{"product_id":"venturer-v2-black-whiskey-ready-to-ship-copy","title":"Venturer v2 – Olive | Ready to Ship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e⚓ Limited edition — only 1 piece. Ships within 24 hours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe leather:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tempesti, custom hand dyed Olive color. \u003cspan\u003eThe Tempesti tannery has its roots in Tuscany, dating back to 1946 when brothers Tullio and Osvaldo Tempesti, both workers in the same field, decided to start their own business. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd here is the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e making story of my Olive Wax Leather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wanted to make an olive leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat sounds simple enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the more I looked at the olive leathers I liked, the less interested I became in simply finding the right shade of green. I wanted something deeper. Warmer. Something that didn’t look like it had been painted green yesterday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wanted it to look \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eold before it was old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo I started with a piece of natural vegetable-tanned leather and began experimenting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first layer was a mixture of yellow, black, and a touch of brown. Not enough black to make it grey, and not enough yellow to make it bright. The goal was somewhere in between — that difficult olive that seems to change depending on the light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen I left it alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce the dye had settled, I buffed the surface and started working in oils. This was the part where the leather began to change character. The color became deeper and warmer, and the grain started to develop those subtle variations I was looking for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut it still wasn’t there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt looked like dyed leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wanted it to look like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewaxed leather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo I went further.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI worked in a blend of beeswax, carnauba wax, oils and cocoa butter, warming the leather gently so the finish could move into the grain rather than simply sitting on top of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen came another layer of carnauba wax.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd that’s when things got interesting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surface stopped looking perfectly uniform. The darker areas became deeper. The warmer tones started showing through. Light caught the grain differently from one spot to another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI kept buffing it until the leather developed that slightly hazy, almost smoky appearance — the kind of finish that makes you want to run your fingers across it just to see what happens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd that’s probably my favorite part.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause this leather isn’t meant to stay exactly like this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wax will move. The surface will polish where your hands touch it. The high points will become lighter while the deeper grain stays dark. Scratches won’t necessarily ruin it — they’ll become part of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt should get better by being used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat was the whole point of the experiment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wasn’t trying to make perfectly uniform olive leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI was trying to make leather with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edepth, movement and a little bit of history built into it from day one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery piece comes out slightly different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd honestly, I think that’s exactly how it should be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom natural hide to deep olive, finished by hand with layers of dye, oil and wax — this is my vision of Olive Wax leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUse it. Scratch it. Carry it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet it become yours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe wallet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 4″ × 3″ (10 × 7.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 pockets — holds 4–9 cards + folded bills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 cards is the comfortable carry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched with camel linen thread\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade by hand in my workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e— Vitalii\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pirate Goods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49341445701787,"sku":null,"price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/9731\/6507\/files\/DSC09976.jpg?v=1787294318","url":"https:\/\/pirategoods.shop\/products\/venturer-v2-black-whiskey-ready-to-ship-copy","provider":"Pirate Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}