About Expedition Leather

We are small family owned Canadian business that strives to provide exceptional quality, hand made leather goods expertly made from sustainable, responsibly and ethically source materials. 

We use all vegetable tanned leathers in every product we make. While the cost of veg tanned leather is higher, the methods used to tan the leather are environmentally sustainable and do involve harsh chemicals. Vegetable tanning is a process of use plant matter (bark, leaves etc.) to bring out the tannins and create beautiful robust leathers. The leathers we use are by-products of the food industry and are ethically sourced European and North American tanned hides. 

Each product we make will be a one of a kind creation as each square inch of leather is unique from hide to hide. Some of the leathers we use are stiff and will take considerable time to break in. You may find card slots, pen holders and pockets stiff and difficult to use for the first while. These will loosen up as the leather breaks in. 

While we do not current take custom commissions you can customize the products you see. From thread colours to leather choice we can make your vision a reality. It should be noted that customized product are final sale but do carry our Limited Life Time Warranty. 

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask prior to ordering, we want to make sure you are completely satisfied with your purchase.

 

 

 

About the Leather Smith

Paul Kesner spent 20+ years as a first responder and discovered leather work as a new hobby during the pandemic. This hobby quickly became a passion for designing and making exceptional quality leather goods. Each design is our own and every peice of leather has been cut, burnished and stiched by his hand.

"I find inspiration in nature and the organic curved lines. You rarely find a straight line in nature."

With a passion for the outdoors and Ontario's north country Expedition Leather grew from an idea into what you see today. You can see his inspiration in each peice.

At Expedition Leather our goal is provide you with beautiful, hand made leather goods that will last you a lifetime.

The Leathers We Use

We use a combination of North American tanned and Italian Tanned leathers. All of our leathers are by-products of the food industry and are vegetable tanned.

We use three main tanneries for our products:

Horween Leathers from Chicago, IL, USA

Horween Leathers

Conceria Puccini from Tuscany, Italy

Conceria Puccini

Conceria La Bretagne From Tuscany, Italy

La Bretagne

From time to time you will find product that use other tanneries, rest assured these will be ethically source and of the highest quaity we can find.