Waxed Cotton and Buffalo Leather Handbag

Waxed Cotton and Buffalo Leather Handbag

Die at the Helm has created a new waxed cotton and leather handbag using an environmentally friendly leather. Buffalo leather is typically tanned using traditional methods. It does not use the highly toxic chemicals found in modern tanning practices.

Smoking the hide at the end of the tanning practice keeps the leather resistant to moths, preserves the fibers and allows the leather to stay soft and pliable even if it becomes wet.

The top of this bag fold downs and is 7 inches in height when unrolled. The inside is lined with a brown Cordura to increase the bag's durability and weather-proofing.

 Four rivets on each handle securely attach the leather strap to the body of the bag. The inside seam is lined with a Nylon trimming.


Buffalo leather "grain" is more pronounced, and the fibers are thicker and more widely-spaced which results in a softer, more durable leather.