Portfolio — True Cut Rustics
True Cut Rustics
The Portfolio
Every piece tells a story. Browse the work by craft.
Everyday carry knife in the Parlay style. Hand-forged blade with a natural handle — built for daily use and built to last.
The Parlay — EDC Knife No. 1
BlacksmithingSecond in the Parlay series. Forged high-carbon steel with a distinctive handle, shaped for comfort and balance in the hand.
The Parlay — EDC Knife No. 2
BlacksmithingHand-painted skull artwork on full-grain leather with custom Zigmond branding. Diamond-plate tooling on the reverse. A one-of-a-kind strap built for a player who wants their gear to say something.
Custom Guitar Strap — Zigmond
Leather WorkHand-carved vegetable-tanned leather Bible cover featuring a detailed fishing scene, cross, and scripture lettering. A deeply personal commission built to be passed down.
Custom Bible Cover
Leather WorkFull-grain leather shaving bag commissioned for The Holy Black brand. The hand-tooled flap features intricate Gothic cathedral window architecture — pointed arches, tracery, and all the drama of a cathedral carved into cowhide.
The Holy Black Shaving Bag
Leather WorkFull leather shop apron commissioned for The Holy Black Scent Lab. The centerpiece is a hand-tooled skull sniffing a test tube — equal parts menacing and refined. Built to wear and built to be noticed.
The Holy Black Scent Lab Shop Apron
Leather WorkCustom leather necklace display built for a silversmith. Hand-tooled floral border surrounds a smooth center panel, with a carved monogram medallion at the end. Functional craft that makes the jewelry it holds look even better.
Silversmith Necklace Display
Leather WorkFully sculpted 3D leather wall art depicting a koi pond — hand-formed river stones, lily pads, lotus blossoms, and a hand-painted koi fish, all built from leather. Every element individually shaped, textured, and painted. This is leather as fine art.
3D Koi Pond Sculpture
Leather WorkFull-grain leather belt with continuous floral scroll tooling along the entire length, brass studs, and an ornate engraved silver buckle. The kind of belt that gets noticed — and gets passed down.
Hand-Tooled Western Belt
Leather WorkFull-grain vegetable-tanned leather guitar strap with continuous floral scroll tooling from end to end and a custom carved 'JM' monogram medallion. Natural tan finish, deep relief carving — built for a player who takes their craft as seriously as their music.
Custom Guitar Strap — JM Monogram
Leather WorkBlack full-grain leather clutch wallet commissioned for The Holy Black. Hand-tooled with their brand logo, a detailed rose in full bloom, and an arrow motif — dark, feminine, and built to last. Every line carved by hand.
The Holy Black Women's Clutch Wallet
Leather WorkA matched pair of custom thrones built on ornate carved wood frames. The backrests feature hand-tooled leather panels with detailed floral and scroll carving. The reverse sides are hair-on-hide for a wild, textural contrast. Seats are smooth full-grain leather with nailhead trim. Regal in every detail.
King & Queen Thrones
UpholsteryA one-of-a-kind banjo case wrapped in real python skin with hand-tooled leather pinup girl carvings, intricate floral scroll work, hand-painted figure details, and brass hardware throughout. The body panel features a full python hide inlay; the carved leather medallions wrap the sides with figures woven into acanthus scrollwork. There is nothing else like it on earth.
Custom Python Skin Banjo Case
Leather WorkAn antique high wingback rocking chair fully restored and reupholstered in rich teal embossed leather. The deep floral and scroll emboss pattern runs continuously across the seat and backrest panel, framed by the original warm honey-toned carved wood frame. Finished with antique brass nailhead trim along the crest rail. Old bones, new soul.
Custom High Wingback Rocker
UpholsteryA matched pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern dining chairs fully restored and reupholstered in rich hunter green vinyl. The sculpted kidney-shaped backrests and clean bench seats are wrapped tight with no visible seams, set against refinished dark walnut frames. Timeless silhouette, fresh life.
Mid-Century Modern Dining Chair Pair
UpholsteryA beautifully ornate antique French-style armchair fully restored and reupholstered in smooth-grain hunter green leather. The arched medallion backrest and generous seat cushion are wrapped clean and tight, finished with double-row brass nailhead trim that follows every curve of the carved mahogany frame. Cabriole legs, pierced side panels, and hand-carved floral apron details — every inch of the original woodwork preserved and showcased. Timeless bones, bold new character.
Antique French Armchair — Hunter Green Leather
UpholsteryA matched pair of antique swan chairs fully restored and reupholstered in rich olive green velour. The signature swan-neck arm carvings sweep down from the crest rail into graceful curved armrests — every detail of the original mahogany woodwork preserved and refinished. Seat cushions and full back panels wrapped in plush velour with clean, tight seams. Saber legs, turned stretchers, and carved swan head details at the shoulders make these as much sculpture as seating. Rare bones, done right.
Antique Swan Chair Pair — Olive Green Velour
UpholsteryA complete set of 14 hand-tooled vegetable-tanned leather stair riser covers, split across two distinct designs. Seven feature a bold ranch brand centered on a full-coverage basket stamp — tight, precise, and built to last underfoot. The other seven are pictorial masterworks: each panel frames a different carved scene surrounded by continuous floral scroll borders. Every riser is a story. The whole staircase is a statement.
Custom Stair Riser Covers — 14 Piece Set
Leather WorkA classic antique bentwood chair fully transformed with a hand-tooled leather backrest medallion and a raw hair-on-hide seat. The oval backrest panel is carved with dense floral and acanthus scroll work, framed by a brass nailhead border. The seat is a single piece of natural hair-on-hide fitted tight to the bentwood seat ring. Two completely different textures, one completely unified piece.
Antique Bentwood Chair — Tooled Leather & Hair-on-Hide
UpholsteryAn antique Jacobean chair transformed into a narrative in leather. The tall hand-tooled backrest panel hides a woman among the vines on the front — her figure woven into dense floral and acanthus scroll carving, nearly invisible until you look. Flip to the reverse and a man emerges from the same vines, reaching toward her across the leather. They nearly touch. The turquoise smooth-grain leather seat is set with copper nailhead trim and finished with hand-twisted two-tone fringe along the apron — each strand individually twisted by hand. The dark turned Jacobean frame with its towering finials frames the whole piece like a stage. This is not furniture. It is a love story carved in leather.
The Near Touch Lovers - Jacobean Chair
UpholsteryA full-length hand-tooled leather sheath built for a Scottish claymore. Continuous floral and acanthus scroll carving runs the entire length of the scabbard in deep relief — natural vegetable-tanned leather with antique finish, brass rivets, and a hand-tooled leather frog and chape. The forged steel crossguard, rope-wrapped grip, and blue cabochon pommel complete the piece. This is not a costume prop. It is a functional, heirloom-quality sheath built for a real sword, carved to match its presence.
Custom Tooled Scottish Claymore Sheath
Leather WorkA custom Queen Anne camelback sofa built for End of the Line Tattoo. The entire seat, backrest, and skirt are wrapped in traditional tattoo flash fabric — swallows, roses, daggers, skulls, honeybees, and 'Forever' banner scrolls in bold red, cream, gold, and black. The scrolled arms are crushed black velvet, the welt trim is deep crimson red velvet, and the cabriole legs are finished in gloss black with red-tipped ball-and-claw feet. Every inch of this piece is intentional. It belongs exactly where it sits.
End of the Line Tattoo Shop Couch
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