custom tooling examples

Light tan leather with Starwars inspired tooling detail.
Hand painting the veins in a green dyed piece of leather.
Tan leather pouch with red octopus tooling detail.
Black leather pouch with yellow honeycomb and honeybee tooling design.
Reddish brown messenger bag with buckle clasp and custom tooled logo for CSD Hardscaped on top flap.
Tooled leather flask covers in a variety of colors and designs.
Dark brown leather bag with various textures and a green fire breathing dragon on the top flap.
2 masks made with stiff leather with a spartan helmet and skull and cross bones tooled on them.

All items coming from the Dodson Designs workshop are handcut, hand tooled, hand dyed, and hand painted.

Everything is done with Don’s two hands.

And maybe with some help from an apprentice or two that stumbles upon his workshop looking for guidance.

Close up of Donald Dodson's hand as he creates an embossed steampunk design in a leather bag.

Regardless of what you’re looking for, Dodson Designs can assist in helping YOU stand out from the crowd with our leatherware.

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