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A Black woman wearing a denim shirt is carrying a bicycle down a set of stairs in an urban environment. The bicycle has a green paint job and honey leather wrapped handlebars.

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

A woman bicycling on a bright summer day over a green lawn wearing suede fringe cowgirl boots and with a 6-pack of Anchor Steam beer connected to the top tube of her bicycle with a honey leather 6-pack frame cinch

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

A dark brown leather round, barrel-shaped saddle bag with cedar wood sides mounted to the back of a brown leather Brooks saddle on a cream-and-brown painted bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Two people playing a game of travel cribbage on a wooden picnic table with a small leather and birch cribbage board

Our original best-selling Travel Cribbage Boards have fans worldwide

Two sets of travel dice on a dark brown leather table surface. Both sets show six dice coming out of a square brass tube. The dice are 7mm, smaller than standard. One has white dice and the other has black dice.

Convenient dice games on-the-go: farkle and yacht (yatzy)

Two people playing dominoes using small, domino-sized playing cards on a walnut wood table with snacks and drinks. The domino cards are double 12 with different colors for each number and hand-drawn.

Perfect for travel: hand-drawn domino playing cards (2 sizes!)

Close-up of a folding leather travel backgammon board mid-play on a weathered wood surface. A hand is reaching in and moving four game pieces (which are brass nails) between triangles, which are laser-engraved in the honey dyed leather. Accessories are visible, dice and doubling cube and peg storage

Travel Backgammon for travelers, made from natural materials

A variety of handcrafted leather and wood handles on a sample board as seen from above and an angle

All handcrafted handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, & 3 metal finishes

Collection details, stylesheets, dimensions, sizing, palette & more

Walnut Studiolo Drawer Pulls Oswego Leather Wrap

Wrap handles, bannisters and more in quality veg-tan leather

Two cabinet doors swinging open towards each other with matching leather Lovejoy loop handles. The leather touches so the cabinets don't crash into each other, a solution for problem corners in kitchen design planning

Flexible but sturdy, creative solutions to tricky problem corners

Leather 101

We wrote a free educational series about our favorite material, from how it's made to spotting vintage quality

Valerie and Geoff from Walnut Studiolo are standing on a pile of driftwood between two boulders on the North Oregon Coast beach near Manzanita, with mountains and grey sky in the background

About Us

A long dark brown leather blueprint tube is shown on a long countertop being hand stitched together by Geoff, whose stitching hands are in the background

More Information

Valerie and Geoff Franklin of Walnut Studiolo standing behind their bicycles on a grassy green lawn. Geoff is doffing his hat to Valerie and she is smiling, as a gesture of service.

Customer Service

The Blog

Our blog"In a Nutshell" is written by humans:

- how-to guides

- in-depth articles

- photo essays

Repairability as the New Luxury

Take a moment to consider the idea of repairability, durability, and the importance of replacement parts.

March 16, 2021
3 min read

Local Food To Fuel Local Craft

March 15, 2021
2 min read

Remodel Inspirations Using Leather

We think you'll appreciate these stories and photos from our customers and interior designers. What project do you want to tackle next? Enjoy this photography and get inspired!

January 28, 2021
2 min read

Two New Sizes of Leather Conditioner

We've introduced two new sizes for our house-made Leather Conditioner: 0.25 oz and 2 oz tins.

January 20, 2021
1 min read

A man's hands with the 'Hold Fast' knuckle tattoo on dark brown leather bicycle grips model. Photo by Erin Berzel.

History of the "Hold Fast" Knuckle Tattoo

Our tough-looking Bare Knuckle leather bicycle grips feature a friend's "Hold Fast" tattooed on his knuckles: learn the history behind that iconic tattoo from our local paper, and maritime museum.

January 20, 2021
2 min read

How to Install Leather Handles Back-to-Back

How to install leather handles back-to-back on the interior and exterior of a door.

January 07, 2021
2 min read

2020 Year in Review: Survival

We survived 2020! This is our annual year in review.

January 07, 2021
4 min read

Stock image of a word board with the word taxes on top of a pile of US dollar bills

A Note About Sales Taxes

In this post we'll explain how US state sales taxes and international VAT/GST/customs duties are handled on our online stores

January 07, 2021
3 min read

How to Braid Bullwhip Leather Bar Wraps on Bullhorn and Other Handlebars

So it makes a ton of sense that our customers have been asking for a "half set" of Bullwhip Braided Leather Bar Wraps to wrap their "half" dropbars. And the questions raised by this bar style can help guide whether the Bullwhip bar wraps will work on a different style of handlebar. In this post we'll go through the three main features of the wraps and share one customer's experience so you can make your own decision, as well as provide some alternatives.