Jeff Mandel specializes in making leather shoes from his small shop in Southeast Portland. Taught by masters in Holland, Mandel does everything by hand and he has documented each and every pair he’s ...

What could be fancier than a posh leather Brooks saddle? A custom Brooks saddle, of course, and that's just what you can get from Kara Ginther, leather carver extraordinaire. Kara will take your ...

Master saddle maker Jeff Gollehon and his young colleague Sterling Campbell spend a good share of their work week cutting, wetting, shaping and tooling hand-crafted saddles in the loft area of Grizzly ...

At a time in which scores of items are mass-produced in places far outside of the United States, Drew Clark's work stands tall. Clark, 54, is a custom saddlemaker in Colcord, Oklahoma, and crafts each ...

Few can deny the smell and touch of fresh handcrafted leather. Those special qualities pervade the senses at Miguel Aguilar’s Saddle Barn, a new small workshop nestled in the rear section of Old ...

BARNESVILLE, Minn. – People are often surprised by what Cliff Langerud does for a living. The Barnesville man is a saddle maker. He's made more than 550 saddles by hand. "They're absolutely wonderful, ...

Robert August, an online retailer of luxury European-made footwear, has announced its new individual custom design option for its saddle shoe collection. Chicago, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - January ...

3D-printed bike saddles in general are known to be comfier than their regular counterparts, but they should become even more so if they're made to order. That's the thinking behind the Personomic ...

The Selle Royal LOOKIN Handmade Moderate (there’s also a lighter, LOOKIN Handmade Athletic) is 285mm long, 155mm wide and weighs a quite portly 318g. The rails are lightweight manganese steel, while ...