Saddleback Leather Company - Official Affiliate thread - Page 7

Originally Posted by Naf Nasitra

Have you ever thought of making a standard billfold wallet?

Originally Posted by Saddleback Leather

As a matter of fact, we have. Saddleback is all set to launch a new set of products, one of which is a very cool bi-fold wallet. We are just making a few design modifications and the wallet should be launched by the end of the month.

Originally Posted by SantaCruzGuy

Hi Guys!

I was in Bangkok growing up because I was really young & still with my parents. My dad worked for Kaiser Cement & we were transferred out there. I was lucky inasmuch as I was also able to travel around a lot as well as grow up there too. It was very much a life changing experience!

I felt really bad & a bit embarrassed actually after reading the first response to my post & felt the need to apologize. I wasn't in a foul mood that night, but was merely recounting my anecdotal experiences. I didn't want to make anyone feel bad when they just came in to read about some very cool new bags, etc.

I do want to add that I'm thrilled to see American companies that are producing or nearly producing an American made product. In America, we've thrown away so much of our skills, talents, & know how really into the garbage & simply looked for a quick buck regardless of how we get the cash. I really resent Levi jeans for ex. when I look inside the label & see they're being made in Honduras, South Africa, etc. & spout off about being an "American original", genuine product, real deal type of thing. There's a lot of unemployed people in California that I'm sure would be delighted to be put to useful work making high quality jeans & working for a respectable wage & getting health care to boot. I'd be willing to pay for that too. I think if America is going to succeed in the future, we need get back to making & producing things that are useful & have long term value to society. Your bags seem to harbor many of those qualities that I admire in an American product.

Enough of my soap box rant!

I really enjoyed spending time reading about the history of your products on your website.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Huntsman

If you guys ever considered using a quick-release buckle (the antique kind, nothing newfangled) on the primary buckle, that would be.....pretty awesome.

~ H

Originally Posted by kmdsimpson

I thought that was a good idea, too.

I have a layman's question I was hoping you could answer: how do you get the leather thin enough for a wallet? I've read the leather explanation on the Saddleback site; is it just a matter of taking a slimmer "slice" off the top layer of the hide? I'm curious how that works.

Originally Posted by aeglus

Been forgetting about it but anyways, here's mine. I mink oiled it, but other than that I have thrown it down stairs in anger, run over it with a car, walked around in a Japanese typhoon or two with it, and more or less treated it as if I was its alcoholic husband.

Originally Posted by somatoform

Now I feel embarassed (my post was that post). Please don't apologize, it was meant in jest. I liked the story...

Originally Posted by Saddleback Leather

Hi Huntsman, I chuckled after seeing your name handle because I just got done with a wedding this weekend in Florida and heard Wisconsin hunting story after hunting story from the groom's grandpa. Makes me want to take a holiday and go get me a buck! Yes, we have considered a quick-release buckle. We are just careful to not incorporate anything into the design of the bag we think might be breakable. I'm definitely going to look into your suggestion because that would be a great addition to the bag. Do you have a link or picture of the buckle you are talking about that I could check out? Thanks! Jonathan

Originally Posted by aeglus

Originally Posted by Huntsman

Wisconsin would be mulies, I suppose? I'm just an upland guy these days.

I feel your philosophy, hence you'll never hear any velcro suggestions or the like from me, but I would hope this pattern of buckle could be as well engineered as any of the more typical hardware you guys use, like the clips and such. This is an old style of buckle, here is one example:

http://www.timhardy.com/quick_release_belts.html

Just one, on that center strap, would be really awesome, not to mention that their style is born from practicality, and has that elegant utilitarianism to it.

~ Huntsman

Originally Posted by dboll

Picked up a small wallet and its perfect. I love the compactness, and I have a feeling it will be the last wallet I ever buy. Leather is very nice. Fantastic product!