Three generations in the making.

A leather legacy, an ancient craft, passed down from father to son, from one generation to the next.

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Handmade, one at a time.

We focus our attention on the individual details. No short cuts and no lasers, just good old fashioned elbow grease.

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Mark of the MAKE SMITH.

Fire branded with a true seal of quality, heritage and unmatched accountability.

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Handcrafted Leather Goods Since 1959

"Welcome to Make Smith Leather Co., a family owned and operated business. We are located in Santa Barbara, and have been operating since 1959. We look forward to working with you and guarantee that you'll enjoy your leather products for years to come."  

- Steven D. Soria

Core Collection

Popular Handmade Leather Goods

Brick & Mortar

Visit our showroom

Visit our showroom

Our showroom is OPEN! Located in the oldest and most historical neighborhood in Santa Barbara, we have our showroom available for retail shopping. We are nestled in the heart of the City, the Presidio Neighborhood, which features restaurants, wine tasting and coffee shops.



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Unique Finds

Made to order designs that are strikingly unique and guaranteed to turn some heads.

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It all started by building high quality saddles for the rodeo.

And three generations later, we built Make Smith.

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The MAKE SMITH Story

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CUSTOMER SERVICE

SAFE LOCAL PICKUP

If you would prefer to pickup your goods locally, please select local pickup during shopping cart Check Out.

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TESTIMONIALS

What our customers have to say...

What our customers have to say...

And please, if you have time, we would really appreciate you leaving us a kind review.

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