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- 100 Year Warranty
- Lined with Suede
Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 25.75" X 17.75" X .18"
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- Full Grain Leather
- Pigskin Lining
- Industrial Marine-Grade Polyester Thread
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Read MoreI believe a plain foundation is the key to a warm and respectable office. Your desk is the main building block of the office, so start there. Let it be plain and solid, and then build around it. I may be a little biased here, but a simple leather desk pad is key. Leather is natural and known as a quality. Let your desk and leather desk pads set the stage but not be what draws the eye, but rather your pictures, hourglass, and magnifying glass. Using leather desk pads is like using rugs around and beneath the furniture. They warm the place up.
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I am personally drawn to designs with triangles or threes. Three is the divine mark of perfection and is found throughout nature. That's why the eye is so drawn to 3's. For that reason, I recommend a Leather Desk Set of 3: a Leather Desk Pad, a Hard Leather Valet Tray, and a Leather Journal Cover or Portfolio. The three make a triangle or a complete set in your mind and break up the space.
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I like my shelving to be plain and then build on it with great books. By the way, your library will look nicer if you take the jackets off of new books. Leatherbound books make an office look nice, but they're hard to come by.
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Lighting is one of the keys to an office that people talk about. A lamp next to a leather desk pad is a must. An antique that has lasted for at least 60 years is best. If it's lasted that long, it will last another 60 years. I had bought two different great-looking lamps from Restoration Hardware that only lasted about a year before they loosened and started leaning. And they're unrepairable. Why sell crap like that?
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And last but not least, the scent of your office counts. You have the feel, the lighting, and the textures, but don't forget that rich scent of leather. Lucky for you, the rich aroma of leather is included free with every Saddleback leather desk pad. All of these are considerations for creating a great office space.
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This leather desk pad is made of full grain leather, which means it still has all of the grain intact on the top layer of the hide. The grain is the toughest and most water-resistant part. Most companies shave off the top layer of the hide to get rid of any of the character of the cowhide like scars or tiny bug bites, but in reality, they are shaving off the hardest and toughest part of the hide. It's like shaving the shingles off of your roof.
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When there is still a little of the grain left, that's what you call Top Grain Leather. It is still good leather, but not as good as it used to be. Genuine or Split Leather is when all of the grain is shaved or split off. The desk pad will look bad and fall apart way sooner than a full grain leather desk pad. Finding just the right hide to cut such a large piece of leather takes a long time with not too many scars and blemishes. And then we end up with a lot of extra scrap from around it. It's not the cheapest way to make things, but there's something about making things the quality way.
We use these onboard our traditional Sailing Yacht Dove which has a hand-carved varnished teak interior. � Our countertops are made of purple heart and the dark coffee brown compliments the color scheme very well. The large coffee brown pad is on our Navigation station desk and we lay out nautical charts to plot positions/course lines and track lines. � We use two medium size dark coffee brown pads as placemats on our teak and gold leaf dinette table - where they look Great!� We also use two large mats in Chestnut in our home on wood desks a 'la Munson in his videos. � **We can't recommend these highly enough - they class up any traditional yacht or home interior**� � ps. a tip: after testing for discoloration (no issue) we used mink oil on our dark coffee brown and chestnut leathers - it is the best means of making them stain resistant and water resistant. This won't work on Tobacco Brown - it gets discolored.
Posted by Anonymous | Jul 23, 2014
This deask pad is great. I was trying to avoid scratching my desk, and this solved the issue. It has a bit of padding to it, which helps a lot too. Also there is a break in the stitching right where your wrist sits, which is great.
Posted by Anonymous | Jul 23, 2014
I bought the small size in DCB to use as a mouse pad and after an evening of use it's great. The smooth surface allows my gaming mouse (Logitech G700) to glide effortlessly- Like it's on ice. The slightest push with my finger sends it sliding on its own. I usually use a normal neoprene mouse pad and this is lightyears ahead of that. I don't know how long this slickness will last but for now it's very good. � � The rough leather surface on the bottom keeps the pad stuck securely to my slightly rough plastic/melamine desk surface. I briefly tested it on glass and also glossy polyurethane coated wood surfaces and it held nearly as well. It would slide a bit if I made a concerted effort to make it move.� � This thing is a great addition to any desk and way better than any boring, old, generic mouse pad. Well worth the money if you're looking to class up your desk and to make your mouse feel like it's floating on a cushion of air.� � If I remember I'll come back after extended use and update how the surface changes with time.
Posted by Anonymous | Jul 23, 2014
Hurts your wrist after a while. Got me a Belkin Wave Rest Gel-Filled Cushion Wrist Pad insted. Sorry SBL.
Posted by Anonymous | Jul 23, 2014
I bought the carbon mousepad to experiment with the colour. It is soft and supple to touch yet very durable. I have left some patina form daily the daily use. � � Now I want a chestnut medium pad for my MBA and probably large for my coffee and donut.
Posted by Anonymous | Jul 23, 2014