Show us your leather

[w11114m]

Thanks mikeech.

Is he from Taiwan or USA? Kind of confuse reading the blog using google translatorr. LOL.

[mikecch]

Thanks mikeech.

Is he from Taiwan or USA? Kind of confuse reading the blog using google translatorr. LOL.

Angelos is a leather workshop in Taiwan.

[mikecch]

When new:

After some use:

Now

[arcanum]

2 yr old redmoon

6 month old fh

[El Salvador]

SC Garrison belt (~ 3-4 years)

Together with my SDA belt (~3 months)

Together with my RM wallet (~ 3.5 years)

[beautiful_FrEaK]

That SDA belt will be a real beauty soon!

(and why were you able to buy a size 36? Envy!)

[El Salvador]

I got both belts from Naoki, one of my favourite sellers in Japan. I think the SDA was the last one in this size - he had to search for it - so I got lucky

[LC_Miey]

a quick shameless plug , i have Angelos leather wallet no.2 and no.3 for sale. brand new only tried on.

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=254671

okay back to thread topic

[mikecch]

^ LC_Miey, my gf just bought me a surprise present of the no. 2 medium wallet yesterday...I should have told her about yours

Angelos wallets are super nice, and the going price is a massive steal!!!

[LC_Miey]

That is a very nice surprise from your gf Mike ! did she got you the cordovan ones?

[mikecch]

^ She got the natural cattlehide one - I don't think she understood what horse-butt leather meant

[LC_Miey]

hahaha - the cordovan leather seems to appeal less when they are refered as horse-butt leather

[mikecch]

^ Yeah, I guess they couldn't find a better way to translate it...

Really curious as to which tannery in France they'll getting their cordovan, and why we don't see more of this French cordovan around?

[LC_Miey]

Thats true. I wish Chris could provide more info about the french cordovan.

Anyway Mike, have you ever checked out the real crocodile belt that is selling at one of the belt stalls in Vic market?

they are two layered, with the inner layer being calf skin as the seller said it protect the croc skin from wear thus the belt last longer.

while i found the finishing and stitching a bit shabby, but the croc leather itself is utterly beautiful...

[El Salvador]

^ thnx for the rep

This is an older Tanner belt bought in 2007 I believe. It got too small for me so I gave it to my brother who wears it for some time now. He's not into leather or denim at all so the belt hasn't been tanned or oiled. I like the color it has now

[mikecch]

Thats true. I wish Chris could provide more info about the french cordovan.

Anyway Mike, have you ever checked out the real crocodile belt that is selling at one of the belt stalls in Vic market?

they are two layered, with the inner layer being calf skin as the seller said it protect the croc skin from wear thus the belt last longer.

while i found the finishing and stitching a bit shabby, but the croc leather itself is utterly beautiful...

Yeah I have!

I was there to check out their Australian made, wattle-tanned natural skirting straps.

Agree that the craftsmanship is a bit rough...

But yeah, Aussie salt-water croc is the best croc in the world

I can't remember how much he was charging for a croc belt...

[lance]

Australian croc at a good price - now there's a great idea for a group buy!

[mikecch]

Australian croc at a good price - now there's a great idea for a group buy!

Yeah mate - salt water croc is one of the most expensive leathers in the world!

But the big fashion houses buy up most of the skin, and not much goes to small scale productions or craftsmen.

I'll see if I can find out how much it costs over the weekend - not that I need more belts though :-|

[morkra]

cross posted from the belt thread, the horsehide is starting to evolve into something amazing!

a few photos of my favourite belts.

top is unlucky in double horsehide, middle is tanner goods, bottom is a local australian brand and its black cattlehide.

[morkra]

unlucky horsehide wallet. had some time in the sun, an oiling and some use (around 3 months)

[mikecch]

Awesome texture on that horsehide, repped

[morkra]

Awesome texture on that horsehide, repped

I'll try and macro it for you... but I'll have to use my less decent camera so no idea how it will turn out.

[tropicalbird]

I hope you didn't pay full price for it

[mikecch]

I'll try and macro it for you... but I'll have to use my less decent camera so no idea how it will turn out.

Cheers~

Not enough macros in this thread.

I hope you didn't pay full price for it

???

[nicolnicolnicol]

was bored at home and took some mobile pictures. here are some pieces of mine..

vegtan pouch from ogl. used for around 2-3 months?

skulls and tanner 13oz.

[Obbigood]

^nice leathers, nicol!

[nicolnicolnicol]

thanks James. That tanner up there will be going along with the UB x OG.

[w11114m]

Btw, does anyone has N & F belt?

If there is, quick review on it.

I got a friend questioning about it and I got no idea.

Thanks people.

[lymbers]

got this longtime ago from my trip to yogjakarta it pretty ethnic. i bet u guys never see this before. its local leather hand craft. it had stone originate from borneo in the middle of it. which is very cool, i guess.

the stone from borneo...

btw, i think this is my first post... so, yey... hi everyone

[lance]

^ cool wallet!