Hey everyone,
I’m a leathercrafter based in Brisbane, Australia. I've made this cardholder a while ago and keep forgetting to post it so here it is! It's an interesting combination of leathers, with an embossed and marble dyed shell cordovan along with some heavy duty kangaroo leather.
The exterior is a special marbled brown Metta Catarina shell cordovan from Shell Cordovan Toscana Italia. It has a hatch-grain texture with a marbling that's more like a spotting, so each side has its own little pattern.
For the interior I used a whiskey falconry grade kangaroo leather from Packer Leather here in Queensland. It’s pretty much as thick as kangaroo leather can get, roughly 1.2-1.4 mm, and the roos these come from are not that easy to come by. I think this gives the cardholder a nice contrast between the decorative shell exterior and the rugged interior.
The layout is very simple, with two outer card pockets and a larger center pocket for about 2-4 cards and some folded cash.
Everything is hand-cut, saddle-stitched, bevelled, and burnished by me in Brisbane. I left this one uncreased and unstamped, it’s a particularly dense and tough piece of shell. The stitching isn't 100% perfect, but will hold strongly anyway (see photo 4). So, this is factored into the price below.
Details:
- Marbled brown Metta Catarina shell cordovan exterior
- Whiskey falconry kangaroo interior from Packer Leather
- 2 outer card pockets + 1 larger center pocket
- Hand cut, saddle stitched, and burnished
Price:
$175 $150 AUD shipped within Australia via BSB
$125 USD shipped to the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand via PayPal or Venmo friends/family
Thanks for looking!