Occidental Leather makes handmade leather tool bags, belts, and carpenter rigs built for professional framers, electricians, and finish carpenters. Every piece is cut, sewn, and assembled by hand in Petaluma, California from full-grain leather, nylon, and steel rivets. The bags run deeper than modern tool pouches, the belts ride wider to distribute the weight of hammers and nail bags, and the construction holds up through years of daily trades use.
A 3-inch-wide hybrid leather-and-nylon tool belt that handles heavy carpenter loadouts without cutting into the hips. The nylon core gives the belt flex, while full-grain leather on the outside holds hardware, loops, and bags tight. The roller buckle threads through the nylon backing for a positive lock that doesn’t slip under weight.
Occidental Leather was founded in 1981 in Petaluma, California by Michael Horsey and has stayed family-operated for over four decades. The shop still cuts and sews every bag in the same Petaluma facility, using solid brass and nickel-plated steel hardware and leather tanned in the United States. Carpenters trade stories about Occidental rigs lasting twenty-plus years on the job — the brand is one of the last tool-bag makers still doing the full build on American soil.
