i just wanted to add my $0.02 as i have worked with leather for years. the leather sheath you showed is a different type of leather called veg tan. most veg tan has that squeak you are talking about, and tends to be more expensive as the tanning process takes months rather than hours for chrome tan (what most budget leather goods are made from, everything from handbags to couches). the difference in quality or leather will come from a few things. 1) type of leather - each leather has properties which make it best suited to a task. a good example is on leather holsters, as only veg tan will let you mold it to the gun and keep this shape with enough rigidity to hold it in place. the main categories are veg tan, chrome tan and oil tan. 2) the cut of leather - leather can be split into multiple layers, or kept as a one sheet. this is where you have of full grain, top grain, corrected grain, genuine, all of these refer to different splits of leather. it also depends which area the leather is from. the shoulder is strong and doesn't stretch much whereas the belly stretches an awful lot. if the wrong leather cut is chosen you might end up with a belt which stretches out and becomes useless, or a bag strap which will tear if used under a heavy load. 3) the tannery - each has their own method and process, which differentiate between lines. some are drum dyed, some are embossed, some are tempered, just to name a few. the difference in quality in construction is more down to what type of stitch is used, what thread is used, how much reinforcement, how well thought out the design is, buckles and hardware, etc.
I do love their bags, I have their 13 inch but it is the ash grey and black leather when they has that color selection and it is my favorite color mix! Definitely love this company
Love this bag. I snagged it during the first wave of releases so the strap is all leather. It's patina'd so well since then. One flaw is that there is some bonding agent that zipper strap as well as flap peels badly after some time.
Great review. May have to look into these bags. I'm a bit rough with my office carry stuff and I like to carry folders with documents in addition to edc items, a Klein kanteen for coffee and a small first aid, small wash kit. What might you recommend from them?
I was craving one of these as soon as they were released, but decided to stick with the canvas versions, as I suspect the leather would get trashed and be less durable. That said, the leather components of my canvas versions have aged well.
@@Boababa-fn3mr It's a hard one with this leather. It's a great type but it shows patina immediately versus over a decade which isn't for everyone. The leather they use for the accents on the canvas is very solid.
I just checked, and the insured international postage costs for this bag rule it out. It's just way too expensive to get it here, even with a discount code, about double the cost of shipping for the standard canvas versions. That's a pity.
i just wanted to add my $0.02 as i have worked with leather for years. the leather sheath you showed is a different type of leather called veg tan. most veg tan has that squeak you are talking about, and tends to be more expensive as the tanning process takes months rather than hours for chrome tan (what most budget leather goods are made from, everything from handbags to couches). the difference in quality or leather will come from a few things.
1) type of leather - each leather has properties which make it best suited to a task. a good example is on leather holsters, as only veg tan will let you mold it to the gun and keep this shape with enough rigidity to hold it in place. the main categories are veg tan, chrome tan and oil tan.
2) the cut of leather - leather can be split into multiple layers, or kept as a one sheet. this is where you have of full grain, top grain, corrected grain, genuine, all of these refer to different splits of leather. it also depends which area the leather is from. the shoulder is strong and doesn't stretch much whereas the belly stretches an awful lot. if the wrong leather cut is chosen you might end up with a belt which stretches out and becomes useless, or a bag strap which will tear if used under a heavy load.
3) the tannery - each has their own method and process, which differentiate between lines. some are drum dyed, some are embossed, some are tempered, just to name a few.
the difference in quality in construction is more down to what type of stitch is used, what thread is used, how much reinforcement, how well thought out the design is, buckles and hardware, etc.
Came to the comments to say this, no idea why this guy is calling high quality veg tan leather “crappy”.
I do love their bags, I have their 13 inch but it is the ash grey and black leather when they has that color selection and it is my favorite color mix! Definitely love this company
Rock on beautiful bag
Love this bag. I snagged it during the first wave of releases so the strap is all leather. It's patina'd so well since then. One flaw is that there is some bonding agent that zipper strap as well as flap peels badly after some time.
That is a very pretty NutSac. I am a sucker for nice-looking leather. So much swankiness right there.
I have the 11 great great bag Thinking to purchase the jones 13
Great looking leather
Gorgeous bag! Especially for a nutsac
Great review. May have to look into these bags. I'm a bit rough with my office carry stuff and I like to carry folders with documents in addition to edc items, a Klein kanteen for coffee and a small first aid, small wash kit. What might you recommend from them?
ohhh nice. was looking at this on bretrs channel simpleprepardness.
$500 is a steal for this. Filson, Frank Clegg, and other high end manufacturers charge into the thousands for similar.
I was craving one of these as soon as they were released, but decided to stick with the canvas versions, as I suspect the leather would get trashed and be less durable. That said, the leather components of my canvas versions have aged well.
@@Boababa-fn3mr It's a hard one with this leather. It's a great type but it shows patina immediately versus over a decade which isn't for everyone. The leather they use for the accents on the canvas is very solid.
@WeFightTheDark Thanks for that additional information.
I just checked, and the insured international postage costs for this bag rule it out. It's just way too expensive to get it here, even with a discount code, about double the cost of shipping for the standard canvas versions. That's a pity.
It is lovely. Seems small though
Nice leather but wish they would of used Horween leather instead!