Saddleback Leather New Arrivals: Ring Binders, Planner Covers, Moleskine Covers

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From: Dave Munson - Tuesday Mar 08, 2022 06:42 pm
New Arrivals: Ring Binders, Planner Covers, Moleskine Covers
Hey guys, 
 
We have a handful of New Arrivals available that have been in the works for quite a while. Check them out below.
  1. Leather 7-Ring Binder – It took at least 5 tries and 13 years to figure out how to make this just right. A ringed binder planner was my second design ever (year 2000). Continue reading below to read the backstory on this design.
  2. Leather 3-Ring Binder – The big brother to the 7-ring binder, the large 3-Ring Binder can hold large planner refills, notepad paper, a spiral notebook, and has 10 card slots for credit cards, IDs, business cards, etc.
  3. Soft Leather Planner Cover – at 9.5" W x 12.25" H, the Soft Planner Cover will hold 8.5" x 11" paper, A4/A5 planners, journals, and Moleskines.
  4. Large Leather Moleskine Cover (New Design) – a slight design change to improve functionality; it's still perfect for the A5 Moleskine, but also fits Hobonichi Techo, Leuchtturm1917, Rhodia, JSTORY, Rotetunner or whatever your favorite A5 planner/journal is, up to 7.5” W and 9.5” H.
  5. Medium Leather Moleskine Cover (New Design) – the same design change as the Large Moleskine Cover; the Medium Moleskine Cover will fit your choice of planner, journal, or notepad that measures up to 5.5” wide and 8.5” tall.
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The Backstory on the 2nd Ever Saddleback Leather Design
Organization has never been counted among the skills that define me. When I was a youth pastor, my youth group recognized that so they bought me a leather Day Runner ringed daily planner. I moved my wallet over to it and it changed my life. No wonder everyone in college was carrying a daily and monthly planner. I bet I even could have gotten a 2.5 GPA if I would have had one.
 
So, when I moved to Mexico to teach English and had my original leather bag made, I quickly got used to the feel of quality and the compliments that came from it. But when my “leather” ringed binder started peeling, my eyes were opened to a sad and disgusting truth. What they called “faux” or “vegan leather” was actually just a slightly toxic petrochemical sheet of crap.
 
Right away, I designed my second leather piece; a ringed daily planner to replace my dumpy one. Passers by oohed and aahed over my leather satchel out on the streets and waiters, cashiers and bank tellers oohed and aahed over my leather daily planner at the counters. 
 
This is about my 5th attempt, since the year 2000, at recreating and improving that original leather ringed binder. It looked cool, but it wasn’t so comfortable to carry and it lacked some functional details. So I made adjustments and now it’s as perfect as I know how. 
 
I designed this one for you to be able to simply replace the metal rings when they bend or wear out. You don’t have to throw your gorgeously patinaed daily planner away. Simply unscrew the nut and bolt and put a new one back on. They’re easy to find and the holes are very universal. The reason this ringed binder will end up looking cooler faster is because it’s something you will hold and touch and rub all day long. Once the edges round a little and it darkens and gets kind of shiny where you touch it all the time, it’ll be one of your favorite things.

 
 
Warm regards,
 
Dave Munson
El Presidente (The President)
Saddleback Leather Co.
 
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