Quality leather products are an expense and you want them to last. There are a lot of ways to do that with store-bought options, but these petroleum products aren't necessarily the best for your ...

In this article, I’ll continue my series on useful items to make with home-tanned leather (see “How to Tan a Deer Hide,” “How to Make Your Own Moccasins,” and “Craft Your Own Coonskin Cap“) by ...

There's a reason real leather can cost you an arm and a leg. It doesn't just come off the cow looking or feeling like a high-end jacket—or like something you'd want to wear, at all. Leather actually ...

This article was taken from the February 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...