My friend Joel Beck is kind of a badass.
When he’s not designing / building reactors for Atlantic Hydrogen in New Brunswick, he’s learning all sorts of cool skills.
Skills like leather-working.
Look what he gave me as an early Xmas gift:

A hand-made leather wallet by my friend Joel Beck10-Dec-2011 22:44, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 50

Thunderbird!10-Dec-2011 22:44, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 50

Firefox!10-Dec-2011 22:44, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 100

10-Dec-2011 22:45, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 100

10-Dec-2011 22:45, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 50

Just look at that detail.10-Dec-2011 22:45, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 50

Mind = blown.10-Dec-2011 22:45, google Nexus S, 2.6, 3.43mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 50
This is a one-of-a-kind, hand-made leather wallet, made by my good friend Joel Beck.
Thanks Joel.