Where've you been?
Life has been busy lately and I've not had much extra time to be "active" with the business. My second son was born in November and having 2 boys under 2 is a job on its own! My wonderful wife is doing a great job holding the fort down even when everyone is having a winter sickness. I also have a full time job that keeps the lights on and bills paid. We recently finished our shed and turned it into a home office/studio for leatherwork! There's a lot going on behind the scenes that I can't reflect on social media, but still wanted to update people.
Anything planned for 2025?
I have an inventory of Field Notes and will be making some leather covers to accompany them. I'm hoping to release them first quarter sometime. Leather goods are still going to be the "main items" in the store, but I do want to shift to EDC "things". I'm planning on putting some Paracord items and potentially items from vendors that go along with what I make. Merch is being planned as well. There's something cool about shirts, hats, patches and wearables that rep the business. I'm trying to really delve into the creative side of that to bring forth merch that people will like.
Would you like to see gear reviews?
Over the years I've purchased a lot of EDC gear. Knives, bags, wallets, keychains, you name it. One thing I always do is look at reviews. I think I have insight to share in a lot of those things and might start doing gear reviews. Maybe even some EDC or pocket dump videos? I can just chill all day watching them and I can't explain why!
Studio update
The studio is "finished". I put that I quotes because I'm mostly all moved in, but I really need to figure out organization and get a good workflow figured out. I may be getting a nice workbench here soon as I can get help moving it! I'm hoping to get a post up about it once I get more organized and it doesn't look messy.
More posts?
I'm hoping to get at least one blog post a month to do updates or highlight a release. I'm not sure how often gear reviews or EDC dumps will be posted, but I want to at least try to get some videos that people will enjoy. If you have any requests or ideas, feel free to send them my way!
Thanks for reading! Send me a DM on Instagram, email or whatever method of communication works if you have questions, comments or requests.