Not all leathers are equally water-resistant. The leathers I work with cannot be made completely waterproof, and doing so would ruin the properties I depend on to make my designs possible. There are extra steps I take to improve the water resistance of my leathers, and that works better on some products then others.

A guide to selecting durable hardware for leather in finishes and materials that will stand the test of time.

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A short guide to the practical and aesthetic differences between hand sewing and machine sewing for leather goods.

Like a good cook, a good craftsman knows the different parts of an animal and how best to take advantage of the unique properties of each.

Why not dying a piece of leather is actually more complicated than dying it.

Choosing the best quality leather is no simple task, and there is no one "best" leather. A lot of people think of leather as something that exists on a clear spectrum with bad leather on one side and good leather on the other.

The word leather describes a widely diverse range of materials, made through a equally diverse set of processes, all collectively called...

Clarifying the terms Genuine Leather, Full Grain Leather, and other commonly misunderstood terms around leather.

NOTE: This version of the article has the images removed as some might prefer not to have to look at what amounts to pictures of wounds. The version with pictures can be found here.

This article is about color consistency in leather, and the different ways colors can appear under different lighting and on different device screens.