Can’t say that I have seen a “Custom” cell phone sleeve and cases out and about. If you think about it, this may be an area where you can really stand out. You can be as loud or as refined as you’d like. This sleeve is a prototype that has been in use for about a year now and is wearing very well. This particular sleeve is constructed of Iguana for the front, 1/2 oz. oil tanned leather for the back and calf-skin for the lining. The individual carrying this sleeve for the past year requested a simple sleeve which is easy to insert and extract the phone from. Custom options are many and include various facing materials (can be exotics or plain leather), various backs and can be lined with calf-skin, suede, or be left untouched. Cellphone cases can be made as sleeves or as belt cases, either vertical or horizontal with various clips, snaps and fasteners. As well I can hand carve names, initials or patterns into the leather itself. The limit is only bound by your imagination. Basic prices start at $125.00  DH

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How many of you have been searching for the “perfect” iPad sleeve, case, pouch? We’ll, to me perfect means it’s exactly what you want. Everything in the place you want it, made out of the leather you want, not too bulky and really different. Looks like you just found it! I have been carrying an iPad 2 ever since they came out. Have tried every case and sleeve I can think of and although many are close, none gave me exactly what I wanted. Here’s my perfect sleeves description: Very thin, light weight, needs to hold my iPad, a small notebook, a pen and a stylus, a few business cards and a file folder. Thats it. Don’t need all of the other stuff. I need to be able to pull this out of my main bag and head to a meeting without making sure I have everything. An additional item you will note is the leather file folder in the background. There are times I need more than one file and sometimes its thick. So, I’ll grab the leather file folder (that matches by the way) and off I go. This case and leather folder are both made of 2-3oz. tooling leather so its very thin and supple yet strong enough to protect my iPad. In this case I elected not to line it as lining only adds bulk. Instead I sueded the back side of the leather to add softness and to protect the contents. The edges of both the sleeve and leather folder are rounded and burnished adding a nice polished edge to them. The sleeve also contains a removable divider containing three slots for a few business cards. The divider is designed to separate the compartments for the iPad and notebook. Is it absolutely necessary? No, but that would be your call. Remove the divider and the sleeve becomes even thinner. You do lose the business card slots but that’s not a problem on my end. I elected not to add any snaps or fasteners as again they add bulk. As well I don’t want anything hard on the sleeve to press against my iPad while it’s in my main bag. With everything that I carry in the sleeve it is less than 1″ thin. Empty it is 3/8″ thin. As far as other dimensions it is 13″ wide by 8 1/4″ tall. I increased the width in order to carry a standard size file folder in a pouch on the back. This extra width also allows me to carry a stylus and a pen. You can as well carry a small aftermarket iPad charger and sync cable inside if you prefer. Now, the key to this is fairly simple. If you would like anything different about it, no problem. Just let me know and I can make it however you’d like it.  The leather file folder is fairly simple as well. Made out of 2-3oz. tooling leather as well. I have also sueded the inside to add softness and to maintain thinness. The leather file folder is 13″ by 9 3/4″. Additionally it should be noted that the color of the sleeve and file folder will age to the color of the desk that the pictures were taken on. If you prefer a different color I can by all means accommodate. If you prefer the leather to stay its natural shade I can accomplish that as well by utilizing a high end waterproofing finish. The finish on this piece is a hand applied and rubbed Mink Oil. Base price as you see it is $250.00. The file folder is $40.00.  Your perfect iPad case has arrived.  DH

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The Automobile Document Pouch is a variation on the Document Envelope. My client owns a 2011 Z06 Corvette which has a red exterior with a black interior (He used to own a Mark IV VW R32, my baby). He wished to carry all Vette manuals and such in a more customized manner vs. the binder that came with the Vette. Due to the many manuals and such that are provided with the car we needed to increase the width of the pouch from the standard envelope width of .75″ up to 2″. Due to this is was necessary to use a gusseted side panel vs. the standard stitched sides in order to keep the pouch width accommodating for the glove box. The pouch is made with 3-4oz. vegetable tanned leather, is dyed with a high end professional oil dye and is finished with Fiebings Atom Wax Leather Balm. The lining is a red sueded pigskin for “pop” and contrast. In addition the client wished to have the “Z06” logo and the 1967 “Corvette Script” added to the pouch. In addition I painted the “Z” in “Z06” red for additional pazazz. This pouch as shown is $200.00 plus shipping and handling. Why use the document pouch that came with your high performance car when you can have this instead? …ask your neighbor as they drool….  DH

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The Shop PCS is a project ordered by a welding shop owner in Georgia that got really tired of buying belt pouches for the items he used daily that kept wearing out. In addition, they were just ugly. The customer needed a belt carry PCS that carried his old Leatherman, a BIC pen that he just loved and a small MagLight. In addition he required a keyclip on the bottom for, well… you know… keys. He also required a matching cellphone case for his current iPhone and one he was looking to upgrade to. We chatted a bit and a further requirement was a leather that was stupid strong. This belt carry PCS is made of horse hide and is dyed a dark walnut brown. The fastening mechanisms are small brass Sam Brown studs. The red bonded nylon thread keeps it all together and adds a very nice decorative “punch” As you can see, to protect the phone, we have added a contrasting red pigskin suede in the cellphone pouch. Base price for this set is $280.00. I guarantee that this gentleman is the best dressed Welder in the market!  DH

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