steveb leatherworks: the blather

I’ve had a Full Dresser in my life since 1996. Since i travel great distances on this most revered of models – the FL series, I need to be prepared for most any contingency. On a motorcycle, weather is the greatest threat to safety and fun for the most part, motorists in cages notwithstanding. Preparation […]

Black kind of sucks for the leather crafter. Dying a piece black kind of guarantees that alot of the detail put into a piece gets lost. Not the first time I’ve said this. So if I produce a piece in black, i try and “texture it up”, with a dramatic stamping pattern – while trying […]

A leathercrafter needs hole punches. Usually he needs a good many of them in a variety of sizes. Better to bite the bullet and get a good set and just keep them sharp and clear of plugs (important hole punch maintenance), than to try and scratch by with a set of odds and ends..this I […]

Seeing lots of “cuts” these days. Used to be, there was only one “allowed” on the street and it was a well known 1% club’s. Times have changed. This is just a sampling of what i saw at one event. Pretty cool to know you’ve got options, if you’re an organizationally minded person.

Some of the bikes that came out and showed themselves this past Toys for Tots run typified the style I associate with home. Anyone riding a rigid in NYC gets my respect. I especially love the Shovel stylin with Moon floorboards and the Z bars…mmmm