steveb leatherworks: the blather

Good to have a selection of hammers – craftsman lump for punching tips and slots, ancient cobblers for flattening folds or setting stitching, small ball peen from my college jewelry making days for fine tuning copper rivets, traditional rawhide mallet for lighter punching duties, silver workers hammer for fine seam flattening and metal tapping . […]

Yeah Tday – my favorite holiday of the year. An honest American holiday, with no commercial pretense: family and food – that’s it and in my mind, that’s plenty enough – I just don’t need complications right now- gimme a heapin’ helpin of simplicity willya?  Another year under our expanding waistlines, watching the kids grow is exciting […]

Just scanned some shots from attending the Toys for Tots Queen NYC run,…back in I believe, 1991 or 1993. I remember this particular ride, whatever year it was..lol.. as being brutally cold..no fairing, no windshield, no full face helmet -and an hour on the slab to get to where i needed to go…ah yes – the good old days. […]

Big Mark wanted a special Fin. I am not going to argue with anyone whose first name is Big. A little 408 area code action seemed a good theme in his mind, I bundled this idea up with a sweet tribal flame treatment and together we made this a distinctive beauty. Red matte finish upholstery […]

No big complicated  deal from a leather-work perspective, pocket wallets are simply handy as hell. Honestly, the utility, simplicity and sheer usability of these little stinkers has me engaged. I have been considering refinements, but after playing with a few designs,i find the original is still the best. Lets you carry your bills, license, a […]

Agree with our Country’s policy’s or not, you have to pay props to, and give thanks for – the folks that serve in the Armed Forces. For me, politics is this big ball of confusing opaque’ness – but I am clear on one thing- the guys & gals who are serving, deserve our thanks and […]

Tough as nails finding brass or copper “anything” these days. The colors aren’t in favor by the fashion world which drives alot of the demand for manufacturing and so…if WalM*rt isnt buying it, folks aint making it. Bummer. Makes sourcing stuff like cool chain, clasps, jump rings, snaps, etc – tough. I used to find alot […]

We are done with Fall, say hello to Winter. It’s been flurrying, snow is no longer out of the question. Normally lush country roads are turning bare. Time to bury some nuts.

Yep, sharing your views on a persons aesthetic taste is one of those things, kind of like a fart in the communal tub. it is one of those things in life your just better off keeping to yourself. Other qualifiers for the “keep it to yourself” awards, include include comments on: religion, politics and thoughts […]

At steveb worldwide global llc inc co. we pride ourselves on unleashing a veritable torrent of innovation on our unsuspecting friends, neighbors and yes – our customers. Here at the training centre (notice the affected  “e”) we like to think of it as cruel and unusual..but really it is neither. It is actually a positive […]

A week or so ago three of us busted out for a quick ride up to squirrel country and had a chance to view the last of Fall’s optimists in action. Going to get down in the low 30’s tonight and i think these idyllic 2008 moments will be rare from here on out.  In […]

Utility..let me ponder Utility – one of the key guiding principles behind the design of my work. Stuff has to work well first and foremost. You wont find leaherwork that is uncomfortable or unusable coming from my shop, no sir, sacrificing style for utility or comfort aint gonna happen. You might need to break a […]

I digress from leather work and motorcycles for a day to pay props to my pal – Paco. More dog that cat as those that have met him will attest, Paco is one of our cats, and he is my buddy. Mr. Fancy Fur (he is a full blooded Russian Blue it turns out) was […]

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I began taking orders for tool-bags again. Figured it was time. I got alot of requests and dont want to turn away the work. I make these bags out of such heavy leather, that it is a fight putting ’em together.I never break sewing needles and with this latest bag, i broke two, this stuff is iron!!  Makes for a […]

Growing up in NYC, I have a pretty good idea of what pizza is about. You’ve no doubt read my scintillating review and dissertation on New Park Pizza in Howard Beach Queens previously and i will continue the story line here. When i moved to New England some years ago, the pizza situation was pretty bad…greasy, limp, […]

Belts… might seem a little weird, but i invite you to meditate on the true nature of a belt with me. Sometimes in steveb land, we like to dig into the mundane and peel back a layer for contemplation, not that a belt is mundane, mind you. A  belt can be as simple as a rope with a knot, […]

Got this from Jason, an operative of the steveb worldwide network, and proprietor of IronThread, a high quality embroidery and design company. Home The pic speaks for itself. Fall is fracked, winter is the new kid in town and Vermont is one beautiful place to call home.

Well, if she was still with us, she’d have been 81 today – but that isn’t the case as she passed on in 1996. I dont even know where to begin describing her as a person, as a Mom and as a friend. The pics speak in very small part to the rich palette of experiences she enjoyed in her life. […]

Handy tools to have for a leather crafter include ones for skiving – as way of an explanation and as I have relayed before, “skiving” is the thinning of a thickness of leather. Many tools skive and are made for this purpose, and I will touch lightly upon two here… you’ve already heard me tell of the fearsome splitter. Favorite tool of mine appropriated (but not designed) for […]

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.