Tag / Hand made

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FEINSCHMUCK x PassionFrance® | BRONZE WALLET HOOK STINGRAY PLUS LONDON ANCHOR KNIFE

isn’t that a wonderful combination? i love it. the knife is made by PassionFrance® and the style is named LONDON. it is a maritime knife and because of this i like the combination of the stingray patterned bronze hook with the golden anchor – perfect content. next time i will do a special blog post about this wonderful knife. the hook is massive bronze and very well done – hand made by MARIA and MANFRED STROPPE c/o FEINSCHMUCK. ALEXANDER V. BRONEWSKI, who does the well known and fine because.blog, works also for FEINSCHMUCK. he gave me the simple but very nice and durable lace made of kangaroo leather. FEINSCHMUCK does a lot of hooks with different patterns and a lot of more fine accessories made of bronze and other materials. at their website you will find a list of stores where you can buy this beautiful stuff. PassionFrance@ knifes are available online at www.passionfrance-shop.de. pics | LTG






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10 MUST-HAVE-X-MAS-PRESENTS | #04 | HANDMADE CROCHETED BOW TIES BY MONSIEUR BOJANGLES

that’s what social media is good for: i met ROY VAN CREIJ at facebook. and some day i saw these handmade crocheted bow ties that he posted. for me as a bow tie lover an absolute must-have. yesterday i got a letter from the netherlands with these two really nice looking and well done pieces for a nice price. it is easy to fit the ties with the two buttons in the back. i think the orange one has to be ordered too! isn’t that a wonderful gift for christmas? beside the bow ties ROY offers different sorts of bracelets at the MONSIEUR BOJANGLES etsy store. pics | LTG


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PASSION FRANCE OR “SPOILT FOR CHOICE – WHICH KNIFE WILL BE MINE …”

yesterday evening i went to PASSION FRANCE with OLLI THE BARBER, KLAUS, c/o VOLLS and UWE E. MAIER c/o AMTRAQ. we went there because UWE got a gift coupon from us when he celebrated his 50 birthday this year to choose a knife @ PASSION FRANCE. WOLFGANG & SABINE received us in their showroom and it was so amazing. damn: so many knives, one nicer than the other. WOLFGANG & SABINE told us all the details and stories about the different types of french knives. it was so exciting and it was really difficult for UWE to decide which knife he should take. at least it was a classical LAGUIOLE – a pretty one. good choice UWE, have fun with your knife! pics | LTG


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TIMBER BEARD SOAP BAR & HAND MADE VINTAGE AXE | FROM ALEX c/o BECAUSE BLOG

always nice to get a parcel. much nicer when the parcel is looking mysterious and nice designed. best when it comes from ALEX c/o wonderful BECAUSE BLOG. damn, felt very heavy this parcel. what a surprise, ALEX send me a 100% organic and vegan TIMBER BEARD BAR and a heavy and looking so nice rugged axe head. wow, a sharp piece of metal! ALEX, really great idea: THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH. yes, as you wrote, i think i will have a lot of fun searching the perfect axe handle. and a TIMBER SOAP BAR for my beard i never saw before. exciting how it will be in use. for details of this very well smelling soap, check the photo below from the backside of the package with all the informations. the soap is made by the skate label ELEMENT. pics | LTG




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LTG CAP & HAT COLLECTION | 04 | THE SUMMER STRAW BOWLER BY SCHMITTHUT

i got this wonderful stray BOWLER this summer. especially hand made for me by hat maker and artisan SUSANNE SCHMITT c/o SCHMITTHUT, darmstadt, germany. what a wonderful work. best fit as usual when i get a SCHMITTHUT hat and an awesome straw structure. i like the classic bowler type combined with this normally known material for other hat types like pork pie, fedora or trilby. and always exciting to watch the photos of the process how my hats were made – please take a closer look. pics | SCHMITTHUT & LTG

 

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BOOT OF THE DAY | #178 | ALDEN FOR BUREAU BELFAST “KUDU PLAIN TOE BLUCHER & WORK BOOT“

half a year ago i did a blog post about a KUDU INDY BOOT by ALDEN for BUREAU BELFAST and i was really fascinated about this great looking antelope leather. BUREAU BELFAST right now got 2 other KUDU styles from ALDEN: a BLUCHER and a WORK BOOT. both fitted with a custom vibram sole, dark brown eyelets, flat cotton laces and a reverse split welt. the rare KUDU leather has an oil finish. certainly is this ALDEN stuff hand made in the USA. what a wonderful footwear! pics | The Bureau Belfast

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LTG CAP & HAT COLLECTION | 01 | THE “POPEYE HAT” by SCHMITTHUT

this hat is the first i bought at wonderful SCHMITTHUT. it is called the “POPEYE HAT” – a must-have for me as a great POPEYE fan. made completely by hand from d’artisan hat maker SUSANNE SCHMIDT. a perfect extraordinary piece. it is “made till the end”, that means for me that this hat is not just a cotton sailor hat. take look at the lining, best materials and well done with a lot of hand made work. pics | LTG , Fred c/o redwing1905.blogspot.com


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CXXVI NEW YORK CLOTHING CO. | SHIRTS & BANDANAS – NEW STUFF ONLINE

one of my favorite shirt labels put some new stuff online @ cxxvi.net . here some styles i like most with wonderful graphics and beautiful vintage looks. and the “ANCHOR SAC” – damn nice! there are a lot of more styles and all american made – for sure … pics | CXXVI

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LTG FAVORITES #93 | BOWLER HAT BY SCHMITTHUT – HOW IT WAS MADE STEP BY STEP

2 weeks ago i picked up my new brown BOWLER hat @ SCHMITTHUT. and sorry to say so, but it is true: STETSON, BRIXTON, BORSALINO and all the others, you do a very good job but there is no hat better than one made by hand especially for your own head. it is the same with a made-to-measure suit. SUSANNE made again such a great job and the hat fits more than perfect. it is the third hat she made for me and i love’em all. the next bowler is in progress: made of straw for summer.  pics | Susanne Schmitt, LTG



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FRANCE SUJET | FRENCH “SWISS KNIFE” MADE BY COUPÉRIER-COURSOLE

yes, still showing off birthday presents: thx OLLI THE BARBER for this small but so fine french “SCHWEIZER MESSER”. the brass motives of these knives are made with original forms of the 19th century. some of these wonderful d’artisan motives were done by M. OKINSBURGER, who made some drafts for french coins which were embossed in paris. all this knives are still made by hand and every piece is unique. just one craftsman does all the steps which have to be done from the beginning till the end to produce a FRANCE SUJET knife. the knives are available at PassionFrance. pics | LTG