Meet the boss
Whilst it's true that I make every one of my straps, it's not strictly true that I'm here alone, so I thought it was time to introduce the real boss at Toshi Straps HQ. He’s my right-hand man, my most loyal companion, and (if you [...]
6 new leathers launched this morning
On my travels a couple of months ago I came across a few new and different leathers that I found interesting and wanted to try. Over the past 8 weeks or so I've been making some straps from them, and putting them through their paces. [...]
6 suggestions – my favourites for the summer
Choosing which leather to go for is possibly the toughest part of any customer's decision making process when ordering a new watch strap. At any time I normally have a stock of around 100 different leathers available at Toshi Straps HQ, which doesn't make for [...]
A phonecall is all it takes to get me excited!
A couple of years ago I received four pieces of a beautiful dark blue shell cordovan from Chicago based tannery, Horween. I loved that leather, and it seems you did too because the little I had was sold out inside a couple of months. Ever [...]
A New Year, and 4 new leathers launched
For my first blog post of 2023 I am pleased to announce 4 new leathers have just been released and are available to order via my web store. These are all leathers I sourced just before the holidays, and they are now ready for [...]
Happy holidays
I'm just home after making the final trip into town before Christmas. I've been to the Post Office to get the last few straps of 2022 on their way to their new owners, and I now plan to put my feet up and relax [...]
In the spotlight – Raven leather
At the beginning of the year I promised that in 2022 every month I would select a different leather and write a quick review of it in my blog. That leather would be the leather "in the spotlight" for the month, and would be discounted [...]
Tundra – in the spotlight for November
At the beginning of the year I promised that each month this year I would select one of my personal favourite leathers and write a quick review of the leather in my blog. As well as a mini review, there would be a month long [...]
Eleven years is a long time
A customer of mine from Detroit, USA, sent me a couple of photos of a strap I made for him on his Hamilton Khaki Conservation this week. I loved the photos, and wanted to use one in my gallery, but from the photos I couldn't [...]
In the spotlight for October – Oliva
I was thinking this month that something green is needed, and so I've decided that this month's leather "in the spotlight" will be a leather that was launched to my website in February. Oliva has been a very popular choice ever since. Oliva Oliva [...]