Every Moc Goods piece goes through the same process that leather craftsmen have used for two hundred years:
- Full-grain leather selection — We source from a vegetable tannery that uses bark extract, not chromium. Hides are chosen for minimal imperfections and will patina beautifully with daily use.
- Pattern cutting — Each piece is cut with a sharp knife against a metal ruler. No clickers, no dies. Slower, but kinder to the hide.
- Edge bevelling — The raw edges are chamfered at 45° so burnishing produces a rounded, durable edge that won't crack.
- Saddle stitching — Two needles, one waxed thread, passing through every hole from opposite sides. If one stitch fails, the others hold. Machine stitching unravels — saddle stitching does not.
- Edge burnishing — Water, beeswax, and friction. The edge goes from rough suede to polished glass.
- Hand stamping — Your initials, pressed into the leather with a brass letterpress. Free with every order.
One key fob takes about 90 minutes from hide to finished piece. We make a few dozen a week — that's the limit of what two hands can do properly.