Now we're making them for you. We start out with US steer 4oz natural vegetable tanned full grain leather. We love this leather because it starts a light tan, but will age into a dark brown (and even pick up some of the indigo from your denim) as you use it. The edges are burnished with beeswax, and we use wax-coated thread to stitch the wallet. It's finished off with a Gustin stamp in the lower right-hand corner. The simple wallet has two slots (one on either side), and holds about 6-8 cards.

This kind of quality cardholder usually retails for $55-95. If we had to sell at retail and guess which style you wanted, we would be stuck doing the same. Fortunately we’re not, and that means you get a top quality product for a radical price.

Shipping in late May 2013.