steveb’s leatherworks: daily blather

Made this new sheath for MYSELF out of Manta Ray scraps gifted to me by Paul Cox, leather-craftsman of great repute. I really haven’t ever done much with skins, other than using them as a decorative inlay at odd times, but Paul gave me a bag of scraps and so i thought i’d play.
The skins [...]

So, the last time I checked in - I was pissed. Well, I got this missive from Tempur-Pedic based on their seeing my post…
Dear Steve,  My name is Margaret and I work for Tempur-Pedic.  Part of my job entails working through social media; Facebook, online submissions, etc.  This morning, I was made aware of your Customer No [...]

Holy Shit - this is what I got in my inbox yesterday…talk about ending the week on a sweet note!!  Thanks Mike a great, repeat customer…. 
Steve,  This is an outstanding piece of wearable art.  First of all, let me apologize for the blade being so sharp that you cut yourself. (I do with nearly every [...]

Wow - where to start - well, I couldn’t even begin to tell this story or where, why and what… but suffice it to say my friend Scott is in Russia and is trying to help this guy who has been his driver. This guy needs some BMW specific parts assistance and help. Now keep [...]

Hello all: well, where to begin?
Spring is zinging by - unreal. I feel like as fast as i move, and i move pretty fast,  that I still, only get half of the stuff done that is in my head. Like a CNC, i wish i could program a machine to run overnight to get it [...]

Jeb wanted another belt, I dont know, i think his others shrank or some such shit like that. Either way, he wanted a new belt,  a black belt. I have made it known to my friends beacuse they dont pay me crap, that the least I want is to make the shit that I want [...]

I’ve been on the road - I had to go down to Florida for a bit of business. Honestly, it felt kind of good to beat feet and it felt even better to get home. There really is no place like home, eh?  In the airport, i was ruminating…. I dont travel much these days - [...]

Brass chain, red thread, cool colored interior, the Pebbler has it going on…for sale now!

Years ago I called this place home. This was a scary neighborhood and i remember feeling like I was living in a fort. Funny how things change and tides turn.