Sunday, December 12, 2010

ASPHALT GODS

Our friend Gabe's been busy...first the bike (did the seat) in this month's Biker mag..and the book on the Heathens...next up..we're all waiting for the documentary film.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

JUST IN CASE







Here are a couple shots of our latest travel case...Fully tooled with leather trim and corner guards with Brass hardware. Interior lined in Black Lamb.  Also a shot of one of the displays of our leather work in Maxfield, our favorite store, in Los Angeles. Center stage is a 6 foot tall, all leather room divider with 3 dimensional skulls and crosses.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

HUMIDOR


We just got back from a trip to Los Angeles.  Dropped off some new pieces at Maxfield including this humidor. We had a great trip catching up with friends like Mitchell at King Baby and Brother Gabe..finally got a look at his Heathens bike.                                       

Sunday, October 24, 2010

ALL HALLOWS' EVE


Photos are from a Los Angeles Times article on "Macabre LA" a couple Halloweens back. First one is of a coffin with 3 dimensional Skull and skeleton, fully tooled and quite comfortable. Second is of a box with a Raven and Skulls tooled on the lid.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

ROCK AND ROLL



Two pictures of a guitar we did to help Brother Gabe commemorate his movie "Asphalt Gods".  Along that same vein an original, early sixties poster by Gut Turk...hand colored, fresh from a telephone pole in the Haight....Party On!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

TIME TO GET BUSY


The Hermle 340-020 movement just arrived, what a beautiful piece of machinery. Here's a picture of the last clock we made with a similar movement. Time to start working on a new one.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

AROUND THE SHOP

We're busy working on new pieces for our private clients for Xmas and some pieces for Maxfield in Los Angeles..will have pix soon . Here's a picture of our skull buckle in silver and on a seat. For your pleasure here's one of our posters from the collection..this one of the famous Zig Zag man done by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse for a concert at the Avalon in 1966.