steveb leatherworks: the blather

   OK, leather fans, I have something for you to consider – the Front Door Key/Change Dish/ Valet. When you come in your front door – what do you do? Do you dump your keys, phone, sunglasses in a drawer, leave them on a table top, put ’em in a dish (my households solution) or […]

It’s been a really good year. I feel lucky, I’ve certainly, like all of you – had my fair share of challenges, but all in all, it’s been good. So, I was mulling over the who, why,whats, where and hows over the past year in particular, and felt like it’d be a good thing to […]

REPEAT!@ : rant mode on: so the holidays are coming and the shopping season is revving up into high gear. Now I know that many of the gifts we get for folks are “must haves – like droopy drawers”, but in the instances where you are buying a discretionary gift – please consider voting with […]

  >>>>>>>>>BUY IT HERE<<<<<<<<< The Thunders Redux is a custom, one-off belt, ready to be tailored to your waist measurements – around the brass buckle pictured. This belt will accommodate up to a 40″ measurement – using the diagram I have provided. I will tailor the belt to your size, before it is shipped to […]

This is a good gift for the guy or gal who needs “not a thing” and travels on a bike, or drives and digs paper maps. The SteveB map case is good looking unit, perfect for the saddlebag, under your car seat, in the door pouch, etc. You can put maps, a GPS (egads), a […]

          I       ‘ve started  applying the same style of decoration and construction to instrument straps that I have to my belts – and I have to say,  the results are good.   BUY IT HERE<<<<<                 I was trying to get […]

                                                      Meet the Blue Sky clipboard! I start with a good quality, standard size 9×12″ clipboard. Its then wrapped in two pieces of leather – a piece of 10-12oz […]

The Moe Rockin – a 1.75″ wide custom leather belt<BUY IT HERE This is a full-custom belt, ready to be tailored to your waist measurements – around the brass buckle pictured. I will tailor the belt to your size, based on the measurement in the listing, before it is shipped to you. The Moe Rockin […]

  The Courteous Courtesan – a 1.75″ wide custom leather belt BUY IT HERE<<<<< This is a custom, one-off belt, ready to be tailored to your waist measurements – around the brass buckle pictured here, unless you have one that fits, that you’d rather use. I will tailor the belt to your size, before it […]

Looking for a cool gift idea? Something that wont break the bank. but will add a bit of panache to someones overall presentation? This is a unique, one of a kind belt/key fob. You can attach wallet chains, key rings or other stuff to it, it’s a nice change from the “norm”. The color is […]

Warning: rant mode on: so the holidays are coming and the shopping season is revving up into high gear.   Now I know that many of the gifts we get for folks are “must haves – like droopy drawers”, but in the instances where you are buying a discretionary gift – please consider voting with […]

                For you,  a custom, one-off belt, ready to be tailored to your waist measurements – around the brass buckle pictured. Using the diagram I have provided. you give me a measurement and I will tailor the belt to your size, before it is shipped to you…. The […]

                    This is the deal – This is a, one-off belt, ready to be tailored to your waist measurements – around the brass buckle pictured. This belt will accommodate up to a 53″ measurement – using the diagram I have on my website and ETSY store […]

The Fancy Pants is a custom, one-off belt, ready to be tailored to your waist measurements – around the nickel buckle pictured. I tailor the belt (after you’ve sent me a needed measurement) to your size, before it is shipped to you.                 I don’t generally make dress belts, […]

This beauty of a chain wallet has a great coloration – a warm sunburst color – like a fine guitar… and is set up with a cool brass chain and lobster claw clasp. The inside is lined with quality pigskin, complimented with patch pockets.               I fabricate a few […]

What is this? Its a long bone wallet –  I hate to tease you, but this one is no longer available. The long bone is a big wallet. It holds a lot of stuff. It’s a unique, one of a kind unit. Its made of great American-tanned vegetable tanned leather, the very same leather used […]

When you come in your front door – what do you do? Do you dump your keys, phone, sunglasses in a drawer, leave them on a table top, put ’em in a dish (my households solution) or some other inglorious nuisance of a spot that lacks panache?         The same can also […]

Well, giving stuff away is a shiteload more work than I had anticipated, but I have a winner of giveaway #1 – the keyclip/fob that’s been pictured a few times over the last week. I had asked that folks : do three things: follow me, repost a post,  and tag any of my posts (#stevebleatherworks) […]

Win this keyclip: For the next week repost and tag my pictures #steveb_leatherworks and i will select a winner next Friday. Check! BUY IT HERE<<<<< the wookees wicked sheath & tool is a one-of-a-kind custom sheath case partnered up with a brand new Leatherman (the best) Rebar tool (also the best of their offering). This […]

Pocket wallets, my own design – a staple of my stock for years – still a winner – still as handy as ever.  I make each myself, by hand. I don’t make them much anymore, and wanting to keep affordable things in stock, i thought I’d revisit them, with a fresh eye. Simplify them a […]

I just got this last week, from SteveT, a friend, a customer, an Asshole and someone who does not part with his money easily or frequently, being both a New Englander and a Professor of Accounting/ Finance… one of the money/ number fields..lol “Once in a while when I wear your handmade belt, I think, […]

The Nolle is a one-of-a-kind custom sheath case partnered up with a brand new Leatherman (the best) Rebar tool (also the best of their offering). BUY THE NOLLE HERE This sheath/case is made from the best, domestically made and sourced materials, by hand, by yours truly. The Nolle is a serious piece of utility and […]

I am acknowledging my white collar roots here… I will say with some degree of confidence – that finding decent belts for suits or dress “slacks” is darn near impossible. I mean, all of the shoe brands sell, what we’ sadly  consider “nice”, dress belts – but they are expensive, soulless pieces of foreign made […]

  I love people. I especially like crap talkers who take advantage of the privacy the interwebs allow (well not really, but read on). But first let me share the foundation of this rant.. Not surprisingly, on occasion, I peek at Craigs List for leather working tools that folks are getting rid of. A lot […]