Smokey's House Leather Goods

Howdy! I'm Smokey, and this blog is to showcase and document my journey into leathercraft, and sell handmade pieces!

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Thanks for stopping by!

If you're interested in purchasing something I've posted here, please email me at [email protected] or DM me here as I currently do not have a digital storefront (work in progress) be aware that I'll require a US shipping address, name, and accept payments through cashapp or paypal.

Everything is made to order, I'll rarely have pieces ready made and in stock. Availability is dependent on my supplies.

Feel free to send me an email or an ask on this blog for care tips, questions, and more!

You can support me here on my Kofi! (I'm still figuring out how to take commissions through there at the moment)

Tag for stuff I've made: smoho project

Tag for things sent to others: smoho testimonials

Tag for things I've said: smoho text

Tag for "other": smoho non project

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I was asked to make a knife sheathe, I told them ive never done it before, but that doesn't mean it cant be done!

the tooling pattern is just a sloppy repeated "X" from my lettering stamps, but I think it turned out kinda neat lookin

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I was asked to make a different kind of card holder this time around. A pokemon card holder, apparently to wear to show off special cards during trading events.

I think it turnes out fairly nice for just sorta wingin' it!

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Got this dual-toned bifold from @smokeyshouseleatherworks ! Davis helped me take pictures. It's my new favorite EDC. Perfect size, amazing quality and skill, plus it's got such a unique pop of color that matches the huckleberries. So so so so cutesies and awesome, thanks Smokey!!

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so glad you like it! I hope it serves you well, and for a long time!

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The journey begins!

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You truly do just fall into things sometimes. I started my journey into leathercraft over a year ago (missed the anniversary, it was in may) basically just to keep myself sane after my mother passed away. I wont get into too much detail because its a sad and boring story of rebuilding my life, but basically, I threw myself into it. I often wish I could show her all that ive accomplished since then, even just in the smallest of ways like "hey mom, I made this!" and I think in part thats why I decided to post all of it online from the very beginning, even just from when all the stuff arrived in the mail. I'm proud of how far I've come, and I know she would be too.

Anyway, apart from all that, I've done a lot with just that year, and I'm glad I could share it with you all. It's been truly special to me to create things with my own hands, and do something that has brought at least a few people joy. If you're new to this blog, or started following me before I even posted my first project, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I wish i had a cool milestone project to share with you, but I totally forgot that it had been a year lmao. I hope this next year will be filled with even more fun and interesting projects, and I hope i get to keep sharing it with everyone i can!

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Made myself a pair of carbatinae! One of the oldest types of footwear. This was a really fun project, both because it was something id never tried before and now get to wear, but also because the tutorial i learned this from was entirely in Spanish which was a good exercise for me! Some more pictures below the cut

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Normally, you use a tack hammer or other similar small flat faced hammer for tapping down stitches for leatherwork, but i never bought one. Before I started doing leathercraft as a hobby I had a gavel and a toffee hammer, so that's what I use instead. Why did I have those on hand but not a flat faced hammer? Why, that's just one of many fun little mysteries, isn't it

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made another bifold wallet, this time with a slimmer, smaller style. I really like the nut brown + black with red thread combo

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I saw someone make these cute little stacked leather charms, and wanted to give it a go myself! They did a cheeseburger 🍔 but since i had scrap in these colors already, I decided to make a trans flag charm for pride! 🏳️‍⚧️ I think they were using them as wine glass markers, but I like mine as a bag charm

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Thanks for answering my prev question! Im suuuper interested in leatherworking but actually working with it is daunting and theres so much info to sift through (got overwhelmed looking at buckleguys leather selection lol ) Do the premium leathers you work with need finishing? Like do you need to oil or add some sort of topcoat sealer (like beeswax or even resolene)?

Also did you make the wallet pattern yourself? :0

Panels from buckleguy come finished on both flesh and grain sides, so no need for additional sealing. Depending on your project and use case, you may want to seal the edges with something, but i find that for the most part just burnishing the edges is enough. So long as its not being exposed to any excess moisture or humidity, finishing the underside is an aesthetic choice, or can be done for a couple reasons, but isn't always necessary.

The wallet pattern i used in the last couple posts is one by STR Handmade, and is a free one on their youtube channel! Its super beginner friendly for a full size wallet, and uses only straight cuts. If you'd like to make the same one, I suggest using 3oz veg tan, and following the video tutorial. The only really "advanced" technique used in that pattern is skiving, but even if you dont skive at all it'll turn out just fine. Just make sure to print the pattern at 100% size, and that you use the US Letter size pattern if you have a standard US printer,I think he also has an A4 size as well.

I love sharing what I know, so please feel free to ask or message me with questions, advice, whatever you like!

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Where do you source your leather from? It looks very high quality and nice to work with!

a vast majority of what i work with comes from buckleguy, and usually i work in horween dublin or other premium leathers! I get a lot of my tools and supplies from either them or rocky mountain leather co. online. I dont have any local sources unfortunately

Most of what ive made on here is in 3 colors of horween dublin, and the only others that ive shown off were conceria la perla azzurra missouri, which is another premium veg tan leather. They're very good all around leathers you can use for a large variety of projects, and give positive feedback for cutting, marking, stamping and just about everything else.

Please feel free to reach out again if you have any other questions!

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I've been meaning to give y'all a look behind the scenes at how I do things. Made another wallet in the same style as the blue and black one I posted last time, for a friend of mine. Sorry its in landscape, first time putting together a video like this! I also cut the audio and replaced it with music on account of for some reason my phone stand makes this weird clicking sound when I record -_- anyway, please enjoy! I'd really appreciate it if you could reblog!

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An irl asked for a challenge coin keychain to replace their faux leather one. Not super happy with how it came out, but his concern was less with appearance and more with durability, which i can attest to at least.

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first time making a full size wallet! this one's a favor to a friend of mine.

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Quick weekend project, a palm quire from Witch Hat Atelier! I wanted to finish it all in one day, and in doing so, somehow managed to get the sides mixed up! It's not perfect, but I didn't really feel the need to start over since it's just for me. I think it turned out pretty good given i only had this image and the anime for reference and was kinda just wingin' it.

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smokey's house leather works? uh, yeah, I sure hope it does!