigskin French club chair from the forties. Great condition, was even lighter when I got it

[volvo240thebest]

Natural leather double ring belt by Zissou, just received a few days ago. Very pleased with it!

[adventuretime]

I've been combing through the topic looking for iPhone wallets. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good quality natural iPhone wallet (bifold with credit card/money pockets, preferably wouldn't have to take the phone in and out of a pocket)? Thanks!

[louisbosco]

fine works from the guys at obbi good. japanese shell and horween shell.

[totaltrash]

[antiseptic]

^

wow such a lovely single loop leather bracelet

what brand is that?

[totaltrash]

Both bracelets are Corter Leather.