Leather Love — leather repair

Bradford was 19 years old, a RAF Crashfighter, stationed in Woodbridge, East Anglia, United Kingdom. While there, he had a leather briefcase made. When he brought it in to me for repairs, I could tell that this was a very loved and often used leather piece. It was in rough shape. The leather was extremely worn in some areas, and in others, it was scratched and cracked. This briefcase is 46 years old. Brad doesn't think he has once conditioned it since he's had it, which explains its condition.

When a son asks his Leather-Working Momma to repair the leather he just ripped on the handle of the back seat, passenger side door, she has two choices; say no and he goes somewhere else, or, you give it a go and make an attempt at doing something you have never done before. I did the latter and made this "before and after" video short to capture my first go at repairing leather car upholstery. We all know that this could have gone very wrong, but thankfully, all the years I have spent honing my craft were put to good use and I passed the...

I know what you're thinking. 'Really? How does one spill gasoline on their boots?'. I asked myself the very same question as I kicked myself in the butt with said boots. Here's the story.

I saved up some money to treat myself to a pair of Docs that I have been eyeing for some time. I purchased them for working at the shop which has concrete floors. Doc Martens are the only boots I have tried to date that keep my feet from throbbing by mid-day. And these particular Docs are fur lined which I desperately need during the LONG New...