About us
A family business run by two brothers based in Ontario Canada.
A business run by two brothers, Jake & Luke. Each bring different strengths to the business. Both brothers were sick of the poor quality found in products on the store shelves with no options for personal customization, and less and less being made in North America. Finding out that most other Canadian and American businesses were just importing their goods from overseas and passing it on as their own, instead of making quality items themselves was a constant disappointment and a surprise.
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Jake, with a construction background focus is on strength and reliability of a product and how it can be improved. Jake's health changed at a young age and had to stop his construction business because of physical limitations but he still wanted to work with his hands. Trading in his tile cutter for a sewing machine.
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Luke, the artist of the family with endless creative ideas. If someone has something in mind for custom work or tooling Luke will come up with a design and take it from paper to leather. Always thinking outside the box. If you do not have an idea what you would like, the best thing to do is let him be creative for you, you will not be disappointed.
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We pride ourselves on the fact that we make all our items from start to finish
Sounds simple, but the more you look into a companies products the more you see how much they import and in many cases a "American" or "Canadian" company may just have their products have their own tag and logo put on a product but be fully made overseas. Then they end up just shipping it out from their location and all their focus is on advertising and marketing.
At Old Country Leather we are focused on the following:
Quality: we try to go over each item we make with an eye for detail and consistency and build strength as well as using quality leather and hardware. Other companies import their products and simply sell them as their own. We produce each item from scratch starting from the cow hide. Ethically made items, using Eco-friendly dyes.
Customer service: Quick answers to your questions, solving any issues that may come up, friendly service and design help on your projects, makes for great customers service.
Beauty: without compromising strength or function we want to have that extra touch to make your project look good.
The little details: edges that are all beveled and slicked smooth by hand, or our leather flowers we cut and shape by hand. Hand carving into the leather for our book covers and fonts. Stitch grooves made in the leather so when its sewn the thread falls into the grooves and sits lower into the leather, less likely to be caught on anything.
Quality: we try to go over each item we make with an eye for detail and consistency and build strength as well as using quality leather and hardware. Other companies import their products and simply sell them as their own. We produce each item from scratch starting from the cow hide. Ethically made items, using Eco-friendly dyes.
Customer service: Quick answers to your questions, solving any issues that may come up, friendly service and design help on your projects, makes for great customers service.
Beauty: without compromising strength or function we want to have that extra touch to make your project look good.
The little details: edges that are all beveled and slicked smooth by hand, or our leather flowers we cut and shape by hand. Hand carving into the leather for our book covers and fonts. Stitch grooves made in the leather so when its sewn the thread falls into the grooves and sits lower into the leather, less likely to be caught on anything.
A peek into our creative small workshop. |
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When an order comes in it is not just on our shelf ready to send out, we look at the options the customer has selected, making sure that it has no errors or perhaps something the customer has overlooked. Then we start by cutting from our selection of leathers, being sure to choose the correct thickness and leather for the task, as different sections of leather are for different purposes. Careful measuring and cutting by hand along with trimming and beveling the edges and punching any holes if needed of the leather take place. We apply dye on the leather based on the customers choice. All products are sealed with a finish. Edges are smoothed out, sewing take places if the project requires it. Whenever a font is on an item, it is hand carved into the leather prior to the dying stages, and also hand painted. Any hardware is added in assembly as well. All Items are conditioned.
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From our workshop to your hands |
