Answers (English)

Will my knife fit into The ClipSlip?

Most likely yes. There's six sizes of ClipSlips:
  • XS - for small knives around 3.3 inches closed
  • S - for knives around 3.9 inches closed
  • M - for knives around 4.3 inches closed
  • M Wide - for thicker knives like the Buck 112
  • L - for knives around 4.7 inches closed
  • XL - for knives around 5.1 inches closed

You can check for yourself: download and print a Size-Check. 

Is the clip of The ClipSlip covered on the inside?

Yeah, sure! It is lined entirely with natural veg tan leather. The Premium variant even on both sides.

 

What's the difference between all the leathers?

Well, the answer to that question could fill a novel! But for starters: 

 - Buttero: The new Standard in my lineup. One of the best leathers out there, a well known for absolute gorgeous color and surface. Soft to the touch, yet rigid, but still pliable. Made in Italy.


- Badalassi Wax: A feast for the eyes! This italian leather (also cow) has a very cool, wrinkled finish and an awesome pull up effect. Which means, the leather gets lighter around the object that is inserted.

 

- Freedom: Looks similar to Badalassi Wax, but not as soft. It's sort of a cross between Buttero and Badalassi, with a delightfully dramatic pull-up effect. Same cowhide that quickly feels velvety on the surface. Will quickly scratch up at first, but will patinate very nicely over time.



- Pueblo: almost as soft as Badalassi Wax, but without the pull up. The surface of this leather is slightly sanded, which gives it the cool looks. 


- Maremma: The first premium leather I introduced to my lineup. It's made in Italy from cowhides of the highest quality. It comes very shiny, since it's glazed - and is super smooth to the touch and has a very slight pull-up-effect to it.

 

 

- Shell Cordovan: This is horsehide. A very special piece of the lower back. One piece is just about the size of a chair seat (but is as expensive as a cowhide the size of a dining table). And it's dyed and glazed by hand! It has a phenomenal texture and feels like nothing else. The best leather on the planet. Will outlast you. Probably. I use Shell Cordovan from Tuscany and from the famous US-Tannery Horween.  

 

Why is hand stitching more expensive?

Because it takes much longer than machine stitching. If we take a ClipSlip size S as an example: With the machine, the stitching is done in less than a minute. By hand it takes me around 15 minutes all in all. The difference with The SlimSheath or The Wingman Wallet is even more blatant: it takes two Minutes with the machine - and more that thirty minutes by hand.

 

Is hand stitching more durable?

No, it's more a matter of optics. I have tried to break a machine made stitching line with two pliers. I failed. But the hand stitching looks way cleaner.