steveb leatherworks: the blather

I’ve made some handy stuff for myself since I’ve been involved in leather craft. When I travel, i prefer a paper map, so have usually wound up getting at least one of those big pain in the ass Atlas type books every season or two. They take  a beating because of their size and so wind up getting tossed after a bit. Seems I had no way to manage “my favorite type of maps, i was always stuffing them here and there…

I prefer the traditional AAA maps – and so some years ago, made myself a map case for the 6-8 maps i need most often and allowed room for a highlighter and my old “pointer/ talking stick”. Used to be a group of us would huddle around a map, someone would outline a route on the map with the stick and we would mark it in highlighter. This stick has seen so much route and trip planning, it is worked smooth.

So Jason saw my case (and even got to hold the talking stick) and asked if I made them, to which i responded – hell yea – and you can see a selection of them below. They hold a  few maps, your highlighter and a pen (you’ll have to make your own stick) and some index cards. perfect as a gift – for a saddlebag, tourpak or glove compartment. See them here