steveb leatherworks: the blather

Friend, neighbor, riding partner, local titan of business, TR is a good guy whose been kind enough to give me some business over the years. I’d made him a pretty unusual belt a year or so ago, a Scrapper that was pretty fun and good with jeans. It was a rugged belt that was more […]

This tidbit has been has been sitting for a while so, I wanted to get it out before my my nephew is in college..lol..I am a proud uncle, let me tell you why..my bass playing nephew has kept at it and now has a band that is playing out and is playing all originals to […]

Here is to taking care of business and all the stand-up guys out there that put their families and their responsibilities before themselves *clink*

Trying to keep me knowledgeable on a national scale, my friends and readers send me info about all sorts of cool local happenings. I tend to be pretty much focussed on what is happening in line of sight from the end of my nose and the East Coast in particular, so these missives really help and I thank all […]

16 years is a pretty long time insofar as looking in the rear view… and alot of water has passed under the proverbial  bridge. In these images, I welcome you to another “typical” 1993 Sunday morning ride with the standard crew at the time. Some of these folks are no longer amongst the living or have fallen off the radar… making the images here even […]

So you all read my crap about the belt buckle that i findingled from every one’s favorite sculptor, artist, collector of all things motorcycle, Jeff Decker. If you didn’t, go back and read it here, fer cryin out, loud:http://steveb.biz/2008/?p=2149 we must have continuity in the storyline. So I finally got the decks clear to knock […]

Shank, Pupkin and I busted out for the first time as a team a few weeks ago. Ran up to Huckleberry, it felt real good although Shank reminded us with fairings to hide behind and electric coats to swaddle our baby soft bodies – that it was kinda cold. I hear ya Shank – time […]

 Paying props to Eddie tonight, one handsome devil of a sailor. I know he was someone special to Mickey (my Mom) – there were quite a few pictures and mentions of him in photo albums and diary entries of the time. I am pretty sure he didn’t survive the war based on  what i can piece together. I think this pic comes from 1943. All that was […]

Good personal friend Jeb had a nice blade he wanted a hi-ride sheath for. Made this for him. Came out sweet, cool colors, funky sheath backing that holds tight to a belt,  real good cam lock that holds the blade tight, even if upside down or grabbed by someone else. if you going to wear a vest or […]

Sleeping when your anyplace but your own comfy bed, at home, insures that some sick bastid is going to take your picture and distribute it. Seems military folks have no problem or qualms about nodding anywhere, anytime – so they make easy targets. It also seems that they take great delight in pranking each other…. and so […]

The queen and i went to a very nice dinner party for 50  at a very nice and tony place. This dinner soiree was in honor of a pals milestone birthday party, the party given to him by his wife. The spot, LeCirque is a very fancy pants kinda upscale NYC joint if ever there was one. This was not steveb taking ya […]

Round these parts – getting your winter wood can be a hit or miss proposition. It can go wrong in a few places: the wood can be green and burn “hissy”, not good for the chimney, the wood can be cut to the wrong size for your application, ever try and get a manly man log into a small […]

I saw this on the COC blog, believe it was posted by noot.  Kind of stopped me for a few reasons. The bike…a basket of a Sportster, a baby, a young wife…like this chap didnt have enough going on…right?  He took on the rebuild of this bike himself, hmmm, looks to me like he has a new house too, a […]

Reconnected with an old “online friend “the other day after a 15yr hiatus, Nelson Kanno – man about town, Hawaiian annoyer of motorists,  chopper aficionado, bike journalist, lifestyle expert, ya now – a character par excellence I am looking forward to communicating with Nelson and his Church of Choppers crew in more depth – but for now, enjoy what a tasty bike Nelson […]

Had a chance to take my first flight in a small plane today. What a thrill! It is so freaking different than flying  on a jet, I cant tell ya. One of my oldest best friend homeboys from the NYC ‘hood Ron is a Tucson resident and a pilot. He invited me and Erl to take […]

I’ve mentioned it here before – i do alot of work for guys in the military. Come to think of it, I’d like to do more work for women in the military, but until that happens, the guys will do just fine. So, I’ve been sent patches over the years by my customers in the armed forces. Got a nice collection of them, […]

  Not so bad – take a quick run out the back door before the day really starts. Think on this view whilst your heading to work in your cage pilgrim. Thanks for sharing Jason!

I’ve scored some pretty cool stuff in my years…. … worked and performed at all kinds of events (music, car, bike, sporting, art) , resulting in a collection of T-shirts … traded and bartered whatever it was I had at the time that had value for things I wanted … it is handy knowing and being friendly […]

People talk about what makes a biker. Or more to the point they talk about what a biker isn’t. Most of this jaw-flappin’ is for the sake of divisiveness. People love to categorize, they like to exclude. they like to rate, they like to compare and contrast. We are all guilty of it… we draw the lines in the […]

This just came in over the steveb worldwide international and domestic news wire.  TPJ Customs, supporter and friend of the steveb, leather network, has dominated a “judged class” (wtf class it is, I have no clue) at the Easyriders Show in Pomona. My boy Bryan just kills!!  Now, please excuse the handwritten nature of the documented proof of this win.I know it looks […]

I’ve  been productive as hell  and here’s just one of the latest pieces to leave the shop. I am proud to introduce you to a very utilitarian piece o’ work – the steveb Front Pocket Jounal Cover. Amazing innovation it is – this front pocket. It allows you, the user, to put all kinds of stuff […]

Time frame : early 90’s Duration: we were on the road for about a week Players: Pupkin, Paulie-boy, Gavin & me Bikes: 3 fxr’s and one softail. Destination : NYC to Virgina Beach Scenic Stops: H-D York PA, Assateague, Chincoteague, Ocean City, Skyline Drive, etc Memorable moments that have endured: scrapple in Front Royal, crabs in MD, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Virginia Beach […]

Winter in NYC these days aint shit. Back in the day, a snowstorm shut it down Getting shut down was a pretty normal event growing up. Typical scene here. You can see my car buried in front of the house, while my old man’s had 4+ feet of snow on top of it drifting off […]

You believe in ghosts?  Well I do.  I grew up with them in the pictures that I saw as a kid, in the stories that I heard the adults in my family tell and now, in being the guardian of their memories. Ya see, in my heart of hearts, I am afraid that all of […]