The Tradesman Wallet — Hand-Tooled Leather, One of a Kind (Your Choice of Design)

Someone carved this by hand. That’s not a figure of speech.

The Tradesman Wallet is a hand-tooled, hand-painted bifold wallet made from full-grain vegetable-tanned leather — each one carved, painted, and stitched individually by a local maker. No two are identical. These are not production wallets. They are objects made by a person with tools and time and a specific vision. When they’re gone, they’re gone.

Two designs available:

“Nothing Is Forever” — Jet Black Leather

Deep jet-black full-grain leather. The front panel is hand-carved with a traditional rose — full bloom, leaves spread, rendered in the style of classic tattoo flash. Arched above it in old English lettering: NOTHING IS FOREVER. The back panel carries the same hand-painted outer space scene — rocket ship launching through a star field, Earth in the upper corner, a meteor streaking past. Cream saddle stitch along the full perimeter. A two-sided art object that happens to hold your cards.

The Space Scene — Dark Espresso Leather

Rich espresso-brown full-grain leather. The front panel is hand-tooled and painted with a full outer space scene — a retro rocket ship launching with a yellow flame trail, Earth rendered in blue and green, a fiery meteor in the upper right, the whole field dotted with hand-punched stars. The Foundry maker mark stamped in the lower left. Cream saddle stitch. The kind of wallet people ask about.

• Material: Full-grain vegetable-tanned leather
• Construction: Hand-tooled, hand-carved, hand-painted
• Stitch: Cream saddle stitch, hand-stitched perimeter
• Interior: Card slots and bill compartment
• Quantity: One of each — when it’s gone, it’s gone

Available online and inside The Foundry in Downtown Pontiac.

The Foundry by History Loves Company
35 W. Huron Street, Suite 101
Pontiac, Michigan 48342