June 2025

Looking for a new wallet or other leather goods for yourself or as a gift? Want a great American made product made by a small veteran owned business? Then I have just the company for you.

Open Sea Leather is a small company based in Hawaii. They specialize in hand made leather wallets, notebook covers and other accessories. I personally carry the "mini gun deck" every day. the craftsmanship is outstanding and the wallets are just all around works of art.

The owner of Open Sea leather is Michael Bluth, a US Navy veteran. He started the company while living in Monterey, California in 2015 while still in active duty. He since moved the company to Honolulu, Hawaii and has remained there since.

Demand is very high on these amazing hand crafted leather goods and lead times get upwards of 6 months from time to time. Order yours today!

in Solidarity,

Rob

April 2025

Looking for new boots? Want something comfortable, durable and able to be rebuilt? Try out JK boots! JK boots are made right here in the USA with mostly American sourced materials. They are traditional build style boots made in Spokane Washington by Jon Khadzi and his family (as well as some other employees). They come in many styles ranging from traditional logger boots to fire fighting boots all the way to wedge sole boots for long days on concrete floors.

The owner and founder of JK boots moved to the US from Ukraine fleeing oppression after spending most of his life in the cobbler business as well as the leather tanning business. Now he runs the company with his 2 sons and his wife, who is also a seamstress and uses the facility for her work.

 I personally own 3 pair of JK boots. One pair of "OTs" or "overtime boots" which are a traditional logger style boot with honey vibram soles that are modified to be more comfortable for long days of wearing at work. I also have a pair of "super Duty" boots, which are your traditional loggers in all their glory. These make amazing hiking boots and winter boots. Lastly I have my personal favorite, the JK "forefronts" which are 6 inch boots with a wedge sole and a very comfortable last for long periods of standing on concrete floors (as an auto worker that is my life). My personal pair of forefronts utilize bison leather for its toughness and softness, making them incredibly durable and comfortable.

I am sure that any person looking for good quality boots will find something they like from JK and can feel confident knowing they are supporting good people making great boots the old fashioned pacific north west way right here in the USA!

In Solidarity,

Rob