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I own an online store and would like to begin selling premium watch straps and men's belts in addition to my regular merchandise. But, I need a reliable supplier with experience and the ability to meet production deadlines. I'm an amateur leathercrafter myself, but don't have the time to produce the quantities that I'll need. I have some basic design ideas and preferred materials (Horween, Wickett & Craig, etc.), but would love to explore concepts with you as well. Please DM for more details. Bonus points if you live near Boise, Idaho or Tucson, Arizona where our offices are, but I'm otherwise open to any location.

Hi, guys! these are my products, all handmade alligator watch straps. I currently start my business in Vancouver Canada. I have no experience in launch my business online. please give me some advice to help me to get more followers on Instagram. I dont even know if I could post my Instagram address here tho. so please if you like my handmade products. please let me know. Thank you very much. My Instagram name is Jones_leather_bespoke

Hi Everyone I have enjoyed viewing the topics on this site for sometime, but once I turned creating leather goods from a hobby into a business, I knew it was time to join. I may at some point have a tip or two to help others, or need a few myself. My business is J. Scott Handcrafted. I am located on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. A coastal town. I create watch bands, slim card holders and am beginning patters for shaving kits, mouse pads etc. I prefer to work from scratch or make a pattern for the work at hand. Next creation I start again with a fresh pattern. This is slower than using templates etc., but suits me at least for now. It also allows me to make small changes and keep the process of creating fresh, rather than same each time. My main leather is Kangaroo, which is quite popular here. I only sell within Australia, due to the issues of exporting Kangaroo leather (forms, permits etc.). Here is my site handmade leather goods Here are a few pics of the watch bands done recently. One is Australian Barramundi, One is Cane Toad, shrunken grain Sheep, which is my favourite. And last is snake. All four have Kangaroo under- lining.

Hi I am looking to source a British Leather suitable for making watch straps - for example Shell Cordovan, English Bridle, Calf. Would anyone have any suggestions? Thank you Jonathan

Entire Leather Workshop Must Go. If you live near South Florida (BROWARD COUNTY) and are looking to open or equip your shop, I've can save you thousands! I made beautiful watch straps for Panerai, Rolex, Omegas, etc. and sold them through my Etsy boutique for years, but every hobby must come to an end and this one has run its course for me. I was able to make 300-400 a week doing these straps at night, but it has taken a toll on my family life and now its got to stop. If you are looking to get into or have just gotten into leather work or making leather watch straps, and are looking to take it to the next level... this is the post for you. I have here: -Consew 206RB-5 Leather Sewing Machine (setup specifically for leather work -new table, -new servo motor, -new reducer pully system installed (sews nice and slow for those tight corners), -new rolling glide, -nice small width FLAT BOTTOM walking feet (perfect for leather work), -tons of bobbins.) -Solid Steel Manual Leather Press (for punching) -Solid Wood Stitch Pony (with leather cover) for hand saddle stitching your work -OLFA Cutting Pad -OLFA Rotary Blade and 6 extra new blades -Elfikta Leather Tool Grinder and Edge Smoother (motor powered) -A bunch of custom Plexiglass laser cut leather strap templates - 5 sets of custom made clicker dies for leather watch straps (mostly panerai sizes, 26mm straight, 26/24 taper, 26/22 taper, 24/22 taper, 24 straight.) Must be used with press (listed above) -Solid wood leather tool holder/organizer -Every leather tool imaginable! Just to name a few: Various hammers, leather roller, edge trimmer, edge groove maker, edge burner, Vergez Blanchard solid steel Scratch Compass, heated edge creaser, stitching chisels of different sizes, high quality rotary hole punch, edge paint roller, and much more! -Tons of thread colors, both for the machine stitch and for hand stitch available -Tons of products, high quality and expensive edge stains, water based adhesives, etc. -Also have tons of Horween leather and different exotic leathers to go through if you wish!! -I EVEN HAVE TONS OF GIFT BOXES FOR THE STRAPS, EMPTY READY TO SHIP!!! Contact me via email to make appointment to see: punchapp@gmail.com I I

Hey folks, Not too sure if this is the right place to post a passion project turned into a Kickstarter Campaign. I've been working with leather for about a year now - about the same amount of time that I've been working on a new watch startup called Alberta Watches. It only made sense to combine the two! So I teamed up with Robert Nurse, an amazing Calgary based leather crafter and saddlemaker to make some unique hand stitched straps for the watch. He's helping with the clicking (once the dies are made), and the skiving, while I'll probably do the stitching. They're nothing too crazy, really: few stitches to save time, and unfinished Horween leather. But it makes for a nice rugged look I think. I hope you guys like it! If you're interested in seeing more you can check out the campaign here: http://kck.st/1IPsZfE

Hey all, I've been doing my watch strap ends with the Tandy Safety beveller, but I wonder if there's a better way? I skive the ends where they wrap around for the pin and buckle. Could I use a machine like this splitter to get more uniform skives? I'm working with 4oz CXL as well. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Hello everyone. I'm in the process of designing a series of watchbands and am looking for a strapmaker in the NYC region to create the prototypes. Looking for hourly rates and/or per-strap cost. Straps will be primarily leather and standard stitch work. Please send your info to nystraps@gmail.com