Contact leathersmithe@gmail.com to order bracelets
$15 to $45
International shipping $5
Ranger self-knot button calf bracelets $35
Miniature ring-belt calf bracelets $20 natural & many colours
Braided calf and cowhide-closure bracelets
Double-straps with miniature leather sheet bend fasteners now $20
Ranger self-knot removable endless-braid $25 - $45
natural & many colours
Ranger self-knot removable endless-braid
More Ranger self-knot removable endless-braid
Sheet bend knot endless-braid light tan light brown British tan medium brown & natural calf
$15 Calf endless-braid sheet bend knot bracelets
"I just purchased this bracelet, most comfortable I have had, I would like
to get another one or two.” LC 8/2016
The sheet bend knot endless-braid design is something I've been making since 1975 and the design is all mine. It is an attempt to refine the endless braid and minimal attachment within a centimetre of its life. Note the integrated transitions on both ends of the braids.
As a Design Science student at the University of California, San Fernando Valley in the early '60s, I took classes with Peter Pearce, fresh from studying at Cranbrook with the estimable R. Buckminster Fuller, and master jeweler Fred Lauritzen, from whom I learned many important concepts: economy of material, appropriate and functional design, and the grace implicit in simplicity. That's what they represent to me, and those concepts have guided my hands, eyes and heart in what I make and all I do.
I'll replace your bracelet when you want a new one. It is a gift for life! You will get a couple years of wear from yours. Just mail the old one to me, broken or not, and tell me you want a replacement, and I'll use the old one as a pattern. This goes for wanting a different size or colour when they are new or used, too.
There is no small print to my guarantee.
“I have been wearing this leather bracelet since you tied it on my wrist the last time (July, 2018) we were on South Pender Island. Just yesterday it fell off. Though the bracelet no longer dons my wrist, I will keep you in my thoughts and memories of your peaceful island will remain in my heart.” AK 6/2020
"Good news, a pleasure doing business with you.
I wear one 24/7.” LC 9/2016
"Davy, it was so so nice meeting you. We had such a great time! I absolutely love the beautiful goodies I bought from you. I will treasure them forever. I know that I will order more from you." VM 10/2016
Sheet bend knot - learn to tie it!
If you receive a braided bracelet as a gift you should ask someone to tie the knot because it requires two deft hands. Other knots will slip open and you will lose your bracelet. Leave the little tail (1”) on because it assures that the knot will hold after repeated washings. Wash your bracelet on your wrist in the bath or shower with ordinary body-soap, rinse well, and it will shrink slightly until it dries and stretches back to its original length. It will want to twist but you can train it to lay flat with the smooth side up.
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