Leather Pad

• 100 Year warranty - If it goes before you do, we'll fix it or replace it for free. Heck, have your great grandchildren talk to my great grandchildren and we'll take care of them too. Only for 100 years though.
• Leather - Only thick Full grain leather; not weaker Top grain, Genuine or Bonded. The top layer has the toughest and tightest fibers of the leather (grain) and the pores that take in your oils when touched. That's why full grain ages so nicely. It's a shame when they shave off that top layer and paint it to get rid of imperfections.
• Industrial thread - Stout industrial marine-grade Polyester UV resistant thread. It's used for airbags, sails, work boots and other heavy-duty applications. There's none that I know of that's better. I keep an extra spool in my truck for towing.
• Fully tanned leather - The reputable tanneries remove all natural oils and preservatives from the hide and then soak and tumble the hides for up to 20 hrs. to replace them. Cheap tanneries only tumble them long enough to color the surface and leave the middle to dry up and crack.
• Rivets - Kind of killing a fly with a shotgun, but any place that could ever come apart in 100 years, gets a rivet. Even rocks wear away.

• Dimensions:
  Small Mouse Pad: 11 ¼" L x 9" W (28.6cm x 22.9cm)
  Medium Monitor Pad: 16" L x 12" W (40.6 cm x 30.5cm)
  Large Desk Pad: 26" L x 18" W (66cm x 45.7cm)
  
• Lining - Lined with suede, soft and durable. 
• Leather - 100% Hypoallergenic 4 to 5 oz (2.0mm to 2.2mm) thick Full Grain chrome tanned leather. Usually, cowboy and work boots are made with 1.8mm - 2.0mm thickness. And, our leather isn't "buttery soft" (fibers separated and broken down by hours of tumbling and stretching at the tannery). It's your job to tenderize it with use.
• Thread - The double zero continuous-filament Polyester thread we use is a little thicker than what is used on most boots. It's impressive and expensive. Common thread is made of short little fibers wound together into one long thread. This thread is made of long continuous fibers that won't fall apart in a strong wind. Polyester thread is the only thread I know of that doesn't deteriorate with exposure to sun.

Which color should I get?

Pick the one that fits who you are. I've observed what the bag owners tend to be like based on the color they have chosen over the years. The category below that fits you best is probably the color you'll enjoy most. Remember, your first inclination is usually the correct one.

Tobacco Light Brown (Sanguine)

• Easy going

• Laid back and casual

• Likes old Land Cruisers

• Forgives quickly

• Creative (enjoys writing)

• Loves big dogs

• Traveler

• Never met a stranger

• Low maintenance

• Lots of random thoughts

• Inventor

• Funny

• Loves the outdoors

• Adventurous

• Only wears clothes because you have to

Carbon Black (Phlegmatic or Choleric)

• You look good in a thick black leather jacket

• Rides a cruiser type motorcycle

• Wear thick black framed glasses

• Drives a Volvo or Saab

• Perfectionist

• They know your name at the coffee shop

• Sci-Fi is your favorite genre

• Are very interested in Oriental culture

• Prefer cats over dogs

• Loves modern contemporary style square furniture

Chestnut Reddish Brown (Choleric or Melancholy)

• Professional

• Highly educated

• Belongs in a Mercedes Benz or Jaguar

• Classier than most

• Perfectionist

• Has excellent taste in dressing and decorating

• Great sense of humor

• Intellectual

• Smokes a pipe instead of a cigarette

• Appreciates the finer things

Dark Coffee Brown (Phlegmatic or Choleric or Melancholy)

• Loves the outdoors

• Is the best friend of many people

• Reads a lot of books

• Loves big dogs

• Intellectual

• Loves adventure

• Independent

• Musical

If you still aren't sure, then just buy all four colors.

Are the animals tortured before they are slaughtered?

Absolutely not! With some pigs we do use waterboarding and sensory deprivation techniques previous to slaughtering them, but the cows do not require any special handling.

Where can I see one of the wallets in person?

I don't have any of the items in stores and we're not big fans of folks coming to our home in San Antonio because of the weirdo factor. My sister, Patricia and her husband (my Chess and Scrabble nemesis), send out the leather from their place near Ft. Worth, Texas, but again, because of the weirdo factor they're not set up to show either. If it helps, everyone tells me that they look better in person.