ROUGHCUT·LEATHER
// Unit 4 · 200 Sydenham Road · Marrickville 2204

Hand-cut leather goods, built to outlive the buyer.

// A two-bench leather workshop in Marrickville. Hand-cut, hand-saddle-stitched. Tote bags, satchels, belts, watch straps, repairs. No glue. No machine stitch. Lead time twelve weeks. We refuse the rush.

→ Read the ledger Book the bench
// Stitch
Saddle only
// Leather
Veg-tan
// Lead
12 wks
// Repair
Accepted
// 01 — COMMISSION LEDGER

What the bench cuts. What it does not.

// Read top to bottom. If your piece is not here, ring. Twelve-week lead-time is firm. Deposit at commission lock — 30%.
01
FIELD TOTE · largeOne central pocket, two side slips, riveted handles.
MaterialVeg-tan saddle leather · 3.5mm
12 weeks$685
02
FIELD SATCHEL · briefcaseTwo compartments, hand-finished closure, optional shoulder strap.
MaterialVeg-tan · 3.5mm · brass hardware
14 weeks$1,180
03
BELT · hand-finishedSingle layer, hand-burnished edge, solid-brass buckle.
MaterialVeg-tan · 4mm · solid brass
6 weeks$185
04
WATCH STRAP · any lugMade to caliper measurement. Single or double-fold construction.
MaterialVeg-tan · 2.5mm · saddle-stitch
3 weeks$245
05
CARDHOLDER · slim 6-cardSix pockets, no centre pocket. Two leather options.
MaterialVeg-tan · 1.6mm · burnished edge
2 weeks$165
06
BAG REPAIR · per sessionHand-stitching, edge re-finish, hardware replacement. By appointment.
ScopeBench session · two-hour minimum
2 weeks$120/hr
07
DOG COLLAR · hand-saddleMade to measurement. Brass buckle, optional ID rivet.
MaterialVeg-tan · 3mm · brass
4 weeks$195
08
BESPOKE BAG · client-ledOne-of-one commission. Pattern draft, hand-cut, finished.
ScopeBy application · briefing 2 weeks
16+ weeksP.O.A.
// 02 — WEEKLY BENCH

The Sydenham Road schedule, 08:00 to 17:00.

// Mon — Workshop

Cutting + skiving

Full-day cutting block. By appointment for collection only.

// Tue — Workshop

Stitching day one

Hand-stitching focus. Walk-in for collection 10:00–14:00.

// Wed — Workshop

Stitching day two

Continuation. Walk-in repairs accepted 10:00–14:00.

// Thu — Briefing

Commission briefings

Open day for client briefs & consultation. By booking.

// Fri — Finishing

Edge & burnish

Final finishing day. Walk-in collection until 17:00.

// Sat — Open shop

Open to walk-ins

10:00–14:00. Bench-side. Espresso usually on.

// Sun — Closed

The bench rests

No exceptions. The leather settles. So does the maker.

// Off-week

Holiday quarter

Two weeks closed every January and July for sharpening + stock.

// 03 — THE MAKER

Brendan Halloran

// Master Saddler & Maker · est. Sydney 2018

// Trained at Marchetti, Padua (2014–17) and bench-mentored under Sandy McGregor, Eumundi (2017–18). Eight years on the bench. Two hundred and twelve commissions completed. Hand-saddle stitch is the only stitch.

// Brendan sees every commission to the door. There is no apprentice on the floor. There will not be one for at least another five years — apprenticeship is a slow thing.

TrainingMarchetti Padua · McGregor Eumundi
YearsEight on the bench · 212 commissions logged
MaterialsVeg-tan only · brass hardware only
RefusedMachine stitch · glue · chrome-tan
// 04 — THE BENCH

Two benches, looking out the loading dock.

// Bench 01
// Skive
// Stitch
// Edge
// Workshop
// Tools
// Finished work
// Hardware
// Stock leather
// 05 — BOOK THE BENCH

Commission lock, then twelve weeks.

// Commissions are taken by email or in-person on Saturday open-shop days, 10:00–14:00. The diary opens for new commissions every Monday at 08:00 for the coming quarter. Walk-ins welcome on Saturdays only — bring the watch, the bag, the belt to be measured.

→ Send a brief

// Address

Unit 4, 200 Sydenham Road
Marrickville NSW 2204

// Hours

Mon–Fri · workshop only
Sat · 10:00–14:00 open

// Reach

+61 2 9559 3340
bench@roughcut-leather.com.au