At Red Hoss Leatherworks we understand individuals want something special, with a high level of quality not readily available on the market, until now. All our products are hand crafted in the USA. The leather we use is vegetable tanned stock and comes from one of only two vegetable tanneries in the United States.

Born in the USA to a Navy family, David Smith moved quite a few times throughout his life. This gave him a broad appreciation of many styles and cultures. As a young adult, he continued his travels and found himself in the heart of Texas oil field country. While working as a roughneck on a drilling rig, fellow roughnecks soon referred to him as “Red Hoss”. His career path took him to the marine industry as a Merchant Marine Captain for over 25 years in the yachting and offshore oil industries. In an effort to come in from the sea, David has reinvested his experience into his passion for creating beautifully hand-crafted products. He dabbled in leather crafting in the 70’s, and even though his original crafting tools have been discontinued, they are still in use today. At Red Hoss Leatherworks, David personally handcrafts each and every one of his products, whether it is a custom order or crafted for inventory.

David, aka, Red Hoss, has chosen to use the finest of goods for crafting and molding his products, allowing a guarantee for quality and craftsmanship to last a LIFETIME.