KOBOBLOG has moved...

its true. as we are getting our website set up for ecommerce, we have moved our blog to our own website. please check out new content up at www.koboshop.com. click the link that says "koboblog". thanks!

RENEGADE.

please come check us out, tell your friends. we'll be debuting our wares here, and then shortly after on our website.

uffizi update.

molly helped me make the push to finish the 1st run of uffizis this weekend. nice to see them all sitting in a pile powdercoated, welded, and with rubber bumps. will be available at renegade and @ shopkobo.com shortly.... stay tuned.

thread restock.

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printing press.

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hmmm... been thinking of serving utensils lately...

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handcrank woodlathe exhibit.

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some more old sewing machines. what i wouldn't give to try using one of these bad boys...

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pedal powered lathe in the gunsmithing exhibit. like that franklin?

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inspiration from old leather goods... one of these wallets was from 1774! its amazing what a powerful preservation technique tanning is...

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we went to the tennessee state museum in nashville last weekend. suprisingly cool. here's an old steam powered fire engine.

toshi wallets.

toshi made a really good run of his wallets this weekend. really cool to see them all stacked up and ready to go. this might not look like much, but they are all handstitched and edged. that sh*t takes awhile...

shout out to aG for letting us into his shop this weekend, thanks tons!

cuffs.

cuffs laid out for a trial run.

stamps for casting.

engraved these stamps in linoleum blocks this weekend. i'll send these up to be cast in metal tomorrow. hopefully they'll work well to deboss leather goods...

die die die.

got the new leather press die cleaned up this weekend, this will make production so much faster! thanks f!

stamps.

did some testing on stamps more this weekend. this original black rubber still seemed to work the best. i wish i knew what it was!

new cordovan wallet.

loved the tattoo pattern scribed on the inside. super cool. the cordovan we have is a little thick, but i'll give it a trial run.

slim wallet.

matt suggested we adjust the sizing of the card case to be a wallet. he used to use a money clip and is adjusting to the idea of carrying a wallet again. didn't do exactly what he wanted, but i like the idea of having cards on one side and cash on the other. tried out a japanese version of the kobologo as well. the kanji say "ko" and "bo", i like it, kind of like the signature stamps on old japanese wood block prints.

kobo coasters.

some old figure drawings turned into coasters on thick 5oz veg tanned leather. sealed with atomic wax. i like the idea of figure drawings on leather. skin on skin.

key clothes.

toshi's key clothes are multiplying.