steveb leatherworks: the blather

Not a tremendously complicated piece, Val’s cuff didnt take a particularly long time to make, and wasnt much of a technical challenge for me… but like every cusom made piece, it took a bit of thought, clarity on what my customer wanted and a bit of care…in design and in production.

Val wanted a cuff – and not one of my more elaborate “gunfighter cuffs”, Val wanted a nice, clean and simple cuff for daily wear..no buckles and stuff, just one snap…she described a plain strap wrapped around her wrist…hmmm… I can do better than that!

First, I selected a sweet piece of veg tan skirting, left it “rough on the inside” rather than line it as I normally do. I left it rough due to the fact that it will break in from the backside with some help from the oils from her skin and will get nice and mellow…it will feel good to the touch and wear smooth. Additionally, I hate putting any chemicals against skin, like glue – and if i were to line this, the sweat from her arm would certainly break down the glue. Not so cool.

I love the colors – feminine without being girly and the stamping pops nice too. Made a raised bead along the edge so Val wont have a rough square edge to deal with against her wrist.

Last I heard, Val likes her cuff very much.