The Art Of Leathercraft

High End Custom Leather Products, Created by Dragonthorn

About

Dragonthorn Leatherworks has been and remains as one of the premier global custom leather smiths since 1999. We have accomplished this through extreme attention to detail, world class customer service and, obviously, strong knowledge and skill. We are not inexpensive, nor do we rush through a project simply to get one off the bench in order to start another. True custom leatherwork is very unique and more of an art than a craft although both elements are combined in our work. Our communication levels during the construction of a project remain a strong suit of ours and may border on “way too much information”. However, in order to ensure that a customer receives precisely what they wish for it is necessary to communicate on a consistent basis and make you feel part of the team. I invite you to read the column, and link What is “Custom Leatherwork” to better understand what custom leatherwork truly is.

About my Work

First off, check out “Past Projects” and “Project Images” in the Menu Bar above. That will take you directly to a sample of leather projects I have created. The other items on the Menu Bar kinda flesh out other stuff. So… I am a pure, one at a time, Custom Leathersmith. The work you see on this website is but an example of the work that I do. Any of these items can be created again, as is, or with your requested modifications. All projects listed on this website were requested by an individual client. Basically I receive a request that says, “Heh, can you make something for this that does this and maybe that?” Or, “I have an item that was my grandfathers/grandmothers and would like to have it either restored or re-created”. Or, and this is fun, “I represent such and such museum and we need a really old historical item repaired/restored without ruining it’s historical value”. Prototyping work? Oh yes, most certainly. You have an idea that you want mass produced? I’ll be your leather imgaineer.  You get the point. I do leatherwork. Not multiple items in different sizes where you can click a button, pay and receive (although I can but it’s not cheap).  Mainly though I do   one – at – a – time  .   Many of these items are my original idea and concept. I can’t even begin to tell you how many of these items and innovations have been copied by craftsman in overseas locations? (Yes, some still exist, trying to be nice here). So, in closing you have an idea, a thought, a what if? Let’s chat. Could be loads of fun.

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News

DEC 7, 2023 – Man, been almost a year already? Been a tough one but I remain in the saddle. The variety of the types of projects I work on change consistently. People ask me what I do and the best I can think of is to point them to my web page. How do you describe all this? If I say simply “Custom Leather Work” then the next question is “What Kind?”. Oh Boy, opened a can of worms there didn’t you. I have more plans for the web page but can only do a bit at a time. After all, I am a “Custom Leather Smith”, not a full time web designer (although I do a bit of that as well). When you live in the extreme Northwest North Carolina Mountains you tend to find all kind of things to keep you busy. Summers are gorgeous, Winters are pretty but can be really harsh. Hence a good fireplace, my Cat, a good Bourbon and plenty of stuff to keep me busy in the warm shop! More stuff coming, Stay tuned!  DH

Feb 7, 2023 – Welcome from Boone, NC! Middle of the High Country in extreme northwest North Carolina. Apparently I have been remiss and have not updated the News page for some time. Ouch! Apologies, I’ll try and do better. I’m still here. Lots of changes in life. My girlfriend of many years passed away from cancer in November of last year. Left a big hole in my heart but must move on. She’d cuff me about the head if I didn’t! I do need to update this webpage more often. Honestly, if I placed every project I have completed on this website it would be too large to manage. What I do show is but an example of my work. There is not a lot I have not done. Suffice to say there is not a lot I cannot do, just depends on what you need. So, till next time… DH