Been Away For Too Long, New Work !

[WScott]

Do you have a website so we can see some of your other work???

I really love the first few wallets, like to see some more

Thanks for sharing the story

Scott

[SteelheadFineGoods]

Looks very good, Corter. I notice a jump in the quality and design of your stuff compared to what I've seen of yours in the past (which was also very good!). Any suggestions for burnishing chromexcel or shell? Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the site relaunch.

[scottk1967]

HMM! What kind off glue?

[chico72]

Very nice work!!

everything looks very clean and simple but the grade of quality seems very high!!

You have a new fan, keep on posting!!

Chico

[Feraud]

Your work looks top notch! I love the wallets.

[corter]

Do you have a website so we can see some of your other work???

I really love the first few wallets, like to see some more

Thanks for sharing the story

Scott

Thanks! www.corterleather.com, new website launching Thursday 3/21. Instagram's @corterleather if you're into that.

Looks very good, Corter. I notice a jump in the quality and design of your stuff compared to what I've seen of yours in the past (which was also very good!). Any suggestions for burnishing chromexcel or shell? Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the site relaunch.

Thanks dude. A lot of it was that I stopped making what other people wanted and started making what I wanted, putting together a cohesive collection. It's going to get super fun later this year, doing lots of new stuff. Burnishing Chromexcel sucks, no way around it- I use a combo of dye/neatsfoot/wax and do it by hand.

HMM! What kind off glue?

Plain old Elmers white glue.

[tbhogstrom]

Hey Corter,

Funny that you posted this very recently. Your stuff is really what got me thinkin about starting in leathercraft.Your designs are simple and clean, and your craftmanship is quality and (in the best way) utilitarian. I feel like I'm finding myself in a very similar spot to where you were in 6 or so years ago; I have an unexplainable drive to design and produce qualitty (leather) products. With that in mind, where did you start? Where did first start selling what you produced?

Thanks for the inspiration,

Hoggy

[strudell]

I'm curious as to what saddle stitch method you use to pump out 10 products a day. I've seen from your blog that you have prepunched holes, do you Dremel them?

Thanks!

[skullandbonessocal74]

I am also a big fan of your work! Thanks for the Mitt story also.

[abn]

... I stopped making what other people wanted and started making what I wanted, putting together a cohesive collection.

Lots of wisdom in these few words. Most leatherworkers spend far too much time on technique, and far too little on brand positioning. Clearly, you're way ahead of the pack not just because of your leather skills, but also your business acumen.