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A Black woman wearing a denim shirt is carrying a bicycle down a set of stairs in an urban environment. The bicycle has a green paint job and honey leather wrapped handlebars.

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Close-up of handlebars with honey leather coiled and wrapped around

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

A woman bicycling on a bright summer day over a green lawn wearing suede fringe cowgirl boots and with a 6-pack of Anchor Steam beer connected to the top tube of her bicycle with a honey leather 6-pack frame cinch

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

A dark brown leather round, barrel-shaped saddle bag with cedar wood sides mounted to the back of a brown leather Brooks saddle on a cream-and-brown painted bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Two people playing a game of travel cribbage on a wooden picnic table with a small leather and birch cribbage board

Our original best-selling Travel Cribbage Boards have fans worldwide

white travel dice in a brass tube with a necklace length beaded ball chain on a green wool army blanket

Convenient dice games on-the-go: farkle and yacht (yatzy)

Two people playing dominoes with colorful domino playing cards on a walnut wood table with snacks and drinks

Perfect for travel: hand-drawn domino playing cards (2 sizes!)

Travel Backgammon for travelers, made from natural materials

Color palette chart with metal finishes and leather colors for all variants of leather drawer pulls

All handcrafted handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, & 3 metal finishes

Architectural rendering of a shadow person for scale, marked Model is 5'3" next to a white wall of doors and drawers that have all of Wlanut Studiolo's leather handles on them. All are in honey leather / brass hardware. They are in comparison so you can see their relative size / scale.

Collection details, stylesheets, dimensions, sizing, palette & more

Person holding a refrigerator door handle with a beautiful and eye-catching honey brown leather wrap

Wrap handles, bannisters and more in quality veg-tan leather

Two cabinet doors swinging open towards each other with matching leather Lovejoy loop handles. The leather touches so the cabinets don't crash into each other, a solution for problem corners in kitchen design planning

Tips and tricks on our blog: like using leather handles as bumpers

Close-up of a hand applying dye to natural leather

Leather 101

We wrote a free educational series about our favorite material, from how it's made to spotting vintage quality

A man and a woman on a pile of driftwood on a misty , rainy Oregon beach with mountains and boulders

About Us

Close-up of a dark brown leather tube being hand-stitched on a marble kitchen countertop, with Geoff in the background stitching it with a needle using his hands.

More Information

A man and a woman holding their bicycles upright while the man tips his cap to the lady in the Oregon coast forest

Customer Service

Close-up of a woman's hands wrapping a gift using a blue bandana

The Blog

Our blog"In a Nutshell" is written by humans:

- how-to guides

- in-depth articles

- photo essays

Hand-drawn graphic with the words, Portland is happening now

A Tiny Local's Guide to Portland, Oregon

Updated 2026. Our short and opinionated local's guide as hometown Portlanders.

June 12, 2015
3 min read

Introducing a new way to wrap your handlebars in leather: the Bullwhip Bar Wrap

Introducing a new way to wrap your handlebars in leather: the Bullwhip Bar Wrap

We've taken old-fashioned leather bullwhip braiding techniques and figured out how to apply them to your bicycle handlebar for a tactile, cushioning leather handlebar wrap.

June 02, 2015
1 min read

Geoff and his dad Mike sharing whiskey and a game of cribbage in the workshop

Top 5 Experiential Gift Ideas for Father's Day

Five unique ideas for spending quality time together with Dad to make a memorable Father's Day.

May 18, 2015
3 min read

A rainbow of different thread spindles in many colors from Maine Thread Company

Waxed Thread Colors For Sew-on Leather Wraps

Our recommended sources and specs for a rainbow of colored waxed thread to personalize your sew-on leather bicycle accessories

May 01, 2015
3 min read

New Product! Introducing the Whiskey Case and No Logo Coasters

March 23, 2015
1 min read

Q & A: Which way to align the stitching on your grips?

Q & A: Which way to align the stitching on your grips?

March 18, 2015
1 min read

2015 Pricing and Discontinuing Products

2015 Pricing and Discontinuing Products

January 12, 2015
1 min read

Year in Review: Looking back at 2014

December 31, 2014
1 min read

Made in Portland Awards honors Drawer Pulls

Made in Portland Awards honors Drawer Pulls

December 22, 2014
1 min read

15 Reasons We Are Proud to Be a Small Business

15 Reasons We Are Proud to Be a Small Business

November 28, 2014
2 min read

How to Play Double-Six Dominoes (All Fives / Sniff): Rules of Play

How to Play Double-Six Dominoes (All Fives / Sniff): Rules of Play

November 20, 2014
4 min read

Two people are playing cribbage with a small leather and wood travel-sized game board on a picnic table

How to Play Cribbage: Rules of Play

These are our rules of play for cribbage, a card game that has been played since the 1600s and holds a special place in our hearts.

November 18, 2014
8 min read