Show us your leather

[Hobb & Nill]

That boot is a 1916 blue ridge ankle duster, if you have the other one it can sell at auction for 10-15 thousand. if you only have one, its worthless though.

just kidding, made all that up.

[coleslawyum]

Curious to see the bottom of the boot. I would have to say turn of the century at least.

[Sansome1877]

Curious to see the bottom of the boot. I would have to say turn of the century at least.

You had me going, that's a good one!! I will post the bottom of the boot tonight.

[jackandcoke]

Got this from the maillady this morning, best built leather product i've owned so far.

[edmond]

who makes them?

[jackandcoke]

angelos......

[edmond]

well?????link???how much

[hollowsleather]

Angelo's stuff is awesome, glad to see he's still making.

[lostinthesupermarket]

Beautiful bi-fold. How much and where to cop please?

[jackandcoke]

the edges are burnished and is hard as waxed wooden cabinets or something... I got these shipped from a buddy stationed in the Taiwan embassy

[HoustonChris]

The edge finishing on that is really exceptional, I love to see that kind of attention to detail. Great pickup.

[Hobb & Nill]

Hey guys, if theres anyone in the forum that would like a starter wallet, it's a bifold with 4 card holders. I'm just working on some different designs, dont want them to just sit on my shelf. There's a couple little dings and misses, but overall not too shabby. let me know if you have any questions.

$25 shipped.

[heprof]

Second life for an old jacket--gave it some load patch work:

[kiya]

That Indian patch is smokin', good work.

[jackandcoke]

^tanner goods

[ke1]

^tanner goods

I've heard this brand mentioned multiple times. The thing is, the colors either seem too light or too bright, not very subtle imo.

for example, the belt on the right is WAY too light. Whereas the belt on the left is perfect. Is the left an entirely different belt or is it a belt after evolution?

[beatle]

TFH Wallet, apprx. 11 months

Tanner coasters, a lot of drinks

[aleopold]

I've heard this brand mentioned multiple times. The thing is, the colors either seem too light or too bright, not very subtle imo.

for example, the belt on the right is WAY too light. Whereas the belt on the left is perfect. Is the left an entirely different belt or is it a belt after evolution?

the belt on the right is what appears to be a brand new light london tan (or maybe natural) belt, while the one on the left is definitely well loved/worn. have you seen the other colors, or just the natural. the other colors are pretty subtle, but natural, in any brand, is pretty "light/bright."

beatle, i cannot wait to start using those coasters. gorgeous.

[ke1]

the belt on the right is what appears to be a brand new light london tan (or maybe natural) belt, while the one on the left is definitely well loved/worn. have you seen the other colors, or just the natural. the other colors are pretty subtle, but natural, in any brand, is pretty "light/bright."

beatle, i cannot wait to start using those coasters. gorgeous.

I hate to keep polluting this thread with questions, but would you say the belt on the left is a worn version of the natural belt on the right? Or was it from a darker belt?

I'm pretty new to leather so I'm very unfamiliar with the aging process and whatnot.

[jackandcoke]

I've heard this brand mentioned multiple times. The thing is, the colors either seem too light or too bright, not very subtle imo.

for example, the belt on the right is WAY too light. Whereas the belt on the left is perfect. Is the left an entirely different belt or is it a belt after evolution?

same belt, you can sun tan a new belt and make it a little darker

[aleopold]

^ what jack said is correct. you can age a belt by sun tanning it, and they do appear to be the same belt. though, it does appear that the belt on the left has been worn some. but that's just a guess based on appearance.

[ke1]

Thanks to everyone who input advice, it was extremely helpful. Hopefully the next time I post here, it'll be to show off my new Tanner Goods belt!

[PeterParker]

ke1,

Here's a post of my Tanner natural belt and wallet from a while back:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showpost.php?p=2281953&postcount=7

And from the first page of this thread, my Tanner wallet after two years of wear compared to a new natural leather wallet:

[ke1]

Holy crap, that is beautiful...

Is there somewhere I can read about how to properly age leather?! (sun tanning, applying ointments)

[PeterParker]

FWIW, I didn't do much to maintain any of these leather pieces - just every day use. I applied some leather conditioning cream (made by Woly) every so often to keep the leather from drying out. No sun tanning.

Wabi sabi.

[salaami]

beats' FH is smokin' and im not jokin'

[jackandcoke]

Holy crap, that is beautiful...

Is there somewhere I can read about how to properly age leather?! (sun tanning, applying ointments)

tanner belts comes oiled, so you won't have to apply anything... if you want it darker then it is put it out in the sun and it will darken a few shades.

this should give you a good start on leather care

http://www.leathergoodsconnection.com/leathercare.html

[hollowsleather]

Holy crap, that is beautiful...

Is there somewhere I can read about how to properly age leather?! (sun tanning, applying ointments)

Wear it.

Leather does require some care, but I hate to see people think that you need to coddle it.

Good leather will age well despite your best efforts to abuse it.

[aleopold]

^ his handle should be hollowsknowsleather. listen to him. he's smart.

[beatle]

some leather - but more of a what's currently in your pockets and on your jawns pic